SD 45 proposes midyear teaching assistant for overcrowded third-grade bilingual class

Jan 21, 2025

After data showed a third-grade TBE section at North with 25 students (over recommended ratios), the superintendent recommended posting a teaching assistant for the remainder of the year; the board agreed to post the TA and reevaluate staffing for next year.

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District administrators told the board that the third-grade TBE (bilingual) class at North currently has 25 students — higher than comparable monolingual sections — and recommended adding a teaching assistant to provide immediate classroom support.

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