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tribute to this frend?

Union con tracts

but not the only one.

Clase size.

.. factor‘in the trend that has developed
between salaries and services. Smaller
~elass sizes mean more teachers. More
m teachers mean more salaries,

oa Ww | ne ERs Facilities
hat are. the factors hat.co1 mise

“The first thing that comes: ‘to:
mind, when we see an increase inthe
‘cost of. education, is negotiated wage
_ increases. This is an important factor: ee |

| - Integration of special |
| ~ needs children oe

Clase’ size is: also a. ‘significant 7

"Smaller class size, .
: _ pael facilities and .
- ~ more equipment are some
of the budget issues _ |
‘we /e must face an

| Class size in the..Terrace
-District Teachers’ Union collective

agreement over the past several years

“age: Since our funding is based on the
provincial average per pupil ‘cost, we

- more teachers out of funds that could

“as resources, technology and profession-
ooal development. — :

Size and nature
i of the district

”- ‘Schools in outlying communities often

of. the provincial average size. '

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has been lower than the provincial aver-

have maintained our class size by hiring .

. have been used for other purposes, such

Z . funding.

The size and nature of our dis-
. trict also influences the class size cost. :

- have. smaller classes. because there are -
, not enough students to make up classes |

well: "The province funds facilities based ©

” again on the’ average. ‘When you have?i
“ gmaller class sizes you need more class-
“rooms, and so we have been funding
classroom space over and above the
- space funded by the province. ore

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eh

Education costs have increased

ey considerably with the introduction ‘ofall
‘special needs children into thé public

school system. |
More specialists are needed,

extra staff is required, often on a one-to-

one basis for-supervision in the class-

. room, and proper facilities and special
; equipment must’be provided, © °°"

These costs are the most-obvi-
ous ones but there are ‘other costs
involved, Teachers’ work load and stress
will be a major factor in future contract

negotiations. Smaller class sizes, better —

facilities and more equipment are some:

i of the 3 issues we must face.

French laraereton

French Imimersion is ‘another
program that adds to our cost. in rela-
tion to class size and special supplies.
ce The federal government funds
this program adequately in the early
years but: gradually the full cost of the.
program fallé’on our regular block

“Through. registration guidelines

" we can’¢ontrol, the size of a first year
French Immersion class, but often as
-the class moves through the system,

students drop out. For instance, a class
of 20 students that entered
Kindergarten in September 1981 is now
a class of 12 in Grade 9. Compare this
toa a regular class size of 25 to 30...

. Facilities: must: be consideredias: | oe