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8 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,May 25, 2010 PUBLIC NOTICE The HST is coming. Plan now and save. Under the pending Harmonized Sales Tax, the government will demand you pay an additional 8% for cemetery and cremation services. Pre-arrange your cemetery or cremation plans now, to avoid paying hundreds of dollars in extra tax. School board warns of cuts dent fees, that previously were paid for by Continued from pg. 1 The board has an operating budget of student's parents. "We should not see students pay for $509 million for the 2010-11 school year, anything that is curricular-based,"he said. as well as a $231 million capital budget He noted things such as pigs, for disthat will pay for the several new schools secting, will now be paid for by the school the board is building. Parfeniuk, who led the discussion, told board. However, extra-curricular activithe gathering that with funding cuts from ties, such as field trips and after-school programs, will still be paid for the Province, if the school by parents. board were to operate with a The board also has a status quo from the current $400,000 structural deficit from year, the board would have a the current year to the next. The budget deficit. He added cuts school board spent $1 million must be made in certain areas of reserve funds for operating to accommodate the funding purposes, but is now left with shortfall. only $600,000 in reserves. In determining the budget The board will also be curbspending the school board ing its spending on textbooks has to first honour provincial and technology this year, as the mandate, such as providing province cut funding to each enough teachers for students, STEVEN by $650,000. Technology fundand it has to honour its conPARFENIUK ing pays for items such comtractual agreements, such as puters. a three per cent raise for its The school board is also installing teachers. After that money is allocated, the board will determine where the mon- wireless networking into its schools that will allow students and staff to log on to ey can be saved through cuts. Parfeniuk explained where some of the the Internet, and potentially the school network, remotely. funding shortfalls come from. Despite some of the funding shortfalls, The Province is providing the school board with an additional two per cent for the school board is getting additional electricity, however the utility has gone up grant money to support its pupil growth. "We are the fastest growing school by 14 per cent. Furthermore, the province is rolling board in the province," Parfeniuk said. At the elementary school level, the out its Early Learning Program for JK/ SK students, which gives parents the op- board is growing by 3.1 per cent, or 1,038 tion to keep their four and five year olds in students. Of those new students 750 are heading into the French immersion proschools for the full-day. The Province is providing funds for 436 gram, while the remainder will be in the students in the program, but the HDSB English track. At the secondary school level, the board is growing by 2.9 per cent, has 495 registered for the school year. "We're not turning kids away," Parfe- or 504 students. niuk said. "And we don't get extra grants The budget proceedings are going to for those extra programs." run throughout May and June. A meetThe board will be down some $900,000 ings is scheduled for today (Tuesday) at to pay for those extra student spaces. 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