IIB
CLASS  SIZE

Regular  Education

The teacher-student ratio for staffing in the District is the responsibility of the Board.  Staffing patterns and student grouping shall be flexible so as to accommodate varied instructional delivery approaches, student needs, curriculum requirements, and fiscal resources.  Each year the Superintendent will make staffing recommendations during the budget review and preparation process.

Every effort will be made to assure that, across the District student/teacher ratios are reasonably balanced to assure quality instruction for all students and equitable class loads for District teachers.  Class size numbers are based on core instructional classes with the current override honored.

Kindergarten through Second Grade     24 per class

Third through Fifth Grades                     28 per class

Sixth through Eighth Grades                  32 per class/period

Ninth through Twelfth Grades                32 per class/period

Special  Education

It is the intent of the District to maintain a special education student-teacher ratio that will allow the teacher to work effectively and efficiently toward the individualized education program (IEP) objectives of each student with a disability and to work with classroom teachers to prevent learning problems whenever possible.

Adopted:  January 16, 2018

LEGAL REF.: 
A.R.S. 
15-341
15-342
15-764

CROSS REF.:
IHB - Special Instructional Programs