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Fewer kids, fewer bucks for SD43 International ed. continues to help the bottom line DIANE STRANDBERG Tri-CiTy News
School District 43 is facing the prospect of a drop in enrolment in September that could cost it almost $1 million in lost revenue. But trustees are planning to retain teachers and support workers — even add a few — thanks to fees foreign students pay as well as some surplus and efficiencies. “It’s good to know we’re doing better than we were,” board chair Judy Shirra said following Tuesday’s budget presentation at Winslow Centre.
The numbers included revenue forecasts of $289.3 million for 2016/’17, down slightly from $291.5 million for the current school year. Next year’s revenue is expected to be lower partly due to 143 fewer FTE students and a prediction that there will be 400 fewer international education students than the record 1,800 who showed up last September. The district also plans to charge them more: $14,000, up from $13,000. (The 143 fewer students, while a hit on the revenue side, won’t necessarily save the district money because the shortfall is spread between grades and schools, and doesn’t translate into needing fewer teachers or support workers.) see ‘WE ARE’, page 11
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The 38th Como Lake Relays were held Wednesday and Thursday on the trail around the Coquitlam lake, drawing some 2,000 Grade 4 and 5 students from Tri-City schools. For more photos of this major annual event, see page 36 and go to www.tricitynews.com.
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