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From YouTube: Main Estimates - Ministry of Education Pt.2
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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
A
A
A
A
A
B
I
would
like
to
call
the
meeting
to
order
and
welcome
everyone
in
attendance.
The
community
has
under
construction
the
estimates
of
the
Ministry
of
Education
for
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31st
2024.
I'd.
Ask
that
we
go
around
the
table
and
have
members
introduce
themselves
for
the
record
Minister.
Please
introduce
the
officials
who
are
joining
you
at
the
table.
My
name
is
Jackie,
lovely
I'm,
the
MLA
for
the
cameras
constituency
and
chair
of
this
committee.
We
will
begin
starting
to
my
right.
C
B
B
B
I'd
like
to
note
the
following
substitutions
for
the
record
member
Loyola
is
substituting
as
Deputy
chair
for
honorable
Ms
secretson
The
Honorable
Mr
Hunter
is
substituting
for
The
Honorable
Ms
Armstrong
comic
a
few
host
keeping
items
to
address
before
we
turn
to
the
business
at
hand.
Please
note:
the
microphones
are
operated
by
Hansard
staff
committee
proceedings
are
live
streamed
on
the
internet
and
broadcast
on
Alberta
assembly
TV.
The
audio
and
visual
streaming
transcripts
and
meetings
can
be
accessed
via
legislative
assembly
website.
B
Members
participating
remotely
are
encouraged
to
turn
your
camera
on,
while
speaking
and
mutual
air
microphone,
when
not
speaking,
remote
participants
who
wish
to
be
placed
on
a
speaker's
list
are
asked
to
email
or
message
to
the
committee
Clerk
and
members
in
the
room
should
signal
to
the
chair.
Please
set
your
cell
phones
to
another
devices
to
silent
during
the
duration
of
the
meeting.
B
Now,
with
regard
to
speaking
rotation
and
time
limits,
honorable
members,
the
standing
order
set
out
the
process
for
consideration
of
the
main
estimates,
a
total
of
six
hours
has
been
scheduled
for
consideration
of
the
estimates
for
the
Ministry
of
Education.
For
the
record,
I
would
note
that
the
standing
committee
on
families
and
communities
has
already
completed
three
hours
of
debate
in
this
respect,
as
we
enter
our
fourth
hour
of
debate,
I
remind
everyone
that
the
speaking
rotation
for
these
meetings
is
provided
for
understanding
order
59.106.
B
We
are
now
at
the
point
in
the
rotation
where
speaking
times
are
limited
to
a
maximum
of
five
minutes
for
both
the
members
and
the
ministry.
These
speaking
times
may
be
combined
for
a
maximum
of
10
minutes.
Please
remember
to
advise
the
chair
at
the
beginning
of
your
rotation
if
you
wish
to
combine
your
time
with
the
ministers.
One
final
note:
please
remember
that
discussion
should
flow
through
the
chair
at
all
times,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
speaking
times
are
combined.
B
If
members
have
any
questions
regarding
speaking
times
or
the
rotation,
please
feel
free
to
send
an
email
or
message
to
the
committee
about
the
process.
With
the
concurrence
of
the
committee,
I
will
call
a
five-minute
break
near
the
midpoint
of
the
meeting.
However,
the
three
o'clock
will
continue
to
run.
Does
anyone
opposed
to
having
a
break
okay?
B
C
C
Building
a
new
schools
typically
means
a
growing
population,
which
means
our
province
is
a
place
where
people
from
other
provinces
and
around
the
world
want
to
come
and
live
under
outcome.
Four
on
education,
business
plan,
page
37,
it
says
that
2.3
billion
dollars
or
the
three
years
will
be
spent
on
capital
investment
in
educational
infrastructure,
so
Mr
I
have
a
three
or
four
questions
on
that.
First
of
all,
can
you
please
indicate
how
many
schools
are
being
built
for
that
money
out
of
that
number?
How
many
are
based
in
Calgary
and.
C
H
Thank
you
for
those
questions
and
yes,
you
are
absolutely
right
that
over
two
billion
dollars
that
we're
spending
to
secure
Alberta's
future
by
investing
in
new
and
modernized
spaces
that
will
provide
for
our
Young
Learners,
with
an
optimal
learning
experience
you're
absolutely
right.
This
is
historic.
Again
budget
2023
advances,
58
party
school
projects
across
the
province,
including
333,
for
design
and
construction.
So
these
school
projects
will
provide
new
and
improved
student
spaces,
create
jobs
and
Revitalize
Alberta
communities
of
the
33
projects
in
the
capital
plan.
H
10
are
new
schools,
16
are
replacement,
schools
and
seven
are
modernizations
again.
These
are
all
schools
that
have
been
put
as
priorities
for
the
school
authorities
that
put
them
forward
and
of
the
58
priority
school
projects.
11
projects
are
for
the
Calgary
Metro
boards,
including
two
fully
funded
projects,
One
Design,
funded
project,
two
planning
approvals
and
six
pre-planning.
H
All
of
these
will
move
forward
because
now
we
have
a
very
open,
transparent
pipeline
where
you
can
see
all
of
the
projects
as
they're
moving
along
these
11
projects
include
construction
funding
for
the
Nolan
Hill
school
and
the
modernization
of
John
G
dieffenbaker
high
school.
So
these
two
projects
alone
will
create
approximately
2500
new
and
upgraded
spaces
in
Calgary
schools.
H
Calgary
boards
will
receive
approximately
51
million
dollars
for
Construction
and
design
Calgary
will
receive
an
additional
500
000
of
the
four
million
dollars
allocated
for
planning
and
Calgary
will
receive
400
000
of
the
million
dollars
allocated
for
pre-planning.
The
Edmonton
Metro
boards
received
approvals
for
nine
projects
of
the
58
projects,
including
two
fully
funded
projects,
two
design
projects,
three
planning
approvals
and
two
pre-planning
approvals.
H
These
nine
projects
include
construction
funding
for
a
new
K-9
School
in
Edgemont,
and
the
solution
project
for
ecole,
makajon
and
Gabriel
Loy
and
I
should
also
add
that
a
solution
project
isn't
the
amalgamation
is
a
is
a
amalgamation
of
two
old
schools
into
one
space.
New
and
improved
Edmonton
boards
will
receive
approximately
32
million
for
Construction
and
design
projects.
Edmonton
will
receive
up
to
750
000
of
the
4
million
for
allocated
planning
and
Edmonton
will
receive
200
000
of
the
one
million
dollars
for
pre-planning.
H
In
addition,
this
will
create
25
000
spaces
across
the
whole
Province.
This
is
compared
to
only
17
300
new
spaces
and
16
600
modernized
spaces,
which
were
put
together
between
2015
and
2019..
In
fact,
we're
doubling
the
amount
of
spaces
that
the
previous
government
had
allocated
to
over
62
000
spaces.
H
When
we
look
at
the
the
this
massive
investment,
we
know
that
schools
can't
be
built
overnight.
It
takes
time
and
that's
why
we've
added
the
pre-planning
and
the
and
the
planning
they're
not
additional
stages.
They
are
part
of
the
process
that
often
took
place
when
you
were
allocated
design
or
construction
funding,
and
that
would
cause
delays
because,
often
during
that
time
period
you
would
have
to
go
back
and
look
at
the
the
ground.
H
L
L
So
it's
clear
that
when
other
jurisdictions
that
have
had
40-year
relationships
with
the
province
of
Alberta
have
pulled
out
that
there
is
a
significant
concern
and
of
course
the
concern
was
raised
by
many
local
leaders,
including
many
indigenous
leaders,
including
those
who
were
asked
to
be
part
of
the
development
and
and
to
be
validators
for
the
government
when
they
rolled
it
out.
Of
course,
it
could
not
be
validated
because
there
were
so
many
significant
concerns.
So
one
question
around
the
revenue
side
as
it
relates
to
what
I'm,
assuming
is
Page
72
other
Revenue.
L
With
regard
to
the
budget.
The
other
piece
is
we've
just
finished
or
in
the
process
of
finishing
teachers,
convention
circuit,
and
it
is
always
an
exciting
time
of
year
and
I
will
say,
having
trained
as
a
teacher
having
served
as
a
trustee
and
and
having
been
the
kid
of
teachers.
Teachers
convention
was
always
a
very
exciting
time.
Mr
Smith
will
acknowledge
that
too,
and
one
of
the
things
that
my
parents
always
did
as
I
went
to
in-services
on
what
was
new.
What
was
coming
out
in
curriculum
for
the
upcoming
school
year.
L
There
would
be
textbook
Publishers
there
and
there
would
be
other
people
demonstrating.
These
are
what
some
of
the
new
learner
outcomes
are
going
to
be,
and
these
are
different
ways
that
you
can
offer
those.
It
was
virtually
crickets
this
year
in
terms
of
the
rollout
for
curriculum
changes
for
the
upcoming
school
year
and
I.
Imagine
for
a
very
good
reason.
It
seems
like
the
current
Premier
wants
to
change
the
channel
and
have
people
not
pay
a
lot
of
attention
to.
L
All
of
that
being
said,
teachers
need
to
have
time
to
get
ready
and
what
we
did
to
them.
Well,
what
the
current
government
did
through
your
Madam
chair
over
the
last
year
was
incredibly
disrespectful
and
stressful
for
teachers,
because
when
they
find
out
in
June
what
the
curriculum
is
going
to
be
that
they're
expected
to
teach
in
September.
That
is
not
setting
anyone
up
for
success.
L
That's
when
it
was
actually
finalized
this
last
year,
so
I
think
that
children
deserve
better
and
teachers
deserve
better
and
they
deserve
more
opportunity
to
know
what
what
the
current
government
has
in
mind
for
curriculum
rollout
next
year
it.
Yes,
we
are
on
the
eve
of
an
election
and
who
knows
if
they
will
have
a
mandate
to
be
able
to
implement
whatever
their
plans
are,
but
just
like
we're
considering
budget
estimates
for
this
fiscal
year
that
begins
just
a
month
before
the
election.
L
L
So
what
exactly
is
the
plan
for
rollout
of
curriculum
in
the
budget
we're
considering
this
year?
What
grades
and
what
subject
areas
does
the
minister
intend
to
move
forward
with
if
she
has
a
mandate
to
do
so
after
the
next
election?
And
where
is
that
aligned
with
this
budget
that
we're
considering
here
today.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
the
members
opposite,
unfortunately,
continue
to
put
out
unfactual
information
and
I
I
heard
so
many
inaccuracies
in
what
the
last
five
minutes
that
I
need
to
spend
a
little
time,
correcting
it.
So,
first
of
all
on
the
other
Revenue
other
revenue
is
in
fact
the
school
jurisdictions.
Revenue
items
such
as
sales
and
services,
including
lunchroom
supervision,
after
school
care,
property,
capital
gains
and
Rental
of
school
facilities,
increased
enrollment
and
inflation
will
lead
to
increased
school
fees.
H
So,
therefore,
perhaps
the
number
has
gone
down
because
of
the
fact
that
we
anticipate
School
authorities
actually
not
needing
to
charge
as
much
for
these
particular
line
items.
While
the
pandemic
was
going
on,
all
of
the
additional
Revenue
was
affected.
We
have
seen
it
come
back
back,
but
again
it
is
to.
H
It
is
hasn't,
come
back
to
the
full
area
that
it
had
come
earlier,
so
I'll
just
leave
that
one
there
on
the
and
I
I
just
want
to
go
back
to
a
question
that
the
member
opposite
had
earlier
in
the
day
on
CTS
that
they're
seeing
declines
in
CTS
credits,
which
in
fact
in
fact
I
have
data
in
front
of
me.
That
shows
that
in
2018
2019
the
successfully
completed
credits
were
837
359
and
in
2122
the
actual
completed
credits
were
867
931.
H
So
we
are
seeing
a
gain
of
over
30
000
credits.
So
that's
bodes
well
for
our
young
people
that
they
are
moving
in
the
right
direction,
so
happy
to
share
that
information
with
you
when
we
look
at
the
another
in
inaccuracy
that
I
just
heard
was
around
that
the
the
Northwest
Territories
and
then
again
about
international
schools.
In
fact,
I
I'm,
proud
to
let
the
member
upset
know
that
we
recently
opened
a
new
international
school
in
Singapore.
H
That
happened
just
before
Christmas
I
believe
and
very
very
happy
to
see
that
students
are
learning
from
a
Alberta
curriculum
which
is
highly
regarded
right
across
the
world.
On
the
Northwest
Territories,
we
understand
that
the
Northwest
Territories
made
a
significant
shift
in
its
education
system
as
part
of
efforts
to
improve
student
outcomes.
After
years
of
declining
outcomes.
Here
in
Alberta,
we
are
doing
the
same
thing
through
our
curriculum
renewal
process.
Unfortunately,
the
Northwest
territory's
final
decision
was
made
prior
to
the
finalization
of
our
draft
k-6
curriculum.
H
It
is
really
a
failure
of
Alberta
to
not
have
brought
forward
curriculum
sooner
I
know
when
I
was
a
school
board,
trustee
I
started
in
2007.
in
2008
we
started
revamping
the
curriculum
we
talked
about,
bringing
in
new
curriculum
between
2008
and
2022.
When
we
actually
brought
forward
new
curriculum
this
past
September,
we
spent
56
million
dollars
over
50
six
million
dollars
this
province
to
bring
in
new
curriculum
and
no
Minister
was
able
to
put
it
in
front
of
students.
H
I'm
proud
of
the
fact
that
we
were
able
to
get
curriculum
in
front
of
our
students.
We
have
been
successfully
implementing
kindergarten
to
grade
three
mathematics
in
kindergarten
to
grade
3,
English
language,
arts
and
in
literature,
as
well
as
kindergarten
to
grade
six.
This
past
year,
I've
spoken
to
teachers,
I've
actually
spoken
to
a
teacher.
H
Just
last
Friday
I
was
speaking
to
a
grade
five
teacher
who
brought
on
her
own,
went
above
and
beyond
and
has
been
implementing
the
grade
four
to
six
curriculum
she's
using
the
grade
five
English
language,
arts
and
Mathematics,
and
she
is
thrilled
with
what
she
is
seeing
in
terms
of
student
learning.
She
has
gone
that
extra
mile
because
she
said
she
and
her
children
deserve
that,
and
so
she's
very
excited
about
that.
H
This
current
year
we
have
been
piloting
the
science
and
the
two
French
language
programs,
and
we
have
had
over
20
000
students
piloting
and
over
a
thousand
teachers.
Piloting
and
I
can
say
that
I,
the
outcomes
are,
are
being
Pi.
100
of
the
outcomes
are
being
piloted
in
the
draft
K
to
six
science
and
the
k-6
science,
French
k-6
French,
first
language
and
literature
and
k-6
French,
immersion,
language,
arts
and
literature
curriculum
full
subject.
H
Areas
are
being
piloted
by
many
of
the
participating
teachers,
so
the
English
school
teachers,
61
of
participating
teachers,
science,
French,
five
percent
of
participating
teachers,
French
first
language
and
literature.
29
of
participating
teachers,
French
authorities,
all
four
French
francophone
School
authorities-
are.
B
I
I
Thank
you,
I
want
to
start
my
questions
about
performance,
metrics
and
where
Alberta
students
are
at
compared
to
past
years
and
compared
to
other
jurisdictions
in
your
ministry
business
plan
on
page
36.
It
tells
us
that
in
the
year
2022-23
74
percent
of
the
students
on
Pats
achieved
an
acceptable
standard
in
language
arts,
while
only
60
percent
of
students
met
the
math
threshold.
I
This
year,
language
arts
is
down
to
74
and
math
is
down
to
60.
