§ 53.26. Teaching load.
(a) Each class of children shall be headed by a teacher certified under § 53.21 (relating to teachers).
(b) There shall be a minimum of two adults present and available at all times when children are present at a school. Children may not be left unattended, indoors or outdoors, at any time.
(c) Classes may be organized to have separate or mixed age groupings. A school may group nursery and kindergarten ages 3, 4 and 5 together when the school’s methodology, instructional materials and staff training are appropriate to the grouping.
(d) A school which has separate classes for ages 3, 4 and 5, which group ages 3 and 4 together or which group ages 3, 4 and 5 together shall follow the pupil-teacher ratios identified in the following chart.
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Teacher, assistant teacher, aides Number of Pupils Age Groupings 3 4 5 3 & 4 3,4,5 Director or teacher 12 17 22 15 20 Director or teacher and one aide 17 21 27 19 26 Director or teacher and assistant teacher or two aides 22 25 30 23 28
(e) Exception to pupil-teacher ratios may be granted by the Board upon written request.
Authority The provisions of this § 53.26 amended under the Private Academic Schools Act (24 P. S. § § 6701—6721).
Source The provisions of this § 53.26 adopted June 11, 1968, effective June 26, 1969; amended October 22, 1976, effective October 23, 1976, 6 Pa.B. 2665; amended August 26, 1988, effective August 27, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 3805. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (30556).
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