Music programs, elementary-school counsellors and learning-support teachers are among the areas where trustees have made cuts in the Greater Victoria School District’s $318-million budget.
“It’s very dire to know that the districts don’t have enough money to run their schools properly,” she said. “It’s disappointing, but the government is not funding school districts appropriately.” The Greater Victoria School District is receiving $80 million more from the province than it did in 2016-17, the province said.
Turcotte said it means the reduction of a couple of teaching jobs “and it’s going to be challenging to see which students are going to be able to make it to those music classes.” Some of the other cuts include one full-time counsellor position at the district level, along with a partial position at four elementary schools, and a full-time administrative position was cut.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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