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Wachusett school committee highlights middle-school class-size disparities; preschool growth may require extra classroom
Summary
The committee reviewed a class-size report showing notable disparities in middle-school teacher caseloads and world-language offerings, and officials said rising preschool referrals could prompt an additional classroom midyear with estimated budget implications.
The Wachusett Regional School District committee spent the bulk of its meeting reviewing a district class-size report and discussing its implications for middle-school scheduling and preschool services. Dr. John Kroll, presenting the report, said the analysis is ELA-driven and does not include Special Education or English-language-development class counts, and he flagged persistent disparities in teacher caseloads across middle schools.
“K–12 class-size reporting in this format is ELA focused,” Dr. Kroll said, noting the report’s exclusions and the need for different reporting for special-education and ELD programs. He described differences in how middle schools structure sections and noted Mount View and…
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