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Wachusett panel reviews class-size report, considers midyear preschool classroom amid inclusion and middle-school disparities
Summary
Dr. Kroll presented the district's ELA-focused class-size report and told the committee the district may add a preschool classroom this year due to increased referrals, a step that could raise salary-line costs by roughly $300,000.
WORCESTER, Mass.
Dr. Kroll presented the Wachusett Regional School District'wide class-size report at the committee's Oct. 21 meeting, saying the document is "generally it's always been ELA focused" and excludes special-education and English-language-development pullout counts. The report, he said, covers K'12 ELA class sizes and offers a separate lens on middle-school caseloads and scheduling.
The presentation noted that preschool enrollment is harder to predict and that the district has "a potential need to add another classroom for this class this school year." Superintendent Dr. Riley said the district expects to open an additional preschool classroom midyear if referrals continue, and warned the move "may have an impact on our salary line"; staff estimated opening a preschool classroom could cost roughly $300,000 because it requires a teacher, a paraprofessional and, in some cases, additional…
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