Minister
I'm
I'm
a
bit
shocked
your
department
is
spending
half
a
billion
more
and
it
looks
like
we've
we've
settled.
We've
we've
put
a
target,
a
goal
in
for
for
not
having
as
good
as
outcomes
as
as
we
used
to
strive
for
so
I
wonder
a
couple
things.
I
So
so,
I'd
appreciate
I'd
appreciate
your
thoughts
on
that
and
where
we're
at
and
what
we
can
do
to
to
better
compete
to
better
service
our
students.
In
terms
of
a
full,
wholesome,
rounded,
rounded
life
and
then
I
wondered
another
performance
measure.
On
page
37
of
your
ministerial
business
plan
performance
measure.
3B
shows
that
the
agreement
the
teachers
are
prepared
for
teaching
targets
that
Target
teachers
being
prepared
for
teaching
only
sits
at
74.2
percent.
I
My
goodness
I
am
having
a
really
hard
time
understanding
why
only
three
quarters
of
teachers
are
adequately
prepared
and
why
that
is
an
acceptable.
Target
am
I
missing
something
you
know
my
goodness
I
mean
I
know
so
many
hard-working
capable
teachers.
What
what
is
the
Matrix?
What
is
the
standard?
And
if
that's
you
know
if
that
is
accurate,
my
goodness
we
we
have
to
do
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
to
to
get
that
number
to
to
a
hundred
percent.
I
Our
kids
deserve
that,
okay
and
something
that
happened
fairly
recently,
the
Alberta
teaching
professional
commission,
the
new
disciplinary
body.
Of
course,
there
was
some
controversy
about
who
is
the
best
to
to
adequately
help
our
children,
protect
our
children
and
and
protect
those
that
are
help,
those
that
needed
some
improvement
and
so
I'm
wondering.
I
Of
course,
this
is
your
outcome.
Three
key
objective:
3.3
on
page
36
of
your
business
plan,
I'm
wondering
how
you're
making
out
with
this
program.
What
is
it
costing
the
taxpayer
of
Alberta
per
year
for
this
teaching
professional
commission,
as
it
hasn't
had
any
chance
to
to
get
underway
and
and
make
things
happen?
H
You
great
questions
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
them.
The
last
few
years,
post,
significant
challenges
to
our
society
and
the
daily
lives
of
Alberta
students
and
the
decline
can
be
attributed
to
multiple
factors,
including
prolonged
school
year,
disruptions
the
resulting
challenges
for
students
related
to
learning,
gaps
and
mental
health
issues
and
changes
to
the
regular
administration
of
student
assessments.
I'll
I'll
remind
everyone
that
that
school
assessments
were
only
valued
at
10
percent.
Last
year,
diploma
exams
were
10
percent
the
previous
year.
H
They
didn't
even
write
the
exams
due
to
covet
so
this
year,
they're
they're
back
up
to
20
percent
that
isn't
still
the
full
30
percent,
but
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
School
authorities
have
been
able
to
access
provincial
literacy
and
numeracy
screening
assessments
to
identify
grades,
one
to
three
struggling
to
impact
the
recent
learning
disruption.
So
we
we're
focusing
on
assessing
those
students.
H
So
what
we
did
when
we
heard
from
school
authorities
that
there
was
significant
learning
loss
in
the
early
years
is
we
assessed
all
students,
and
then
we
targeted
provided
targeted
funding
that
45
million
dollars
to
address
those
specific
areas
in
English,
language,
arts
and
Mathematics,
because
you're
absolutely
right,
they're
foundational
skills,
and
we
know
that
if
we
do
not
provide
that
early
intervention
that
those
children
will
go
on
to
struggle
for
the
most
part,
the
rest
of
the
of
their
educational
Journey.
So
we
did
provide
that
45
million
dollars.
H
As
a
result,
School
authorities
use
those
dollars
and
they
targeted
supports
directly
to
the
students
whether
it
was
through
small
groups
or
individualized
learning,
and
we
found
after
they
were
reassessed
that
approximately
80
percent
of
the
students
came
back
up
to
grade
level,
some
even
surpassed
grade
level
and
which
is
great
news.
But
that
means
there
was
still
20
and
therefore
we
allocated
another
20
million
dollars
this
year
to
Target
the
grade,
one
to
four
to
to
bring
them
up
to
grade
level.
H
It's
also
why
my
My
overall
budget
is
going
up
10
in
the
learning
supports
for
our
most
vulnerable
students
from
1.4
billion
to
1.5
billion
We've,
also
continued
to
develop
and
maintain
comprehensive
provincial
assessments
to
sex,
to
assess
progress
and
to
identify
Early
Learning
challenges,
monitor
Student
Success,
including
implementing
online
assessment
capabilities,
expanding
mandatory
literacy,
numeracy
screening
assessments
because
of
what
we're
seeing
overall
as
a
downward
trim.
We
definitely
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
assessing
in
those
early
years
and
then
also
that
will
filter
up
into
the
higher
years.
H
We
have
the
allocated
an
additional
42
million
in
2324
to
identify
and
Implement
strategies
that
help
address
complexities
in
the
classroom,
and
we
are
seeing
more
complexities.
It's
why?
We've
added
the
additional
mental
health
and
wellness
funding,
those
that
50
million
dollars
over
two
years
for
80
mental
health
and
wellness
projects,
because
we
are
seeing
higher
mental
health
and
and
wellness
issues,
particularly
in
our
middle
and
June
and
high
school
year
students.
H
When
I
go
to
your
next
question
on
the
teacher
Readiness.
That
is
actually
a
new
measure
that
we
put
in
there.
So
we've
been
very
conservative
going
back
to
your
other
metric
I
won't
rest
until
all
our
students
are
at
100.
So
while
we've
seen
a
slight
Decline
and
I
think
mostly
due
to
the
pandemic,
I
won't
rest
until
it's
a
hundred
percent
for
every
single
student.
H
H
So
also
when
we
look
at
the
teacher
profession
act,
the
reforming
teacher
profession
act,
which
I
was
also
proud
to
bring
forward
when
I
was
first.
When
I
first
became
minister
of
Education,
it
was
probably
the
most
traumatic
most
disheartening
part
of
my
position
to
see
the
cases
that
cross
my
desk
and
the
what
I
perceive
to
be
a
very
light
tap
on
the
wrist
for
some
very
serious,
serious
situation.
B
C
D
Having
been
a
teacher
for
30
years,
I
know
how
hard
a
job
it
is
to
ensure
that
learning
is
occurring
in
the
classroom
and
it
does
does
take
a
a
village
so
to
speak,
to
to
raise
a
child
and
to
an
educate,
a
child
and
the
ministry,
and
the
minister
of
Education
plays
a
very
big
role
in
that,
and
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
all
the
efforts
that
you
you
put
into
our
students
and
into
our
teachers
into
our
education
system.
D
D
School
I've
heard
you
talk
this
morning
about
the
charter
school
system
and
that
they
are
under
the
umbrella
of
the
public
education
system
and
you're,
absolutely
correct
about
that.
I
remember
as
the
critic
going
across
Alberta
and
touring.
Many
of
the
charter.
Schools
and
I
know
that
I
have
two
of
them
in
my
constituency
and
they
are
very
unique
schools
in
and
of
themselves.
D
One
is
a
First
Nations,
Charter,
School,
Mother
Earth,
and
it's
a
really
meeting
the
needs
of
of
a
group
of
children
in
my
constituency
and
the
parents
that
are
there
and
the
charter
schools
that
they
really
have
a
distinct
way
of
of
presenting
education.
So
it's
important
that
we
continue
I
believe
to
support
parental
choice
in
education,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
is
all
about
the
student
and
about
the
parent
and
the
quality
of
Education
that
they
are
receiving.
D
So
in
my
writing,
in
Drayton
Valley
Devin
we
have
a
new
Charter,
School
and
I
can
remember
meeting
with
this
group
of
parents
three
or
four
years
ago,
and
it's
a
small
rural
school.
It's
called
new,
humble
School,
and
it's
was
a
school
like
many
rural
schools
that
was
struggling
to
to
stay
open
to
have
enough
kids
and
I
can
remember
sitting
down
with
the
parents
and
saying
you
know.
H
H
Just
a
little
while
ago,
as
as
Emily
Smith
mentioned,
new
humble
Community,
School
is
structured
on
a
belief
that
not
all
classrooms
have
four
walls
and
not
all
students
learn
in
the
same
way.
They
are
a
Public
Charter
School,
located
in
the
rural
Leduc
County,
currently
offering
ECS
to
grade
six.
They
offer
a
unique
learning
experience
through
the
use
of
agricultural
environment
and
stewardship
as
an
instrument
for
experiential
Hands-On
learning.
H
They
are
committed
to
fostering
the
growth
of
each
individual
student
and
recognize
and
celebrate
the
importance
of
agricultural
literacy
in
getting
kids
outside
to
learn
and
grow.
Bill
shared
his
appreciation
of
the
information
we
are
sharing
today.
Regarding
funding
in
education,
he
said
quote:
I
am
so
proud
of
how
far
we
have
come
as
a
charter
school
in
the
direction
of
excitement
around
it
as
parents.
My
wife
and
I
couldn't
be
happier
with
the
education.
Our
youngest
two
are
receiving.
H
H
So
again,
when
I
look
at
public
separate
and
francophone
schools,
they
make
up
91.8
percent
of
students,
and
while
we
respect
that
choice,
they're
getting
94.2
percent
of
the
funding
and
we
we
really
support
that
because
they
are
doing
a
fantastic
job
as
well.
So
all
of
us
are
supporting
choice.
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
about
some
of
the
other
charter
schools
that
exist
and
what
they
do.
H
There's
al-madina
language
Charter
School
to
provide
educational
programming
for
kindergarten
through
Grade
9
students
are
who
are
English
language
earners,
Aurora
academic,
to
provide
an
orderly
and
structured
environment
with
properly
sequenced
teacher
directed
instruction
and
strong
home
school
Partnerships
where
children
can
excel
in
an
academically
oriented
program.
There's
Boyle
Street
education
center,
another
Charter
School,
whose
mandate
is
to
engage
youth
experiencing
limited
success
in
schools
using
trauma-informed
practices
and
wrap-around
supports.
H
There's
Calgary
Arts
Academy
to
that
provide
instruction
that
is
delivered
through
Arts
immersion
art
forms
serve
as
a
foundation
of
learning,
as
curriculum
concepts
are
taught
and
learned.
So,
basically,
they
Infuse
art
throughout
the
whole
school
day.
Alberta
Classical
Academy
explicit
explicit
instruction,
focusing
on
traditional
liberal
arts
and
character
of
Education
Calgary
girls
school,
to
provide
an
environment
and
teaching
school
designed
to
optimize
girls
learning
and
to
prepare
girls
for
lives.
H
The
Thrive
Charter
is
a
new
Charter
that
will
be
opening
in
September.
It's
to
provide
programming
with
wraparound
supports
in
a
small
school
environment,
specifically
for
students
from
low
social,
economic
backgrounds
and
I
could
go
on
and
on
and
actually
I
guess.
I
have
a
few
more
minutes.
So
I'll
read
a
few
more
Valhalla
Community
School
to
provide
a
focus
on
Rural
leadership
and
character
development
through
direct
instruction
and
structured
teaching
practices
leading
to
a
Mastery
of
learning
outcomes.
H
West
Mount,
Charter
School
to
provide
differentiated
educational
programming
for
kindergarten
to
grade
12
gifted
students
in
a
congregated
congregated.
Pardon
me
safe
caring
and
supportive
environment.
Again,
those
are
all
our
charter
schools
and
they
take
make
up.
1.5
percent
of
the
old
overall
student
population
I
want
to
remind
everyone-
that's
10,
000
students,
out
of
seven
over
730
000
students
and
we're
spending
an
extraordinary
amount
of
time.
Talking
about
that,
thank
you
so
much.
D
D
Thank
you
and
I
know
that
there
are
kids
in
my
schools
in
my
constituency
that
are
are
benefiting
from
our
willingness
to
look
at
Charter,
Schools
and
I
would
just
bring
one
example
to
you,
I'm,
not
sure
you're,
aware
of
this,
but
at
new
humble
school
they
were
in
conversations
with
the
West
Central
Forge
Association,
and
have
partnered
with
them
to
do
a
breeding
Gardens
that
this
kids
work
with
as
a
part
of
a
combined
effort.
So
that's
the
kind
of
thing
that
a
charter
school
does
is.
D
B
L
Thank
you,
Madam
chair,
so
I
just
want
to
say
that
that
the
question
was
specifically
around
CTS
credits
per
student.
What
are
the
average
number
of
credits?
Not
just
CTS,
but
what
are
the
average
number
of
credits
we're
expecting
individual
students
to
get?
Of
course,
the
number
of
total
credits
in
the
province
is
going
up
because
we've
seen
record,
we've
never
had
more
kids
in
high
school
than
we
have
now.
L
L
The
government's
objective
is
to
only
increase
that
by
0.5
percent
over
three
years.
Safety
is
something
that
I
think
we
all
know
you
know
anyone.
Who's
trained
in
education
knows
Maslow's
hierarchy
and,
if
kids
don't
feel
safe,
they
can't
focus
on
what
they're
actually
there
to
learn.
So
I
would
hope
that
we
would
see
something
more.
L
In
that
objective,
and
that
the
government
would
be
doing
something
to
actually
achieve
that
outcome,
the
next
performance
metrics
for
b
as
it
aligns
with
engaged
in
learning
at
school.
This
again
is
a
survey
question
78
of
high
school
students
and
parents
agree
that
students
are
engaged
in
their
learning
at
school,
and
the
goal
is
to
only
get
that
up
to
79.5
after
three
years
again,
one
in
five
kids,
not
feeling
engaged
in
their
learning.
L
This
is
why
I
asked
the
question
around
credits
and
offerings
in
high
school
and
I
think
that
there's
been
a
detrimental
impact
of
the
funding.
Formulaway
high
schools
are
funded.
That
is
impacting
our
ability
to
deliver
that
large
scale
of
opportunities
and
choices
in
a
reasonable
learning
environment
is
the
other
part
too
many
classes
in
high
school,
particularly
in
the
areas
that
we
were
focusing
on
this
morning.
L
L
I've
got
some
quotes
here
from
folks
who've
been
responding
to
surveys
publicly
a
curriculum,
that's
relevant
and
age-appropriate
would
be
my
goal.
That
includes
learning
from
the
past
to
better
understand
the
future
basic
literacy,
numeracy
life,
skills,
respect
and
acceptance
for
all.
They
identify
themselves
as
being
a
concerned
citizen.
Somebody
else
said:
I
Envision,
a
curriculum
based
on
input
from
educational
experts,
teachers,
community-led
knowledge,
racialized
communities,
they
say
ethnic,
queer,
Community,
disability,
Community,
racism,
sexism,
ableism,
homophobia
all
need
to
be
addressed
as
well
as
eurocentrism.
L
Colonialism
should
never
be
the
foundation
of
our
classrooms,
and
then
many
are
talking
about
the
age-appropriateness
and
the
fact
that
many
of
the
areas
of
content
that
have
been
implemented
so
far
just
aren't
up
to
standard.
But
my
question
again
is:
what
is
the
plan
for
this
upcoming
year?
Where
is
it
in
the
budget?
What
are
the
grade
levels
and
subject
areas
that
the
minister
intends
to
implement
and
how
is
that
reflected
in
the
budget?
We're
being
asked
to
approve.
H
And
happy
to
to
answer
your
questions
and
I'll
start
with
the
your
last
question:
where
is
it
in
the
budget
this
year?
It
is
47
million
dollars.
