FILE: IEC
CLASS SIZE
The Lincoln Parish School Board is aware that class size has bearing upon effective teaching. It, therefore, directs the Superintendent to work with principals in establishing a reasonable and equitable class enrollment for each teacher.
The School Board understands that achieving this goal is dependent upon the financial ability of the parish school. In determining the size of various classes, the administration, will consider the following factors:
The type of load which will help the teacher be most effective with the children in the class.
Distribution among teachers of out-of-class activities.
Required preparation and correction time for the particular class.
Louisiana law requires the systemwide student-classroom-teacher ratio in grades kindergarten through third grade to be no greater than twenty (20) students. The maximum enrollment in a class or section in grades K-3 shall be twenty-six (26) students and in grades 4-12, thirty-three (33) students, except in certain activity types of classes in which the teaching approach and the materials and equipment are appropriate for large groups. No teachers at the secondary level shall instruct more than 750 student hours per week, except those who teach the above classes.
The School Board may request from the State Superintendent of Education a limited waiver from complying with the systemwide 20-1 student-teacher ratio, provided the teacher has demonstrated effectiveness pursuant to the state evaluation program.
Adopted: July 1976
Revised: March 12, 2013
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:151, 17:174
Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education
Board minutes, 3-12-13
Lincoln Parish School Board