Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Cost of substitute teachers for field trips may be catching up with schools

By Laura Shutiak, CAPSC President

In the not too distant past, the fees that parents paid for field trips included the cost of the substitute teachers needed to cover classes while teachers were away from the school.

That changed in June 2007 when the CBE brought in AR 7005 which states that fees can only cover the per-student cost of the activity. The policy was meant to bring the CBE into compliance with the School Act, which clearly states that fees cannot be used to cover instructional expenses. A grace period until January 2009 was put in place to cover trips which had already been planned and budgeted for.

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