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The District educational program standards that directly affect school capacity are outlined <br /> below for the elementary,middle and high school grade levels. <br /> Educational Program Planning Standards for Elementary Schools <br /> • Planning class size for Kindergarten is 24 students per classroom. * <br /> • Class size for Kindergarten cannot exceed 29 students. <br /> • Planning class size for grades 1-5 is 24 students per classroom. * <br /> • Class size for grades 1-5 cannot exceed 30 students. <br /> • Schools should not exceed 700 headcount students. <br /> • Special Education for some students is provided in a self-contained classroom. <br /> • Music and physical education instruction will be provided in a separate <br /> classroom. <br /> • Schools have a room dedicated as a computer lab. <br /> • All schools have at least two rooms dedicated as Resource and ELL. Title I <br /> schools have an additional dedicated room. <br /> Educational Program Standards for Middle and High Schools <br /> • Planning class size for middle school grades is 25 students per teacher. * <br /> • Class size for middle school grades 6-8 cannot exceed 30 students. <br /> • Planning class size for high school grades is 27 students per teacher. * <br /> • Class size for high school grades 9-12 cannot exceed 33 students. <br /> • The ACES program limits capacity to 200 students. <br /> • It is not possible to achieve 100% utilization of all regular teaching stations <br /> throughout the day. Therefore, classroom capacity is adjusted using a utilization <br /> factor of 85% <br /> • Identified students will also be provided other programs in classrooms designated <br /> as computer labs, resource rooms and other program specific classrooms (i.e., <br /> music, drama, art, family and consumer science, special education, career and <br /> technical education and English language learner). <br /> Minimum Level of Service <br /> Planning class sizes are used to determine school capacities,they are not a measure of the <br /> District's minimum level of service. The minimum level of service is defined as the <br /> maximum level of enrollment the District can accommodate at any given time. At <br /> current program offerings and within existing permanent and portable facilities, the <br /> District's minimum level of service is: <br /> 5 <br />