A new provincial policy could see College District 83 eliminate the alternative of on the internet discovering by way of its Educational Outreach Application (EOP).
At the Dec. 19 board meeting, Supt. Donna Kriger spelled out that prior to when the coverage arrived into outcome on July 1, individual districts could enrol students from across the province in their on line schools. Now, on the other hand, they are limited to only learners who reside in the district, which will have money implications for SD83.
In a report to the board, secretary treasurer Dale Culler claimed this has diminished enrolment “to the stage that a discussion about closure is warranted,” which they can do for a amount of motives, including a college that “is no lengthier economically or operationally viable.”
Kriger included that in the previous, SD83 had been ready to use the EOP as a supply of income through that supplemental enrollment. Now the only on-line schools equipped to do that are individuals registered with the Ministry of Training as a Provincial On the internet Learning School.
Culler stated that provincial funding for schools is centered on the complete-time enrolment quantities, with the on line figures now dwindling immediately