Ms. Snyder says the district will evaluate its special education staffing in the spring. Any changes would not go into effect until the fall. Cumberland Valley has 16 learning support resource rooms at the elementary level and five at the secondary level that would be affected by the new regulations. Big Spring Big Spring Superintendent William Cowden would welcome a change in class size limits for special education students. What I have said in the past is that we would like to have greater flexibility in establishing the classes for our students.
Districts are under no obligations to reduce class sizes for other students.
Some special education classes are limited to 12 students. Forming another class can be disruptive, he says. Cowden adds that it is helpful to know recommended guidelines. We've been very fortunate at Big Spring. Carlisle's Apgar does not know yet if limits adopted by local school boards still would have to be cleared in some fashion by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.