The State Board of Education in Georgia has waived all class size rules for the upcoming school year, but the Newton County Board of Education has voted to keep class sizes as low as possible and has granted the superintendent the authorization to move staff around during the first month of school in order to place teachers where the students are. The NCSS will have no more than 22 students in kindergarten classes, no more than 23 in grades one through three, 30 or less in grades four through eight and 32 in high school classes. “Accommodations for growth have been made to a limited extent.