It
is
not
in
the
framework
because
it
is
above
and
beyond
the
framework.
This
is
additional
dollars
that
we've
allocated.
We
allocated
211
million
dollars
over
three
years.
Last
year
it
was
59
million
dollars
to
provide
professional
development,
supports
and
resources
to
teachers.
H
We
are
supporting
them
right
through
the
implementation
phase
of
the
curriculum
and
this
year
it
is
anticipated
that
it'll
be
47
million
dollars,
and
we
are
looking
at
as
we've
indicated
last
year
that
there
is
grades
four
to
six
Mathematics
grade.
Four
to
six
English
language
arts
will
be
implemented.
That
was
stated
last
year.
That
was
the
timelines
that
we
gave.
H
So
we
are
supporting
teachers
with
implementation
of
new
curriculum,
with
professional
learning,
supports
and
learning
and
teaching
resources
in
the
2223
school
year
to
support
language
arts,
math
and
physical
education
Wellness
over
150
virtual
and
in-person
sessions
have
been
made
available.
Nearly
22
000
teachers
and
system
leaders
have
participated.
Hundreds
of
new
learning
and
teaching
resources
have
been
made
available
on
new
learn
and
learn.
Alberta.Ca
and
I
would
encourage
everyone
to
have
a
look
at
that
site
because
it
is
what
I'm
hearing
from
teachers
is.
H
It
is
a
really
great
way
for
them
to
to
look
at
the
curriculum.
It's
in
one
location
they
can
scroll
through.
They
can
look
at
outcomes,
they
can
connect
to
resources.
They
can
connect
to
the
to
the
different
items
that
they're
like
it's
almost
like
a
Pinterest
for
teachers
and
they're,
really
really
enjoying
it.
I
also
understand
that
it
is
available
for
parents
and
as
well
students
to
be
able
to
access
when
we
look
at
curriculum.
Why
was
there
a
need
for
new
curriculum?
The
science
curriculum
alone
was
last
updated
in
1996..
H
C
A
H
1986,
that's
even
worse,
my
apologies
I
had
said
1996
when
in
fact
it's
1986.
there
has
been
so
many
developments
since
1986,
including
coding,
is
now
into
the
new
curriculum.
Robotics
I
had
a
science
Lead
Teacher
for
one
of
the
urban
Urban
School
divisions
in
in
Alberta,
who
actually
originally
said.
He
really
wasn't
supportive
of
the
science
but
of
curriculum.
The
new
science
curriculum
until
he
had
a
closer
look
at
it,
and
he
said
it
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
It's
it's
sequential.
H
H
I
can
tell
you
that
I
went
across
the
whole
Province
and
met
with
every
single
School
Division
and
not
one
raised
curriculum
or
curriculum
implementation
as
an
area
of
concern,
and
this
was
prior
to
Christmas.
This
was
very
recently
what
they
did
raise
us
areas
of
concern
where
transportation,
Mental
Health
and
Wellness
and
capital
infrastructure
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
through
budget
2023,
we
have
addressed
all
of
these
three
areas.
In
a
very
significant
and
meaningful
way
because,
as
I've
said
many
times
before,
I
don't
like
throwing
money
at
a
problem.
H
H
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thanks
again,
Minister
I,
I,
just
kind
of
want
to
go
back
to
where
I
started
last
time,
with
performance,
metrics
and
and
the
change
the
the
downgrade
in
in
our
targets,
I'm.
Looking
at
the
targets
that
that
your
department
has
set
on
the
top
of
page
37,
and
just
two
years
ago
we
were
at
language
arts
at
81
and
and
math
at
67
was
the
Target
and
of
course,
now
this
23
24
it's
language,
arts
at
74.2,
in
math
and
60.4.
I
So
and
then
you
only
increase
both
of
them
by
two
tenths
of
one
percent.
Your
your
estimated
Target,
the
next
two
years,
which
to
me
seems
to
be
underachieving.
It
seems
to
you
know
like
like
in
all
honesty
it
only
two
tenths
of
of
one
percent
Improvement
per
year.
It's
going
to
take
33
years
to
get
back
where
you
wanted
to
be
two
years
ago.
I
So
are
those
targets
realistic
or
are
we
not
challenging
the
system
we're
not
challenging
our
very
capable
students
enough
and
Minister
you
mentioned
twice
I
thought
I
heard
27
and
45
million.
You
mentioned
lots
of
money
going
into
this.
Why
such
a
low
Improvement
Target
33
years
to
get
back
to
where
we
were
two
years
ago?
I
Secondly,
Alberta
teaching
professional
commission
the
the
buzzer
win
at
the
end,
but
you
mentioned
you
were
alarmed
and
shocked
about
what
you
encountered
when
you
first
were
placed
in
your
in
your
role
four
years
ago.
I
guess
I'm,
mostly
concerned
about
the
outcomes.
Are
the
outcomes
going
to
be
better
for
everyone
involved
in
the
system
and
in
particular,
the
outcomes
with
the
government,
more
Hands-On
or
the
outcome
is
going
to
be
better
for
our
kids.
That's
my
biggest
concern
performance
measures,
again
teachers
only
74.2
percent
of
our
teachers
prepared
for
teaching.
I
You
suggested
that
maybe
because
it
was
the
first
year,
the
the
measurement
standards
were
too
high.
I
would
hate
to
see
just
a
reduction
of
the
measurement
standards.
I'd
like
to
hear
you
talk
for
a
for
a
little
bit
as
to
what
kind
of
support
the
25.8
percent
of
teachers
that
weren't
ready
that
weren't
deemed
ready.
What
kind
of
support
we
need
to
to
get
them
to
to
be
ready?
You
know
I
know,
teaching
is
a
very,
very
tough
profession
and
you've
got
so
many
things
going
on.
But
why
did
we
fall?
I
Those
are
the
the
three
kind
of
follow-ups
from
what
I
had
before
then
I
want
to
go
to
some
new
stuff
outcome
for
key
objective:
4.2
States
support
choice
for
students
and
parents
on
page
37
of
the
business
plan,
so
I'm
wondering
how
much
money
and
which
line
item
reflects
this
objective.
What
are
we
doing
to
increase,
enhance
choice
and
support?
I
It
seems
to
be
working
well,
although
I
confess
to
not
knowing
a
whole
bunch,
but
I
want
to
talk
about
homeschooling
for
a
second,
the
homeschoolers
I
talked
to
are:
are
wonderful,
they're,
so
grateful
for
the
chance
to
homeschool
their
children
that
that's
generally
about
all
they
want
to
talk
about,
but
I
do
hear
from
times
to
time
about
a
a
fee
of
something
like
two-thirds
of
the
money
to
one
of
the
boards
or
a
board
that
just
takes
the
money
out
of
the
out
of
the
children's
education.
Are
we
getting
valued
for
that?
I
I
saw
you
this
morning
and
answering
some
questions
from
from
MLA
Hoffman
about
how
one
of
the
school
board
we'd
estimate
at
730.
Children
in
the
public
system
ended
up
being
702
and
then
the
second
year
it
wasn't
as
far
off
that
has
this
weighted
average
has
it
reduced
accountability?
Is
it
as
it
caused
a
situation
where
you
know
the
numbers
are:
are
drilled
down
we're
not
able
to
to
match
taxpayer
resources
as
well
with
with
the
outcomes
we
need.
I
H
Happy
to
answer
those
questions,
I'm
going
to
start
in
a
little
different
order,
so
that
I
can
turn
it
over
on
the
measurement
pieces
over
to
the
department,
because
you're
asking
very
specific
questions.
I
want
to
make
sure
you
get
specific
answers
to
them.
So,
on
the
homeschooling
side
in
2019
there
was
approximately
13
000
students
that
were
homes
schooled
and
through
the
pandemic
that
number
actually
increased
to
over
25
000..
H
We
saw
a
slight
reduction
down
to
about
20
000
last
year
and
what
you're
talking
about
in
terms
of
the
funding
is
they
get
funding?
It's
gone
up
in
the
23
budget,
where
they
will
actually
see
an
additional
bump
up.
They
had
an
additional
bump
up
in
the
previous
budget
as
well.
Their
overall
funding
will
be
just
shy
of
two
thousand
dollars
of
which
50
percent
goes
to
the
school
Authority
that
is
overseeing
them
and
50
remains
with
the
parent.
H
The
bump
up
that
they're
receiving
this
year
is
equivalent
to
what
all
the
other
school
authorities
are
getting
a
six
percent
bump
up
in
that,
and
we've
also
included
kindergarten
as
a
pilot
to
because
we
did
hear
that
that
there
were
homeschoolers
that
wanted
to
offer
kindergarten
for
their
for
their
children,
and
we
do
have
that
option
for
every
other
child
in
Alberta.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
was
Equitable
as
well
for
the
homeschoolers
and
so
on
that
shared
responsibility
or
the
the
sharing
of
the
dollars
with
the
school
Authority.
H
That's
overseeing
them.
What
that
individual
child
gets
and
that
parent
gets
is
the
the
help
and
support
to
to
Monitor
and
help
them
through
any
difficulties
they
may
have.
It
helps
them
to
get
resources
and
Linkedin
with
the
other
areas
that
they
need
to
be
linked
in
with
they
also
provide
oversight
twice
a
year,
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
those
students
are
getting
a
quality
education
as
well
as
per
how
the
parent
wants
them
to
be
received.
H
In
fact,
we
have
great
oversight
and
accountability.
What
happened
during
that
time
period
and
the
the
model
would
have
corrected.
It
was
that
schools
over
projected,
but
unfortunately
it
aligned
perfectly
with
covid,
and
so
we
felt
very
much
that
we
needed
to
ensure
that
everyone
had
the
dollars
they
needed
to
to
just
weather
the
storm
of
covet.
And
so,
while
they
had
projected
730
000
students,
and
we
were
funding
730
000
students,
we
we
determined
that
there
were
705
and
then
the
subsequent
years,
716
000.
H
M
Thank
you,
minister.
So,
as
Minister
said,
we
calculate
the
weighted
moving
average
based
on
the
school
authorities
projections.
We
then
go
through
the
process
of
doing
the
actual
count
as
the
year
unfolds,
so
we
have
the
actuals
and
the
model
has
a
mechanism
in
it
which
allows
a
troop
in
the
following
year.
M
So
we
don't
do
any
in-ear
adjustments
to
manage
the
predictability
and
the
stability,
so
the
funding
that
the
school
authorities,
the
commitment
that
they
receive
in
the
spring
for
the
upcoming
school
year,
that
is
their
funding
for
that
year
and
then
the
following
school
year,
they'll
know
that
they
either
were
over
projected
or
under
projected,
and
we
do
have
a
mechanism
to
to
True
up.
So
we
apply
that
mechanism
in
the
following
year.
H
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
threw
you
to
the
minister
this
morning,
estimating
the
more
in
this
morning's
estimates.
The
members
across
the
table
asked
a
question
on
the
weighted
moving
average
and
how
it's
not
applicable
for
communities
who
are
experiencing
exponential,
enrollment
growth
and
the
member
opposite
suggested
that
it
provides
some
cushion
for
Regions
that
are
experiencing
stagnant
or
declining
enrollment
growth.
D
Since
I've
been
out
of
education
for
eight
years,
this
weighted
moving
average
is
new
to
me
as
well
and
I'm,
not
all
that
familiar
with
the
weighted
moving
average
model.
So
if
the
minister,
if
you
could,
on
page
37
of
the
business
plan,
it
states
that
the
education's
operating
budget
is
8.8
billion
in
2023
2024.,
can
you
please
outline
how
the
weighted
moving
average
process
will
relate
to
that?
And
how
is
that
different
from
the
previous
funding
allocations
process
commonly
referred
to
as
per
pupil
funding?.
H
A
new
funding
model
for
Education
was
introduced
in
2020,
so
following
a
year-long
consultation
process
with
the
education
system,
budget
2020
introduced
a
new
funding
model
designed
to
drive
more
dollars
to
the
classroom.
So
under
this
new
model
we
aim
to
deliver
more
efficient
and
sustainable
funding
to
the
kindergarten
to
grade
12
system,
to
ensure
all
schools
in
Alberta
have
adequate
resources
to
deliver
programs
in
an
equitable
way.
So
under
the
provision
model,
funding
was
dramatically
outpacing
enrollments.
H
H
and
in
subsequent
budgets
for
the
upcoming
school
year
to
support
effective
planning
of
the
service
delivery
to
our
students
under
the
previous
per
student
model.
Authorities
would
not
know
their
final
allocations
until
the
end
of
September
each
school
year,
so
when
they
were
looking
to
do
their
hiring
in
the
spring,
they
couldn't
do
it
effectively
because
they
didn't
know
fully
what
they
would
be
getting
until
the
end
of
September
of
that
particular
year.
Funding
in
this
model
is
allocated
on
a
weighted
moving
average
system.
H
One
of
the
key
improvements
of
this
of
using
the
weighted
moving
average
system
is
that
ensures
funding
will
be
more
predictable
for
both
School
authorities
and
the
government.
School
authorities
will
no
longer
have
to
wait
until
they
have
a
final
confirmed
number
of
students,
usually
at
the
end
of
September,
when
the
school
year
is
well
underway
to
determine
how
much
money
they
will
receive
for
that
particular
school
year.
H
So
this
will
reduce
the
need
for
school
authorities
to
dedicate
time
and
resources
to
estimating
their
funds
for
each
coming
year,
thereby
allowing
more
money
to
be
allocated
to
the
classroom
and
more
efficient
planning
for
the
next
school
year.
This
predictability
will
also
ensure
government
can
allocate
the
funding
available
within
the
education
system
in
a
way
that
will
keep
us
on
track
to
meet
the
province's
fiscal
goals
so
under
the
weight
moving
average
system.
H
Enrollment
funding
is
now
based
on
three
years
of
enrollments,
the
previous
year's
actual
enrollment,
an
estimate
for
the
current
year
and
a
projection
for
the
next
year.
So
the
projection
enrollment
is
the
most
heavily
weighted
element
in
the
formula
of
50
percent,
followed
by
the
current
year
at
30
percent
of
actuals
and
the
previous
year's
enrollment
at
20
percent
of
actuals.
So,
as
you
can
see,
every
student
is
allocated
and
accounted
for.
H
Not
all
grants
are
based
on
the
weighted
moving
average,
but
generally
we
have
used
the
weight
did
moving
average
to
calculate
the
funding
allocated
by
the
grants
that
have
a
per
student
component.
So
some
grants
use
a
block
funding
approach
where
appropriate,
such
as
the
rural
schools,
sustainability,
grant
that
supports
smaller
rural
schools.
Pardon
me
operating
outside
of
major
cities.
The
WMA
in
particular
ensures
the
impact
of
declining
enrollment
is
more
gradual,
which
was
positively
received
by
rural
school
boards.
H
Following
the
introduction
of
the
new
funding
model
as
part
of
budget
2020,
Alberta
education
myself
continued
to
take
feedback
on
the
model
So
based
on
feedback
adjustments.
Many
adjustments
were
made
to
numerous
grants
to
ensure
everything
was
working
as
intended.
These
adjustments
include
Bridge
funding,
so
the
bridge
funding
to
each
School
authority
to
mitigate
the
reduction
in
operational
funding,
while
authorities
transition
to
the
new
model
originally
intended
for
one
year
due
to
covet.
H
This
included
supports
for
Disabilities
and
those
who
required
specialized
supports
through
specialized
learning,
Sports
Grant,
and
that
happened
after
a
audit
was
done
of
the
school
authorities
to
ensure
that
there
they
did
in
fact
have
the
students
within
their
schools.
