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<br />.' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ti <br /> <br />ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS <br />Primary class sizes (K-2) will rise while class sizes in intermediate grades (3-5) will remain high. <br />District-wide programs currently occupying leased spaces will be relocated into some schools. <br />Support services will be reduced, including school nurses, school social workers, behavior <br />managers, health assistants, special education positions and supervisory paraprofessionals. <br /> <br />Specifically: <br />. Average class sizes will be: <br />2002-2003 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />23.5 <br /> <br />2003-2004 2004-2005 <br />26 30 <br />28 30 <br />28 31 <br />32 32 <br />35 35 <br />35 35 <br />30.5 32 <br />Estimated savings in class size increases = $300)000 <br /> <br />Kindergarten <br />Grade 1 <br />Grade 2 <br />Grade 3 <br />Grade 4 <br />Grade 5 <br />K-5 Average <br /> <br />. One elementary school will close. Estimated savings in closing one school = $323,500 <br />. Boundaries changes will be necessary. <br />. Several principal positions will be eliminated, thus schools will share a principal with <br />another school. <br />. Some secretarial, custodial and paraprofessional positions will be reduced or <br />eliminated. <br /> <br />Estimated savings in elementary school position reductions = $499,500 <br /> <br />MIDDLE SCHOOLS <br />Schools will continue to experience very large class sizes. District-wide programs currently <br />occupying leased spaces will be relocated into some schools. Curricular offerings will be <br />reduced. Support services will be reduced, including school nurses, school social workers, health <br />assistants, special education positions and supervisory paraprofessionals. <br />Specifically: <br />. Core program class size averages for grades 6 - 8 will be: <br />2002-2003 2003-2004 <br />30 36 <br />30 36 <br />30 36 <br />30 36 <br /> <br />Science <br />Social Studies <br />Language Arts <br />Math <br /> <br />2004-2005 <br />36 <br />36 <br />36 <br />36 <br /> <br />. Class offerings in other curricular areas will be reduced, and class sizes in those <br />programs will be variable, with no fewer than 36 students. <br />. One middle school will close. Estimated savings in closing one school = $44 1,500 <br />. Boundary changes will be necessary. <br />. Dean positions will be reduced or eliminated. <br />. Some secretarial, custodial and paraprofessional positions will be reduced or <br />eliminated. <br /> <br />Estimated savings in middle school program and position reductions = $77,750 <br />