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Class Size Reduction Amendment
Section 1 of Article IX of the State Constitution was amended in November 2002 establishing, by the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year, the maximum number of students in core-curricula courses assigned to a teacher in each of the following three grade groupings: (1) Prekindergarten through grade 3, 18 students; (2) grades 4 through 8, 22 students; and (3) grades 9 through 12, 25 students.
The Legislature enacted SB-30A specifically implementing the reduction of the average number of students in each classroom by at least two-students-per-year beginning with the 2003-2004 fiscal year until the maximum number of students per classroom does not exceed the 2010-2011 maximum. If a district's class size does not meet the required maximum, the district must reduce to the constitutional maximum in each of the three grade groupings or the average number of students in each of the three grade groupings by at least two-students-per-year as follows:
- 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 at the district level
- 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 at the school level
- 2008-2009 at the classroom level
This Web Site will continue to be updated with information related to the implementation of the class size reduction requirements.
Class Size Averages
Based upon updates through 02/16/05
- District Averages, 2005 (PDF)
- District Averages, 2003 and 2004 (PDF)
- DJJ Educational Programs, 2003 and 2004 (PDF>)
- School-Level for Charter Schools, 2003 and 2004 (PDF)
- 2003-2004 Class Size Reduction Operating Categorical Allocations (PDF)
- 2003-2004 Classrooms For Kids Capital Outlay Allocations (PDF)
Memoranda and Technical Assistance Papers
- 2007-08 Class Size Reduction Transfer Calculation and School District Eligibility to Provide the 2008-09 School Year Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program (PDF) (February 5, 2008)
- Attachment A – Transfer Summary (PDF) February 5, 2008
- Attachment B – Schools Ineligible for 2008-09 VPK (PDF) February 5, 2008
- 2007-08 School Average Class Sizes and Process and Time Lines for Appeals (PDF)
- Class Size Reduction Transfer (PDF)
- 2006 - 2007 School Average Class Sizes and Process and Time Lines for Appeals (PDF) November 29, 2006
- 2006 - 2007 Class Size Update (PDF) November 6, 2006
- Class Size Processing (PDF) September 14, 2006
- Class Size File Update for the 2005-06 School Year (PDF) August 29, 2006
- 2006 District Class Size Averages, Transfer Calculations, and Process and Timelines for District Appeals (PDF) December 27, 2005
- Attachment I (PDF)
- Attachment II (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Paper - Implementation of the Class Size Reduction Amendment in Charter Schools (PDF) December 21, 2005
- Memorandum - 2005 District Class Size Averages and Transfer Calculations, and Process and Timelines for District Appeals (PDF) January 25, 2005
- Memorandum - Implementation of Class Size Reduction Requirements/Revised Transfer Calculations (PDF) February 10, 2004
- Memorandum - Implementation of Class Size Reduction Requirements/Updated 2003 and 2004 Class Size Averages (PDF) February 5, 2004
- Memorandum - Implementation of Class Size Reduction Requirements/Revised Timeline and Format for Appeals (PDF) January 15, 2004
- Memorandum - Implementation of Class Size Reduction Requirements/2004 Transfer Calculations, Process and Timelines for Correction of District-Reported Data, and Process and Timelines for District Appeals (PDF) January 6, 2004
- Memorandum - Class Size Reduction Data Amendment Schedule/Reports (PDF) January 6, 2004
- Memorandum - Implementation of Class Size Reduction Requirements/2004 Compliance Calculation and Data Integrity Issues (PDF) December 17, 2003
- Technical Assistance Paper - Class Size Reduction Data Collection (PDF) September 2003
- Report of 2003-2004 Classrooms for Kids Allocations (PDF) August 25, 2003
- Class Size Caps, FISH, Educational Plant Surveys (PDF) August 12, 2003
- Implementation of Class Size Reduction Requirements (PDF) July 11, 2003
- Baseline Data for Schools and Individual Classrooms
- Use of Federal Funds for Class Size Reduction
- Implementation of Class Size Reduction Requirements (PDF) June 11, 2003
- Class Size Count/FISH ID Numbers May 19, 2003
- Revised Schedule: Class Size Count/Highly Qualified Teacher Data Collection February 26, 2003
- Class Size Count/Highly Qualified Teacher Data Collection February 3, 2003
Presentations
- Senate Education PreK-12 Appropriations Committee Update on the Class Size Amendment (PDF) February 7, 2008
- House of Representatives Committee on 21st Century Competitiveness Update on the Class Size Amendment (PDF) February 5, 2008
- State Board of Education Update on the Class Size Amendment (PDF) February 4, 2008
- Senate Education Pre-K-12 Appropriations Committee Update on the Class Size Amendment (PDF)%>) January 10, 2008
- House of Representatives Schools & Learning Council Update on the Class Size Amendment (PDF) January 8, 2008
- Update on Implementation of the Class Size Amendment (PDF) March 13, 2007, House of Representatives, Committee on 21st Century Competitiveness
- Class Size Update (PDF) November 29, 2006, District Superintendents
- General Presenation (PDF) November 2006, Florida School Finance Officers Association Conference
- Update of Class Size Requirements (PDF) June 20, 2006, State Board of Education Meeting
- Co-Teacher Presentation (PDF) August 16, 2005, State Board of Education Meeting
- Education Facilities Presentation (PDF)
- Capital Outlay Classroom Periods Less Pods By Grade Group (PDF) June 21, 2005, State Board of Education Meeting
- Class Size Reduction Requirements Update (PDF) February 16, 2005, Senate Appropriations Committee
- Class Size Reduction Requirements Update (PDF) February 15, 2005, State Board of Education Meeting
- Class Size Reduction Requirements Update (PDF) February 17, 2004, State Board of Education Meeting
- Implementation of Class Size Reduction Requirements/Updated 2003 and 2004 Class Size Averages (PDF) February 5, 2004, Senate Appropriations, SubCommitte on Education
- Class Size Reduction Update (PDF>) December 16, 2003, State Board of Education Meeting
- Class Size Reduction Overview (PDF) June 25, 2003, Superintendent's Association Meeting
- Class Size Collection and Calculation (PDF) June 18, 2003, Finance Officer's Association Meeting