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1 he committee used 15 square feet per pupil, what they say is the minimum state guideline, to reach their conclusion. Dividing the usable, interior classroom space by the school’s average daily membership, they determined that RCHS has available 26.35 square feet per pupil. They compared that amount to the supposed state guideline to determine that the high school has more space right now than the state suggests.
When questioned about their conclusion, about the data they used, they stuck to their position, defending the statistics as the gospel according to the space committee.
This Tuesday, school board chairman Beverly Massie uncovered the twist in the statistics. From the state’s handbook of construction guidelines, she found the figures used by the space committee as justification for their arguments against the need for expanded facilities. . -
The handbook cites 630 square feet;: as the recommended size for s regular classroom serving 40 pupils. Divide the 650 by 40 and we get the magic 15 square feet that the committee maintains is the state recommended per pupO space.
Why divide by 40 pupils when state mandate clearly state that 30 students is the maximum allowable class size for 1979-00? In top of that, orders from the
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