Elementary Enrollment and Class Size Grades K

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Elementary Enrollment and Class SizeGrades K
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• February 25, 2008

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Class Size Guidelines

• Kindergarten 20-25
• Grades 1 6 23-28

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Trend

• From 1998 through 2007, the total elementary
  enrollment declined by 86 students.

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Hagan Kindergarten

• Year Total Avg. Class Size
• 1998 68 17
• 1999 76 19
• 2000 79 19.75
• 2001 76 19
• 2002 71 17.75
• 2003 84 21
• 2004 70 17.5
• 2005 85 21.25
• 2006 67 16.75
• 2007 70 17.5
• 2008 61 15.25
• Projection based on 2006 census

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Hagan Grade 1

• Year Total Avg. Class Size
• 1998 88 22
• 1999 71 17.75
• 2000 72 18
• 2001 89 22.25
• 2002 87 21.75
• 2003 87 21.5
• 2004 93 23.25
• 2005 79 19.75
• 2006 90 22.5
• 2007 68 17
• 2008 70 17.5

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Hagan Grade 2

• Year Total Avg. Class
  Size
• 1998 87 21.75
• 1999 94 23.5
• 2000 73 18.25
• 2001 71 17.75
• 2002 91 22.75
• 2003 80 20
• 2004 88 22
• 2005 97 24.25
• 2006 83 20.75
• 2007 87 21.75
• 2008 68 17

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Hagan Kindergarten2008

• Four Sections 15
• 15
• 15
• 16
• Three Sections 20
• 20
• 21
• Range in previous years 16.75 21.25

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Nassau Kindergarten

• Year Total Avg. Class Size
• 1998 44 22
• 1999 43 21.5
• 2000 47 23.5
• 2001 40 20
• 2002 41 20.5
• 2003 39 19.5
• 2004 38 19
• 2005 41 20.5
• 2006 38 19
• 2007 22 11
• 2008 23 11.5
• Projection based on 2006 census

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Nassau Grade 1

• Year Total Avg. Class Size
• 1998 54 27
• 1999 44 22
• 2000 43 21.5
• 2001 43 21.5
• 2002 43 21.5
• 2003 39 19.5
• 2004 43 21.5
• 2005 37 18.5
• 2006 40 20
• 2007 35 17.5
• 2008 22 11

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Nassau Grade 2

• Year Total Avg. Class Size
• 1998 43 21.5
• 1999 46 23
• 2000 45 22.5
• 2001 45 22.5
• 2002 45 22.5
• 2003 42 21
• 2004 39 19.5
• 2005 42 21
• 2006 39 19.5
• 2007 44 22
• 2008 35 17.5

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Nassau Kindergarten2008

• Two sections 11
• 12
• One Section 23
• Range in previous years 19 - 23.5
• Note in 1984 there were 28 students in K and
  there was one section. In 1985 there were 50
  students in K and there were 2 sections (we went
  to full day K in 1985).

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Nassau Grade 12008

• Two sections 11
• 11
• One Section 22
• Range in previous years 17.5 27
• Note in 1987 there were 27 students in grade 1
  and there were two sections.

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Have we ever reduced teaching staff before?

• YES, as follows
• 1989-1990 1 secondary teacher
• 1991-1992 5 secondary teachers
• 1992-1993 3 secondary teachers 3.5
  elementary teachers
• 1993-1994 5 secondary teachers 1
  district teacher (music) 1 elementary art
  teacherTotals 14 secondary teachers 4.5
  elementary teachers 1 district teacher
  

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What does the research sayabout class size?
(Odden, 1990)

• Class Size Matters
• Impacts teachersclassroom attitude and
  behaviormore varied instructional
  practicesincreased interactions with
  studentsmore individualized
  instructionstudents more attentive

• Class Size Doesnt Matter
• Class size has no impact on student achievement
  unless the number is dramatically reduced (1 - 3
  students) doing this via flexible grouping
  within larger classes achieves the same effect

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Some local data

• Red Hook currently has the following class-size
  averages
• Kindergarten 20
• First grade 20
• Second grade 22

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• Pawling currently has the following class-size
  averages
• Kindergarten 17.3
• First grade 16.5
• Second grade 22

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• Questions and Comments.