January 24, 2018 Board Meeting News

January 25th, 2018

Dunstable School – 

School board provides input into provincial budget
As part of the Provincial 2018 Budget Consultation the school board submitted the following:

  • High school funding – Recognize it costs more to deliver a high school education. Funding for high schools should be applied consistently across Alberta
  • Transportation – Predictable and sustainable transportation funding model that considers maximum ride times. In the interim it is critical that:
    • school jurisdictions receive rebates for the carbon levy
    • the fuel price contingency funding be reinstated or incorporated in the funding rates
  • Complex needs – School jurisdictions require financial resources to address their local and unique needs, including access to specialized staff in rural and remote communities
  • SuperNet – With the contract for the management of the SuperNet ending this year, it is critical that service to schools be uninterrupted and affordable
  • Facilities – Ensure adequate and sustainable funding to maintain existing school facilities, including playgrounds

Dunstable School – Where students have the freedom to grow and opportunity to learn!
Dunstable School Principal Tammy Tkachuk provided an overview of the school’s priorities — numeracy, literacy, diversity, building relationships. See page 1-2 of the meeting minutes for details.

Principal Tkachuk also shared the school’s commitment to providing Indigenous knowledge inclusively, through weaving knowledge and perspectives into all daily subject areas.

The next school board meeting is on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at the PHPS Regional Office in Barrhead starting at 9:30 a.m. The public is welcome to attend.