FILE:  IEB

CLASS SIZE

The DeSoto Parish School Board is aware that class size may have bearing on effective teaching.  Therefore, the School Board directs the Superintendent and/or his/her designee to work with principals in establishing a reasonable and equitable class enrollment for each teacher.

State 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 26 students and in grades 4-12, 33 students except in certain activity types of classes in which the teaching approach and the materials and equipment are appropriate for large groups.

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.

Approved:  May, 2004

Revised:  March 14, 2013

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:151, 17:174

Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education

Board minutes, 3-14-13

DeSoto Parish School Board