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CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS <br />Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill Road <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 <br />Telephone: (919) 967 -8211 <br />Neil O. Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />TO: Board of Education <br />FROM: Neil G. Pederse <br />Superintendent <br />AU <br />Ann Hart, Assistant Superintendent <br />for tnstructionai Services <br />Chester Preyar, Assistant Superintendent <br />for Support Services <br />RE: Report on Feasibility of Reducing Class Size <br />DATE: February 9, 1998 <br />Last year, at the suggestion of Harvey Goldstein, the Board requested the <br />administration to undertake a study to develop a multi-year plan for significantly reducing <br />class size. For years, little progress had been made in this area except for the recent <br />additional funding from the state to reduce class size from 26 to 23 in grades K -2. There is <br />strong support among teachers and parents for reducing class size in order to enhance <br />student learning and to create a more supportive learning environment for students and <br />teachers alike. <br />The committee that studied this matter and compiled the enclosed report included the <br />following people: <br />• Gail Turner <br />• Charley Stewart <br />• David Thaden <br />• Harvey Goldstein <br />• Neil Pedersen <br />• Ann Hart <br />• Chester Preyar <br />• Haul Gibbs <br />• Bill Mullin <br />Principal, Glenwood Elementary School <br />Principal, McDougle Middle School <br />Principal, East Chapel Hill High School <br />Member, Board of Education <br />Superintendent <br />Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services <br />Assistant Superintendent for Support Services <br />Director of Human Resources <br />Director of Facility Management <br />Appreciation is extended to these members for their thoughtfulness, creativity, and <br />commitment to this task. There is much analysis behind the figures in this report that is not <br />shared in the interest of conciseness. <br />This report should be considered a preliminary, feasibility study. At the planning <br />conference, we are looking for further direction from the Board regarding your interest in <br />taking additional steps to further this initiative. If you are interested in pursuing this, we <br />will need to set up a series of forums to solicit feedback from teachers, teacher assistants, <br />and parents. We also would want to solicit feedback from our SGCs. <br />