The
new
low
incidence
supports
and
services
Grant
was
created
in
budget
2022
to
provide
targeted
funding
to
assist
with
the
high
costs
associated
with
specialized
supports
and
services
required
to
meet
the
educational
needs
of
learnings
with
of
Learners
with
low
incident
disabilities.
Those
are
your
the
ones
who
are
visually
and
hearing
impaired.
H
There
was
a
supplemental
enrollment
grant.
That
was
also
included
in
budget
2022
for
more
than
21
million
dollars
in
additional
funding
that
provided
funding
for
those
that
were
seeing
additional
growth
within
their
school
Authority.
So,
while
we
have
the
weighted
moving
average
evening,
the
bumps
for
those
that
saw
declines,
we
have
the
weighted
moving
average,
also
now
having
a
supplemental
enrollment
growth
to
address
the
higher
growth
in
certain
areas.
B
D
A
D
D
You've
added
some
grants
to
try
to
help
the
school
boards
that
are
growing
in
the
size
and
population
funding
is
absolutely
critical
to
education,
but
so
is
a
good
curriculum
and
I
know
that
when
I
was
the
critic,
one
of
my
concerns
was
how
the
NDP
curriculum
was
going
to
roll
out
all
disciplines,
all
at
once.
I
thought
that
would
be
a
killer
for
for
teachers
and
then
I
see
in
your
your
business
plan
here
that
you
have
key
of
Jerry.
You
Maya
your
business
plan.
D
Key
objective
3.1
says:
provide
supports
for
professional
learning
to
enable
implementation
of
a
new
curriculum
I've
been
through
two
rollouts
of
new
curriculums,
as
a
teacher
and
and
I
missed
this
one.
So
can
you
please
speak
a
bit
about
the
types
of
support
you're
going
to
talk
about
with
regard
to
helping
teachers
and
roll
out
this
new
curriculum?
It's
critical.
It
was
critical
when
I
was
teaching
and
it's
going
to
be
critical
for
the
teachers
that
are
there
today.
H
100
agree
with
that,
and
so
there
was
very
concerted
effort
to
make
sure
that
when
we
rolled
out
the
new
curriculum
that
there
would
be
the
supports
not
only
the
professional
development,
but
also
the
dollars
that
could
go
directly
to
to
ensuring
that
there
were
resources
for
every
single
student
to
the
school
authorities,
so
that
has
been
all
factored
into
what
we
have
rolled
out.
As
I
said,
we
have
committed
211
million
dollars
over
three
years
to
implement
the
new
curriculum.
H
This
current
school
year
we
had
allocated
59
million
dollars
and
in
the
upcoming
school
year
we
have
allocated
47
million
dollars
for
that
very
purpose.
So
funding
continues
our
investment
in
teacher
professional
learning
and
quality
teaching
and
student
resources
both
for
critical,
both
are
critical
for
delivering
updated
curriculum
and
preparing
students
for
the
future.
So
again,
you
need
both
the
professional
learning
and
you
also
need
the
resources
to
go
along
with
it
there.
The
department
has
been
working
diligently.
As
I
said
earlier.
H
There
have
been
numerous
engagements
with
teachers
there's
actually,
we've
been
partnering
with
the
College
of
Alberta
School
superintendents
and
the
regional
consortia
to
provide
comprehensive
and
universally
accessible
professional
learning
opportunities,
both
in
person
and
virtually
where
they
can
be
available
to
teachers.
On
the
new
curriculum.
We
you
have
to
be
able
to
look
at
that
dig
into
it.
Teachers
have
really
enjoyed
that
piece.
L
If
it's
a
32
million
dollar
investment,
so
it
would
be
good
to
be
able
to
actually
apply
to
which
line
item
I'm
on
page
67
of
the
budget,
for
example.
Looking
for
that
specific
piece,
because
I
would
say
that
the
first
round
of
rollout
over
the
last
two
years
has
not
been
adequately
supported
in
terms
of
teachers
feeling
excited
and
ready
to
introduce
the
curriculum,
the
government's
rolling
out
onto
them
follow-up
questions
would
be
around,
so
the
minister
re-articulated,
what's
being
stated
publicly
around
math
and
language
arts
for
division.
L
Two
fair
is
the
plan,
then
of
the
minister
never
to
update
the
social
studies
curriculum,
because
I
think
albertans
were
relieved
when
the
highly
discredited
social
studies
curriculum
didn't
move
forward
for
division.
One
definitely
there
are
still
many
concerns
with
other
areas
that
are
being
Advanced
at
this
point
and
I
would
say
one
of
the
biggest
concerns
around
the
science
curriculum,
as
it
relates
to
the
piloting
for
division.
Two
is
the
there's
an
increased
emphasis
on
memorizing
foundational
knowledge
at
the
cost
of
experiential
opportunities.
L
For
example,
member
Godfrey
will
want
to
know
this
one
many
schools
in
grade
five
go
visit,
the
Albert
Aviation
Museum
and
the
lovely
writing
events
in
glenor.
If
you
haven't
visited
yet,
please
go,
and
there
was
a
direct
connection
between
the
science
curriculum
and
Aviation
and
the
opportunity
to
learn
Hands-On
in
that
environment.
Schools
that
participate
in
that
program
and
a
high
degree
previously
are
not
this
year
because
of
piloting.
The
new
curriculum,
for
example,
and
others
are,
are
preparing
for
what
they
might
be
doing
next
year
in
terms
of
transitioning.
L
So
the
line
item
specifically
in
the
actual
estimates
that
relates
to
curriculum
and
the
plan,
the
plan
on
curriculum
rollout.
So
if
social
studies
never
going
to
be
updated
and
I
will
say,
if
that's
the
case
under
the
UCP
that
they're
not
going
to
touch
social
studies,
that
would
probably
be
a
relief
for
a
lot
of
people,
because
what
we
saw
in
Prior
drafts
was
deeply.
L
Concerning
last
year,
estimates
with
the
minister
confirmed
that,
in
the
current
social
studies,
curriculum
I
think
it's
grade,
three
I
might
be
off
plus
or
minus.
At
one
year,
students
have
a
unit
specifically
dedicated
dedicated
to
learning
about
Ukraine
and,
of
course,
at
a
time
where
we
are
seeing
Ukraine's
sovereignty
so
clearly
targeted
by
an
aggressor
in
Russia
and
specifically
Vladimir
Putin.
It's
important
that
we
still
have
opportunities
for
students
to
learn
about.
So
is
the
plan
never
to
update
the
social
studies
curriculum
under
a
UCP
government?
L
If
that
is
not
the
case,
what
year
is
the
current
Minister
planning
and
and
doing
work
in
the
department
to
implement
that
change?
There
are
other
areas
in
curriculum
that
we
have
been
working
with
members
of
the
community
on
bringing
forward
enhanced
curricular
opportunities
for
more
choices.
We're
going
to
talk
more
about
choices
around
specifically
language
programming.
L
Why,
in
terms
of
curriculum,
is
there
not
a
commitment
to
continuing
to
expand
those
types
of
additional
opportunities
for
students
to
be
able
to
engage,
in
course,
content,
and
there
might
be
somebody
jotting
down
an
answer
very
quickly
about
locally
developed
courses
and
CBE
does
have
the
locally
developed
course,
but
it's
a
language
course
not
language
and
culture,
and
it's
a
specific,
only
one
specific
school.
That's
currently
offering
that
program,
I
believe
so
why
aren't
we
expanding
opportunities
for
students
across
the
province
in
this
current
budget?
L
Why
isn't
there
a
focus
and
an
emphasis
on
that
so
I
think
I'm
going
to
keep
this
just
focused
John
curriculum
this
exchange
rather
than
getting
into
the
areas,
and
hopefully
we
can
get
some
answers
specifically
as
it
relates
to
line
items
as
well
as
timelines
around
the
ucp's
plan
on
implementing
areas
of
the
curriculum
that
were
incredibly
controversial
and
discredited,
or
is
the
plan
not
to
update
the
social
studies
curriculum
indefinitely
under
the
current
government?
So
those
would
be
my
questions
for
this.
Thank
you
so
much
honorable.
H
Thank
you
for
those
questions
and
and
to
start
by
answering
your
question.
It's
on
page
67
of
the
estimates,
3.1
47
million
dollars,
and
it's
also
listed
at
outcome
three
of
the
business
plan
that
there's
47
million
dollars
to
address
the
curriculum
implementation
for
the
upcoming
school
year.
So
curriculum
is
something
that
we're
very
committed
to.
We
have,
you
know,
started
the
process.
H
As
I've
said,
it
was
a
lot
long
time
coming,
putting
curriculum
in
front
of
students
and
I'm
very
proud
that
our
our
our
government
was
able
to
do
it
after
so
so
many
ministers
and
so
many
failed
attempts.
I
was
glad
that
we're
finally
getting
curriculum
in
front
of
our
students,
and
you
know
what
I'm
hearing
from
parents
they
like
it
I'm
hearing
from
teachers.
They,
like
it,
I
hear
from
administrators.
They
like
it,
they
keep
going,
they
they
say,
keep
going
on
it.
H
As
I
indicated
before
we
have
been
piloting
the
social
studies,
the
French
immersion
and
the
French
as
a
second
language.
This
past
year,
over
a
thousand
teachers
over
20
000
students
and
we're
looking
at
finalizing
those
subjects
and
moving
those
subjects
forward
and
I
hope
to
share
information
very
soon
with
that,
as
last
the
last
year,
when
we
brought
forward
the
curriculum
on
April,
13th
I
think
I
had
to
correct
the
members
opposite.
They
said
it
was
in
June.
It
was
actually
in
April
that
we
brought
forward
curriculum.
H
We
hope
to
to
to
be
able
to
give
an
indication
of
what's
Happening.
Much
sooner.
We
are
still
working
on
the
Fine
Arts
and
also
on
social
studies
and
with
the
social
studies.
We
heard
loud
and
clear
that
we
needed
to
go
back
to
the
scope
and
sequence,
so
we've
gone
back
and
are
looking
at
updating
the
scope
and
sequence,
which
is
basically
the
blueprint
of
how
the
social
studies
curriculum
will
be
worked
on.
H
We
are
continuing
that
good
work
on
Fine,
Arts
and
social
studies,
but
we
also
heard
from
the
system-
and
we
heard
from
the
curriculum
implementation
working
group
that
they
recommended
if
based
approach
and
given
the
fact
that
we
were
coming
out
of
covid.
Given
the
fact
that
we
are.
This
is
the
largest
upgrade
to
the
curriculum
in
a
very
very
long
time.
As
I
said
in
science
1986,
we
needed
to
provide
the
school
authorities
the
ability
to
to
implement
this
in
a
very
staged
approach.
And
that's
exactly
what
we've
done.
H
And
so
there
I
believe
I've
answered
those
particular
pieces
of
the
question
when
I
go
to
Choice.
You're.
Absolutely
right,
there's
no
one
that
likes
Choice
more
than
our
government
and
whether
that's
choice
in
the
the
the
different
types
of
Education
students
choose
or
the
choices
that
are
within
that
education.
H
Curriculum
is
currently
offered
at
the
high
school
level
as
a
locally
developed
course
in
some
school
districts
we
know
many
schools
are
using
this
right
across
the
province
and
school
authorities
do
have
the
flexibility
to
acquire
local,
develop
courses
to
address
particular
student
or
Community
needs,
but
that
doesn't
mean
we
can't
continue
to
work
on
this
because,
of
course
school
school
authorities.
While
they
have
the
ability
we
can
also
as
a
province
spearhead
this.
H
This
is
something
that
we
know
that
we
can
move
on
in
the
in
the
future,
and
we
will
continue
to
work
with
the
Filipino
Community
to
address
their
concerns
and
needs
the
one
thing
that
is
great
in
the
curriculum
that
I
am
looking
forward
when
we
bring
forward
the
social
studies
at
a
future
date
is
that
we
had
the
ability
to
have
in
that
social
studies
the
ability
for
every
student
to
see
themselves
reflected
in
that
curriculum.
It
didn't
matter
what
culture
or
what
religion
you
were.
We.
B
I
Thank
you,
madam
Sharon,
thanks
again
to
the
minister
and
staff,
so
just
one
new
question
that
I
want
to
kind
of
Circle
back
to
four.
That
I've
already
asked
first
of
all
large
Surplus
in
in
this
budget,
my
my
11
years
as
MLA.
Of
course,
the
importance
of
schools
and
infrastructure
and
good
infrastructure
has
been
debated
extensively
for
for
all
that
time.
I
But
I'm
wondering
I
see
that
you've
got
928
million
in
this
year's
budget,
2022
to
2023
for
Capital
Investments,
but
761
million
for
next
year.
Of
course,
the
government
in
total
is
spending
68
billion
dollars.
I
always
feel
the
need
to
say
when
I
was
first
elected
11
years
ago
the
government
spent
42
billion
and
we
had
27
billion
of
oil
and
gas
royalties
last
year
and
I'm
wondering
is,
is
that
number
is
a
761
million
next
year?
Is
that
adequate
for
our
needs?
Is
that
adequate
for
our
maintenance
and
repairs?
I
I
Had
and
what
our
needs
may
be
there,
okay,
so
I
want
to
Circle
back
in
my
first
block,
I
asked
about
how
you
felt
the
Alberta
education
system
compared
to
the
rest
of
Canada
compared
to
other
jurisdictions,
again,
I
heard
consistently,
10
or
11
years
ago,
how
good
we
were
and
I'm
just
believing
I'm,
not
hearing
that
as
much
so
I'd.
Like
your
opinion
on
that
I
asked
about
the
performance.
I
I
Are
the
outcomes
going
to
be
better
for
our
kids,
with
with
the
Alberta
Government
doing
this,
rather
than
the
old
system
through
the
ATA
and
again
I'll
ask
one
more
time:
25.8
percent
of
teachers
were
deemed
not
prepared
for
teaching
I
I
can't
imagine
that
that
25
percent
of
our
students
are
are
being
instructed
and
developed
by
by
somebody
who's,
not
not
fully
prepared.
So
again,
I
would
appreciate
your
answer
on
that
as
to
whether
you
feel
your
your
measurement.
D
H
N
So
good
afternoon,
I'm
Jeff
Willen
I'm,
the
assistant
Deputy
minister
of
strategic
services
and
governance
within
the
Department
of
Education.
So
to
answer
the
questions
around
performance
metrics,
so,
firstly,
to
reiterate
them.
The
question
was
around
performance
measurement
percentage
of
students
who
achieved
the
acceptable
standard
on
provincial
achievement
tests,
and
this
demonstrates
the
effectiveness
of
the
education
system
and
preparing
students
for
high
school.
N
So
to
answer
that
question
around
performance
setting,
there's
basically
two
questions
embedded
within
that
question.
That
you're
asking
is
first,
is
what
is
the
process
for
setting
targets
so
within
the
Department
of
Education
and
all
Ministries?
We
follow
the
requirements
that
treasury
board
and
finance
provides
to
all
Ministries
Ministries
are
required
to
include
at
least
one
performance
measure
with
a
last
actual
result
and
three-year
Target
under
each
outcome.
N
So
what
you
see
is
that
our
last
actual,
as
we
came
out
of
a
lot
of
learning
disruptions
was
a
last
actual
that
was
lower
than
what
we
had
seen
prior
to
the
pandemic,
so
that
becomes
our
new
reset
number.
And
then
we
look
at
a
five,
the
last
five
years
of
historical
information
that
we
have
and
there's
a
trend
line
for
improvement.
So
then
we
use
that
to
then
set
the
Targets
in
for
the
following
three
years.
