- School district looks at cuts

Catherine Barr
Contributing Writer

ASIA’S economic
downturn has ramifica-
tions for West
Vancouver schools.

A decreased international
student cnroliment is forcing
West Vancouver's school board
to cut approximately $1 mil-
lion trom its 1998-99 budger.

The school distne? prepos-

es an operating budget of

approximately, $37.8) million
for the vear.

“It's only because of the
international students thar we
have been able to balance the
budget (in the past)” said
trustee Erica Bell-Lowther.
“We're projecting a decrease in
internacional enrollment (and)
that’s having a huge impact on
us.

Her comments come in
light of 20 presentation made
Tuesday to the distnci’s educa
tien committee by superinter-
dest Doug Plaver and Phil
Turn, sceretary treasurer,

Thev outlined the reasons
behind a S9S0,367 budect
shortfall.

“We're actually seem a
small dip in) prejections for
next vear.” said Turin.

He said so thar West
Vancouver has - approumately
270 international students
cnrolled for the 1997-98 vear.
Projections tor 1998-99 show
180 international students.

it costs families $13,000 to
send a child to school as an
international student.

Turin explained that
increased funds coming from
the provincial ministry were
just enough to cover last year’s
1% raise in teacher and support

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stat salanies. He said: bene tits
wh dhe be mamtuined by the
crease along with the current
staffliag devels ter the nest
school vear.

Plaver detaiied jist: where
the budget could he cut.
Among the proposed reduc
gOns are:

B oadminwtration
$265,216:
@ tachines
$177,060;

n fewer teaching assistants, sav-
ings of $182.258,

@ reduction of supplies. sav-
ings of S$11.500;

@ miscellaneous reauctions,
savings of $252,050.

Plaver said that even with
these reductions, $92,343 in
additional reductions must still
be found. “The ministry
Tequires submission of a bal-
anced budget,” he said.

Plaver said he is “very

eats. oot

reductions of

proud” that the district would
aot have to dav-oty any perma
nent statt in order to balance
the budget.

However, he said his
biggest worries come tram the
chmination or tall nme custo:
shans at the elementary school
level and chmunavien of the
current surplus [eit over trom
the scheduled Cypress Park
Primary renovanons. The
school will receive retocated
portables instead.

Plaver said other areas
rejected for cuts included
grounds maintenance, protes-
sional development, and a
reduction m_ clementary vice-
principals.

He said thar the proposed
cutbacks would have no direct
impact on classrooms.

Player said school adminis-
tration would take the brunt of
the cuts.

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