Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-6-710 - Classroom Square Footage Requirements for the ASDB

A. To accommodate the needs of ASDB students, the classroom square footage requirements of the ASDB differ from those of other school facilities as follows.

B. Minimum cumulative classroom square footage:

1. For preschool students with disabilities through kindergarten: 150 square feet per student; and

2. For grades one through 12: 100 square feet per student.

B. C. Learning and technology center:

1. For an elementary school facility that serves at least 150 students, the greater of 1000 square feet or the square footage equal to 325 square feet per student for 10 percent of the student body; and

2. For a middle or junior high or high school facility that serves at least 150 students, the greater of 1200 square feet or the square footage equal to 275 square feet per student for 10 percent of the student body.

C. D. Multiuse space capable of being used for student assembly:

1. Large enough to accommodate one-half of the student body plus parents and staff,

2. The same size or larger than an average classroom at the ASDB, and

3. At least 50 square feet multiplied by one-third of the student body in addition to the square footage of open aisle and exiting path space.

D. E. Science facilities:

1. For grades five through eight, no classroom square footage is required other than as specified in R7-6-710 ; and

2. For grades nine through 12, 10 square feet per student is required for practical instruction in science.

E. F. Art facilities: For students in grades seven through 12, 10 square feet per student is required for art education.

F. G. Career and technical education facilities: For students in grades seven through 12, 40 square feet per student is required for career and technical education programs.

G. H. Physical education and comprehensive health program facilities: 125 square feet per student of indoor space is required for physical education and comprehensive health programs.

H. I. The spaces designated under subsections (C) through (H) shall not be smaller than the average classroom at the ASDB.

I. J. The spaces designated under subsections (E) through (H) shall not be:

1. Included in the classroom square footage requirement; or

2. Used for instruction other than the specialty instruction specified.

J. The square footage of a general classroom is not counted as specialty classroom square footage.

K. The square footage of a specialty classroom is not counted as general classroom square footage.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-6-710

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 287, effective June 7, 2001 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 2963, effective 11/3/2020.