School District 43 has hired 319 teachers since January of 2017 to meet collective agreement requirements that were killed by the BC Liberals in 2002 and restored by the Supreme Court of Canada last year.
Now the board of education is dealing with the ramifications of adding additional classes to schools, including lobbying for money to build additions, closing or relocating daycares and implementing boundary changes to deal with a space squeeze at some schools.
However, catchment changes to address enrolment pressures at Eagle Mountain middle were quashed after parents from both Pleasantside and Aspenwood elementary schools in Port Moody complained they would be hard on their children and the community.
Instead, two or three portables will likely be installed at Eagle Mountain, according to information on the district’s website. However, the solution doesn’t mean catchment changes won’t be used to manage enrolment pressure in the future, the statement notes.
Parents will get more information on the changes in the New Year.
