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Six teachers cut from staffA 4Pittsburg schooliclosing approvedSix members of the board of Delphi Community unanimously approved closing of the Pittsburg Elementary School at the completion of the present term when they met Monday night. Board member William Duff was not present.On the recommendation of Dr. Charles Skurka, superintendent, six teachers were cut from the present staff under a “Reduction in Force’’ of teachers according to a mastered.Skurka went over bus route changes which had been outlined as the meeting a week earlier and discussed enrollment figures projected for the Camden and Hillcrest Elementary Schools for 1982-83.His discussion included instruc-tional stations in the schools and recommendations for reduction ofstaff. He said, “I feel it is my responsibility to provide educa-predicted at 30 - an entirely unrealistic burden for any teacher and it makes no allowance for potential move-ins after school begins. Much educational research has been produced showing that class size definitely affects the educational levels achieved bystudents. We believe the Board9 /should carefully consider the ramifications before increasing the class loads of the elementary school
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Delphi Carroll County Comet
Delphi, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 24, 1982
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