Board hears elementary class-size plans; kindergarten enrollment rises to 20

District administrators told the board that kindergarten enrollment had increased to 20 students and that planned classroom assignments for next year would leave first grade at two sections (17 and 18 students) and fourth/fifth grades staffed with three teachers projected to serve groups of roughly 16, 16 and 17 students.

Administrators said the numbers align with neighboring districts and explained scheduling constraints (some sites operate six-period days) that limit opportunities to create a seventh period for additional electives. Several board members expressed unease about combining fourth- and fifth-grade students in multi-age rooms and asked that teachers continue to refine plans so students receive grade-level instruction. The board scheduled a finance committee meeting for May 13 to review funding and staffing implications before making final assignments.

No final class-assignment vote was taken; administrators said they will return with updated spreadsheets and staffing proposals at the finance committee meeting.