Room Sizes for Special Education Classrooms
Newly constructed classrooms and ancillary space for special education shall meet
the following criteria:
Option Room Size
(maximum) (square feet) Pupil Capacity
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I
770
15
II
770
15
III
450
6
IV
900
12
The various special education pupil classifications are defined in Section 200.6(f) of the
Commissioner's Regulations.
- f(4) -- Option I -- pupils whose education needs consist primarily of specialized
instruction.
- f(4)i -- Option II -- pupils whose management needs interfere with instruction to the
extent that an additional adult, who is a paraprofessional, is needed.
- f(4)ii -- Option III -- pupils whose management needs are highly intensive and
require a high degree of individualized instruction.
- f(iii) -- Option IV -- pupils with severe multiple handicaps whose class consist
primarily of habilitation and treatment, and require a staff person for every three
pupils in a class.
Ancillary Space --
Provide ancillary special education space equivalent to at least 1/4 of the area of a
special education classroom for each special education classroom being constructed. This
has the effect of providing an area equal to at least one classroom for each four special
education classrooms being constructed.