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School board debates new class-size guidelines and draft elementary-assignment policy
Summary
Board members took a first read of changes to class-size guidance and a new elementary-assignment framework, debating recommended class-size language, who can approve exceptions and how to define "on-time" registration windows.
The Oyster River Coop School District school board held a detailed first read of proposed changes to the district’s class-size guidance and a new policy framework governing assignment to elementary schools.
The draft class-size guidance would adjust grade-level targets: kindergarten and early grades retain lower recommended sizes, while the draft raises the recommended guideline for grades 3–4 and sets a recommended target of 22 students for grades 5–12. "We've now made grade 3 to 4 recommended 22 students per grade," Dr. Schapps (Assistant Superintendent) said, noting the change aligns language with current practice at secondary levels.
Board members debated how strictly the numbers should read as limits. Several members urged language that makes the limits aspirational or recommended rather than absolute. "You could put language in something like…
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