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Cordova board advances class-size policy on first reading to meet state requirements
Summary
On first reading the board reviewed new BP/AR 6151 to publish targeted class sizes required by recent state legislation; trustees will take a second reading in August before adoption for the coming school year.
The Cordova City School District board held the first reading of BP/AR 6151, a new policy and administrative regulation addressing targeted class sizes as required by recently enacted state legislation.
Administrators explained the policy is modeled on statutory language that asks districts to publish their targeted class sizes and described exemptions for music, PE and career-technical classes. Board members asked about administrative time required to report targets and discussed the district practice of not making immediate staffing changes for small mid-year enrollment shifts.
The board treated the text as a first reading and scheduled the second reading and formal adoption for the August meeting. Administrators will prepare the public-facing targeted class-size information and principals will include class-size status in their regular reporting.
The discussion emphasized local control: board members said Cordova has long favored smaller class sizes and will continue to manage staffing and classroom assignments with those goals in mind while complying with the new state requirement.
