Eggen lauds impact of Classroom Improvement Fund increase in Red Deer visit
Alberta’s Education Minister David Eggen stopped by Joseph Welsh Elementary School in Red Deer on Thursday to see first-hand how increases to the government’s Classroom Improvement Fund (CIF) are impacting students.
He visited with students while touring the school and learning about its special features such as the sensory room and literacy and technology classrooms, all benefitting from this year’s CIF increase of $1.3 million for Red Deer Public Schools.
Eggen says the Classroom Improvement Fund was negotiated through the collective agreement with teachers and school boards coming together to see what could be done on the ground to make learning better for kids.