Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I would be pleased to share some information with the Members on the Member for Sahtu for bringing this motion forward on the high school staffing funding formula. Small high schools in the Northwest Territories, as you know, are funded through the school funding framework. We are talking about approximately eight communities. Once communities have reached 10 students or more, then there are options that have been referred to as grade extensions. That’s an option that we have been working with and has been very successful.

The Member also stated that 2.26 teaching positions are needed. It’s not only that, Mr. Speaker. In addition to teaching staff, there are classroom assistants, program support teachers and counsellors within the school system. However, Mr. Speaker, I’m more than willing to direct my department to review the funding provided to senior secondary programming for small schools, taking into consideration the motion that’s before us. This motion is a direction to our government, so Cabinet will be abstaining from the vote. Mahsi.