Jerome Joint School District No. 261

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 2240

Class Size

The district will strive to achieve ratios consistent with the following state class size ratio goals:

___ Grade Level ___ ____Number of Students___

Kindergarten 20

Grades 1, 2, 3 20

Grades 4, 5, 6 26

Junior High 160 per teacher

High School 160 per teacher

Alternative School 7th‐12th 18 average daily class load

In Kindergarten and at the elementary level, a class shall be considered overloaded when it exceeds the

following number of students:

Kindergarten‐1st Grade – 21

Second (2nd), Third (3rd) Grades‐ 21

Fourth (4th) – Sixth (6th) Grades ‐ 27

The School District Board of Trustees recognizes that achieving the goal of this policy is dependent upon

the financial ability of the District. Superintendent shall review overloaded class situations and may place

an assistant in the classroom or offer other solutions to relieve overloaded class conditions.

Legal Reference: IDAPA 08.02.02.110

Policy History:

Adopted on: February 27, 2007

Revised on: