Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title XII - Programs Administration › Chapter 63 - Educational Programs and Services for Pupils in Juvenile Homes › Rule 281-63.10 - Maximum Class Size

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Maximum class
				size in shelter care homes. The following maximum class size-to-staff ratio
				will be used in shelter care homes:
Average Daily
							 Membership
Full-Time Teacher
Educational Aide(s)
10 or fewer
1
1 aide
More than 10 through 20
2
1 aide with more than 10 but fewer than 15
							 students
2 aides with 15 through 20 students
More than 20 through 30
3
2 aides with more than 20 but fewer than 25
							 students
3 aides with 25 through 30 students
(2)
				Maximum class size in detention homes. The class size-to-staff ratio used in
				detention homes will be the same as that defined in subrule 63.10(1) unless the
				needs of the students in the class require a lesser ratio. If the needs of
				students in the class require a lesser ratio, it will be no greater than the
				following class size-to-staff ratio:
Average Daily
							 Membership
Full-Time Teacher
Educational Aide(s)
Fewer than 10
1
1 aide with 5 or fewer students
2 aides with more than 5 students
10 through 20
2
2 aides with fewer than 15 students
3 aides with 15 through 20 students
More than 20 through 30
3
3 aides with fewer than 25 students
4 aides with 25 through 30 students
Support for this staffing ratio is to be provided with the
				  juvenile home budget proposals and with the juvenile home claims.
(3) When a classroom is located in an
				off-site facility, a full-time educational aide may be assigned for each
				off-site classroom in addition to the number allowed in subrule 63.10(1) or
				63.10(2).
(4) The department of
				education may waive subrules 63.10(1), 63.10(2), and 63.10(3) if student
				characteristics such as the age range of students in the home or the percentage
				of students in the home involved in adult criminal proceedings necessitate a
				different class size-to-staff ratio. Any variance from the maximum prescribed
				class size-to-staff ratio must be approved by the department of education on an
				annual basis. Support for the waiver request is to be provided with the
				juvenile home budget proposals and with the juvenile home claims.
(5) Average daily membership for determining
				class size in subrules 63.10(1) to 63.10(4) for the juvenile home budget
				proposals is based on the actual average daily membership from the year
				previous to the base year, average daily membership to date in the base year,
				and factors known at the time of the budget proposals that would impact the
				average daily membership in the budget year.
(6) If the number of teachers and aides as
				determined in subrules 63.10(1), 63.10(2), and 63.10(3) was appropriately
				estimated for the juvenile home budget proposal and was approved by the
				department of education, and the actual number of teachers or aides is
				determined to be in excess of maximum class sizes based on the actual average
				daily membership of students on the juvenile home claims, the department of
				education may waive subrule 63.10(1), 63.10(2), or 63.10(3).
(7) If the educational program at any one
				juvenile home is provided in more than one classroom location and using
				multiple classroom locations results in a different number of teachers and
				aides than would have been allowed if the students were in one classroom, the
				department of education may waive subrules 63.10(1) and 63.10(2). Support for
				the waiver request is to be provided with the juvenile home budget proposals
				annually.
(8) The AEA will develop
				policies and procedures to monitor and ensure that the educational program is
				provided sufficient instructional staff.