Section R7-6-210. Academic Classroom Space

A.      A school district shall have school facilities with cumulative classroom square footage of 32 square feet for each student in programs for preschool children with disabilities, kindergarten programs and grades one through three in the district.

B.       A school district shall have school facilities with cumulative classroom square footage of 28 square feet for each student in grades four through six in the district.

C.      A school district shall have school facilities with cumulative classroom square footage of 26 square feet for each student in grades seven and eight in the district.

D.      A school district shall have school facilities with cumulative classroom square footage of 25 square feet for each student in grades 9 through 12 in the district.

E.       For purposes of measuring cumulative classroom square foot- age for programs for preschool children with disabilities, kin- dergarten programs and grades one through six, classroom spaces are those occupied throughout the school day by the same students, or usable for general classroom purposes.

F.       For purposes of measuring cumulative classroom square foot- age for grades seven and eight, classroom spaces are 90 per- cent of the square footage of those rooms usable for general and specialty classroom purposes.

G.      For purposes of measuring cumulative classroom square foot- age for grades 9 through 12, classroom spaces are 85 percent of the square footage of those rooms usable for general and specialty classroom purposes.

H.      Classroom space is measured from interior wall to interior wall.

I.        The amount of classroom space per student specified in this Article accounts for required teaching space.

J.        The square footage of a general classroom is not counted as specialty classroom square footage.

K.      The square footage of a specialty classroom is not counted as general classroom square footage.

Historical Note

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 8 A.A.R.

287, effective June 7, 2001 (Supp. 01-4).