By Veronica Beltran

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Balanced budget provides additional resources in support of student learning

May 28, 2019 | 8:30 PM

PRINCE GEORGE–Tuesday night the Board of Education looked at first and second readings of a balanced school district Annual Budget Bylaw for the 2019-2020 year.

School Board Trustee Sharel Warrington presented a report from the Board’s budget consultation Expanded Committee of the Whole. The committee met several times throughout April and May where they suggested 19 possibilities to provide additional resources in support of student learning.

Through the use of surplus the Board supported the inclusion of a pilot project aimed specifically at capacity building in schools–providing the appropriate tools to school staff to deal with the daily challenges they face–with a focus on strategies for mental health literacy and learning.

The additional resources include:

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• District-led Mental Health Literacy rollout to assist with prevention, early recognition, intervention and reduction of stigma associated with mental illness
• An increase of Aboriginal Education Workers for each Elementary and Secondary school
• Support for and Education Assistant mentorship program in the district to ensure staff are appropriately trained and students are receiving the supports they need