Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the school financing funding formula does include one-time funds for the start-up of a new grade in a school. As well, the enrolment figures would kick in once the students are enrolled. There is also a portion of the funding formula which relates to provision of school counsellors. This is a numeric formula, based on the full-time enrolment within the school. So it's the same for boards across the Northwest Territories. The number of counsellors that are funded are set by the enrolment, multiplied by the figure in the formula for school counsellors. I recognize that the requirement of the boards to get by with less than what they would have had, had the formula not been changed, put some pressure on boards. There's no question that all of the boards across the Northwest Territories are going to have to work in different manners to address the needs of the students. We are still hopeful, that in spite of the reductions to boards, we will be able to see adequate counselling services provided. But there's no question, the Member is right that the reductions will make it difficult to achieve the levels of counsellors that the old formula would have. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Charles Dent on Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
In the Legislative Assembly on May 13th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 12th, 1996
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