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Kirkwood board authorizes three new elementary sections to ease class-size pinch
Summary
The Kirkwood School District announced it will add three elementary sections — at North Glendale, Robinson and Westchester — that were already budgeted as contingency positions and are now posted for hire to prevent overcrowding as fall enrollment finalizes.
The Kirkwood School district announced July 28 that it will add three elementary classroom sections — at North Glendale, Robinson and Westchester — to address near-capacity enrollments and keep class sizes within the district's established thresholds.
A district staff member presenting updated class-size and staffing numbers said the board had granted approval to open the three sections and that the positions were posted. “We received approval from this board to open up these 3 sections, and they are currently posted,” the presenter said.
The action responds to the district's class-size guidelines, which set lower maximums…
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