November 13, 2012 Appoqunimink School District Board Meeting Request for Waiver as per Title 14, Section 1705A.

Delaware Law Title A (a) The ratio of students to instructors in any class in kindergarten or grades 1-3 in a Delaware public school shall not exceed 22 students as of the last school day of October. In calculating such ratio, a classroom instructional aide shall count as equal to half a teacher. This subsection shall only apply to a class within students are instructed in the core academic subjects of English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. (c) A local school board may waive subsection (a) at a public meeting noticed for that purpose…

Total rooms that do not meet the ratio of student / instructor: AECC 3-8 CLECC 6-8 TECC 0-5 SMECC 0-7 SLE 3-19 CLE 6-17 OBL 8-17 BME 5-14 BHE 7-16 OSE Rooms have 23 students 20 Rooms have 24 students 7 Rooms have 25 students 1 Room has 26 students.

Status of class size* in each school: * Some classes will show more than 22 students but there are either two teachers or a teacher and a para assigned to the class. Therefore, no waiver is needed.

Room Number: 10/31/12 Student Count Appoqunimink Early Childhood Center: Waiver Requested

Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center: Waiver Requested (2)25 129(2)

Townsend Early Childhood Center: No Waiver Requested A A A A A

Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center No waiver requested

Brick Mill Elementary: Waiver Requested 1 st D D rd E D E E D E 106 (2) 25 D D nd F F F F 108 (2) 25

Bunker Hill Elementary School: Waiver Requested 1 st A A A 142(2) 23 A 143(2) 24 3 rd A nd B A 202(2) 22 B10920 A B11021 A B A B A22324 B

Cedar Lane Elementary: Waiver Requested 1 st (2) rd nd

Old State Elementary Waiver Requested 1 st (2) rd (2) nd

Olive B. Loss: Waiver Requested 1 st C C C rd A C 109 (2) 24 A 130 (2) 23 C C C C nd C C C11321 C 134 (2) 23 C C C

Silver Lake Elementary: Waiver Requested 1 st rd nd