An interesting article in the Medicine Hat News, "Schools hang on budget reprieve," talks about the particularly hard hit Prairie Rose School Division. Prairie Rose serves a geographically dispersed population that is mostly rural. They serve 3 380 students in 17 public schools, 1 Outreach School and 15 Hutterite Colony Schools. Their board has 8 trustees.
They are expecting a $2.7M shortfall as a result of the government's decision to eliminate a grant targeted to rural school divisions. Their MLA, Len Mitzel, comments in the article that the formula that was used does not work for districts like Prairie Rose.
The School Division is looking at cutting administration, teaching positions (up to 10%), and charging bussing fees for the first time.
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