Overview
- State school offices in Weilheim‑Schongau, Munich, Unterallgäu and Fürstenfeldbruck reported on Tuesday that every class has a trained class teacher and compulsory instruction is secured for the start of the 2026/27 year.
- Rising first‑grade intakes forced local shifts in class formation, with Weilheim‑Schongau enrolling 1,546 first‑graders (142 more than last year) and creating 60 first classes plus 14 combined 1/2 classes while Unterallgäu added nine new classes for 1,615 starters.
- Authorities expanded Mobile Reserve pools and hired non‑traditional teachers to cover absences, for example Munich’s 113 Mobile Reserve teachers and 66 quereinsteiger who together supply hundreds of weekly teaching hours.
- Districts also made program changes to match demand, consolidating German‑language newcomer classes in Weilheim‑Schongau to a single Deutschklasse in Schongau and launching four 5/6 Jami mixed‑age classes at Mittelschule Peiting.
- Shortfalls among subject specialists remain and are being managed with redeployed primary teachers, Substituten and additional support staff, a temporary approach that keeps timetables full but could press the need for longer‑term recruitment and training.