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Ms. Haugen said if the funding were available the School Board might have to look at <br />changing the boundaries. The sites under the current boundaries do not have enough room to <br />expand to accommodate more facilities. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala asked staff to explain the state funding for the K-3 class size reduction. <br /> <br /> Ms. Haugen indicated the state is funding approximately $800 per student. She believed <br />the cost was actually around $1200 per student for education. <br /> <br /> Dr. McCurtain said the budget for the coming year falls short by approximately $875,000 <br />for full funding of class size reduction.. <br /> <br /> Ms. Haugen explained how the School District receives funds per student. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala understood then that the state does not give the School District enough money <br />to reduce class sizes. <br /> <br /> Ms. Haugen said that is correct. <br /> <br /> Becky Dennis asked for public comment. <br /> <br /> Debra Barker, 5018 Blackbird Way, had a concern with the kindergarten classroom size <br />reduction. She felt two teachers to thirty-two students put a burden on the facility. She would <br />like to see the kindergarten classes reduced to twenty students. She also understood the fourth <br />grade classes were the largest in the school district and the middle school will not open until the <br />fourth graders are in seventh grade. She asked if the construction on the middle school could <br />be accelerated. She said the predicted growth rate for Pleasanton of four percent for next year <br />was having a negative impact on the School District's bond rating. She hoped the School <br />District and the City of Pleasanton could work together to match what is really happening and <br />to decide on the number of students per schools at buildout. She did not agree with using <br />portables to house the students. <br /> <br /> Dr. McCurtain said the School District has to fund the deficit of $875,000 at the expense <br />of other community requests. If the School District were to reduce class sizes starting with <br />kindergarten through third grade it would add an additional $775,000 to the deficit. <br /> <br /> Ms. McGovern said the School Board looked at reducing the kindergarten classes. The <br />School District chose Option 2 for state funding which allows 100 minutes a day focused on <br />reading. Reading readiness will help the students' progress up the. grade levels and for 20 <br />minutes a day, a resource specialist is working with the kindergarten teachers. <br /> <br />Joint Meeting 15 06/04/98 <br />School Board/City Council <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />