BOARD TO SET A PRICE WV schools let in foreign stu

FOREIGN RESIDENTS will be able to attend West Van- couver high schools next year — but at a price.

West Vancouver School Board approved a motion) Monday to begin, as a pilot program, ar- rangements to have off-shore stu- dents attend schools in the district.

Officials from a number of B.C. school districts and the Ministry of Education met last week 10 discuss such a proposal.

Under the provisions of West Vancouver's program, foreign students will have to pay the entire cost of being enrolled in the school systema, in addition possibly to an extra fee tacked on by the schools.

Superintendent of schools Ed Carlin said that would bring the average cost for a qualified student to about $4,500, adding that the

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“The idea would be that (the schools) could raise, with) board approval, a local tuition,’ be said, referring to the additional Cee.

Carlin said the business of “‘contracting’’ educational services is potentially lucractive, reaching into the “millions of dollars’* world-wide. The program benefits the district by creating contacts for local students with people From overseas, he said, adding that it generates revenues for schools.

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students enrolled ina year could make about $15,000 in revenues.

Trustee Margot: Furk said the program offers the potential for public misunderstanding about whether the benefits actually ex- ceed the costs.

Fuck expressed concern about potentially Sarge class sizes that could result from implementing the program,

“t do not want either this board or same future bourd ... to find themselves at the merey of irate parents, teachers or principals

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upset about class sizes that are in- ordinate,’* she said.

The board approved the pro- gram, passing Furk'’s amendment to the matian, which called for participating school administra- tions to sign a letter of agreement saying they and parents are satisfied with the program's guidelines.

The program to be adopted will be modelled on others that have been established by other institue tions, such as Capilano College, which has agents that travel

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overseas to arrange for students to study in B.C,

Carlin said typical students who would participate in the program would be about 17, with an interest in furthering their knowledge of English and Western culture.

As a minimum requirement, the students must have functicnal lit- eracy in English and a superior ac- ademic ability,

Carlin said the Ministry of Education is keen an school districts to tap into the field of off-shore education.

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