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Parents and teachers urge board to guarantee at least two teachers per grade at Granite Elementary
Summary
Several parents and teachers from Granite Elementary addressed the board on Feb. 18, urging the district to ensure a minimum of two classroom teachers per grade and to avoid letting full‑time equivalents (FTEs) fall below 12 at the school. Commenters said recent staff losses have produced large class sizes to the point that some grades now
Parents and teachers from Granite Elementary pressed the Canyons Board of Education on Feb. 18 to protect staffing levels at the school, saying proposed reductions in full‑time equivalent (FTE) positions threaten class sizes and the school's culture.
Speakers asked the board to guarantee at least two classroom teachers per grade and to ensure Granite does not fall below 12 FTEs overall. Several said current class sizes have reached 28 students in some classrooms and warned that allowing the school to drop to 11 or fewer FTEs would leave some grades with a single teacher and would be unsustainable.
Brooke East…
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