By Josh Sigurdson
The Regina Catholic School Division is moving to all day kindergarten this September.
The school division says that after budget shortfalls, cost saving moves that would not affect classroom supports and services needed to be made, and the move to all day kindergarten was one of those moves.
Director of Education Domenic Scuglia says the last increase in funding from the provincial government, simply wasn’t enough.
“It really only covered a two percent teacher increase,” said Scuglia. “It didn’t account for the many other pressures we are experiencing at Regina Catholic.”
Historically kindergarten would run with a morning class and an afternoon class.
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Saskatchewan Teachers Federation president Patrick Maze speaks in Prince Albert on Nov. 1, 2019. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald)
Teachers and their advocates have been making it known that they should be changed to be included in frontline workers eligible for a vaccine.
The province, on the other hand believes that teachers can get their shot when their age group becomes available.
Health Minister Paul Merriman said during a press conference on Tuesday that both teachers and corrections officers are eligible if their age category comes online with the province.
“And again teachers are included in our age sequencing if there is some teachers out there I think this is towards the end of the break if there is an opportunity on the weekend to go to the drive thru and I might encourage any of them to do that,” Merriman said.
Regina school divisions call for staff vaccinations before return to classes Regina s public and Catholic school divisions are teaming up to push for priority COVID-19 vaccines for their staff before they return to in-person classes.
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Regina’s public and Catholic school divisions are teaming up to push for priority COVID-19 vaccines for their staff before they return to in-person classes.
Regina and area schools extending remote learning until after April 23
Regina Catholic Schools, Regina Public Schools, Conseil des Écoles Fransaskoises, Luther College High School and Prairie Valley School Division have extended the window for students to take classes from home.
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In an email to parents, the Regina Catholic Schools Division said it will continue remote learning until April 23. (Sofia Rodriguez/CBC)
Schools in Regina and area are extending remote learning. Most schools had originally planned to have students back in class after the Easter break, but now many students will be at home until nearly the end of the month.
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All of Regina’s public and Catholic schools are keeping their classes online for another two weeks, along with the schools surrounding the city, as COVID-19 cases in the area continue to rise.
Regina Catholic School Division was the first to make the announcement, sending out a news release late Wednesday evening saying the division was extending its temporary remote learning until April 23. In-class learning will resume on April 26.
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Regina Public Schools and Prairie Valley School Division followed suit Thursday morning, announcing their students would also be staying online another two weeks.