Requests to
exceed class size limits continue to dominate the State Board of Education's waiver calendar, with 10 districts this month seeking relief from various provisions of the laws aimed at maintaining low student - teacher ratios.
It also reduced the penalties for
exceeding class size limits for schools receiving funds for K - 3 Class Size Reduction.
Not exact matches
Much to our dismay, one of the top - identified laws from which these districts would be exempt was the statutory 22:1
class size limit in grades K - 4, including having to notify parents if
class size limits are
exceeded.
Historically, the LEA average
class size limits has
exceeded the allotment ratio by three students, and the individual
class -
size maximum has
exceeded the allotment ratio by six students.
TCTA testified that in exempting themselves from statutory
class -
size limits instead of pursuing a waiver from TEA, districts were skirting requirements to notify parents of students whose
classes exceeded the
limits.