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i r ; <br />Ir „� J') I" <br />LAPEL HILL <br />ARRBoko <br />CITY SCHOOLS <br />TO: John Link <br />Orange County Manager <br />FROM: Neil G. Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />RE: Compliance with Class Size Requirements for Grades K -3 <br />DATE: September 22, 2005 <br />As requested at our last collaboration meeting, I obtained a report from the Department <br />of Public Instruction that shows the average class size for each grade level in Grades K -3 for <br />2004 -05 in North Carolina. Districts are required by law to have an average of 21 or fewer <br />students in each grade level. As you can see, there are only a few districts that have a grade <br />level that exceeds this average. Districts are complying with this standard. <br />I've also attached a portion of an email sent to me by Alexis Schauss, Chief, <br />Information Analysis and Reporting for NCDPI. As she indicates, compliance with the average <br />class size in grades K -3 is not a major problem across the state. In fact, you can see from the <br />report that CHCCS has some of the highest averages across the state. The penalty for willful <br />noncompliance with this law is the withholding of the superintendent's salary, <br />I would reiterate that all school districts are required by law to meet these standards and <br />that it is in the best interest of our students to do so. It should be clear that building capacities <br />based on a 23:1 ratio are out -dated and need to be adjusted. <br />Cc: CHCCS Board of Education <br />Shirley Carraway <br />1_incoln Cenler. 750 S Merritt Mill Road ^ Chapel Hill. NO 27516 -2878 - (919) 967 -8211 - www chccs k12.nc us <br />