N
N
We
know
that
students
and
teachers
have
been
impacted
by
the
challenges
that
we've
all
faced
over
the
past
several
years,
and
so
as
for
the
survey
data
regarding
teachers
preparedness,
one
of
the
things
that
may
have
impacted
the
results
was
as
the
challenge
that
every
sector
of
our
society
faced
and
albertans
also
felt
the
repercussions.
The
surveying
related
to
this
measure
around
teacher
preparedness
occurred
during
the
Omicron
wave
of
the
covid-19
pandemic
and
during
the
second
year
that
the
pandemic
had
impacted
the
education
system.
I
Can
I
share
some
time
with
the
honorable
Minister
as
well?
Okay,
clearly
it
seems
that
colbit
set
our
children
and
our
system
back
tremendously
I'd
appreciate
how
many
years
you
think
it's
set
us
back
and
how
long
it's
going
to
take
us
to
recover
and
then,
if
you
could
tackle
the
question
about
better
outcomes
for
our
students
on
Alberta
teaching,
professional
commission
I
would
appreciate
that
absolutely.
H
H
You
know
so
so
again
when
I
I
look
at
these.
These
metrics
first
of
all,
I
want
to
comment.
I'll,
never
rest
till
those
metrics
are
all
100
I,
don't
think
any
government
should
rest
until
those
metrics
reach
100
in
every
outcome.
So
that
is,
that
is
my
focus.
That's
my
Department's
focus
and
we're
going
to
keep
working
towards
that
and
we've
allocated
dollars
and
resources
to
that.
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
F
Thank
you
so
much
sure
Minister
I
just
want
to
thank
you
and
your
entire
team
for
all
the
hard
work
they
do.
Education
is
a
difficult
portfolio
and
you
guys
have
managed
it
in
a
phenomenal
fashion.
Despite
a
lot
of
the
criticisms,
you
guys
have
done
an
exceptional
jobs.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
hard
work.
F
My
question
revolves
around
First
Nations.
In
the
business
plan
it
states
that
the
Ministry
of
Education
collaborates
with
education
Partners
to
improve
educational
income
outcomes
for
First,
Nations,
May
team
and
Inuit
students.
Our
government's
priority
and
my
priority
as
an
MLA,
is
to
ensure
that
all
Alberta
Burton
students
have
the
supports
and
resources
to
succeed.
I
know
that
Alberta
Education
Works
closely
with
education
Partners
to
engage
and
support,
First,
Nations,
metis
and
Inuit
people
and
fulfilling
their
vision
for
a
kindergarten
grade.
F
12
education
system
that
honors
indigenous
history,
cultures,
languages
and
perspectives
and
I
just
want
to
State
on
the
record
that
I
did
some
consultations
up
in
Fort,
McMurray
up
in
Fort,
chippwan,
sorry
and
I,
where
I
printed
off
all
the
aspects
of
the
the
that
relate
to
our
indigenous
peoples.
From
your
Cato
six
curriculum
that
you
provided
and
the
feedback
was
quite
phenomenal,
quite
honestly
from
the
community,
they
actually
expressed
that
a
lot
of
the
historical
points
that
you
put
in
there
that
they
were
not
aware
of.
F
They
only
had
two
criticisms.
One
was
that
there
wasn't
much
in
the
way
of
languages,
so
they
do
have
a
desire
to
speak
to
learn
their
their
Native
languages
and,
secondly,
is
what
I
found
interesting
was
that
they
felt
that
grades
one
through
six
were
too
young
of
an
age
to
teach
about
the
residential
schools.
Their
experiences
I
was
too
traumatic
and
that
they
actually
had
experiences
where
kids
were
crying
for
and
having
nightmares
for
for
days
and
weeks
afterwards,
which
is
a
huge
contradiction
to
what
the
opposition
was
criticizing.
F
You
on
that,
you
didn't
have
enough
on
residential
schools,
but
then
I
think
well,
that's
reflective
of
the
way
they
govern,
which
is
through
fear
and
I'm.
Glad
to
see
that
you
guys
are
considering
alternatives
to
that.
That
said,
my
questions
I
have
two:
what
is
some
of
the
programming
that
exists
and
how
can
it
be
improved
to
support
First,
Nations
metis
and
into
its
students.
F
H
So
a
lot,
a
lot
of
Engagement
and
work
has
been
done
in
this
area.
Education
has
also
made
available
provincial
indigenous
language
programming
in
Blackfoot
in
Crete.
In
addition,
education
supports
authorities
with
locally
developed
course
courses,
and
these
include
develop.
These
have
been
developed
for
the
Danae
Dakota
Dakota
sutina
languages
as
well
sorry,
Danae,
nakota,
sutina
languages
and
also
for
smudging
beading
and
TP
making.
H
So
these
are
all
locally
developed
courses
that
are
out
there
and
I've
been
to
many
of
the
schools
where
these
are
actually
being
Incorporated
right
into
the
school
into
the
programming.
Education
supports
First
Nations
maintain
Inuit
students
with
personalizing
their
High
School
experience
and
obtaining
dual
credit
to
build
on
or
discover
their
career
interests
and
aspirations.
This
includes
opportunities
in
healthcare
and
in
agriculture,
First
Nations,
metis,
Inuit
education
directorate
is
strengthening
the
requirements
on
reporting
for
the
75
million
dollars,
dedicated
to
First
Nations,
maintaining
Inuit
funding.
H
So
the
directorate
is
working
directly
with
school
divisions
to
ensure
that
First
Nations
maintain
Inuit
education.
Funding
is
being
utilized
in
the
most
effective
and
efficient
manner,
and
with
a
focus
on
funds
being
used
for
classroom
initiatives.
The
directorate
is
currently
exploring
the
possibility
of
funding
urban
and
rural
indigenous
groups
and
communities.
Education
has
supported
the
exploration
and
development
of
partnership
models,
including
framework
agreements
that
support
the
structural
changes
needed
for
First
Nations
education
Partners
to
provide
comprehensive,
comprehensive
second
level,
supports
programs
and
services
similar
to
the
provincial
School
authorities.
H
So
First
Nations
maintain
Inuit.
Students
are
eligible
for
all
the
grants
under
the
funding
model
and
local
school
boards
continue
to
be
responsible
for
determining
how
they
distribute
those
funds
to
meet
the
new
needs
of
every
student
in
budget
2023.
We
are
providing
approximately
83
million
dollars
in
the
2324
school
year
under
this
grant
to
provide
School
authorities,
so
they
can
provide
system,
programming
and
structural
supports
that
improve
education
outcomes
for
First,
Nations,
metis
and
Inuit
students.
So
we
also
support
the
implementation
of
Truth
and
Reconciliation
Commission
recommendations
and
we
allocate
this
grant.
H
We
are
helping
them
through
the
stages
of
this,
with
funding
and
with
supports,
and
with
the
ability
to
use
my
department
and
the
expertise
that
we
have
to
set
up
this
educational
Authority.
We
have
other
educational
authorities
in
the
in
the
province
already
in
existence
such
as
ktc
and
mesk,
and
we
know
that
the
four
chippewan
area
wants
to
have
their
own.
F
You
so
much
chair
and
thank
you
to
the
minister
for
the
those
answers.
If
we
go
back
to
Fort
ship
one
again,
you
have
paid
extra
attention
to
a
very
isolated
Community
with
you
know
their
very
successful
First
Nations
that
we
have
up
there.
The
aspect
at
the
basket:
chipwan
First
Nation,
as
well
as
the
mikasukri,
have
demonstrate
remarkable
business
Acumen
and
are
continuing
to
move
forward
with
some
of
their
own
initiatives.
F
H
Great
questions
and
yes,
I-
can
give
you
an
update
on
the
replacement
school
for
the
Athabasca
Delta
Community.
So
in
April
of
2020,
the
ministry,
my
Ministry
allocated
funding
to
either
modernize
or
replace
the
Athabasca
Delta
Community
School
in
four
chip,
one
as
part
of
budget
2020
Capital
plan
and
so
budget
2020
included
24
million
dollars
in
funding
to
support
the
construction
of
a
replacement
during
modernization.
The
project
is
currently
in
the
site
selection
phase
for
a
replacement
facility.
L
Very
much
I'll
carry
on
a
question
earlier
asked
by
a
member
Yasin
Around.
The
Net
increase
to
spaces
in
Calgary
and
and
I
know
that
the
response
that
was
the
question
that
was
asked
and
the
response
that
came
was
around
new
and
modernized
and
that
reading
the
government's
own
budget
documents,
including
the
announcements
from
last
week,
it's
900
new
spaces.
It's
the
only
new
build
for
the
City
of
Calgary
and
yes,
the
defend
Baker.
L
The
the
number
of
spaces
being
added
by
the
government
there's
approximately
8
000
students
who
have
selected
for
public
and
Catholic
Education
this
year
more
than
previous
and
the
number
of
new
spaces
being
committed
to
for
construction,
is
only
900.
So
you
know
a
little
over
10
percent
of
the
number
of
students
who
are
choosing
to
enroll
actually
receiving
funding
in
this
budget.
So
I'm
just
going
to
go
through
some
of
the
other
projects
for
Calgary
Public
CBE,
because
they've
got
a
very
condensed
list.
L
They
in
fact
only
asked
for
four
projects
in
year,
one
and
only
had
one
funded,
but
they
need
all
four
is
the
truth
here
through
you,
madam
chair.
They
need
deepen
Baker,
they
need
any
Gail,
they
need
a
cross.
They
need
Sir,
John,
A
McDonald.
Those
are
all
major
modernizations.
They
are
desperately
needed,
and
in
year
two
they
have
modernization
requests
as
well
that
have
been
identified
as
well
as
new
requests.
So
in
year,
two
they
have
identified
Saddle
Ridge
Middle,
Cornerstone,
High
School.
L
These
are
two
desperately
needed
projects
to
make
sure
that
we
can
keep
up
with
the
needs
of
high
school
spaces,
as
well
as
Saddle
Ridge
being
able
to
address
that
sort
of
Middle
School
space
grades,
five
through
nine.
They
have
asked
for
that
as
well
as
three
other
major
modernizations
and
then
in
year
three,
they
had
a
new
request
for
saddle,
Rich
Cornerstone,
Ranch,
lens
Janet,
Johnston
and
Queen
Elizabeth
schools.
The
last
three
are
all
modernizations.
L
These
are
projects
that
are
absolutely
needed
to
just
try
to
keep
Pace
with,
where
Calgary's
at
right
now
in
terms
of
the
number
of
students
who
are
in
their
schools
and
the
space
is
needing
to
be
modernized.
I
had
the
opportunity
to
tour
de
from
Baker,
not
that
long
ago,
and
always
when
I
tour
schools
I
ask
students
when
I
have
a
chance.
What's
something
you
love
about
your
school
and
what's
something
you
wish
was
different
and
at
different
Baker,
they
were
consistent
in
saying
they
love
their
teachers.
I
always
love
hearing
that
response.
L
They
thought
they
had
really
good
instruction.
They
had
really
good
teachers.
I
said:
what's
something
that
could
make
your
school
better?
They
said
a
window,
it
was
built
like
a
bunker,
and
many
of
the
classrooms
are
interior,
with
no
access,
even
the
ones
that
are
on
exterior
Wells,
with
no
actual
way
to
provide
natural
sunlight,
and
it
isn't
often
that
you
hear
high
school
students
say
they
want
something
as
basic
as
a
window
when
you
talk
to
them
about
their
educational
experience,
but
it
plays
a
few
ways
that
this
would
be
beneficial.
L
L
At
some
point,
during
the
day
and
three
we
asked
kids
to
show
up
to
school
and
do
their
best
and
when
we
aren't
showing
them
our
best
in
terms
of
meeting
them
with
a
good
building
that
feels
safe
and
and
comfortable
I,
don't
think
they
really
believe
us
because
we're
not
giving
them
our
best.
We
certainly
aren't
giving
them
our
best.
L
In
terms
of
the
capital
plan,
that's
being
proposed
by
the
current
government
when
it
comes
to
Calgary,
Public
Schools
Calgary
Catholic
also
has
an
incredibly
long
list
even
even
longer
than
the
other
one,
and
this
is
the
one
where
there's
only
one
project
funded.
So
that's
the
Nolan
Hill
project.
It's
the
only
one.
That's
actually
going
to
have
any
funding
for
construction.
L
They
also
have
identified
chest
Amir
Redstone
as
new
construction
as
well
as
Rangeview.
They
they
needed
all
of
those
in
this
year's
Capital
plan
to
to
catch
up
to
where
they
feel
that
they
would
be
able
to
offer
adequate
education
as
well.
They
have
three
that
need
enhancements
and
modernizations,
including
Bishop,
McNally,
St,
Bonaventure
and
Saint
Benedict,
so
that
was
just
their
year.
One
needs
assessment
and
the
government
came
far
short
only
funding
one
school
project.
H
Again.
These
are
all
now
in
the
pipeline.
They
are
top
priorities
for
the
government
of
Alberta
and
they
will
get
built.
The
one
item
that
the
members
opposite
continue
to
not
understand
or
perhaps
are
purposely
not
understanding,
is
the
fact
that
pre-planning
and
planning
are
part
of
the
process
that
needs
to
happen
before
you
can
go
into
Full
Construction,
and
if
the
pre-planning
and
planning
phase
is
accelerated
because
those
sites
are
actually
able
to
move
forward,
then
next
year
these
will
be
able
to
move
into
design
or
straight
into
construction.
H
Just
in
that
alone,
that
doesn't
even
include
the
203
modulars
that
were
allocated
since
2019
to
Calgary
Catholic,
School
Division,
and
it
doesn't
include
the
additional
completed
project
that
was
completed
in
2223,
which
is
an
additional
of
the
Calgary
Catholic
Junior
High
School
in
Cochrane,
which
is
anticipated
to
be
completed
here,
and
it
will
provide
an
additional
825
spaces.
That's
just
Calgary,
Catholic
alone,
happy
now
to
go
over
to
Calgary
Public
Board
of
Education.
H
They
their
top
six
priorities,
are
all
funded
in
the
20
budget
2023.,
including
their
modernization
of
the
John
G
dieffenbaker
high
school
as
a
Full
Construction
funding
the
pre
or
planning
sorry
of
the
modernization
of
Annie
Gail
school,
which
was
their
number
two
priority:
the
pre-planning
of
their
modernization
of
AE
Cross
School,
which
is
their
number
three
priority.
The
pre-planning
of
the
modernization
of
Sir
Johnny
McDonald,
which
was
their
their
number
four
School,
the
pre-planning
for
new
Saddle
Ridge,
Middle
School,
which
was
their
number
five
I,
think
I've
mentioned
them
all.
H
Oh
I'm,
sorry
I
missed
the
number
six,
which
is
the
planning
dollars
for
the
new
High
School
in
Cornerstone.
Again,
all
of
these
new
schools
are
going
to
be
fully
funded.
It
just
they're
just
in
the
pipeline,
as
we
all
know,
it
takes
time
to
plan,
and
then
it
takes
time
to
design
and
then
you
go
to
straight
build
and
once
we
go
to
construction
oftentimes.
If
it's
an
elementary
school,
it
takes
approximately
about
18
to
24
months
to
build.
H
If
it's
a
high
school,
it
can
usually
take
24
to
sometimes
36
months
to
build.
So
it's
very
important.
We
get
the
plea,
the
planning,
the
pre-planning,
the
design
rights,
so
that
we're
able,
when
we
announce
that
full
funding
that
we
have
the
shovels
in
the
ground,
these
will
create
many
new
spaces
for
school
authorities
in
the
thousands
I'm
just
getting
the
exact
number.
