R7-6-210. Classroom Square Footage

A. A school district shall have school facilities with the following minimum cumulative classroom square footage: 1. For preschool children with disabilities through grade three: 32 square feet per student; 2. For grades four through six: 28 square feet per student; 3. For grades seven and eight: 26 square feet per student; and 4. For grades nine through 12: 25 square feet per student. B. Classroom square footage of a school facility is measured from interior wall to interior wall of a classroom and is the space required for teaching. Both general and specialty classrooms are included in the classroom square footage of a school facility. C. Cumulative classroom square footage is measured as follows: 1. 100 percent of the classroom square footage usable for general classroom purposes and occupied throughout a day by the same students in programs for preschool children with disabilities, kindergarten, and grades one through six; 2. 90 percent of the classroom square footage usable for general and specialty classroom purposes in programs for students in grades seven and eight; and 3. 85 percent of the classroom square footage usable for general and specialty classroom purposes in programs for students in grades nine through 12. D. Classroom square footage includes space allocated for any of the following purposes: 1. Garment storage, 2. Supply storage, 3. Work counter; and 4. Teacher or student collaboration.