Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm just trying to get some more clarity on some areas of prescribed funding. When I look at the formula for some of these fundings in school, I see a funding formula that favours custodians versus support workers such as social workers. I'm just curious on why we don't look at prescribed funding that deems schools should have so many staff, such as one maintenance staff, one IT staff, one librarian staff. Why isn't this funding broken out that way? Every school needs a librarian; every school should have an IT person; every school should have at least one maintenance person, I'm sure. Why don't we look at prescribed funding in that element as opposed to a formula base that when you're one pupil short you lose that balance? Thank you.
Robert Hawkins on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 19th, 2007
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