Negotiators note large class sizes in some high-school courses; district will monitor

Negotiators raised class-size concerns for several secondary English courses and discussed monitoring and possible responses.

A district representative told negotiators that senior English section sizes ranged widely across periods, citing examples such as classes with 12, 27 and 32 students in one schedule and a second semester with classes of 29, 202, 209 and other larger counts (numbers provided in the meeting as reported by staff). The speaker said the district would "need to be mindful" of classrooms "approaching those high numbers" and that administrators would look for ways to alleviate large sections if possible.

Participants noted the district's current budget priorities — including funding state insurance and step increases — and said hiring an additional teacher was not a guaranteed solution but that the district would "look at other things to possibly alleviate class sizes." The discussion closed with the negotiators agreeing to continue monitoring class sizes as the district finalizes staffing and budget allocations.