The New Westminster Secondary School parent advisory council is urging all high school parents to attend this Thursday’s meeting for an update on the district’s budget.
Interim school district superintendent John Gaiptman is slated to provide an update on the high school's 2014/15 budget situation at the meeting, according to a press release from the parent council.
"Mr. Gaiptman has accepted an invitation to come to our next meeting," NWSS parent council chair Stephen Bruyneel said in the release. "I have told him that parents remain very concerned about next year's school budget and what the impacts might be on programs and activities. The NWSS PAC strongly encourages parents to attend this meeting so they can hear his update and ask him questions about next year."
Parents packed into the high school library earlier this year – before Gaiptman joined the district – to voice their frustration with the district’s ongoing budget woes. They demanded the district inform them about what programs would be cut as a result of money shortfalls and gave a mid-February deadline for the district to provide the information. As well, the parents called for the district to look into the possibility of amalgamating the school district with Burnaby.
The district is also hosting a public budget meeting for all parents and stakeholders in the district on Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the high school library. The parent council meeting is being held the following night on Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m. in the Pearson Cafeteria at the high school.
For more information about the parent council meeting, contact Bruyneel 604-842-1971 or email [email protected].
