Are 40 pupils eligible for Option One funding if they are in one classroom with two certificated teachers for the whole day?
It depends on the size of the classroom. For Option One only, each class of 20 is required to be in a separate self-contained classroom unless the space which two or more classes share provides the same square footage per pupil as was provided at that grade level at that site in 1995-96. It is important to note that classroom size must also conform to local Fire Marshall requirements relating to space per person. A “self-contained classroom” is defined by the CDE as a single teaching station with an individual teacher. It is an educational area designed for the instruction of students. By design, it is specious, functional, safe, well lighted and shaped for efficient instruction and supervision. It must be versatile and adaptable to an adopted course of study.
