- (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.
- (e) Exception to pupil-teacher ratios may be granted by the Board upon written request.
Pupil-Teacher Ratio Teacher, assistant teacher, aidesNumber of Pupils Age Groupings3453 & 43,4,5 Director or teacher1217221520 Director or teacher and one aide1721271926 Director or teacher and assistant teacher or two aides2225302328
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).