Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) approved plans to reduce kindergarten class sizes for the 2020-21 school year during a board meeting on Monday night.Initially, the HWDSB planned around class sizes of about 26 in a fall 2020 return amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the board opted to add 47 more classes across the system in an effort to reduce the average class size to about 22.The move requires the hiring of 56 teachers at an additional cost of about $7.4 million.
Back to school in Hamilton may be staggered as registration glitches pop up The board also agreed to reduce class sizes for grades 4 to 8 in 2020-21 from 25 to 24 in keeping with the required one metre of spacing between desks as per provincial guidelines.The.