Legislative Class Size

The Legislative Class Size (LCS) Report is now in production and must be submitted by April 30, 2025.  

Setup Needed for LCS

1. Pull Out Scheduling (ONLY if using)
   1. Scheduling Resource Students | NC Department of Public Instruction
2. Combined Grade Level classes
   1. NC Legislative Class Size Collection | Infinite Campus (Combined and Pull-Out Classes Section)
3. Dual Language Immersion sections (Scheduling & Courses > Courses > Section Information)
   1. Add the Instructional Provider of 20: Dual Language Immersion for EACH section (all combination and pull-out sections also)
   
4. ONLY the Primary Teacher will count in the class size average calculation. No other teachers in section staff history will be included.

Reports and Settings to Verify

Reporting > NC State Reporting > NC LCS Collection

Report Type: Class Size

   

       
• Grade Level Grouping: K-3
       
• Violation Type: None Selected
       
• Exclude Cross-Site Data: Checked
       
• Snapshot Date: 02/28/2025
   

   

Report Type: Class Size

   

       
• Grade Level Grouping: K-3
       
• Violation Type: Over the Individual Class Size Maximum
       
• Exclude Cross-Site Data: Checked
       
• Snapshot Date: 02/28/2025
   

   

Report Type: Class Size

   

       
• Grade Level Grouping: K-3
       
• Violation Type: Over the PSU-wide Maximum Average
       
• Exclude Cross-Site Data: Checked
       
• Snapshot Date: 02/28/2025
   

   

Reports to Submit

Report Type: Class Size Average (Any school that contains K-3)

   

       
• Grade Level Grouping: K-3
       
• Exclude Cross-Site Data: Checked
       
• Snapshot Date: 02/28/2025
       
• Snapshot Period: Spring
   

   

Report Type: Program Enhancement Teachers (All schools)

   

       
• Grade Level Grouping: K-13
       
• Exclude Cross-Site Data: Checked
       
• Snapshot Date: 02/28/2025
       
• Snapshot Period: Spring
   

   

If a school does not have the grade levels needed for submission, do not generate or submit.

Other Legislative Class Size data reports are also available for review.  Please visit NC Legislative Class Size Collection | Infinite Campus for more information on all Legislative Class Size reports.

NC LCS Collection Submission Verification Process

Reporting > NC State Reporting > NC LCS Collection

Complete the following steps in the exact order below to submit the NC LCS Collection. All steps must be completed by the same person using the same login.

1. Generate the Report
2. Review the Report
3. Submit Verification

Generate the Report

1. Setup > Select School & Calendar
2. Report Options
   1. Report Type = Class Size Average
   2. Grade Level Grouping = K-3
   3. If cross-site is enabled for your school, check the box to Exclude Cross-Site Data.
   4. Uncheck Only return classes with 0 students.
   5. Snapshot Date = 02/28/2025
   6. Snapshot Period = Spring  
3. Select Generate Now or Submit to Batch Queue and choose the HTML or CSV format type
4. Click Generate.

If Submit to Batch was selected, select Completed to see the report, otherwise the report should follow your browser settings when opening.



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Review the Report

1. Click the Review button to run the report.  
2. A new report will be populated in the Batch Queue.
   1. Select Completed to see the report. The information should match the previous report that was completed in the above steps.

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Submit Verification

1. Click Submit Verification of the reviewed report. 
2. 

   Click Submit to confirm the submission on the following screen. 
   

3. A green pop-up message in the upper right corner will state “Success”. This message indicates the batch process was successfully completed only. This does not indicate a successful submission of the report. 

4. Once Submit Verification is clicked another batch file will be created. There should be 3 total reports generated for the complete process. 

5.  Select Completed on the final report to check for errors or completion.
   1. If the report is submitted successfully, you will see the below message.
   
   2. If the Review Step is skipped, you will see the below message (please perform the Review Step): 




Note: If the report batch shows Status = Error, submitting to the batch queue failed. Perform the action again. 






Class Size Affidavit and Waiver Information can be found on the Student Accounting | NC DPI website.