Schools outside Calgary well over capacity but no funds in Alberta budget to build more yyc abed
Rocky View requested construction funding for a new K-8 school in Airdrie, as well as a list of other priorities in Cochrane and Chestermere, but only received design funding for Airdrie.
Lang said she is especially frustrated after Rocky View’s strong advocacy and meetings with UCP government officials, noting that it takes about four years to build a school even after construction approval, and design funding offers no guarantee of building funds the following year.“That’s hard on students and their learning,” she added, noting more schools are using common spaces such as gyms, libraries and cafeterias for classrooms.
“Our current high school in Okotoks is well beyond that measure, sitting at 140 per cent, and the school community exceeds the 1,000 student capacity that École Secondaire Foothills Composite High School was built for,” she said, adding that several middle schools that feed into the area’s high schools are also overcapacity.Article content
“Today, we are not only looking at a school that is bursting at the seams for at least the next four years, but also our students will continue to come into a high school that is overcrowded, negatively impacting the rich, meaningful learning experiences they all deserve.”Alberta Education announced as much as $1.6 billion in capital funding for 58 school projects
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