H
So,
while
we're
doing
that,
I
want
to
give
you
an
understanding
of
the
the
fact
that
between
2019
and
2022,
there
were
two
additional
projects
that
provided
1525
new
spaces
and
and
also
that
we
have
seven
new
schools
and
one
modernization
project
that
have
been
completed
recently
for
Calgary.
That
is
providing
an
additional
3
000
spaces.
So
again
we
are
looking
at.
Let
me
see
here
we
have
the
Bayside
School,
which
is
new
in
August
of
2022.
We
have
the
Evanston
middle
school.
Thank.
G
Thank
you
Minister
and
department
and
staff,
and
for
your
time
today
appreciate
the
efforts
that
you're
that
you're
putting
in
and
then
on
behalf
of
a
couple
of
my
colleagues
who
represent
Northern
Gateway,
along
with
myself,
just
want
to
thank
you
for
the
capital
plan
announcement
around
Valley
View
school,
it's
a
very
long-awaited
project
with
Northern
Gateway
and
and
although
it's
just
outside
of
my
riding
Valley
View,
it
I
just
wanted
to
bring
that.
Thank
you
on
their
behalf.
G
G
Glad
that
there
have
been
so
many
conversations
around
the
curriculum
just
for
background,
my
my
mom
was
a
teacher
for
over
30
years
and
like
many
teachers
after
she
retired,
she
went
on
to
substitute
teach
for
about
another
10
years
and
my
sister
being
a
teacher,
my
wife,
being
a
teacher.
It's
very
important
for
me
that
our
kids
are
actually
being
taught
with
something
that's
relevant
for
today,
and
you
know,
I've
I've
talked
to
a
lot
of
teachers
throughout
the
process
of
implementing
the
the
new
curriculum
with
my
wife.
G
G
And
then
proceeded
to
have
conversations
with
Educators
about
the
concerns
that
they
raised
that
were
presented
to
them
by
by
the
ATA
and
simply
said.
Let
me
know
when,
when
you
look
at
the
curriculum,
what
your
concerns
are
and
I
will
bring
them
forward
and
and
present
them
to
the
to
the
minister
for
consideration
and
I.
G
Thank
you
for
your
response
and
your
Department's
response
to
two
concerns
about
the
curriculum,
the
rollout
and
the
content,
and
in
the
last
year
since
I've
had
more
conversations
than
I
can
count
with
teachers
and
recently,
even
on
Saturday
evening,
with
teachers
who
expressed
that
they
love
the
curriculum.
They
still
ask
that
we
continue
to
work
on
modifying
the
socials,
but
they're
happy
with
the
English,
the
math,
the
science
and
the
PE,
and
that's
a
far
cry
from
what
was
presented
by
the
Union
in
the
early
days.
I
I
know.
G
Some
of
the
talking
points
were
atrocious
and
so
again
thank
you
for
your
dedication
from
your
office
and
your
ministry
on
hearing
feedback
and
implementing
something
that,
as
the
lady
said
on
Saturday
night,
she
loves
the
new
curriculum.
I
encourage
all
members
to
continue
to
engage
with
Educators
and
hear
Beyond,
where
we
were
at
two
years
ago
to
what
is
actually
being
said.
G
That's
why
I
was
actually
concerned
earlier
when
the
comment
was
made.
Is
the
plan
to
never
update
the
socials
under
a
UCP
government?
It's
quite
frankly
absurd.
Our
children
deserve
to
have
relevant
curriculum
and
education
in
front
of
them,
and
I
think
that
for
what
we've
already
accomplished
through
your
ministry,
how
we
are
much
better
off.
G
That
said,
as
you
know,
I've
advocated
for
a
number
of
things
and
and
communicated
with
your
office
around
a
number
of
things
and
one
of
the
one
of
the
things
that
I
find
concerning
is
when
you
know
the
opposition
says
that
we
take
funds
from
the
public
education
and
and
put
them
towards
other
schools
of
choice
like
Independent,
Schools
and
and
I
get
a
little
bit
confused
about
this.
So
I
was
curious.
G
H
H
K
H
Massachusetts,
so
there
you
go
and
Ontario,
and
we
have
done
that
with
every
single
subject
made
sure
that
we
compare
it
to
the
top
performing
jurisdictions
around
the
world
and
so
that
kudos
to
my
department
that
continue
to
do
that,
hard
work
of
making
sure
that
we
put
the
best
possible
curriculum
in
front
of
our
students.
On
the
other
item
that
you
were
talking
about
in
terms
of
funding
facts
on
school
authorities,
so
public
separate
and
francophone
School
authorities
make
up
about
91.86
of
the
overall
budget.
H
H
An
independent
and
ECS
operators
make
up
6.56
percent
of
the
total
student
number
and
receive
4.25
percent
of
the
overall
funding
and
again
we
we
value
that
all
School
authorities
contribute
to
the
success
of
students
across
this
province,
and
we
have
one
of
the
greatest
a
number
of
choices
in
all
of
Canada,
very
proud
of
that
I
do
believe.
It
is
why
we
do
have
educational
excellence
in
this
province.
G
I
I
certainly
appreciate
that,
as
you
know,
Minister
I've
actually,
along
the
same
lines
of
that
I've
actually
advocated
on
the
to
expand.
The
transportation
supports
that
our
government
provides
because,
quite
frankly,
parent
choice
can
be
limited
in
education
due
to
extra
funding
requirements,
especially
in
a
day
like
we
see
today,
of
rising
inflation
costs
that
impact
our
family
budgets.
G
And
you
know
parents
of
my
constituency
are
actually
worried
about
having
to
offset
the
rising
cost
of
Transportation,
with
insurance
fuel
driver
training
being
passed
on
to
the
Alberta
families
when
they
are
struggling
most
to
pay
their
bills.
At
home
and
personally,
I,
don't
think
that
that
should
be
limiting
the
ability
of
parents
to
put
their
kids
in
in
other
kinds
of
Education
streams.
L
Thanks
very
much
Madam
chair,
we
had
an
opportunity
to
discuss
some
of
the
very
much
needed
schools
for
Calgary
and
now
I'm
going
to
go
through
some
of
the
very
much
needed
schools
in
Edmonton
as
well.
The
government
has
put
forward
funding
for
one
school
of
the
Edmonton
Public
Capital
list,
which
had
eight
projects
needed
for
year,
one
and
and
the
piece
that
was
set
around
well.
L
You
have
to
do
pre-planning
or
design
before
you
can
do
building
like
let's,
let's
refocus
here,
because
we
know
that
Edgemont,
which
was
number
two
on
the
plan,
is
funded
and
it
was
put
on
the
list
the
same
time
as
Glen
reading
Heights,
which
was
number
one
which
is
only
getting
design
money.
So
if,
if
there
was
consistency,
saying
oh
we're
going
to
do
these
steps
in
this
order
consistently,
maybe
maybe
that
could
be
a
plausible
argument.
L
But
but
that's
not
what's
happening
here,
because
there
is
one
project,
the
number
two
project
which
is
very
much
needed.
All
eight
of
these
projects
are
are
have
been
assessed
as
being
needed
and
and
number
two
is
actually
getting
funded
for
construction.
It's
the
only
one,
but
you
know
Glen
reading
Heights
only
getting
design
funding,
Rosenthal,
McConaughey,
Glenn
Redding
also
needs
a
k
to
six
and
and
I
should
articulate
again
Glen.
Reading
Heights
is
a
specific
neighborhood.
In
the
southwest
the
proposal
there
was
for
a
Junior,
Senior
High,
which
is
desperately
needed.
L
We
have
an
existing
School
in
that
area
that
was
opened
in
the
time.
I
was
on
the
board
and
Lillian
Osborne
High
School
is
the
one
that's
serving
that
quadrant
of
the
city
presently
or
that
section
of
the
city
presently
and
they've
been
at
lottery
for
years,
so
you
could
literally
live
within
a
block
or
two
of
the
school
and
not
be
able
to
get
in
because
there's
just
not
enough
room
in
that
school.
L
So
building
a
new
school
in
the
southwest
Glen
reading
Heights
a
Junior,
Senior
High
absolutely
needed
absolutely
urgent
number
one
priority
and
it
only
got
design
funding
most
of
the
projects
on
this
list.
Now,
after
The
Minister's
public
comments
in
the
last
few
years
have
been
focused
on
new
builds,
but
there
are
absolutely.
There
is
a
significant
need
as
well
for
modernizations,
as
well
as
replacement
schools
and
the
the
offer
still
stands
to
tour.
Those
with
me
anytime,
the
minister
is
interested
year
or
two.
L
There
are
many
projects
as
well
and
then
like
here's.
The
other
thing
is
that
all
of
us
have
local
school
divisions
that
submit
these
plans.
If
it
is
a
three
three
year
process,
then
the
government
should
be
planning.
If
you
believe
that
pre-planning
is
necessary,
they
should
be
pre-planning
for
the
three
year.
Three
asks
the
year
three
needs
assessments
so
that
when
they
move
into
year
two,
then
they
give
them
design
funding.
So
when
they
move
into
year,
one
then
they're
getting
construction
funding.
L
This
gated
process
again,
as
I
said
earlier
this
morning,
is
a
wall.
Divisions
are
not
being
given
an
opportunity
to
to
see
a
return
of
good
faith
when
it
comes
to
all
of
the
work
that
goes
into
these
Capital
plans.
Edmonton
Public
needs
23
projects
over
the
next
three
years
and
got
only
actual
funding
for
construction
for
one
Edmonton.
L
Catholic
also
has
a
number
of
projects
and
I
know
that
the
minister
will
want
to
talk
about
previous
budgets
that
were
either
approved
by
by
previous
governments,
including
the
NDP
or
the
last
few
years
under
the
current
government,
but
that
regardless
we
are
seeing
significant
growth
in
Edmonton,
Public,
Catholic
and
francophone
schools,
and
we
need
new
schools
beyond
what
has
been
built
already.
We
need
a
plan
for
the
future
that
includes
new
construction
for
a
Heritage
Valley
Kavanaugh,
a
Junior
Senior
High
K-9.
L
We
need
a
replacement,
School
Rundle
Heights
area,
St
Jerome,
that
was
their
number
two,
their
number
three
new
school
K-9
in
Edmonton
North,
the
neighboring
schools
already
exceeded
capacity,
and
they
need
a
school
for
about
950,
kids,
another
replacement
school.
So
they
have
four
projects
in
their
year.
One
needs
assessment,
they
have
three
in
year
two
and
then
they
have
two
more
in
year.
Three
and
again,
they
didn't
have
anything
fully
funded.
In
this
year's
budget.
L
There
were
only
five
new
schools
that
actually
saw
full
funding
from
the
government,
one
in
Airdrie,
one
in
Calgary,
one
in
Edmonton,
one
in
Left
Bridge
and
one
in
Raymond
for
new
school
construction.
That's
it
on
the
eve
of
an
election.
Have
fun
campaigning
in
our
local
writings
on
the
current
government
is
only
planning
on
putting
in
five
new
schools
to
fully
fund.
L
H
Again,
the
member
opposite
is
just
trying
to
create
fear
and
imply
that
these
schools
will
not
move
forward.
That
is
not
the
case
and,
in
fact,
I'm
glad
to
say
that
that
Edmonton
Public
School
Division
we've
had
numerous
conversations,
both
myself
with
the
board
chair
and
the
administration,
as
well
as
my
department
with
the
administration,
because
in
previous
years
they
were
prioritizing
schools
needing
modernizations
or
Replacements
in
communities
that
were
not
growing.
H
In
fact,
they
were
underutilized
schools
and
did
not
help
have
health
and
safety
issues
or
concerned,
so
they
weren't
actually
rising
to
the
top
of
the
list,
and
it
is
an
auditor-approved
gated
process.
As
the
member
opposite
knows
that
was
approved
under
their
government
in
2018,
it
is
determined
to
be
best
in
class
in
all
of
Canada
and
it
de-politicizes
the
whole
system.
It
is
those
schools
that
that
are
the
most
neat
that
rise
to
the
top
of
the
process
and
I'm
glad
that
we
were
able
to
announce
58
projects
this
school
year.
H
We
also
have
completed
projects
which
is
no
I'm.
Sorry
I've
already
mentioned
that
one.
So
again,
when
you
look
at
all
of
the
spaces
that
have
been
provided
here,
we
have
numerous
numerous
spaces
for
Edmonton
Public,
we're
going
to
move
to
Edmonton,
Catholic
and
again
before
I
moved
to
Edmonton.
Catholic
I
want
to
just
reiterate
that
Edmonton
Public
is
sitting
at
an
83.2
percent
utilization
rate
and
that
they
received
a
hundred
modulars
over
the
course
of
the
last
three
and
a
half
four
years.
H
What
I
would
say
again
here
is
that,
if,
if
it's
a
slightly
out
of
order,
it's
because,
as
it
went
through
the
Gated
process,
it
was
determined
that
more
work
needed
to
be
done,
whether
it
was
in
the
planning
or
whether
it
was
in
the
design
stage.
Again.
That
is
the
the
beauty
of
the
Gated
process
that
it
determines
where
those
projects
are
on
the
scale.
H
Previous
projects
approved
for
Calgary
Catholic
include
the
father,
Michael
McCaffrey
school
high
school
that
will
is
estimated
to
open
in
May
of
2024
the
new
K-9
Joan
Carr
Catholic
elementary
junior
high,
which
opened
in
June
of
2022.
There
is
a
new
High
School
in
Castle
Downs
done
loose
in
the
member
opposites,
colleagues
area
and
a
new
K-9
Lewis,
Farms
c
chord
school
and
those
are
in
process
right
now.
Those
will
create
an
additional
4
500..
Thank.
G
G
One
of
the
horror
stories
that
happened
in
one
of
my
communities
is
a
former
Minister
had
come
out
to
tour
one
of
my
hospitals
and
and
upon
seeing
the
hospital.
The
comment
was
made:
it's
not
bad
for
or
it's
better
than
I
expected
for
a
rural
hospital,
and
so
I
I
have
constituents
that
have
passed.
That
message
on
to
me
a
number
of
times
and
again,
it's
just
nice
to
know.
G
And
so
you
know,
I
I,
obviously
have
advocated
for
transportation,
supports
and
and
was
glad
to
see
that
one
of
the
most
significant
increases
in
in
your
budget
this
year
was
the
transportation
funding
under
line
items
3.4,
which
increased
from
319
million
to
420
million
dollars.
So
I
was
curious.
You
know
first,
how
many
additional
students
and
their
families
will
actually
benefit
from
the
increase
of
this
provincial
funding
support
and
also
how
much
money
will
the
parents
of
the
students
who
are
already
using
bus
service
actually
save
in
transportation
costs.
H
Thank
you
great
questions
and
I
I,
like
you,
have
long
wanted
to
see
something
change
in
transportation.
It
is
the
one
area,
as
I
said,
as
I
traveled
across
the
province
and
spoke
with
every
single
School
Division,
and
particularly
this
past
year.
I've
done
it
a
number
of
times,
but
this
past
year
prior
to
Christmas,
when
I
did
meet
with
every
single
School
Division.
H
There
were
three
themes
that
rose
up:
mental
health
and
wellness,
Capital
infrastructure
and,
as
I
said,
Transportation
was
one
of
the
top
issues
and
one
of
the
top
issues
for
a
number
of
reasons.
Besides
the
increased
costs
in
insurance
and
fuel
that
we
are
addressing
through
the
new
funding
model,
there
is
also
shortages
of
drivers,
and
so
we
we
look
to
address
that
through
the
driver
training
and
to
the
the
incentives
that
we're
using
to
to
provide
to
try
and
get
more
school
bus
drivers
across
this
province.
H
It's
a
travesty
to
see
that
we
have
school
authorities
that
have
to
double
root
or
triple
root
school
bus
routes
just
to
make
it
happen.
