Seattle Public Schools Classroom and Staff Adjustments

Annual Fall Staffing Adjustments to School Staffing

Every year, 十大正规网赌软件根据入学学生的数量调整员工分配. This process affects multiple schools every year.   

Funding for school staff is based on student enrollment. 这一人员配置调整是华盛顿所有学区必须完成的任务，以确保每个学校的教师人数与学生人数相匹配. 

We understand moving educators is challenging for students, families, and staff. Each staffing adjustment decision is made thoughtfully to minimize disruption. 

• No teacher will lose their position with the district due to staffing adjustments.
• For some schools, they may receive an increase in staff to accommodate additional students.  
• For other schools, staff may be moved to another building because their final enrollment was lower than predicted.   

Twice a year, we project student enrollment figures for the coming school year. 这些数据很重要，因为它们帮助我们预测国家的资金，并使我们能够为每所学校雇佣员工.  

十大正规网赌软件调整是全州所有学区使用的一个过程，以使每所学校的教师人数与实际学生人数相匹配.   

To stabilize staffing and classrooms as soon as possible, we use the headcount from the sixth day of school as the official enrollment.

K-5 Grade Class Size Adjustments to Align with State Early Learning Educator-Student Ratios

Posted: Oct. 6, 2023

To focus on early learning, 华盛顿州的法律鼓励学区在幼儿园到三年级期间实行小班制.

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) values smaller class sizes for our youngest learners. 我们的审查显示，有几所学校的人员配置不平衡需要纠正，以满足州的要求.

What this means for Students and Families

To balance our educator staffing, some students may be moved to new classrooms or have a new teacher by the end of October.

If this adjustment means a change for your elementary or K-8 school, you would have received a separate message from your principal.

Why is this year different?

In previous years, SPS能够为学校提供额外的资金，以尽量减少教室人员分配的变化. However, due to the current budget shortfall, SPS is unable to cover that cost for the 2023-24 school year.

重点是保持K-3普通教育教室17:1的人员比例，以确保国家全额拨款. 这是一个地区范围内的比例，包括课堂教师和其他教育工作者，如干预主义者和专家. 

To ensure SPS is eligible to receive $3.6 million in Washington state funding, we must have appropriate staff-student ratios for our elementary grade classrooms.

我们认识到，在学年期间，教师和教室分配的变化可能会给家庭带来焦虑和沮丧. 我们正在与学区领导和校长合作，尽量减少干扰，并在学年尽早做出这些调整.

Staffing Ratio Process Steps

以下是SPS为保持K-3通识教育的特定人员比例以获得全额资助所采取的步骤, as described by Washington state law (RCW 28A.150.260): 

• Annual Reporting:卫生服务司每年向卫生服务司提交一份S-275表格，该表格评估全区K-3员额比例. This report considers various positions, including classroom teachers, specialists, and interventionists funded through basic education to support K-3 students. 
• Budget Changes: During the previous budget cycle, SPS experienced reductions in buffer staffing. 
• 2023-24 School Year Review: SPS最近审查了2023-24学年的教室配置，发现几所学校与K-3和4-5的人员配置不一致. This misalignment could put approximately $3.6 million in state funding at risk. 
• Corrective Measures: SPS正在积极努力纠正人员分配，以与预算保持一致，并确保符合要求的K-3班级规模比例，以保持全部国家资金. 

Frequently Asked Questions

十大正规网赌软件收到了许多家庭和社区成员的反馈，他们对最近学校人员配置的变化表示担忧和沮丧. 学区工作人员正在倾听并认识到学年期间所做的变化对家庭来说是具有挑战性和艰难的. However, school leaders are doing their best to minimize disruption to students. In a commitment to transparency, the district is providing more details on how we arrived at these decisions.   

Why are school staffing changes happening? 

Staffing changes in schools usually occur for two primary reasons.  

1. Annual Adjustments: The first reason is the fluctuating student population in each school, 为了适应学生人数的变化，哪些因素会导致增加或搬迁员工. 在冬末起草并在春季更新的入学预测用于确定下一学年的学校人员配备, but staffing adjustments may occur at schools each fall based on actual enrollment. 

