- leave Quilchena FI K-7
- eliminate the cap.
Removing the cap will allow the board to have
in addition to the
straight K, a K/1 split (as has been done
successfully in the
past at Quilchena), this will help strengthen the
Intermediate student
numbers. Assuming the board stopped doing
the K/1 splits as
the recent teacher contract lowered the class size
so that with the cap
still in place there was a restriction against
making a smaller
class. i.e. used to be able to have a 26 K/1 with teachers
approval. Now if doing
a K/1, class size is reduced to 18 from 20. Under the old
system of 20 students
moving from K to 1, there were 4-6 extra
spaces in the grade
1 class for K's ( or entering FI 1's).
- Quilchena FI will grow and have a more viable program
- eliminate cap, leave
K-7 and review in a few years time