So
what
what
we
are?
Investing?
It's
it's!
It's
something
new!
It's
on
the
recommendations
of
the
student
transportation
task
force,
as
well
as
the
audits
that
were
done
over
the
time
period.
H
We
anticipate
that
there
will
be
an
additional
80
000
students
who
will
benefit
from
the
the
additional
funding
and
I
shouldn't
say
additional
about
47
000
of
those
students
currently
are
on
a
bus,
but
they
will
probably
have
their
school
fees
eliminated
because
we'll
be
able
to
catch
them
in
there.
So
it
is
30
80,
000
students
that
will
be
affected
by
by
this
improved
Service
delivery
model,
and
we
have
also
we
know
that
it
will
probably
eliminate
or
save
parents
approximately
20
million
dollars
in
transportation
fees,
and
it
is
a
significant
investment.
H
It
is
414
million
dollars
which
will
lessen
or
eliminate
these
School
busing
fees
overall.
So
again,
some
of
the
changes
that
are
going
to
happen
is
that
we
heard
very
clearly
from
parents
and
from
school
authorities
that
they
didn't
think
you
know
little
grade.
Winners
or
grade
tours
should
be
having
to
walk
2.4
kilometers
that
that
has
been
the
distance
for
a
very
long
time.
So
it
will
change
for
kindergarten
to
grade
six.
It
will
be
one
kilometer
and
for
grades
7
to
12
it
will
be
two
kilometers.
H
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
minister
again
for
all
your
time
today
and
and
very
informative
answers.
Minister
the
affordability
crisis
in
Canada
is
not
only
affected
Alberta
parents
but,
of
course,
also
the
school
authorities
who
serve
them,
who
are
really
facing
significant
inflationary
pressures
that
are
impacting
School
operations
and
maintenance,
such
as
increases
in
utilities,
Insurance,
General
supplies
and
Light
maintenance,
not
to
mention
the
continued
and
potentially
escalating
impact
of
a
very
punitive
Federal
carbon
tax
Minister.
H
Excellent
questions,
and
so
I'll
get
right
to
it.
More
than
820
million
dollars
over
the
next
three
years
will
be
committed
to
hiring
additional
teachers
and
classroom
support
staff,
so
School
authorities
can
manage
class
sizes
and
the
growing
number
of
students.
This
also
will
impact.
You
know
the
the
ability
for
school
authorities
to
address
the
needs
at
the
local
level.
In
addition,
we
are
providing
126
million
over
three
years,
so
School
authorities
can
add,
supports
to
complex
classrooms
and
give
students
the
focused
time
and
attention
they
need.
H
School
authorities
will
be
providing
an
additional
414
million
dollars
over
the
next
three
years
to
support
School
busing
improvements
and
Rising
costs.
Again:
affordability,
we've
included
in
that
414
million
a
continuation
of
the
fuel
price
contingency
grant
that
we've
provided
for
school
authorities,
which
I've
heard
has
been
very
very
beneficial
over
the
last
little
while
we
are
continuing
also
and,
as
I
just
said
indicated,
we
anticipate
that
will
save
parents
approximately
20
million
dollars
in
school
fees.
H
When
I
met
with
every
school
Authority
in
the
last
several
months,
they
raised
three
priorities,
as
I've
said:
Transportation
mental
health
and
wellness
and
capital
infrastructure
and
I'm
very
proud
to
say
that
we
are
addressing
all
of
those
when
you
are
looking
at
the
you
mentioned
about
the
choices
with
Choice.
Parents
know
that
the
choices
they're
making
also
have
different
categories
of
funding,
and
so,
while
some
choose
to
send
their
children
to
an
independent
school,
roughly
about
six
percent,
just
over
six
percent
of
the
overall
number.
H
We
know
that
they're
only
funded
at
70
percent
of
the
operational
funding
and
zero
for
Capital,
so
that
in
fact
saves
dollars
that
go
back
into
the
rest
of
the
system
on
Charters
they're
they're,
roughly
equally
funded
at
1.5
percent
of
the
population,
getting
one
approximately
1.5
percent
of
the
funding
and
on
home
education
students.
The
overall
funding
for
home
educated
students
is
just
under
two
thousand
dollars.
So
that
is
a
significant
difference
from
what
other
choices
are
are
being
allocated
in
the
funding
models.
H
So
again,
Choice
all
of
the
dollars
stay
within
education,
I'm
so
happy
to
say
that
we
are
increasing
the
overall
budget
of
Education
from
a
8.223
budget.
That
I
originally
started
in
2019
to
an
eight
point.
Four
budget
billion
dollar
budget
this
current
year
to
an
8.8
billion
dollar
next
year,
over
9
billion
1.8
billion
dollars
over
the
next
three
years,
just
for
operating
to
ensure
that
our
schools
have
the
supports
and
the
resources
that
their
able
to
hire
the
teachers.
Now
that
we
are
seeing
enrollment
growth
and
more
people
migrating
to
Alberta.
H
L
Thanks
I'm
going
to
stick
with
capital
and
it's
not
just
Edmonton
and
Calgary
that
are
being
ignored.
There
are
many
other
communities
again,
nothing
in
the
capital
plan.
That's
funded
for
construction
at
all
for
Red
Deer,
the
you
know,
arguably
the
third
or
fourth,
depending
on
the
time
of
year.
The
census
is
done
largest
city
in
our
Province
and
growing.
So
that
definitely
is
a
big
area,
that's
being
ignored.
The
families
of
Red
Deer
deserve
new
schools
and
replacement
schools
too.
That
will
actually
be
funded.
L
So
again
in
this
year's
Capital
plan,
there
is
nothing
funded
for
Rocky,
View
schools,
one
of
the
fastest
growing
divisions
in
the
province
and
arguably
the
country
and
Airdrie
does
have
one
new
school
for
the
Franco
suit,
which
is
good.
That
is
great
for
anyone,
who's
choosing
francophone
education,
but
there
is
a
need
for
capital
for
Rocky
View
in
an
actual
construction
phase
when
it
comes
to
their
other
asks.
So
Rocky
View
has
asked
for
airdrake
K
to
eight
Cochrane
K
to
five
Chester
Mary
K
to
nine
and
Airdrie
High
School
all
on
their
year.
L
One
needs
assessment,
then
there's
also
airjk.8
Chestermere
High
School
Cochran
K
to
eight
Spring
Bank
K
to
eight
in
their
Year
too,
and
in
the
final
year
that
they
submitted,
there's
Langdon,
Cochrane,
Crossfield
and
Airdrie
langdon's
arcade
F5
and
the
others
are
K
to
eights.
These
are
their
needs
assessments.
This
is
what
they've
gone
through
and
identified
as
what
would
be
necessary
for
them
to
keep
up
with
the
growth
pressures
they're
facing
and
I
know.
L
Often,
trustees
are
very
polite,
and,
and-
and
that
is
a
nice
thing,
but
they
also
can
be
very
disappointed,
so
I
will
say
rocket.
View,
School,
Board,
chair,
Norma,
Lang
was
quoted
as
saying
quote:
I
can
tell
you
that
Rocky
via
schools
is
frustrated
and
somewhat
disappointed
with
the
announcement
that
we
listened
to
this
morning,
while
some
places
within
Rocky
View,
like
Cochrane,
get
on
the
list
for
funding
for
planning.
L
Lang
said
that
Capital
planning
projects
is
not
enough
for
Rocky
View
schools.
We
fully
expected
that
we
would
have
at
least
a
few
of
the
full
Capital
announcements
for
immediate
construction
funding
out
of
those
13
that
were
announced
so
again,
a
big
disappointment
there
and
and
in
terms
of
The
Minister's
comments,
they're
very
specific
in
their
Capital
plan.
I've
pulled
up
all
these
Capital
plans
in
preparation
for
estimates,
consideration
and
prior
to
that
too
Airdrie
K-8,
the
new
construction.
The
site
is
already
done.
L
Cochran
K
to
five
do
construction,
the
site's
already
done.
They
are
ready
to
go
the
Spring
Bank
site,
which
is
identified
in
year,
two
ready
to
go
as
well.
So
there
is
a
significant
degree
of
disappointment
and
these
and
other
communities
another
piece
again.
It
was
mentioned
that
I
mentioned
just
a
moment
ago
that
there's
only
one
francophone
new
school
Construction
in
the
actual
funded
capital
projects,
full
construction
funding
for
this
budget,
Cycle
One
new
school
and
that's
in
Airdrie.
L
There
are
a
couple
of
other
projects
that
are
replacement,
schools
or
a
gym
project
very
much
needed.
But
if
we
want
to
actually
achieve
the
court
mandated
requirement
around
equivalency,
we
need
to
do
far
better
in
terms
of
adding
new
spaces
for
francophone
students
throughout
the
province,
and
this
government
has
absolutely
failed
to
deliver
on
that
in
this
budget
again
on
the
eve
of
the
election,
their
campaigning
on
this,
and
they
are
only
funding
the
actual
construction
of
five
new
schools
anywhere
in
the
province
in
in
this
budget.
L
So
again,
they
might
want
to
point
to
posturing
around
things
but
I'll.
Let
the
board
chairs
remarks
speak
for
themselves
when
she
says
just
how
disappointed
and
how
desperate
they
are
for
the
space
that
is
required
to
be
able
to
educate
students
in
the
division
of
choice.
This
is
again
if
we
want
to
honor
choice,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
funding
growing
divisions
for
Capital
as
well
as
for
operating
and
again.
L
It
was
identified
this
morning
that
the
weighted
moving
average
is
not
meeting
the
pressures
around
adequate
funding,
individual
student
funding
as
a
result
of
the
weighted
moving
average
in
any
division.
That's
growing
has
gone
down
and
with
the
elimination
of
bridge
funding
this
year.
It's
only
going
to
get
more
difficult
for
those
divisions
that
are
growing
so
I
have
to
say
for
this
to
be
the
pre-election.
H
You
and
again
misinformation-
and
you
know
the
member
opposite-
continues
to
talk
about
on
the
eve
of
an
election
trying
to
politicize
the
process.
The
whole
idea
of
the
audited
approved
gated
process
is
so
that
it
we
de-politicize
it,
which
is
what
the
members
opposite
want
to
do.
I'll
stand
on
our
record
any
day
of
the
week
from
2015
to
2019.
Do
you
know
how
many
projects
school
projects
builds
the
NDP
put
into
their
Capital
plan
that
were
outside
of
Edmonton
and
Calgary
14.
H
during
our
time
period,
37
37
more
than
double
almost
triple
what
the
the
members
opposite
did
during
their
time
in
office?
So
if
they
want
to
talk
about
Equity
across
the
whole
Province,
let's
talk
about
Equity
across
the
whole
Province.
Why
did
they
neglect
rural
areas?
Why
did
they
not
provide
that
Equity
again?
What
we
have
done
through
the
Gated
process
is
really
look
to
provide
that
Equity.
They
talk
about
rentier,
well,
Red
Deer
were
the
last
two
budgets
and
capital
budgets
have
received
their
top
two
asks.
H
Regular
public
is
sitting
at
an
85
percent
utilization
rate,
Reggie
Catholic,
83
percent.
We
do
know
that
they
need
additional
space
and
so
regular
Catholic
this
year
has
the
New
Black
Falls
School,
which
will
alleviate
space
issues
within
Red
Deer.
Those
kids
that
are
being
bussed
into
red
ear
right
now
can
now
stay
in
their
home,
Community
red.
Your
public
has
a
new
Northeast,
Middle
School
that
they've
been
asking
for,
and
they
have
got
the
dollars
to
continue.
H
The
work
on
that,
while
they're
still
working
on
their
top
ask,
which
is
the
one
that
has
been
previously
approved,
is
the
modernization
the
huge
modernization
of
the
high
school,
so
red
deer
is
well
served.
I'm
glad
that
we
were
in
the
seat
to
make
sure
that
that
these
top
priorities
that
have
risen
to
the
top
through
the
auditor
approved
gated
process
are
in
fact
moving
forward.
H
Don't
have
that
exactly
right
in
front
of
me,
but
we
will
find
it
very
close
quickly
here
there
it
is
86
which
is
down
from
the
2022
enrollment
of
88,
but
neither
needless
to
say,
there
are
still
high
priority
items,
projects
that
are
moving
forward
through
the
Gated
process
and
have
risen
to
the
top.
So
they
are
amongst
the
58
that
we
have
announced
and
they
will
happen
because
there
is
dedicated
funding
to
all
of
the
different
stages
that
they
are
going
to
go
through.
H
The
francophone
School
Authority
I
have
to
again
correct
what
the
member
opposite
was
saying.
In
the
last
decade
approximately
24
francophone
schools
have
been
announced
of
those
24.
Nine
were
announced
under
our
government
four
in
this
last
budget,
Alone
by
our
government,
the
previous
government
announced
during
their
time
period.
Do
you
know
how
many
four
four
so
please
do
not
try
and
share
the
you
know
the
misinformation
that
we
have
not
addressed
the
needs
of
the
francophone
community.
H
H
It
requires
sometimes
for
them
to
go
further
abroad
to
bring
those
students
to
those
schools.
So
that
has
been
allocated.
We
also
added
and
committed
five
million
dollars
in
additional
funding
to
the
francophone
education
through
the
updated
francophone
equivalency
Grant.
This
funding
will
be
distributed
through
a
base
allocation
per
student
allocation
and
a
small
schools
by
necessity
allocation.
We
also
have
the
newly
created
French
language
service
branch,
which
I
might
add
the
previous
government
got
rid
of.
They
got
rid
of
the
francophone
directorate
that
was
in
place
previous
under
their
government.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
Mr
for
being
so
passionate
about
what
you
do
and
and
earlier
in
the
day,
I
think
you
were
asking
a
question
with
respect
to
new
species
in
Calgary.
Maybe
you
can
complete
that
I.
Don't
know
how
many
new
spaces
will
open
up
in
Calgary,
but
this
morning
I
remember
that
was
suggested
that
Calgary
school
boards,
like
the
Calgary
Board
of
Education
and
Calgary
Catholic
School
Division,
did
not
get
the
projects
they
wanted
or
did
not
put
them
forward.
C
I
know
there
is
a
process
school
boards
have
to
follow
in
order
to
put
Capital
priority
projects
forward.
I
would
like
to
quote
the
Calgary
Catholic
board,
chair
from
the
new
from
the
news
release.
The
minister
has
published
on
March
1st
for
Capital
infrastructure
projects
under
outcome
for
on
education.
Business
plan
pay
37.
It
states
that
2.3
billion
over
three
years
will
be
spent
on
capital
investment
in
educational
infrastructure
and
I'm
going
to
towards
the
court.
C
Now
the
Calgary
Catholic
board
or
trustee
is
grateful
for
the
capital
projects
announced
for
the
Calgary
Catholic
School
District,
which
includes
full
funding
for
the
K9
School
in
Northern.
Hill
to
serve
this
rapidly
growing
Community,
we
anticipate
receiving
the
Full
Construction
funding
for
the
Rangeview
High
School
and
Chestermere
K9
School
as
soon
as
possible.
After
the
design
process
is
completed.
These
projects
need
urgent
attention,
given
the
critical
need
for
school
infrastructure
and
CC's
SDS
High
utilization
rate
in
these
communities.
C
Ccsd
appreciates
the
brief
learning
commitment
towards
the
construction
of
the
K-9
School
in
Redstone,
the
additional
enhancement
of
Bishop
Bishop,
McNally,
School,
high
school
and
the
construction
of
a
new
Western
High
School,
and
that
quote
was
by
Kathy
Williams
board
chair
Calgary,
Catholic
School
District
Mr.
