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Rio Rancho board approves class-size waivers to submit to state
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The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board approved submitting class-size waiver requests to the New Mexico Public Education Department after a presentation showing a small number of classes exceed state caps; the district said it will add staff where possible and continue efforts to reduce overages.
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education voted Nov. 3 to approve submission of class-size waiver requests to the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) after a district presentation showing several isolated classes exceed state limits.
Renee Salcedo, the district’s secondary school improvement officer, told the board the waiver packet reflects a districtwide snapshot PED requires when classes are over capacity. "We basically get a report from PED that tells us which classes are overloaded," Salcedo said, describing elementary,…
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