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EL HILL-
ORO
SCHOOLS
Board of Education
Agenda Abstract
Meeting Date: November 15, 2018
Agenda Type: Work Session
Agenda Item#: 8a
Subject: Class Size Changes Update
Division: Support Services Department: Support Services
Person Pam Jones, Interim Assistant Feedback
Responsible: Superintendent for Support Services Requested
From:
Strategic Plan Goal:
Previous Work Session No Date
Previous Discussion and Action No Date
Attachment(s): 1.) CHCCS Capacity Summary; 2.) Capacity w/Site Survey Data
PURPOSE: To update the Board on the following aspects of class size legislation:
1. An attorney from Tharrington-Smith will review the legislation, including any recent
information about efforts to align class size implementation with the teacher
compensation pilot project deadline as extended by the Legislature during the short
session; and
2. To provide an update of on-going work by CHCCS to implement the class size
legislation.
BACKGROUND: The Board was last updated on the efforts of the District to implement the
class size legislation on October 18, 2018. Using 2018-19 enrollment numbers, Dr. LoFrese's
report reflected an anticipated need for a net of 31 additional teachers and classrooms. Note the
original estimate was 44 classrooms; however, the legislation exempts dual language classrooms
where at least 50% of the instruction is provided in the target foreign language, thereby reducing
that number by 13.
Staff has now conducted on-site visits to all elementary schools to refine and confirm survey
information provided by principals wherein they identified space within each building that was
presently being used for other purposes but could serve as full-sized classrooms if needed.
Examples of space for reclamation as classrooms include such things as:
• staff offices in areas developed from subdivided classrooms,
• teacher work rooms,
• book rooms and
• moving foreign language to a cart.
These proposals will be vetted by a staff work group reviewing instructional impacts.
The information, summarized on the attached spreadsheet identifies 51 spaces that principals
have identified as potential classroom space. Note these calculations contemplate the continued
use of mobile units currently on school sites. While approximately 23 of the identified spaces
would require some level of renovation, such as removing subdividing walls, installing
equipment and adding furnishings, the physical classroom space to meet the legislated class size
in 2020-21 appears to be available within current facilities.
Identification of vacant or unused/underutilized spaces that could serve as classrooms is also a
primary strategy in other districts. Some have considered art and music on carts. Please note
this is NOT a consideration used in our analysis. Music and Art instruction would remain in
their individual classrooms. At this time, it does not appear necessary for CHCCS to move
toward more aggressive strategies used in other districts to meet the class size legislation, such
as:
• Assigning two Teachers of Record to one classroom when the classroom exceeds
statutory limits
• Blended grade classes
• Significant increases in upper grade class sizes (size is not statutorily stipulated).
Suggested next steps:
• Receive Board feedback on the information presented and incorporate into future
iterations of the implementation plan; and
• Via utilization of a staff work group,prepare a business case articulating instructional and
fiscal impacts, including, but not limited to facility renovations and a phasing plan for
renovations to be presented to the Board at an upcoming meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: to be determined
PERSONNEL IMPACT: to be determined
CHCCS CAPACITY W/SITE SURVEY DATA
2021-22 and beyond CAPACITY ROOMS
Note: CHCCS has a waiver until 2020-2021 Classrooms
State
K-2 3 4-8 Self Contained Capacity Classroom
Elementary Schools @ 17 17 26 10 Calculation Gains*
Carrboro Elementary 11 4 8 1 473 4
Ephesus Elementary 9 3 6 4 400 8
Estes Hills Elementary 8 3 11 I 1 483 5
FP Graham Elementary 12 4 7 2 474 4
Glenwood Elementary 8 3 7 1 379 1
McDougal Elementary 12 4 8 I 2 500 4
Morris Grove Elementary 13 4 8 2 517 3
Northside Elementary 13 4 8 2 517 5
Rashkis Elementary 13 4 8 I 2 517 5
Scroggs Elementary 12 5 8 1 507 7
Seawell Elementary 12 4 5 0 402 5
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOTALS 123 42 84 18 5169 51**
Total Classroom Count 249
*Includes use of current mobile classrooms
** 23 spaces would require renovation to restore to classroom use. E.g. Remove walls, add equipment and furniture
CHCCS Capacity
2016-17 Elementary Enrollment 51557
2016-17 Level of Service 0.95
2018-2019 Elementary Enrollment 5,453
2018-19 Level of Service 0.96
I
2021-22 Estimated Level of Service (2018-19 #s) 1.05 (SAPFO Threshold 1.05)
Current K-3 Student Enrollment (20th day 2018-19) 3,493
2018-19 Classroom Teacher Count (1:21) 175
2018-19 Teachers Needed (1:17) 218
Net Increase 44
Decrease for 32 (current) dual language classrooms 13
Teachers/Classrooms Needed 31
31 teachers @$70K each $2.2 million
31 classrooms @1,200 sq ft x $250 per sq ft $9.3 million (assuming we could just add classrooms)