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West Vancouver school

What has Walker upset is
the provision in that docv-
ment for laying off a total of
53 teachers over the three

years.

If the plan is adopted, the
tay-offs would begin with the
start of the next school ycar
when 2) fewer = tcachers
woukl be on the payroll.

Walker says the impact of
the tcacher lay-offs will be
doubled by plans to save
moncy by cutting tcaching

and non-teaching support
staff as weil.
**Apparently termination

nonees have gonc out to
some non-tcaching support
staff this woek,’” she says
"We (the WVTA) have also
receaaved notice of termina
uon of clauses in our working
and learning conditions
agrecment that dcal with sup
por osiaff and classroom
suc”

The imphcations,
Walker, arc obvious West
Vancouver teachers will be
facing large: class suzes with
fewer suppon staff to hetp
aul

“it's going to have a
tremendous cffcct on cduca
fon m We Vancouver.’
Walther says of the curs

ros anlhkety, she adds.

says

53 teachers
over three years

“I’M OBVIOUSLY extremely apset.”’

That’s the reaction of Heather Walker, president
of the West Vancouver Teachers Association, to a
three-year budget proposes Deine considered by the

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thal attrition will take care of
many of the teaching posi-
tions that will be axed.

Other financial proposals
being studied by the West
Vancouver school board in-
clude the imposition of a $10
per studem supplies fee, a
$167,000 cut in support per-
sonnel and the move to a par-
tial user-pay system for sum-
mer school.

The board has indicated it
will try to soften the impact
of the cuts by approaching
the provincial government in
search of additional funding.

“We are not prepared to
watch the school system go
down the drain,”” said trustee
Michacl

Smith, who was
lauded by Walker for his
comments

“We must) recognize,”

Smith added, “that the pro
vincial government ts
necessanily hknace decp in
talent, so they should hsten
to us sf we do
homework

A final deosion on the
three year financial plan will
be made by trustees at ther
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WEST VANCOUVER Fire inspector Tom Payae and Post Office worker Don Ross were
busy this week sorting fire safety pamphiets for delivery Lhe pamphicts, which deal with

apartment fire safety. were provided by Royal Insurance and will be delivered by mail thin
week.