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Richardson ISD board approves 24 class-size waivers as district details overflow process
Summary
The board approved 24 classroom waivers for sections above the 22:1 cap and heard district staff describe the overflow process, current enrollment and notifications to families. Trustees voted 7-0 to approve the waivers.
The Richardson ISD Board of Trustees on Sept. 18 approved 24 class-size waivers for classrooms that exceed the state-mandated 22-to-1 cap, voting 7-0 on the consent motion.
Doctor Givens (presented as "Doctor. Givens" in the record), who led the item, told trustees the waivers are an annual requirement under Texas law and reflected current enrollment patterns. "Right now, we have 24 classrooms that are over the 22 to 1, mandated cap for our classrooms," she said, adding that last year the district requested 43 waivers.
Givens and other administrators described the district's overflow process — a set of steps the district uses when a student's home campus…
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