Saskatoon Catholic schools to cut full-day Kindergarten, get rid of librarians and raise lunch-time fees
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Saskatoon's Catholic school division is planning a number of cuts and will increase fees for parents amid a funding shortfall.
Saskatoon's Catholic school division is planning a number of cuts and will increase fees for parents amid a funding shortfall.
Greater Saskatoon Catholic School (GSCS) said it will cut full-day Kindergarten from 10 schools to two, reduce bus routes, and eliminate teacher librarian positions to deliver a balanced budget for the upcoming school year.
Lunchroom supervision fees will also see a hike, from $70 to $100 per student per year, capped at $200 per family.
A high school lunch supervision fee of $25 per student will also be introduced
In a letter to parents and caregivers, the division said schools in Saskatchewan are not benefiting from "the province’s good financial fortune."
While the Saskatchewan government's 2023-24 budget projects a $1 billion surplus, Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools and other school divisions in the province have argued that education spending was increased by less than one percent.
Following criticism over his government's education spending plan, Premier Scott Moe said more funding could be coming to schools.
