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Board debates class-size imbalances, data and a one-year second-grade teacher proposal
Summary
Board members discussed May enrollment figures showing second-grade sections at Jersey Shore Elementary higher than Avis, with proposals to add a second-grade teacher for one year to reduce class size; staff will return with IEP/intervention data and other requested details.
Board members on May 19 debated whether to add a temporary second-grade teacher after members analyzed May enrollment reports that show uneven section sizes between Jersey Shore Elementary (JSE) and Avis Elementary.
Board member Mrs. Thomas, who reviewed enrollment snapshots dating back to 2016–17, said second grade at JSE shows 25 students while Avis has 19 and recommended adding a sixth second-grade teacher for one year so class sizes can be reduced in the district’s critical early-reading grades. "I would like to see us address that difference between the kids because the second grade…
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