One northern Saskatchewan school division could see a 10% increase in funding while another could experience a 15.4% decrease, if a new education funding model was implemented today.
Creighton School Division director of education Bob Smith says there will be a drop in funds for his school division — but not the 15.4% initially projected by the Ministry of Education.
He says ministry officials made some mistakes in their calculations. As a result, when the provincial budget comes down March 21st, he thinks the real cut will be about half that — in the 7% to 8% range.
Smith has discussed the issue with the board and staff. Next week he plans to discuss it at a school council meeting.
Meanwhile, the Ile-a-la-Crosse School Division could see a 10% increase, if the model was implemented. But division officials say the final increase is expected to be much less.