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Funding Announced In July
Chinook’s Edge Board approves allocation of $1.1 million of provincial funding
Sep 13, 2024 | 2:31 PM
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The Board of Trustees for Chinook’s Edge School Division has approved a plan to allocate $1.1 million in funding from the province, announced in July.
Officials say the money is the division’s share of the $125 million distributed provincially to school divisions to address enrollment pressures.
Chinook’s Edge says it will spend:
- $600,000 to address specific pressure points in schools, using the division’s established process of identifying and prioritizing challenges. This equates to approximately 3.5 FTE (full time equivalent) teachers and 5 FTE educational assistants.
- Up to $140,000 to support Chinook’s Edge Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers with release time, so they can complete testing that Alberta Education asked divisions to undertake for the first time.
- $350,000 to purchase additional Chromebooks for student use. With the province asking for school divisions to focus on removing distractions in schools, by eliminating student use of cell phones or other smart devices in class, the additional Chromebooks will ensure students continue to have access to the learning tools they need. Also, starting in 2025-26, provincial achievement tests and diploma exams will require Chromebook access; the purchase of additional Chromebooks will assist schools in supporting provincial testing.
- $15,000 to increase the time of the safety coordinator to support the implementation of Hour Zero, an emergency management program, adopted by Chinook’s Edge in the 2024-25 school year.
