For purposes of Option Two, may a teacher assist in a classroom for half of the instructional day although that teacher does not serve as the principal teacher for a specified group of pupils?
Yes. Although Education Code Section 52122(b)(2)(B) could be interpreted to exclude all settings for Option Two where a teacher is not the principal teacher for a designated group of pupils, Section 15130 of Title 5 provides the following clarifying language: “For purposes of Option Two, as set forth in Education Code Section 52122(b)(2)(B), the reference to Education Code sections 41376 and 41378 shall be interpreted as permitting teachers, including kindergarten teachers, who are assisting in classrooms in which they are not the principal teachers, to be counted for purposes of determining class size to the extent they provide direct instructional services to pupils in reading and mathematics.” Because Education Code Section 46118(b) states that a kindergarten teacher can be assigned to only one session of kindergarten daily as a principal teacher, the language in Title 5, Section 15130 will be helpful to districts in their class size reduction efforts. With this language, an a.m. ki
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