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“VM OBVIOUSLY extremely upset.’’
That’s the reaction of Heather Walker, president -
of the West Vancouver Teachers Association, to a
three-year budget proposal being considered by the
West Vancouver school board.

What has Walker upset is

has W. By MARK HAMILTON

the provision in that docu- AND

ment for laying off a total of BILL BELL

53 teachers over the three

years. that attrition will take care of
If the plan is adopted, the many of the teaching posi- |

lay-offs would begin with the tions that will be axed.

start of the next school year Other financial proposals

when 21 fewer teachers being studied by the West —

would be on the payroll. Vancouver school board in-

Walker says the impact of clude the imposition of a $10
the teacher lay-offs will be per student supplies fee, a
doubled by plans to save $167,000 cut in support per-
moncy by cutting teaching sonnel and the move to a par-
and non-teaching support tial user-pay system for sum-
staff as well. mer school.

“Apparently termination The board has indicated it
notices have gone out to will try to soften the impact
some non-teaching support of the cuts by approaching
staff this week,’’ she says the provincial government in
**We (the WVTA) have also — search of additional funding.
received notice of termina- ‘*We are not prepared to
tion of clauses in our working watch the school system go
and learning conditions down the dram,’ said trustee
agreement that deal with sup- Michael Smith, who was
port staff and = classroom lauded by Walker for his
sizes "' comments

The implications, says ‘“"We must recognize,”’
Walker, are obvious West Smith added, ‘‘that the pro-
Vancouver teachers will be vincial government is not
facing larger class sizes with necessarily knee deep” in
fewer support staff to hetp talent, so they should listen

out. to us if we do our EE sh MEWS photo Terry Peters.”
“It's going to have a homework * | WEST VANCOUVER Fire inspector Tom Payne.and Post Office worker Don Ross were
tremendous effect on educa- A final decision on the - y, busy this week sorting fire safety pamphiets for delivery, The pamphlets, which deal with.
tion in West Vancouver,’’ three-year financial plan will partment fire safety, were rovided by Royal insurance and will be Selivered by mall this
Walker says of the cuts. be made by trustces at their ee Ce : oe

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lt is unlikely, she adds, next meeting.

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