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Bill gives prov. power to restructure says dir.
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and change the funding method,
said a summary of the legislation
presented at the board meeting.
Again, Carroll pointed out the
legislation would empower the
minister to restructure school
boards and the election of trustees,
but does not detail how the system
would work after restructuring.
The proposed legislation would
also result in expanded rights for
children to attend a particular
school, according to the report.
At the elementary school level,
children could attend if a parent or
guardian is a supporter. For sec
ondary students, open access would
continue between public and sepa
rate boards, and supporters of a
French-language board would have
the right to send their children to
either an English-language or
French-language school.
Other portions of the bill will not
directly impact the HCBE because
the recommendations are already in
place.
Advisory school councils must
be established along with special
education advisory committees.
The minister would regulate the
composition, function and opera
tion of both groups.
Boards have also been told in the
legislation to appoint non-voting
student representatives to attend
board meetings. The HCBE is now
in its third year of such an endeav
our.
The Education Improvement
Commission, which is to be over
seeing the restructuring of school
boards, would have the power to
hold in trust and transfer assets,
transfer liabilities among district
school boards, transfer employees
between boards and require a board
to provide services to another
board.
Carroll said there are more
details to be determined regarding
the regulation of assets, shared ser
vices and other amalgamation
issues.
The finance aspect of education
is still speculatory as Carroll was
unsure how the government plans
to deal with “sweatered” funds if
underspent. The “sweatered” funds
are to be earmarked for specific
purposes, yet it is unclear what will
happen to unused funds, he said.
The financing with amalgamation
is also under scrutiny as Carroll
told of the shift of the fiscal year to
match the school year. The current
system has financial statements run
by the calendar year. It will be
moved to coincide with the
September start of school.
This leaves eight months for
“stub year funding”, said Carroll.
Revenue calculations will be based
on 62 per cent of operating grants
and property taxes, said Janet
Baird-Jackson, superintendent of
business.
However, a large payroll goes
out at the end of August because of
teachers returning to the classroom,
added Allan Carter, chair of the
board and trustee for Hens all and
Tuckersmith Twp.
Carroll expects a $3,653,005
deficit at the end of the eight-month
stub year.
“With no way to raise taxes, (due
to the new government funding
model) we can only make up the
shortfall by cuts,” said Carroll.
Though pointing out many
unclear and problematic parts of
the proposed Bill 160, Carroll said
the one good point was the confir
mation of staff positions with the
new board.
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