Prairie Valley School Division and Chinook School Division say quoted tuition fees for the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre are concerning.
“We just simply can’t afford this,” Kotylak said.
Chinook School Division, the rural division that encompasses the region west of Swift Current, is similarly concerned about the financial impacts of its quoted SDLC fees — but due to an opposite evaluation.Article contentor 320 SDLC courses, per the ministry’s formula. Director of education Mark Benesh“This gives a few more options for our kids, so I think there’s excitement about that, but it’s going to come at a price for us,” he said.
More SDLC fees delivered late in the year would put their budget — which is working with a 0.5 per cent funding increase and an estimated deficit of $3.5 million — even further into the red.Article content Duncan has said switching to course delivery by the SDLC will result in “real savings” for school divisions, to the tune of $13 million across the public schools system.
Just one employee was dedicated to full-time online learning in Prairie Valley last year, and will be redeployed for the coming school year.The ministry confirmed it is developing a plan to review SDLC costs for divisions, to ensure tuition fees match actual enrolment numbers. Duncan indicated it will likely take place in September, to “reconcile whether we were lower, or whether we were high.
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