10 — Sunday, March 8, 1992 - North Shore News

Anna Marie
D'Angelo

INQUIRING REPORTER

Action plans
presented

to West Van
school board

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OFFICIALS FROM North Vancouver District 44 and
West Vancouver District 45 school boards say teachers
can expect layoffs and wage freezes due to budget
shortfalls for the 1992-93 school year. Teachers’ salaries
in both districts make up approximately 65% of educa-
tion expenditures. The average wage for a District 45

What areas should school boards cut?

teacher is $49,191, and a District 44 teacher’s average
annual income is $55 000, including benefits. The pro-
vinicial education ministry recently announced block
funding increases, but officials from both North Shore
school boards say the increase was not eneugh to cover

upcoming budgets.

Nicole Macarthur

Dave Sharrack
Bowen Island

I don't think they should
be cutting back at all.

Julie Boardman

North Vancouver

I am just thankful that
my children are out of
the school system.

Pat Mitchell

North Vancouver

They should cut some of
the school district of-
ficials, not the
counsellors or special
education consultants,

Sue Milward

North Vancouver

They shouldn't cut the
budget anywhere. We are
already paying for extras
such as field trips right
now.

North Vancouver
Some of the extra. art

supplies aren't necessary. “}-

We have so much sym
stuff and some of it’ is
not used.

FOR THE fourth consecutive year
a committee consisting of repre-
sentatives from parent, teacher
and administrative groups pres-
ented West Vancouver District 45
school board with an analysis and
interpretation of the board’s

By A.P. NcGredie

Contributing Writez

1990-91 annual report, recom-
mending 20 specific action plans

fake place within the school
district.

but
ministrators.

Derived from the anrual
feport’s raw data, the committee's
recommendations attempt to iden-
tify perceived problems in District
45 and to provide solutions.

Included in the recommenda-
ons are:

e@ that the district continue to

. work to inform parents and the

community of the successes of
West Vancouver students;

@ that as the district implements
new programs, the assessment
dimension continue to receive
specific attention through teacher

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professional development and
district monitoring practices;

@ that the district proceed with
its plan io revise intermediate
report card policy as provincial
directions finalize in 1992, and
that parents be involved in the
process;

@ that efforts to develop parent
awareness about the new evalua-
tion and reporting systems at all
levels continue;

@ that the district develop self-
worth and other human and social
development areas and include

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SCHOOL BOARD

data in next year’s report;

@ that continued efforts be made —_

to achieve positive discipline tone
in the ‘schools, especially second- *
ary schools, and that progress be
monitored by district staff; .
@ that the district “pursue all

available funding avenues to con-

See Committee page 14

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