Public Hearing- Class Size Amendment Strategies and Cost

August 24, 2010

Dr. Joseph P. Burke, SuperintendentDr. Jesus Jara, Chief Operations Officer

Phase I- Secondary School Strategies

◦ Increase Number of Teachers Teaching Extra Periods

◦ Reduce Double Block Scheduling◦ Utilize Virtual Education

Elementary School Strategies◦ Refine TERMS Elementary Schedule to meet class

size requirement

Core classes scheduled at the maximum load◦ K-3 (18), 4-8 (22), and 9-12 (25)

Offer Reading Class for remediation only Cut CRT Positions Athletic Directors teach 2 classes May need to add teacher positions in the

Fall, 2010 from General Fund Reserve *added 07/26/10

Possible combined grade-level scenarios *added 07/26/10

.25 Super Majority Vote to Raise Millage RttT- Grant Teacher Incentive Fund Grant

What happens, if we do not meet CSR?◦ Maximums:

Grades PK-3: 18 Students Grades 4-8: 22 Students Grades 9-12: 25 Students

Monroe’s estimated class size penalty using 2009-2010 Data is 1,063,589◦ 25% of total to be Reallocated= $265,897◦ 75% of Total to be Reallocated= $797,692