10 - Friday, May 17, 1996 - North Shore News

Smith’s sure
he’s on the
right path

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because a plan built largely
around combining classes will
cut the cash required, said
Smith. Although most other
cuts will be included in the
budget’s first draft, a final bud-
get is not yet written in stone,
he. said. On May 29, Smith
plans to meet with a budget
advisory committee to receive
~ comments on the preliminary
~ budget.
“ST intend to give further
. instructions based upon what
staff tell me between now and
_-the 29th and what-I'mi told on
the 29th; But we're close to the
end of the: budget exercise
now.”
 CUPE, the’ NVTA and the
district Parent Advisory
: Committee have been asked .to
attend the budget. meeting on
“the 29th. However, NVTA

ptesident Dixon said he won't’

be going to Smith’s meeting.
‘Dixon said he. understands
the committee will be asked to

5 cron to-a list’ of modifica-

to’$2.5. million.

mployees, agents . and :
directors: of organizations |

deiying the act can be fined or
imprisoned. But’ Eidsvik’ and

his ‘coalition’ will defy: the act. -

He ‘acknowledges he’s already

Spent ‘more than .$5,000,- but ..

ing what cuts will occur," he
said, and teachers won't do
that.

Hocevar said CUPE mem-
bers feel they must attend
“because we have to put our
best foot forward to save those
jobs. It’s frustrating because
time is running down pretty
quickly,” said Hocevar.

Smith is awaiting word on
whether the district parent
advisory council will attend.

Smith expressed confi-
dence his tough-to-swallow
medicine will put the school
district on a sustainable path.

“Certainly, by next fiscal
year there will be improve-
ments that accrue at the school
district," he said.

Approval of a final budget
is expected at a June 11 trustee

- Meeting.

. District. 44's instruction
costs account for 80.9% of

total district operating expendi-

tures, which is 2.3% higher
than’ the. average for seven
compzrable school districts.
The average teacher salary
in: District 44 is $52,301. The

provincial average is $52,323.

men, can put all the resources
they want irito an issue. The act

© only kicks in’ when talking’
Political patties’ can ‘spend up

about voting behavior. The
pamphlet asks people to vote
Liberal or Reform.

“To print such pamphlet :
; effectively: raises the two: par-
‘ties’ spending. limits. When

groups advocate voting behav-
ior, they essentially act as a
front. for a political party, said
Schreck.

If; ‘protips want ‘to. play? a

polit ical . tole during, a cam-

‘paign{:they “should .donate to

* the political ‘party. of. their
“Choice, she said. He: called the

Election Act:a safeguard that

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