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Third‑grade teacher urges Elkhart board to add paraprofessional after classes swelled to mid‑30s
Summary
At the Elkhart Community Schools board meeting, third‑grade teacher Brett Coverstone said his classrooms grew to about 34–35 students and asked the district to hire a paraprofessional rather than add an uncertified third section, and asked whether teachers would be compensated for exceeding district class‑size thresholds.
Brett Coverstone, a third‑grade teacher at Mary Feazer, told the Elkhart Community Schools board on Nov. 25 that his grade began the year with more than 64 enrolled students and grew to roughly 37 students per classroom as the school year opened. "Can we please just try to hire a para?" Coverstone asked, saying teachers had repeatedly requested a paraprofessional but were instead told the district would create a third…
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