Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when the formula was being modified, some areas within the formula increased, while others decreased. The amount of money, for instance, for inclusive schooling was increased in the formula. I believe there may have been some extra funds for early childhood programs. The amount of money that went into the formula for the South Slave Divisional Education Council for bussing was decreased. Overall, the result of the formula was to leave the amount of money that the education council would have received, just about the same, with actually a small increase had we not had to reduce our total expenditures for schools in the budget this year. It is only as a result of that overall target adjustment for this department that their monies were reduced and it was not by 48 percent. Their overall reduction, as a divisional education council, would only have been, I believe, in the range of 5 percent or so. It is still up to the education council to determine how they spend their monies within the contribution they get from this government. They could choose to spend more money on bussing, if they wanted, and increase the pupil/teacher ratio or they could choose to reduce the bussing and follow the way the formula is allocated for points. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 304-13(4): Education Board Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on February 12th, 1997. See this statement in context.
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Item 6: Oral Questions
February 11th, 1997
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