Eugene School District 4J June 20, 2014 (revised 4:30 p.m.) Strategic Targeting of Additional Teachers to Significantly Reduce Largest Class Sizes Example: Elementary School Projections for 2014–15 Adding even a small number of teachers can make a big difference for students and teachers, if it is strategically targeted. This is true for next year as well as this year. The district has previously demonstrated how additional teachers could be strategically targeted to reduce the largest class sizes and blendedgrade classrooms. That example used currentyear data because current class sizes are known, not projected. Teachers have asked to also see an example using projections for next year. This example is provided with the understanding that enrollment changes frequently and exact class sizes in the fall will differ from any projection. This new example, using enrollment and class size projections for 2014–15, demonstrates similar positive effects of strategically targeting additional teachers. Example of the Combined Effect of Adding 12 Elementary School Teachers in 2014–15 If an additional 12 FTE teachers were strategically targeted to reduce class sizes as in this example: • Fewer oversized classes (classes larger than 30 students) and blends: - Just 10 oversized classes instead of the 40 currently projected. - 1 out of every 27 classes would be oversized, instead of 1 out of every 6.5. - Threequarters of the 1,295 students (977, or 75%) currently projected to be in classes over 30 students would instead be in smaller classes, mostly in the low 20s. • More classes of moderate size: - 127 classrooms (47%) would be 25 students or smaller, instead of the currently projected 92 (35%). - 47% of classrooms would have 25 or fewer students. - 96% of classrooms would have 30 or fewer students. - 99.5% of classrooms would have 32 or fewer students. • Better for teachers and students: - 20% of all elementary students (1,376) would be directly positively impacted by reduced class sizes. - 16% of elementary teachers (44) would be directly positively impacted by reduced class sizes. - Relief would be provided for 12 of our 14 neighborhood schools. - The educational environment would significantly improve for the teachers and students facing our most overcrowded classrooms. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Current class size projecXon With 12 teacher FTE strategically targeted 2014–15 Class Sizes current projecXon compared with example of targeted addiXons > 30 students 26–30 students ≤ 25 students
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Eugene School District 4J June 20, 2014 (revised 4:30 p.m.)
Strategic Targeting of Additional Teachers to Significantly Reduce Largest Class Sizes Example: Elementary School Projections for 2014–15
Adding even a small number of teachers can make a big difference for students and teachers, if it is strategically targeted.
This is true for next year as well as this year. The district has previously demonstrated how additional teachers could be strategically targeted to reduce the largest class sizes and blended-‐grade classrooms. That example used current-‐year data because current class sizes are known, not projected.
Teachers have asked to also see an example using projections for next year. This example is provided with the understanding that enrollment changes frequently and exact class sizes in the fall will differ from any projection. This new example, using enrollment and class size projections for 2014–15, demonstrates similar positive effects of strategically targeting additional teachers. Example of the Combined Effect of Adding 12 Elementary School Teachers in 2014–15 If an additional 12 FTE teachers were strategically targeted to reduce class sizes as in this example:
• Fewer oversized classes (classes larger than 30 students) and blends: - Just 10 oversized classes instead of the 40 currently projected.
- 1 out of every 27 classes would be oversized, instead of 1 out of every 6.5.
- Three-‐quarters of the 1,295 students (977, or 75%) currently projected to be in classes over 30 students would instead be in smaller classes, mostly in the low 20s.
• More classes of moderate size:
- 127 classrooms (47%) would be 25 students or smaller, instead of the currently projected 92 (35%).
- 47% of classrooms would have 25 or fewer students.
- 96% of classrooms would have 30 or fewer students.
- 99.5% of classrooms would have 32 or fewer students.
• Better for teachers and students: - 20% of all elementary students (1,376) would be
directly positively impacted by reduced class sizes.
- 16% of elementary teachers (44) would be directly positively impacted by reduced class sizes.
- Relief would be provided for 12 of our 14 neighborhood schools.
- The educational environment would significantly improve for the teachers and students facing our most overcrowded classrooms.
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Effect on Elementary Class Size of Adding 12 Teachers in 2014–15
• 2014–15 enrollment projections included in the approved 2014–15 budget:
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• Enrollment projections by grade:
K G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 TOTALAdams Elementary School 57 70 69 61 72 76 405
Awbrey Park Elementary School 64 63 60 70 63 58 378Buena Vista Elementary School 64 88 84 68 57 49 410Camas Ridge Community Elem 58 47 65 66 68 73 377Charlemagne/Fox Hollow Elem 48 54 56 50 55 46 309Chavez Elementary School 73 79 69 75 64 80 440Corridor Elementary School 43 43 48 49 33 54 270
Edgewood Community School 55 64 59 51 65 83 377Edison Elementary School 51 59 53 63 57 63 346Family School Elementary 24 23 20 36 35 29 167Gilham Elementary School 64 73 75 82 82 83 459Holt Elementary School 81 87 109 93 93 90 553
Howard Elementary School 51 67 56 56 58 58 346McCornack Elementary School 54 61 59 58 50 55 337River Rd El Camino del Rio Elm 61 52 70 59 50 52 344Spring Creek Elementary Schl 57 61 73 56 59 55 361Twin Oaks Elementary School 31 32 48 37 41 38 227Willagillespie Elementary Schl 74 86 75 86 97 96 514Yujin Gakuen Elementary School 49 62 55 44 41 35 286