The size of each class shall depend upon the type of instruction needed to assist each student to develop his academic and occupational capacities to the utmost. Effective staff utilization shall also be considered in organizing and scheduling classroom instruction. The administrators of each school shall determine class size for each school unit within the general policy established for class size by the Wapello Board of Directors.
Class size for Special Education students is established by state statues and AEA (Area Education Agency) guidelines.
The Superintendent of Schools, with his administrative staff, are instructed and directed to investigate new approaches and techniques in organizing and scheduling classroom instruction.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 279.8; 280.3 (1993).
Cross Reference: 603 Instructional Curriculum
Approved: 8/17/95
Reviewed: 10/12/00; 8/16/07; 12/12/18; 9/13/23
Revised: