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Rule Title: CLASS SIZE: ELEMENTARY
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Department: EDUCATION
Chapter: STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION
Subchapter: School Leadership
 
Latest version of the adopted rule presented in Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM):

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10.55.712    CLASS SIZE: ELEMENTARY

(1) In single grade rooms, the maximum class size shall be:

(a) no more than 20 students in kindergarten and grades 1 and 2;

(b) no more than 28 students in grades 3 and 4;

(c) no more than 30 students in grades 5 through 8.

(2) In multigrade classrooms, the maximum class size shall be:

(a) no more than 20 students in grades K, 1, 2, and 3;

(b) no more than 24 students in grades 4, 5, and 6;

(c) no more than 26 students in grades 7 and 8.

(3) Multigrade classrooms that cross grade level boundaries (e.g., 3-4, 6-7) shall use the maximum of the lower grade.

(4) In one-teacher schools, the maximum class size shall be 18 students.

(5) The school district must assign qualified human resources that comply with all fingerprint and background check requirements when exceeding maximum class sizes at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per day, per student overload.

(6) An overload of five students per classroom is considered excessive.

 

History: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-114, 20-2-121, 20-7-101, MCA; IMP, Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA; NEW, 1989 MAR p. 342, Eff. 7/1/89; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 625, Eff. 4/28/95; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 3340, Eff. 12/8/00; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 255, Eff. 7/1/23.


 

 
MAR Notices Effective From Effective To History Notes
10-55-290 7/1/2023 Current History: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-114, 20-2-121, 20-7-101, MCA; IMP, Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA; NEW, 1989 MAR p. 342, Eff. 7/1/89; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 625, Eff. 4/28/95; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 3340, Eff. 12/8/00; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 255, Eff. 7/1/23.
12/8/2000 7/1/2023 History: 20-2-114, MCA; IMP, 20-2-121, MCA; NEW, 1989 MAR p. 342, Eff. 7/1/89; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 625, Eff. 4/28/95; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 3340, Eff. 12/8/00.
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