CV Teachers Weigh In Today on Proposed Class-size Increase
The membership of the Centinela Valley Secondary Teachers Association gathers for a general meeting later today at Hawthorne High for an opinion poll on the district's proposal to increase class sizes for the remainder of the school year.
The teachers are considering a temporary bump of their average class-size from 30.5 students to 33, and upping the hard cap from 36 students to 38. Should they approve the move, it would save the cash-strapped school system some $600,000 between now and June 30, officials have said.
Results of the poll will not be released publicly until later this week, or next Monday, when the two parties convene for their next bargaining session, according to union president Jack Foreman.
The district recently made public its dire financial situation and proposed the class-size increase among a $1.2-million package of mid-year cuts designed to maintain solvency through June.