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Trustees concerned allotted school funds flot suifficient - f rom BOARD on page A7 field trips and materials per student per year was $20. The range of fees was hetween $15 and $46 per student. The funds will go to the sehools and will be at the discretion of the principals to allo- cate. Trustees discussed the student policy at length before giving their approval Wednesday night. A common concern expressed by several t-ustees was that the money allotted to the sehools would flot be enough. Joudrie assured trustees that dialogue would occur between staff and principals, particularly at the high sehool level wbere course material fees were commonplace, throughout the first year. The amount allotted to sehools could be altered for the 2011-12 budget, with contin- gency funds in the wing for the first year in case of a shortfall. Joudrie also said that because most high schools feli below $35 per student for course material lees, the funding could create an opportunity to enhance programming. The student fee policy also contains; a list of items that elementary and high sehool 1ev- els can and can't charge for. For example, elementary sehools can't charge for items such as musical irnstru- ments, music reeds, art sketchpads and kindergarten supplies. While a portion of the proposed budget is to be used to cover part of the cost of in-school field trips, field trips and guest speakers, any cost overruns will be charged to students. Meanwhile, high schools are allowcd to charge for items like physical education uni- forms, in-school field trips, field trips and guest speakers. Students will also have to pay if they wish to upgrade a material for a course. Two examples provided at an earlier meeting were if a student wishes to sew an outfit made of silk, as opposed to the provid- ed cotton, in a fashion design course, or if a woodworking student wants to make a proj- et out of maple versus the provided spruce. There will be no textbook fees, but schools will be allowed to charge a fee if text- books are not returned. While sehools will no longer be able to charge a registration, administration or pro- gram fee, programns that are already accom- panied by an additional cost, such as Visa students, continuing education, International Baccalaureate and Specialist High Skills Majors, wtll rcmain that wav Some trustees expressed dîspicasure that in-school field trips would stili be charged for. Ward 4 Oakville trustee Kathryn Bateman-Olmstead argued that parents shouldn't have to pay for their children to sit in their owrs classroom to hear a guest speak- er. However, hier argument wasn't persuasive enough to resuit in any changes to the policy before its subsequent approval. OTELLO'S BANQUET HALL (I-1 JlIi L811.1-1 2273 Royal Windsor Or., FRIDAY APRIL 2e,201 OakvilIe, ON Prevlas: 12M MU Aumn *L Oak, stagany & Cheryw5od 9 PC. Dning BOOM Suttes, noms 2hs Mstcttgbattets & hutches 8pc ersmotte inctuding 4 poster sets, nieîgh, W plattorni, Mission, Louis Ptittip King & Oseen sets in Marny iffefent styles & design. -Lln rsn suite inctuding 3 pc- Rectining sots sets. Sec- Ionats In rnany designer csiors, Leattier and Micrstibre, atso Canadie made sots set * Chaise Longe e Ottossnas, Bencties, Accent Chair ~àI .aisalas orMli t eg highest quati teVU> .occasionstfi Dting 10 ourrisnerHeightDînette Set (vartety of tinishes) *Watt dodu *Curis stands *Setecton nf Designer Lampae *Lirntte Edition ailtesut inctsding Bateinas & the Group of Sevon. At Casson, Tomslbsntpasn, ec. * W staidsaln Costutare sels .72P Fiatlwares$et *pr S~iiMeMsraila ame w0«Pnti i 1 __ __ - 1