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Parents and staff press North Shore board over projected class sizes and budget-driven staffing changes
Summary
Multiple parents, a district paraeducator and a volunteer urged the board to add teachers for elementary and middle school grades after district projections left some schools with higher-than-expected class sizes; the meeting also included board discussion of state-funded cost-of-living adjustments and the levy gap.
Parents and district staff urged the North Shore School District Board of Directors to adjust staffing after district enrollment projections left some schools facing crowded classrooms for next school year.
Parents from Eastridge Elementary said projections used by the district undercount enrollment, leaving the school with more than 30 students per grade unless another teacher is added. "Thirty kids is simply too high for children at this stage of learning," said Camilla Roat, speaking on behalf of several families. Parent Sarah Dominic said East Ridge began the year with larger…
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