To ensure that the district makes decisions that will enable the school to respond, in the most effective manner, to the programming requirements that are being placed upon it, and to provide equal opportunities for its graduates to access post secondary programs, we must determine those staffing requirements of the individual school that will reflect the programs and services required of the school. The district must organize its schools in a manner, which maximizes the benefits that can be derived from its shrinking teaching force. The deployment of teaching staff must seek to match professional training and expertise to a clearly defined school program plan.
School administration requires an appropriate non-teaching time allocation.
These guidelines will serve two specific functions. They will assist the school district in allocating its teaching resources such that existing schools are dealt with on a fair and equitable basis. For the schools, these will provide a foundation for program planning and all related staffing and staff development decisions. The allocation of teaching units to schools will incorporate the principles outlined above. For kindergarten classes, an instructional group should be limited to 20 students .