2. Fall 2023: The second reason for this year 是否与特定的州资助模式有关，这些模式旨在维持K-3教室的低师生比例. 公共教育监督办公室(OSPI)提供额外的资金，以保持K-3学生与教师的比例较低. SPS made the decision to adjust the K-3 ratios in order to capture approximately $3.6 million in revenue from the state.  

We understand moving educators is challenging for students, families, and staff. 学区的十大正规网赌软件计划小组与校长合作，尽可能早地在学年做出调整. Learn more about enrollment projections.

Is the annual staffing adjustment different that the K-3 funding allocation staff changes? 

Every year, 十大正规网赌软件根据入学学生的数量调整员工分配. This process affects multiple schools every year. This is different than the changes to align with the state’s K-3 funding allocated to schools, but those two issues are occurring simultaneously. 

Funding for school staff is based on student enrollment. 这项人员配置调整是华盛顿所有学区都要完成的一项任务，以确保教育者的数量反映出每所学校的学生数量. 

Several schools saw changes this fall to their staff assignments in general education, special education, 或者多语言教室，因为我们每年都会评估他们学校的入学人数.  

Key points about the annual staffing adjustments: 

• Some schools may receive an increase in staff to accommodate additional students.  
• For other schools, staff may be moved to another building because their final enrollment was lower than predicted.   
• These changes are NOT due to the K-3 student-staff ratio changes required for state funding. This process happens annually in October. 

What is the state funding allocation for K-3 class size ratio? How did it affect teacher assignments and classroom configuration? 

This fall, 一些学校正在改变课堂教师的分配，以保持K-3通识教育的特定人员比例，以获得全额资助, as described by Washington state law (RCW 28A.150.260). 

SPS最近审查了2023-24学年的教室配置，发现几所学校与K-3和4-5的人员配置不一致. 

In previous years, SPS能够为学校提供额外的资金，以尽量减少教室人员分配的变化. However, due to the current budget shortfall, SPS is unable to cover that cost for the 2023-24 school year.   

Does SPS have enough teachers? Is this change because of a teacher shortage? 

These changes are not related to unfilled teaching positions. 

K-3比例的变化不会增加或减少一所学校的教师总数. The changes impact the number of teachers supporting K-3 students. OSPI) provides additional funding to keep K-3 student-to-teacher ratios lower. This often means that our 4th and 5th-grade classes are notably larger than K-3 classes. 

What is a split class? 

A split class includes students from multiple grade levels. Typically, they will include two adjacent grade levels. 

How will this change affect students? 

To balance our educator staffing, some students may be moved to new classrooms or have a new teacher by the end of October. While we know this change may be disruptive, 我们正在努力在学年尽早做出改变，而不是等到今年晚些时候.  

We cannot say with certainty how these changes affect students. However, 我们相信，我们的学校领导和教育工作者将为我们的学生提供高质量的教学和学习体验.   

If this adjustment means a change for your elementary or K-8 school, you would have received a separate message from your principal. 

Why does my student’s class have more than 17 students? 

K-3通识教育教室的人员配置比例为17:1，这是一个地区范围内的比例，包括课堂教师和其他教育工作者，如干预学家和专家. 

How is SPS addressing equity for schools? 

加权员额编制标准反映了具体到K-3员额编制比例的学校正在处理的公平问题的一个例子. SPS funds additional teachers in K-3 classrooms for schools with higher poverty levels. 

Elementary General Education Teacher Funding Ratios

Grade	non-high poverty	high poverty greater than 40%	very high poverty greater than 75%
Kindergarten	20:1	18:1	18:1
1st Grade	21:1	18:1	18:1
2nd Grade	22:1	20:1	18:1
3rd Grade	24:1	20:1	18:1
4th Grade	28:1	28:1	28:1
5th Grade	28:1	28:1	28:1

How are the annual staffing allocations generated?  

Once the student enrollment projections are finalized, data is sent to the budget team. 预算团队使用相同的加权学生人员配置(WSS)公式来生成人员分配. 学校领导和中心工作人员都有代表参加WSS团队，每年都会对公式进行审查和修订.   

How are the student enrollment projections calculated?   

The staffing process starts in the winter, when a cross-functional team predicts the following school year’s student enrollment. The team considers:  

• population   
• registration   
• birth rates   
• economic trends   
• housing   
• neighboring district trends  
• opening of new SPS schools, and more