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Trustees (left to right): Melissa Copley, Linda Wagers, De Anne Hutchison, Vice-Chair Sherry Cooper, Chair Holly Bilton, Terry Leslie, Jackie Swainson, Kathy Kemmere, Gord Kerr. Photo provided by Chinook’s Edge School Division.
The Chinook’s Edge Board of Trustees approved a plan to allocate $1.1 million in funding from the provincial government.
The funding is the division’s share of the $125 million distributed provincially to school divisions across Alberta to address enrollment pressures.
With the funding, Chinook’s Edge will spend:
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$600,000 to address specific pressure points in schools, using the division's established process of identifying and prioritizing challenges.
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Up to $140,000 to support Chinook’s Edge Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers with release time, to complete testing that Alberta Education asked divisions to undertake.
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$350,000 to purchase additional Chromebooks for student use, that will ensure students have access to the learning tools they need and assist schools in provincial testing.
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$15,000 to increase the time of the safety coordinator to support the implementation of Hour Zero, an emergency management program.