Forwarding from COPACS.
COPACS
Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils of Saanich
April 26, 2016
To: Families and Staff of School District 63,
Re: Budget cuts to the 2016/2017 school year, invitation to attend the Special Budget Meeting
Our school board is being placed in a position where they will have to make cuts that will have a direct impact on your children. These service cuts will affect all students from K-12 next year.
Parents are invited to attend the special budget meeting tomorrow to learn more and share their concerns.
Meeting: School Board Special Budget Meeting
Date/time: Wednesday, April 27 from 7 pm to 9 pm
Location: School Board Office (2125 Keating
Specifically, the Board is facing further budget cuts because of TWO actions by government:
Government took $700,000 we made in administrative savings into provincial coffers rather than having us move those savings into programs and services for students.We have been required to pay $314,000 of annual costs for a new provincial network for internet access, up from a cost of $30,000 for the previous system, PLNet.
Those two
Sincerely,
James Taylor, President
Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils in Saanich (COPACS)