Can
you
please
list
again
the
completed
list
Calgary
Catholics
received
since
your
startup,
which
as
education
Minister
since
2019,
and
how
many
schools
for
the
Calgary,
how
many
schools
were
our
Calgary's
work
included
in
the
budget?
20
23.
H
Next
lunch,
thank
you
there's,
so
many
numbers
floated
I
want
to
make
sure
I
give
you
the
accurate
ones.
So
thank
you
again
for
asking
those
questions
on
Calgary
Catholic
and
yes,
Calgary
Catholic
School
Division,
like
every
other
School
Division
across
the
province.
They
put
together
a
three-year
education
plan
and
in
their
three-year
education
plan
they
prioritize
the
schools
that
they
need
in
their
area
and
with
you
know
they
they
look
at
their
numbers.
H
They
look
at
the
the
growth
areas
they
look
at
where
they
anticipate
communities
to
be
growing,
and
so
they
put
forward
their
numbers
and
I
can
say
that
on
the
the
ones
that
they
were
able
to
have
announced
here
in
the
20
23
plan,
it
will
create
5930
spaces,
and
so
these
are
again
the
ones
that
did
receive
funding
are
the
new
high
school
and
Range
View
for
Calgary
Catholic,
and
it
received
design
funding
the
new
Catholic
K-9
School
in
Chestermere,
received
design,
funding
and
I
know.
You
know.
H
Sometimes
you
wonder
well
why
Chester
mirror
like
you
have
to
think
that
those
students
currently
are
being
bused
into
Calgary.
So
that's
actually
going
to
relieve
some
space
in
Calgary
by
having
that
school
in
Chestermere.
So
Calgary
also
has
received
full
funding
for
the
new
K-9
School
in
Nolan
Hill.
They
have
received
pre-planning
for
the
new
Elementary
School
in
Redstone.
They
have
received
pre-planning
for
the
addition
of
Bishop
McNally
high
school
and
also
pre-planning
for
the
new
West
Calgary
high
school,
so
again
creating
roughly
about
5930
additional
spaces.
H
When
we
look
at
Calgary
actual
enrollment
numbers
over
the
last
number
of
years
in
2019-2020,
their
head
count
was
at
fifty
thousand
fifty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
ninety
nine.
They
anticipate
that
will
grow
by
approximately
2.8
percent,
which
works
out
to
about
1631
students,
and
so,
as
you
can
see
by
by
the
spaces,
we're
creating
and
also
by
the
fact
that
I
I
think
I
mentioned
previously
that
they
had
requested
and
received
203
new
modular
classroom
units.
H
Now
some
of
those
were
to
replace
older
modular
units
because
we
we
know
that
eventually
those
modulars
get
to
an
end
of
life
cycle,
if
they're
of
an
age
that
those
are
also
available
as
spaces
I,
think
I
mentioned
and
read
earlier,
but
happy
to
do
it
again
that
between
2019
2020
and
the
22-23
school
year
there
were
three
projects
that
were
approved.
Those
were
the
Calgary
Catholic
school
for
Saint,
Martin
de
Porres,
high
school
and
that's
currently
being
built.
H
The
Legacy
K-9
school
also
be
in
process
and
the
Cochran
elementary
junior
high
school,
which
it
opened
in
August
of
2022.
Again
those
Cochrane
students
were
being
bussed
into
Calgary,
so
now
they
can
stay
in
their
home
communities
and
create
space
in
Calgary
and
previous
to
that
they
had
received
that
nope
I'm,
repeating
myself
just
the
way
the
numbers
are
are
putting
forth
here
again.
School
authorities
are
the
ones
that
are
putting
their
Capital
plans
together.
H
They
develop
their
priorities
and
the
fact
that
Calgary
Catholic
now
has
funding
for
these
six
top
priority.
Projects
is
good
news
and
it
should
be
celebrated
because
again,
we're
we're
allowing
for
choice
in
the
system,
and
it
also
alleviates
stress
on
other
communities
that
are
growing,
such
as
Airdrie
Cochran
Chestermere,
because
they
have
been
able
to
receive
that
additional
funding.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
through
you
to
the
minister
and
our
team.
I
again,
I
wanted
to
say
personally
that
I've
appreciated
the
the
hard
work
that
you've
done.
I've
watched
before
it's
the
last
almost
four
years
as
you've
struggled
through
lots
of
difficult
situations
and
helped
support
the
teachers
during
covid,
especially
they
really
appreciated
that
help
and
support.
E
Parents
have
also
said
to
me
Minister
that
they
really
appreciate
that
extra
funding
that
came
to
help
them
to
be
able
to
work
through
some
of
the
problems
that
they
had
because
of
some
some
of
the
learning
struggles
during
colbit.
So
thank
you
often
times
we,
you
know
in
my
office
will
get
questions
from
parents
about
pop
funding,
so
program
unit.
Funding,
I've
heard
this
now
for
probably
three
and
a
half
years,
almost
four
years,
where.
E
I
I
I
know
that
during
question
period,
the
opposition
has
often
asked
these
questions
and
it
seems
to
be
a
little
misleading.
So
I
want
to
be
able
to
give
you
the
opportunity
here,
minister,
to
be
able
to
set
the
record
straight
to
explain
to
albertan's
what
about
finding
puff
funding.
I
noticed
it
on
page
87
of
the
fiscal
plan
that
education
is
providing
1.5
billion
dollars
for
learning,
support
funding
to
support
our
most
vulnerable
students.
So
could
you
help
us
know
who
is
eligible
for
that
early
childhood
service
puff
Grant?
E
H
Thank
you
there's
a
lot
there.
So
I
will
try
in
the
44
seconds.
I
have
to
to
answer
that,
but
the
eligible
the
eligibility
criteria
for
ECS
pre-kindergarten
puff
Grant
or
the
ECS
pre-kindergarten
puff
moderate
language
delay.
Grant
children
must
be
a
minimum
of
two
years,
eight
months
as
of
August
31st
and
less
than
four
years
eight
months
of
age
as
of
September
1st
and
have
not
yet
accessed
two
years
of
pre-kindergarten
programming,
so
to
be
eligible
for
the
SLS
kindergarten
puff
moderate
language
delay,
Grant
or
the
SLS
kindergarten.
H
L
Thanks
very
much
Madam
chair
and
just
since
support
for
students,
disabled
students,
students
with
special
needs
and
varying
needs
has
been
brought
up
by
my
colleague
I'll,
take
a
moment
just
to
walk
through
some
of
the
changes.
So
it
is
true
that
you
used
to
be
able
to
get
full
funding
for
I'm
going
to
round
three
four
and
five-year-olds.
L
It's
not
exactly
three
four
and
five
there's
the
months
component
there,
but
that's
generally
what
it
was,
and
there
was
a
change
made
and
and
I
will
say
many
people
were
arguing
that
the
funding
for
three
four
and
five-year-olds
was
much
better
than
the
funding.
Once
you
turned
six,
and
that
was
true,
but
instead
of
finding
ways
to
extend
the
funding
so
that
you
could
also
get
that
additional
support
enhanced
to
the
level
that
was
for
Puff,
the
current
government
decided
to
roll
it
back
so
that
you
lost
it
a
year
earlier.
L
So
that
was
only
for
those
years
earlier,
not
for
not
for
not
for
five-year-olds,
not
for
kindergarten
students.
Essentially,
and
then
there
was
also
another
change
made
around
the
component
of
how
much
money
you
would
get.
So
it
used
to
be,
if
you
were
coded
as
having
specific
disabilities,
you
get
funding
to
choose
the
education
program
that
you
thought
best
met
your
needs
now,
there's
been
more
red
tape
added
to
require
you
to
demonstrate
how
many
hours
of
instruction
and
at
which
site.
L
Now
it's
tied
to
a
certain
number
of
instructional
hours,
so
many
of
those
three
and
four-year-olds
also
lost
a
portion
of
the
funding,
not
the
whole
funding
like
the
five-year-olds
but
lost
some
of
the
funding
and
very
objectively.
If
you
look
at
the
number
of
programs
that
offer
those
early
years
opportunities
in
in
divisions
across
the
province,
the
number
has
gone
down
the
number
of
spaces
and
the
number
of
sites
in
the
time
that
this
government
has
been
making
decisions.
L
The
long
run
cost
everyone
a
lot
more
in
terms
of
the
learning
gaps
if
they
start
having
a
big
gap
already
when
they're
six
entering
grade
one,
because
they
didn't
get
that
intensive
early
intervention,
they
will
require
more
one-on-one
attention
and
educational
assistant.
They
will
require
more
medication.
They
will
require
more
supports
throughout
their
educational
experiences
and
will
be
less
likely
to
be
able
to
have
high
income
jobs
when
they
complete
School.
L
So
there's
lots
of
research
and
lots
of
evidence
that
investing
in
the
early
years
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
The
timing
was
also
really
interesting,
because
this
cut
happened
at
the
same
time
as
students
were
being
sent
home
globally
and,
of
course,
Alberta
was
no
exception
and
educational
assistance.
This
is
the
exception.
Educational
assistance
who
would
support
those
kids
in
the
early
years,
as
well
as
kids
throughout
kindergarten
to
grade
12,
were
had
their
positions
eliminated.
L
They
were
told
that
they
were
no
longer
needed,
and
parents
were,
of
course,
at
home,
struggling
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
navigate
working,
remotely
being
isolated
and
supporting
their
kids
and
their
educational
experiences.
All
of
this
has
led
to
far
less
supports
when
it
comes
to
some
of
the
most
significant
needs
and
at
the
same
time,
this
was
all
happening.
L
If
it's
not
enough
money,
we
used
to
be
able
to
get
money
based
on
how
many
kids
actually
showed
up,
and
now
it's
based
on
projections
as
well
as
prior
years
enrollment.
So
it
really
has
been
a
compounding
impact
and
it
has
directly
impacted
the
number
of
programs,
the
number
of
supports
and
it's
been
to
the
detriment
of
Alberta
families.
So
that
is
something
again
that
you
know
a
couple
of
months
from
now,
there
will
be
an
election
eight
weeks
from
yesterday.
H
My
First
Response,
okay,
thank
you.
First
and
foremost
again.
I
cannot
believe
the
misinformation
that
continues
to
spew
from
the
members
opposite.
There
have
been
no
cuts
to
education.
We
started
I
started
in
2019
with
an
8.223
billion
dollar
budget
budget,
23
24
actually
will
be
8.8
billion.
There
will
be
at
1.8
billion,
almost
2
billion
dollar
operating
increase
over
the
next
three
years,
and
the
member
opposite
tries
to
indicate
that
we've
cut
funding
for
our
special
needs.
H
As
a
rehab
practitioner,
I
find
that
offensive,
because
I
have
worked
very
very
hard
to
ensure
that
our
most
vulnerable
students
have
that
early
intervention
as
early
as
possible.
That
is
so
important
to
me.
That
is
something
that
I've
continually
looked
at
over
and
over
and
again
and
refined.
In
fact,
added
a
moderate
mild
delay
code
that
never
existed
before
language
delay
code.
I
can
also
share
that
independent
ECS
operators.
Four
years
reserve
summary
from
2019.
Their
operating
reserves
were
22.6
million
dollars.
Do
you
know
what
they
are
now
in
2022
68.5
million
dollars?
H
68.5
million
dollars
of
these
are
School
authorities
that
are
working
with
our
most
vulnerable
children,
because
of
course
they
are
the
ones
that
are
getting
the
puff
funding.
So
if,
in
fact,
there
were
restrictions
or
an
inability
to
have
enough
funding,
that
alone
should
tell
you
that
we
are
providing
more
funding
that
there
are
than
they
are
actually
utilizing.
H
When
I
look
at
the
puff
funding
rates,
the
code
41s
to
46,
which
are
your
severe
children,
that
have
need
additional
supports
a
half
day
rate,
as
is
sixteen
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
per
student,
a
full
day
rate
and
I
I,
don't
make
any
apologies
for
holding
our
school
authorities
to
account
half
day
rates
for
children
two
years,
eight
months
three
and
to
three
years.
Seven
months
is
a
minimum
of
300
hours,
children
three
years,
eight
months
to
four
years.
Seven
months
is
a
minimum
of
four
hundred
hours.
H
Children
four
years
eight
months
and
older,
is
a
minimum
of
475
hours.
That's
the
half
day
rate
the
full
day
rate
with
a
minimum
of
800
hours
is
twenty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
the
code.
47
children
for
the
half
day
rate
is
eleven
thousand
and
the
full
day
rate
is
eighteen
thousand
seven
hundred
the
moderate
moderate
language
delay
rate,
which
is
the
new
code
that
we
added
is
forty
four
hundred
dollars
per
student
of
this
time
period.
H
On
this
overall,
as
I
said
earlier,
My
overall
budget
for
the
most
vulnerable
has
grown
just
in
this
year
alone,
going
into
the
23
year
budget
from
1.4
billion
to
1.5
billion
dollars,
and
I
am
not
going
to
make
any
apologies
for
asking
School
divisions
to
be
accountable
for
those
dollars.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
those
children
are
getting
the
supports.
H
They
need
whether
it
is
specialized
supports
in
elementary
school
Under,
the
the
SLS
kindergarten
funding,
severe
or
moderate
delay
funding,
or
whether
it
is
under
the
English
as
an
additional
language,
or
whether
it's
the
first
Nations
metis
and
Inuit
students
that
those
supports
are
going
to
those
students
or
to
our
Refugee
students
that
require
additional
supports.
We
have
to
ensure
that
the
dollars
that
we're
spending
provide
us
the
outcomes
that
we're
looking
for,
and
that
means
that
those
children
are
getting
the
supports,
whether
it's
additional
resources,
whether
there's
an
additional
educational
assistant,
required.
K
K
How
was
Albert
education
supporting
your
stated
and
continued
commitment
to
specifically
the
French
language
learning
in
our
schools
in
the
budget?
How
many
francophone
schools
will
be
funded
and
built
and
what
other
initiatives
will
you
be
taking
to
increase,
French
language
learner
capacity
and
within
the
system?
And,
lastly,
how
many
French
schools
has
this
government
built
since
it
first
being
elected
in
2019?.
H
Great
question
I
think
I
answered
it
earlier,
but
I'm
happy
to
repeat
it.
Overall,
since
2019,
we
have
funded
and
are
building
or
have
built
or
in
process
of
building
nine
schools
for
which
have
been
announced
in
this
current
budget
of
2023.
In
a
decade
as
I
said
earlier,
francophone's
School
authorities
have
received
approximately
24
schools.
Again
nine
of
those
have
been
during
our
time
period
and
under
the
NDP
they
only
received
four
during
their
time
period.
H
During
their
four
years,
we
have,
as
a
government,
committed
to
meeting
the
obligations
for
the
delivery
of
French
language
education
in
the
province
since
2019
we
have
provided
funding.
As
I
said
for
these.
This
new
infrastructure
we've
also
continued
to
work
with
francophone
stakeholders
to
help
them
secure,
Federal,
funding
for
infrastructure
and
negotiate
with
the
federal
government
for
funding
to
support
critical
education
projects
such
as
teacher
Recruitment
and
Retention
for
French
language
education
in
the
fall
of
2022.
We
can
so.
B
Much
Minister
I
apologize
for
the
interruption,
but
I
must
advise
the
committee
that
the
time
allotted
for
consideration
of
Ministries
estimates
has
concluded
I'd
like
to
remind
committee
members
that
we
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
tomorrow
at
9
00
a.m,
to
consider
the
estimates
of
the
Ministry
of
Health.
Thank
you.
Everyone.
This
meeting
is
adjourned.