At the April 15 Committee of the Whole, Dr. Kelly presented middle‑school class‑size graphs for Garfield Middle School, Revere Middle Academy (RMA) and the Susan B. Anthony Middle School.

She told the committee the RMA chart shows a higher incidence of very small classes in the 0–10 range, which she attributed to numerous special‑education small learning groups. By contrast, both Garfield and Susan B. Anthony have a small number of classes that exceed 30 students; Dr. Kelly said those larger counts are typically physical education or elective courses and can result from scheduling and students choosing limited elective slots.

When a committee member asked whether classrooms starting at about 21 students have more than one adult, Dr. Kelly explained that inclusion classes (English‑learner inclusion or special‑education inclusion) may have two adults, but it is routine at the middle‑school level to see classes of 24 to 25 students.

Ending: Dr. Kelly said she will share the slides and that school leaders are continuing to monitor class sizes and staffing structure as scheduling decisions are finalized.