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Gauges 87: t Ina letter to the school boérd ‘Associa' DS pecker eae teachers ‘this. week’ as Castlegar got \underway., teachers notified school board officials of thelr refusal to participate’ in discussions on budget, cul as well, two daye Friday froin 49 pin and ‘, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — have been set aside for... the ‘distribution of leaflets at the Costeid Plaza and ‘ficeday evening to outing the etlocts of the teacher firings. ¥ over’ their heads." the: this week and’ Stanley sr at wllag vo dare wa tara Hl ‘GTDA epokerman John Eggleton enld Friday tho ° purpoee ‘of. the campaign is to.“inform’ the public ‘of the,’ catastrophic situation! s0:they .are well Sequeinied it ‘well versed’ with’ the tssues.” }: “fran menting wil bo bel inthe Sle ° udget « cuts “Early ‘termination requires fewer teachers to be actually laid off and leaves'a larger portion of the school year for changes to be adapted to. Every, week's delay. / required an escalating number of teachers to be laid-off,” the release said. Solin ac question - and, answer. format,. the board ad ed a number of queries it claims have been asked by, concerned parents.\ “In the fusi budget surpluses, it explains that a surplus'in one year always goes‘ to‘reduce the mill rate in the next year." * Questions have also been‘asked about allowances in :3\\’ the budget for a computer. The Ministry of Education did qe approve a sum of $22,000 to be ‘spent on'a' computer in attempt’ to” comply “with the? provincial <) A high-profile‘ media: bllte was ‘also ‘Yeunched this” peatraint orders. ' ! week in an,attempt' by. CTDA to’ inform‘ parents of the ‘effects the firings will have on the quality of education’ in : district. | Castlegar'‘school ° board, ‘has’ issue Capital Expense Proposal. But the board says that capital ‘funding is ‘separate from operating funding ‘and Js not ‘ affected by the government's cutbacks, “' / “However, ‘the release points out that the board will not be able e to purchase the'computer because.the teacher ” In & press release issued this’ weekend; board ‘outlined its‘reasons for laying’‘off ‘employees. f release’ said’ the ‘board ‘was' informed “July 30 ey it had its education grant reduced by $40,000' per: month’starting’Aug,'1/ In addition, it’ has not’ received 5 teachers will: be visiting, the phonies of. all: students eae for’ Hogue or Reptember, ‘so we are already. short '$80, y budget in February.’ ito: operate. it ‘was cut ‘from the ‘The release ‘also explains that the motley allocated for. the, computer, purchase could not'be used to reduce ‘because e board is ‘not: permitted ‘to transfer ig between capital and ‘operating ‘accounts. -* ‘She’ 'release notes that! the minister of ‘education ‘ ‘ndleated on Ate. 9 that ‘he would negotiate with Doarde 4 5 time equaled 14 full-time equivalent and “Inquiries on this poastbility are being made.” : }/ The board, also explains. its ;reasons’ for. firing long-time employees without. regard to seniority. The release says that the only section of the public Schools Act-under which the board could act is Section 153(1).: ‘There is no seniority provision in. this: sectionand: it; requires