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District adopts multigrade elementary sections to preserve staff amid budget constraints
Summary
Facing budget cuts and a staffing cap, district leaders said they will use multigrade classrooms (mostly 3/4 or 4/5 combos) at selected elementary schools. The board heard education leaders describe instructional supports, teacher prep time and limits (no 2/3 combos), and plans to monitor student outcomes.
District education leaders told the board they will use multigrade elementary classrooms in selected schools this year to preserve staffing within a constrained elementary staffing cap.
Caitlin, the district's executive director of elementary education, said a cap of 140 FTE for elementary staffing was set during spring budget planning and, with required budget reductions, the district could not add new…
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