The Board of Education passed its 2009/10 budget at its public meeting of May 6, 2009. It incorporates $3.6 million of reductions, some of which was managed through enhancing revenue from distance and international education, but the large majority of which came from actual cuts. You can check the details by going to our website, or go directly to the complete list of reductions here, and the Board's media release here.
One thing to make clear is that Saanich remains a first-rate school district within a first-rate public education system . At the same time, we have to realize that we are $3.6 million short of being able to do next year what we are doing this year. Credit goes to the Board of Education for keeping those reductions as far from the classroom as possible, but we will certainly need to call on the considerable good will that exists among our employees, parents, students and community partners to minimize the impact of these significant reductions.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Dr. Elder, would you be willing to make a 'book list' of books that you have found inspiring, motivational, educational? I am referring to books related to education, like (and perhaps including) the ones you've mentioned in your newsletters.
Happy to do so . . . stay tuned. Thanks for being interested.
Keven
An abbreviated list is coming in my June newsletter due out today, June 25. Just some ideas . . .
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