“NOR TI

District: ‘Board

4d School

(NVSB): chairman ‘Don: Bell
Feb. 9.

-apencd the’ board's

emecting by slamming ‘North
eVancouver-Lonsdale
‘ David Schreck.

MLA

> By Kevin ‘Gillies |

: Contributing Writer ;
Schreck’s. release
District «44

Bell: d

“earlier month. of:
“admins rs? salaries
“asking the = board:

“numbers: mearit was

and politically: motivated.

what

Schreck: had> previously claimed |

50 of the distric
making": more:
tually,
“more than $100,000 annually.’
But Bell,
vwere. making. more that, $90,000
with? four of them making :Mo
than $100,000 annually. ©) .
Schreck. was “practising the art

of'deftection,’! hesaid,:

-* Bell. charged: that. Schreck N
leflecting attention. ‘trom:
education -ministry’s
“cut, from: the. NVSB's “budget: by:
eliminating the Aistrict's special.
purpose grants on oy
ee District shad: previou 5
“received, the speci purpose “grant!
because! of, its larger. budget for
‘special programs. ‘and ‘extra: need
when formula: funding was impo:
edon “all school districts by th
provincial avernment
“Schreck ‘later.told the
theestwo: matters: were:
unrelated."

‘What! people have to ask is,
‘Should taxpayers be-asked to-give
Vancouver’ an) entre
nillion” without unde standing

emplayees were
‘than $90,000" an-

News that
if ‘not

incred ince rr) aidminigirator
IL. don't, think:
: asked 10 pay forthat.

fom
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should.” be
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ters,"

oundation,
‘Wish:

VANC OUVE R ,

witht: 17: of {them making”

tid that 12 “employees .

the):
§° $2.6 million :

without:
othe"
adversarial!

axpayers :-

ard be oss plas | és

‘included

rs wanes 11900 yh) were stated
without benefice: jagluded in--the ;
“tous;
benelits, sick
retroactive payments
previous years salaries):
Hei said the difference was: die
fo wt governmenl change of ace
counting policy. 7 |
“Miro Seltreek: made reference
“publicly touthe fact that there way
Jomitlion more: paid out for
administrative salaries «between».

(from ‘the

whereas the: 1991-92 totals:
tae cand:

~ NORTH VANCOUVER

SCHOOL BOARD

those te years, Boll said:
Rut Sehreek maintained,
“the question Of fotal Compensation.
package, othat’s the approprrite
couniber to-use."* :

“The extra AQ ar 40% for res

traactive ‘pay and benerits doesn't

come: free,
tives to pay for. it. and when

a ring £ “first.

I omesand |

chu Around,

“whot ‘it ce hyow on

ma

“nding that they
2 ho
On

We. have to! raise dhe.
its,

“apie nut for, those: piiposes, ie

available for orher PupOsEN

“Sty fundamental criticism ore:

Inide a deviston

ingredase stath compensation at

xt of almost $3 million,

‘They, did: that cine seeret, and
did it at cit. time when, they
laying off teachers. and 1

think that's wrong.) 7 md

“Put Well says District: 440s: ade

eministratives: casts have dropped
from 4. Ta of ity operating. budget":

Savere 46% and 4.0%

“Teachers”:

gras,
. tespecuvely

Nithough disnptesing with) some
VER numbers, North: Vancouver:
Association . ANVTA

president Linda Watson: sta
ad written -statenient stocthe

He wid the” provincial a

POWs

chat Ae NVPA: agreed swith” the
» boat that; Schreck
mianistrators”

5 data on’ ade.
salaries ia District”