Earlier this month, the board of trustees approved cuts that would increase class size in 2nd and 3rd grades only from 20 to 30 students. The following week, they voted instead to spread the pain -- so to speak -- by increasing class size in kindergarten through 3rd grades from 20 to 25 students.
This past week, however, when the district approved layoff notices for some five dozen educators, it was not immediately clear what this would translate to when it comes to class size. Some families no longer know what track they will be on or what teachers they will have at Natomas' year-round campuses.
In case you missed it, here is the KOVR Channel 13 story aired on June 11 which illustrates just how a 2nd grade classroom will look at one Natomas school if 10 more kids, desks, etc. are added. Click here for the NUSD's latest budget report.
Requests by THE BUZZ for similar information from the Twin Rivers Unified School District, which also has campuses in Natomas, have not be answered.
