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class size

by 1st grade teacher

Feb 23, 2011

Is it legal to have 27 students in a first grade class in West Virginia?

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Hmm My class had 29 begining of the year. I demanded they make another class or hire an Aide. They refused so I went to the WVEA AND TO the State level. We now have two class rooms for second Grade.

Dont let them force things on you. When they break the laws hold them accountable. More and more teachers are making the county board members liv...See More

Feb 24, 2011

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1st grade teacher I am the original poster. I have had 26 students in my first grade class all year. I am getting a new student next week, bringing my class size to 27. I am getting conflicting information about class size limits for first grade. A WVEA rep in another school told me that it was illegal to have more than 25. The AFT rep in my building said she thinks...See More

Feb 24, 2011

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State Code From what I read, the limit is 25, but they can give you three above with compensation. Here's the code:

§18-5-18a. Maximum teacher-pupil ratio. County boards of education shall provide, by the school year one thousand nine hundred eighty-three--eighty-four, and thereafter, sufficient personnel, equipment and facilities as will ensure tha...See MoreFrom what I read, the limit is 25, but they can give you three above with compensation. Here's the code:

§18-5-18a. Maximum teacher-pupil ratio. County boards of education shall provide, by the school year one thousand nine hundred eighty-three--eighty-four, and thereafter, sufficient personnel, equipment and facilities as will ensure that each first and second grade classroom, or classrooms having two or more grades that include either the first or second grades shall not have more than twenty-five pupils for each teacher of the grade or grades and shall not have more than twenty pupils for each kindergarten teacher per session, unless the state superintendent has excepted a specific classroom upon application therefor by a county board.

County boards shall provide by the school year one thousand nine hundred eighty-four--eighty-five, and continue thereafter, sufficient personnel, equipment and facilities as will ensure that each third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade classroom, or classrooms having two or more grades that include one or more of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades, shall not have more than twenty-five pupils for each teacher of the grade or grades.

Beginning with the school year one thousand nine hundred eighty-six--eighty- seven, and thereafter, no county shall maintain a greater number of classrooms having two or more grades that include one or more of the grade levels referred to in this section than were in existence in said county as of the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred eighty-three: Provided, That for the prior school years, and only if there is insufficient classroom space available in the school or county, a county may maintain one hundred ten percent of such number of classrooms.

During the school year one thousand nine hundred eighty-four--eighty-five, and thereafter, the state superintendent is authorized, consistent with sound educational policy, (a) to permit on a statewide basis, in grades four through six, more than twenty-five pupils per teacher in a classroom for the purposes of instruction in physical education, and (b) to permit more than twenty pupils per teacher in a specific kindergarten classroom and twenty- five pupils per teacher in a specific classroom in grades one through six during a school year in the event of extraordinary circumstances as determined by the state superintendent after application by a county board of education.

The state board shall establish guidelines for the exceptions authorized in this section, but in no event shall the superintendent except classrooms having more than three pupils above the pupil-teacher ratio as set forth in this section.

The requirement for approval of an exception to exceed the twenty pupils per kindergarten teacher per session limit or the twenty-five pupils per teacher limit in grades one through six is waived in schools where the schoolwide pupil-teacher ratio is twenty-five or less in grades one through six: Provided, That a teacher shall not have more than three pupils above the teacher/pupil ratio as set forth in this section. Any kindergarten teacher who has more than twenty pupils per session and any classroom teacher of grades one through six who has more than twenty-five pupils shall be paid additional compensation based on the affected classroom teacher's average daily salary divided by twenty for kindergarten teachers or twenty-five for teachers of grades one through six for every day times the number of additional pupils enrolled up to the maximum pupils permitted in the teacher's classroom. All such additional compensation shall be paid from county funds exclusively.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, commencing with the school year beginning on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, a teacher in grades one, two or three or classrooms having two or more such grade levels, shall not have more than two pupils above the teacher/pupil ratio as set forth in this section: Provided, That commencing with the school year beginning on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, such teacher shall not have more than one pupil above the teacher/pupil ratio as set forth in this section: Provided, however, That commencing with the school year beginning on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, such teacher shall not have any pupils above the teacher/pupil ratio as set forth in this section.

No provision of this section is intended to limit the number of pupils per teacher in a classroom for the purpose of instruction in choral, band or orchestra music.

Each school principal shall assign students equitably among the classroom teachers, taking into consideration reasonable differences due to subject areas and/or grade levels.

The state board shall collect from each county board of education information on class size and the number of pupils per teacher for all classes in grades seven through twelve. The state board shall report such information to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability before the first day of January of each year.

Feb 24, 2011

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1st grade teacher Thank you! This section seems to imply that since 1996, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms cannot have any pupils over the 25-student limit. Am I interpreting this incorrectly?

> Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to > the contrary, commencing with the school year beginning > on the first day of July, one thousan...See More

Feb 24, 2011

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hmm Another thing to remember is the size of your room. There has to be an X amount of space and clearance for X amount of kids or it is a fire code violation as well.

On 2/24/11, 1st grade teacher wrote: > > Thank you! This section seems to imply that since 1996, > 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms cannot have any pupils > over ...See More

Feb 25, 2011

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