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Committee reviews costs to add kindergarten units, aides and testing coordinators
Summary
Staff estimated adding 10 kindergarten units at roughly $1.6 million, recalled prior estimates for adding aides to first grade (board said roughly $7–8 million) and presented a $5.5 million estimate for adding a certified testing coordinator position across 53 sites; space and program details will be vetted during budget season.
District staff presented several staffing-and-class-size cost proposals and the committee discussed trade-offs and space constraints.
For kindergarten, staff proposed changing the allocation from a 25.5:1 to a 23.5:1 target (max class size moving from 27.5 to 25.5); adding 10 kindergarten units (each unit defined as a teacher plus an aide) was priced at…
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