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0 9 By MELANJ LEWIS Rxitftr Staff Wk More thanalf of Des Moines' elementary scbls next fall will exceed the averageJass size preferred by the school bird. The boaroroted recently to keep the averag class size for through fift-graders at 25.7 students, althojh enrollment projections show tt average class size will grow to 25.9tudents for next school year. District ofcials expect the number of gradachool children to be 12,346 next ear, up from 12,234. Without morrteachers, the average class size wouj creep upward. The board' move, however, is a guideline thatioes not prohibit class sizes above thigoal.
The board might take up the isae after getting actual enrollment figres next fall. The board'sgoal is considerably lower than guielines set by district officials. Distrtt guidelines call for keeping kindergarten through second-grade classes at fewer than 29 students. Douglas School is right at the limit, and Madison, McKee, Moore, Windsor and Woodlawn schools exceed the cap by one to three children in first grade. For the third through fifth grades, the district tries to keep classes at 32 students, but Adams and Windsor both have one fifth-grade class with 33 children.
Board members said they were concerned that youngsters in some schools had 30 or more classmates. "Any time the number of students is above 25 I'm concerned," board member Mark Smith said. "It's an abomination to have 31 kids in a first-grade class." Class sizes at 24 of the district's 41 elementary schools will average more than 25.7 next year. They could range from 16 at Edmunds Academy to 33 in a first-grade class at Wood-lawn School. To keep the number at 25.7 or less, the district would have to hire teachers to fill the equivalent of 2.2 full-time Jobs.
Board member Barbara Buck suggested having every adult in the schools, from counselors to special-education teachers, work in classrooms to lower the number of students per teacher. State regulations, however, require that money spent for special-education teachers be used specifically for that purpose, said Donald Brubaker, director of elementary education. "Those programs are for the specific needs of youngsters, and you have to be very careful in dismantling them," Superintendent Gary Wegenke said. Because many special-education students attend regular classrooms throughout the day, the number of students in the special-education class often isn't large, board President Jonathan Wilson said. Wegenke had recommended keeping the number of elementary teachers the same next year.
"Class size is not the single guarantee of student success," board member Sue Luthens said. Joyce Sharp of 2701 54th St. said she had to help in her child's class of 33 children. "Little kids need as much personal attention as they can get, which isn't possible with large classes," she said. The board has decided to cut 22 high school teachers and reduce the number of elective courses at the high schools, and Luthens questioned the wisdom of any move to increase Men and women raised a ruckus, shouting at employees in a foreign language at Des Moines Seed and Nursery during the weekend.
When it was over, money was missing from the company safe. Roving bands of bandits are back in Iowa, and their first Des Moines vic tim this spring was the nursery com' pany at 6015 Grand Ave. Slightly overweight middle-aged men and women with dark complexions went through the business Satur day, shouting at owner Ron Herndon. While some of them kept him dis tracted, others pried open the door to the office and took cash from the unlocked safe. "They were holding my arms, trying to pull me somewhere," Herndon said.
"It sounded like they were trying to speak in broken Spanish. An older man put his face in mine and started spouting off something in a foreign tongue. "They could have been telling me their life stories and I wouldn't have known the difference." Herndon said he pushed his way through to the office in time to see some of them coming out. By the time he discovered that money was gone, the thieves were out the door, jumping into a car. Herndon would not say how much was taken.
"I just want people to know they are here and how they do it," Herndon said. "They deliberately try to block your path and your view." Three of the bandits were women and two were men. The women wore shawls and long dresses, Herndon said. They were in their mid-30s to mid-50s. At the nursery, the safe will be locked at all times from now on, and employees will start making bank deposits more frequently.
Des Moines police have reported no arrests. The getaway car, driven by one of the two men, did not have license plates on it, according to employees who chased the car. Ottumwa group in D.C.; Grassley gathers a crowd I Dt MolnM Ar Adventures ot Baron Munthamen (PG): Riviera -4 30. 7 15, 9 45 BeacheKPG-13) Sierra 4 30, 7 15. 9 45 Bill and Ted Excellent Adventure (PG): Super Saver Cinema 5 20.
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1, killing Dawn Bentroot. 18. 223-8808 for Lunch! the number of elementary teachers. Board member Gloria Hoffman said next year's class-size increase is not significant, and the district could use more teachers' aides or combination classes to lower the numbers. "I can't support eliminating curriculum offerings at the high schools for the elementary schools," she said.
Brubaker had suggested moving teachers to schools where enrollment is high, but board member Betty Grundberg objected, preferring that the district hire more teachers rather than move them around. OfANervousBreakdown A FILM BY ALMODOVAR fif 7:45 9:25 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT-NO COUPONS lr WomenOnTheVerge Si 11 lonJuu lliivtuji JriJau 'lirouqh fridau I pin IZlervutionS By JANE NORMAN Of Th. Rttfst.r't Waslwton Bu-hu WASHINGTON. D.C. As television cameras rolled, Seiator Charles Grassley Ia.) ard Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole Kan.) chatted with a crowd of Iowans Monday evening.
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