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As the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District faces school closures and cuts, the Vernon School District is preparing to tighten their own belt.
But this district says they are going to continue to keep those cuts out of the classroom.
The Ministry of Education has announced School District 22 will need to cut $437,000 of non-instructional costs in the 2015/16 school year, rising to $814,000 in 2016/17.
“Our school district has suffered many cuts in funding in recent years. We’re proud that we’ve kept much of the cost reductions out of the classroom. Finding further efficiencies without impacting our students will be very challenging,” says Kelly Smith, chair of the School District 22 Board of Education.
Last year, the district spent $59.4M of its operating grant on instruction, $9.7M on district administration, operations and maintenance, and $2.2M on transportation (bussing students to and from school).
‘We’re already spending about $0.9M, or nine per cent less on administration, operations and maintenance than our peers. That has kept desperately needed resources in the classroom,” adds superintendent Joe Rogers.
“But we need an efficient administrative system and clean, safe and functioning schools – and that doesn’t come for free.”
The school district also forecasts a small decrease in regular enrolment of twenty students to 7,820 students in September 2015. All number crunching that is hurting the school district.
“We also face inflationary pressures. MSP premiums, CPP contributions, irrigation charges, and many other supplies and services are increasing in cost,” says Adrian Johnson, acting secretary-treasurer.
“This, combined with the administrative cuts imposed by the province, will mean we’re looking for well over a million dollars in cost reductions by 2016/17. That’s equivalent to the cost of the teaching staff in an entire elementary school.”
Members of the public are invited to attend a public meeting at the Schubert Centre at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday April 1, to provide input into School District 22’s 2015/16 budget.
