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Rising kindergarten enrollment prompts Sebago committee to consider class-size guideline and possible hire
Summary
An administrator told the committee 19 kindergarten students are enrolled for the fall and recommended drafting a class-size guideline (suggested cap roughly 22–23); the district may add an edtech or move kindergarten to the music room if numbers increase.
An administrator told the Sebago school committee that 19 kindergarten students are currently scheduled for the coming fall and that district enrollment historically gains two or three additional students after initial counts. The administrator urged the committee to consider a formal class-size guideline for kindergarten and said they will draft a recommended policy.
The administrator said if enrollment rises to about 22 or 23 students, the district would likely need to consider alternatives such as hiring an educational technician (edtech) or relocating kindergarten to the music room to accommodate the class. Committee members discussed reviewing neighboring districts’ caps and drafting a guideline that provides clear thresholds for when to add staff or split classes.
The administrator also noted one student living roughly one-tenth of a mile outside the district had been accepted under a superintendent agreement; the administrator said it would be unfair to rescind that placement now. No firm hiring decision was made at the meeting; the administrator said they would prepare a recommendation for the board to consider in the fall.
The committee recorded the conversation as informational only; no action was taken during the public session.
