NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

Raffle rascals

LEFTTO right: Dinah, Alissa, Jonathan, Jennifer, Roberta and

-Adam (in background) try out some of the raffle items donat-
ed by locai merchants for the Highland Preschool Children’s
Sale this Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m, till noon. The event takes
place in the gymnasium of Highiands United Church, 3255
Edgemont Bivd., North Vancouver. Admission is $1.

figure up by
2.55 per cent.

NORTH VANCOUVER
‘School District 44 administra-

tive: staff are’ preparing ' the
first. draft..of their. 1995-96

preliminary budget. The bud-~:,

» get will top $94.7 million,

“NORTH ‘VANCOUVER
- SCHOOL BOARD
By Kevin. Gillies «

The 1995-96 budget total repre-.
“sents an increase of approximately
$2.36 million (2.55%) over the
1994-95 school year. - ;

The budget will supply educa-
“tional services for 17,500 full-time
“public school students attending
eight secondary and 32 elementary
schools. :

‘The district projects a district-
_wide enrolment increase of 329
~full- time students (1.92%) over
this year.”

: The board is awaiting the oul-

= Come of two issues that may have a
“serious effect on the budget’s final
‘draft.

‘The: district’s budget advisory
committee meets with Education
Minister ‘Art. Charbonneau « later
‘this month in an attempt to have
“him address: funding inequities in
:- North Vancouver.

An- independent study showed
the district. was being shorted $1.5
; million. for last year’s 5 budget.

“Support and

The school district is also
awaiting word “from Victoria on
how to deal with this: year's esti-
mated $1.7-million deficit.

An: order, to retire the deficit
immediately, would affect school
funding for 1995-96.

The budget will be presented at
a special public. meeting May 16
— the provincial government’s
deadline for budget submission.

North Vancouver School Board
trustees recently voted to endorse a
$25,240 B.C. 21 Community
‘Projects grant application by the
Montroyal Parents’ Advisory
Council.
/ ‘The grant is needed to improve
the school’s playground facilities.
The parents had prepared the
application in time for the deadlinz
of March 31, 1995, but because the

“council is not incorporated as a

society, they necded the secretary-
treasurer” S$ signature.

In aneffort to encourage school
personnel. students and parents to
initiate endeavors
which will reduce violence on the
North Shore, North Vancouver.
school. board trustees declared
November 1995 as
Against Violence month.
November has been — the

Together Against Violence month,

for the last two years.

Together

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