Red Deer Catholic advocates for badly needed new schools
There’s no immediate help on the way from the province as Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) finds itself in desperate need of new schools.
The 2018 Capital Plan released last week along with the Alberta Budget includes no new school projects for Red Deer.
Officials with RDCRS say that put them in a tough spot as they reviewed their Three Year Capital Plan at Tuesday’s board meeting.
“Each school year we seem to have above average enrollment. Therefore, we look at instructional space needs for the next 10 years, even though Alberta Education only requires three,” explains Board Chair Anne Marie Watson. “Since most of our schools are at or above capacity and the construction of schools takes time, we need to advocate for new schools now.”