How can the challenges of Education Sector Workforce Planning and the goals of the Education Business Plan be met if teachers are cut?

A couple of years ago, the Director of the Workforce Planning Department of Alberta Education, made a presentation at a public meeting of the Board of Trustees as part of a board development session. The presentation centered around a draft modelling project that would help predict enrolment growth and teacher demand on an annual basis. The picture painted by this model clearly indicated there were challenges. In a recent article in the Calgary Herald, the headline reads "200 teaching jobs face elimination." Carol Henderson, ATA President, commented in the article that losing that many teachers "would have a devastating effect on the school system." She also shared that boards across the province are facing teacher cuts as well and "fears that if other boards across the province lose a proportionate number of teachers, up to 1,000 teaching positions could be gone." Her point was driven home in subsequent articles, "Rocky View struggles with school funding 'crisis'" and "Teacher graduates may have to move to find jobs." A quick revisit of the workforce planning piece was called for - perhaps there had been some new developments. A revised report dating from March of last year, "Education Sector Workforce Planning: Framework for Action" was available on the Alberta Government website. An excerpt from this report appears below:

In the midst of Alberta’s changing economy, school systems across the province are facing some significant workforce planning challenges: the number of educators who are eligible for retirement is at an all time high; student enrolment is climbing in more than 80% of school jurisdictions in Alberta; the supply of qualified teachers available to teach in certain geographic regions and subject areas is decreasing and the attrition rate for early career teachers is an issue. Recent reductions in class sizes, declining interest in education faculty study and a generally robust and competitive labour market all contribute to the workforce planning challenge that is imminent.

It is also interesting to note that the Alberta Government's Education Business Plan 2011-2014 lists three major goals: 1. Success for every student, 2. Transformed education through collaboration and 3. Success for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Students. How can these challenges in work force planning and the goals of the business plan be met if we are cutting teachers?