Agenda - 11-15-2016 - 6-a - Minutes

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15 • 5 high school math teachers Science • 8 secondary science teachers of the 72 total secondary positions or 11.1% • 4 middle school science teachers • 4 high school science teachers EC • 11 EC teachers of the 72 total secondary positions or 15.3% • 4 middle school EC teachers • 7 high school EC teachers Other secondary 43 others of the 72 total secondary positions or 59.7% • 4 CTE Teachers • 5 World Language Teachers • 3 Cultural Arts Teachers • 1 Dual Language Teacher • 8 English Language Arts Teachers • 1 ESL Teacher • 1 Gifted Specialist • 2 Instructional Tech Facilitators • 1 ISS Coordinator • 3 Media Coordinators • 1 School Counselor • 1 School Nurse • 1 School Social Worker • 1 Interventionist • 9 Social Studies Teachers • 1 Speech Language Pathologist 1 2 • Legislative Update 3 The state budget includes a provision that significantly lowers required class size 4 averages and maximums in Grades K-3. The legislation requires implementation to occur in 5 2017-18. If implemented, this will have a profound effect on elementary school capacity 6 throughout the county (and state). It will also have a significant budget impact. The K-3 funded 7 ratio is currently about 4 students below the average class size maximum of 21 and has been 8 below the average maximum for several years. The district has staffed K-3 classrooms based 9 on an average of 21 students. The difference between the funded ratio and the average ratio 10 has been used to fund non-classroom teachers, such as art, music, and PE. Implementing 11 2017-18 requirements would necessitate additional local expenditures, as the funds would be 12 limited to classroom teachers to meet the reduced averages. Additional budget would be 13 needed to fund aforementioned non-classroom teachers and teacher supplements for the 14 additional teaching positions. 15 16 Todd LoFrese presented an overview of the changes as provided in the Board's agenda 17 packet, Attachment 4-f, followed by the local capacity impact.