Education
BY ADAM DOE & MARY KATHERINE SHAPIRO
LISD officials apply for 32 class size exception waivers
AISD adds incentives for bus drivers The Argyle ISD board of trustees unani- mously approved an incentive pay plan for bus drivers at an Oct. 20 meeting. Staff said the district is operating five bus drivers under its needed capacity, requiring existing drivers to take on more hours. “Students still have to get to and from school every day,” CFO Liz Stewart said. A closer look The incentive pay plan includes: • A $500 sign-on bonus after the first 90 days • A $250 referral bonus for current employees after the first 90 days for every new bus driver they bring on board • Health insurance and retirement packages
the class exceeds 22 students. If the TEA grants the exception, LISD will notify the students’ parents of the exception, according to district documents. By the numbers District documents show McAuliffe Elementary School has the most classes exceeding the 22-stu- dent cap, with eight. Several schools, including Vickery and Forest Vista, have only one class exceeding the cap.
Thirty-two Lewisville ISD elementary school classes currently exceed the state’s class size limit, according to district documents. LISD trustees authorized staff to submit class- size exception waivers for 32 classrooms across 13 campuses at an Oct. 20 board meeting. Some background The Texas Education Agency requires a waiver for all prekindergarten through fourth grade classes if
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LISD class size waivers LISD has reduced the number of waivers by more than half since 2014. None of the current class sizes exceed 24 students.
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• Pay starting at $24.50/hour • Guaranteed 6 hours daily
SOURCE: LEWISVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
*NOTE: VIRTUAL CLASSES/COVID
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