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Greater Victoria School District Proposes Budget Cuts, Teachers Association Criticizes
The Greater Victoria School District is facing criticism for proposed budget cuts that primarily impact students, while leaving top-level administrators unscathed. The cuts include significant reductions to middle school music programs and high school career centre hours. Support services are also hit hard, with fewer counsellors and reduced hours for psychologists, speech and language pathologists, and aid for deaf and hard of hearing students. The district has added two new director positions, costing about four hundred thousand dollars combined. Teachers association president Carolyn Howe warns these moves will disproportionately affect vulnerable students and blames ongoing provincial underfunding. The provinces record ten-billion-dollar education budget is highlighted, with districts spending just two point six percent on admin versus the four point one percent average. The public can provide input at a March thirtieth public meeting or online until April sixth.
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