By Tom Mark

More Teachers Needed For Vernon

Jun 23, 2017 | 8:19 AM

It appears the Vernon School District needs to hire more teachers for the next school year starting in the fall.

A report to the Vernon School Board this week suggests the district is going to need 508 full-time equivalent teachers.

That`s 39 more than it started with last September.

The report by Malcolm Reid, the Director of Instruction for Teaching Personnel, also recommends 3 more principals and vice-principals for a total of 38.

This all due to an increase in enrolment and the order by the Supreme Court of Canada last year that BC reduce class sizes.

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Reid also says in his report that enrolment is forecast to be 8,434 students for the next school year.

That`s about 60 more funded full-time equivalent students than expected for the 2016/17 school year.

He says changes in special needs enrolment can have a significant impact on both funding and class sizes.

The current forecast is for a similar special needs enrolment going into next year.

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