Calgary Catholic School District facing $21.5M deficit for year ahead

Calgary Catholic School District board chair Shannon Cook says that, since the 2018-19 school year, the amount of funding provided by the province to pay for an individual student’s education has barely increased. Faced with significant enrolment growth and inflationary pressures, the Calgary Catholic School District is digging into its savings to pay for the upcoming school year.

But CCSD says that's not enough to keep up with the anticipated 2,000 new students forecast for the year ahead — or the 2,730 students added within the past year. The province responded with some cash: $4.2 million in a supplemental grant, which leaves much of that gap unaccounted for. In a statement to CBC News, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said the province is "stepping up and investing more in education to help accommodate this historic growth" caused by the population boom in Alberta.

Few are at the point of actually being built. This year, CCSD received construction funding for one new high school in Calgary. The CBE was given money to build one new elementary school.Entry to the LEAD and gifted programs has already been restricted. Some pre-kindergarten programs to help support English language learners will end. Kids with diverse learning needs are to be placed into regular classrooms.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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