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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in response to the Member's question about support for teachers to deal with students who may exhibit the symptoms of FAS or FAE in the classroom. The department continues to work with both teachers and divisional education councils to ensure that teachers are prepared to deal with the diverse needs of all learners in the classroom; whether that is through providing resource guides or support manuals for teachers, or assisting divisional education councils to provide special needs assistants to support students with special needs. In terms of the Member's second question, about the

increase in the enrollment numbers in schools in his constituency, there are in fact two schools that have seen increases of just over seven percent. In one case, just over seven percent and just under eight percent. The policy of the department is that, where schools have growth in excess of six percent and the divisional educational council has growth in excess of three percent, we will provide extra funding to help the divisional educational council deal with the unexpected growth. In cases where the growth is less than that, the divisional education council is expected to fund the growth from within. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Supplementary To Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister tell me exactly what type of training the teachers have to deal with FAS/FAE students? Are they trained to deal with that element of the education system? Do they have to take that as part of their curriculum to become a teacher?

Supplementary To Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Dent.

Further Return To Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No. To become a teacher, one does not have to be trained in specific strategies for dealing fetal alcohol syndrome or fetal alcohol effects in a classroom. However, it is worth noting that as part of our community counsellor training, our community counsellors are, in fact, given training in this area and are expected to work with the schools in each community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister tell me exactly what he has done as the Minister of Education to find funds to deal with this problem in our schools, the problem with increased enrolments and also the increased numbers of students that are being identified with FAS/FAE? Has he been able to acquire any more funds to deal with this problem in our education system?

Supplementary To Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Dent.

Further Return To Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, throughout my tenure as Minister, the one area of the formula that provides funding to all divisional educational councils that has not been cut and has, in fact, been increased as a proportion of the funding is in the area of special needs. I have impressed upon my colleagues at the Cabinet table the need to deal with the special needs issue and the fact that we do need more funding in this area. I am confident that, as we find funds, my colleagues will agree that we should put more into that area.

We have, over the past few years, provided support to divisional education councils and teachers. When it comes to areas like the resource guides and support manuals, we have provided funding to the Association for Community Living to develop a video related to FAS/FAE and we are working with other jurisdictions in the western consortium to ensure that we set up effective strategies to deal with the problem, as well as to increase awareness throughout all of our jurisdictions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister tell me exactly how the communities of Aklavik and Fort McPherson, with their high enrolment numbers, will be able to access another teacher, either through his office or through the department, to ensure that there are adequate funds in those communities to be able to acquire additional staff to help offset the high workload that presently exists with the teachers that are there?

Supplementary To Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Dent.

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Question 181-13(6): Special Needs Of Fas/fae Students
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, those communities will have to work with the divisional education council. The education program is provided in the regions by the divisional education councils and all of the funding for teachers is delivered by the department to the councils. The proper mechanism to deal with an increase in student numbers, in a community, is to talk to their divisional education council. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Mr. Rabesca.

Question 182-13(6): Review Of The Municipal Funding Formula
Item 6: Oral Questions

November 8th, 1998

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James Rabesca North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister responsible for MACA, as I have many times over the past two years, when will the review of the municipal funding formula be completed? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Thompson.

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Manitok Thompson Aivilik

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I did not hear the last part of the question. Can the Member please repeat his question?

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Rabesca.

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James Rabesca North Slave

The question Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister responsible for Department of MACA, as I have many times over the past two years, when would the review of the municipal funding formula be completed? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 182-13(6): Review Of The Municipal Funding Formula
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Ms. Thompson.

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Manitok Thompson Aivilik

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know that the Member has been asking me questions about the municipal finance review. The review has been going on for some time and the finance review committee will be presenting their recommendation to the annual meeting that will be happening in Cambridge Bay in March, 1999. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Rabesca.

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James Rabesca North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Same question to the Minister of MACA. As you can imagine, my community of Rae-Edzo is becoming very frustrated with many promises that MACA has given. I stated in my Member's statement earlier today, the department has promised extraordinary funding to offset the cost of associated various promises with the funding formula. My supplementary question to the Minister is, when will the hamlet of Rae-Edzo receive these dollars? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Ms. Thompson.

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Manitok Thompson Aivilik

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take that as notice and get my staff to review the promise. I do not where it is and I do not have it in front of me. Thank you.