Palliser facing $1.5 million deficit in 2021-22 budget
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The Palliser School Division is facing a deficit of about $1.5 million after its board of trustees passed a motion to accept the 2021-22 budget.
The board will be asking permission from Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to use some reserve funds to balance the budget.
In a press release, the school division said that revenues for the 2021-22 school year “remained the same as the funding profile supplied by Alberta Education in the spring of 2020. The Palliser School Division is pleased there was no funding reduction but is concerned that funding for student growth and increases in costs are not being met, putting a strain on the education system.”
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The Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) will be asking for a non-confidence vote on the draft K-6 curriculum at a spring meeting of the Alberta School Board Association (ASBA) in June.
Trustees passed a motion 6-2 Tuesday afternoon that, if the resolution is approved and passes at the ASBA meeting, would see the association lobby the government to halt the curriculum pilots and demand a rewrite. It says the draft is rife with errors and plagiarism, is not age-appropriate, and it does not reflect the province’s diversity.
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Publishing date: Apr 15, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 1 minute read •
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The Palliser School Division is taking a “measured approach” in examining the Alberta government’s draft kindergarten to grade 6 curriculum.
Palliser’s administration has been reviewing the draft curriculum and is seeking input from the division’s teaching staff and administration.
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“This engagement with staff and administration will take a critical look at all aspects of the curriculum and enable Palliser to provide meaningful feedback to Alberta Education,” reads an April 12 post on Palliser’s website. “Any decisions on piloting all, none or part of the draft curriculum will be a collaborative decision that focuses on what is best for students.”
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