APRIL 2013 . Issue 8 . Volume 10
The Calgary Science School
Principal’s Message There has been much in the news regarding the fallout for schools from the 2013-2014 provincial budget. Headlines of larger class sizes and increased workloads for teachers have certainly done nothing to settle parents’ minds as to the state of education in Alberta classrooms next year. I can assure you that CSS, while not immune from the negative impacts of the provincial budget, will not be seeing larger classes, fewer teachers or a compromised program for our students. The CSS Board of Directors has chosen to maintain our current programming and utilize some of our accumulated operating surplus to get us through what would otherwise be a difficult year. At their meeting on March 19th, the CSS Board of Directors voted to keep the 2013-2014 fees at the current rates, with the exception of a small increase to the transportation fee to cover the provincial elimination of the fuel subsidy. There is more information about fees and registration, including more detail about the transportation fee, later in this Spectrum. Registration will begin on Tuesday, April 9 and will close on Monday, April 15, so please ensure you are logging into the family zone on the CSS website between April 9 and 15 to
register for the upcoming school year and to pay your fees. CSS has a bursary program available to families who have difficulty with any of the fees; please contact me if you require information about our bursary program. I want to thank the organizers and volunteers for the first ever CSS Pi Day on March 14. The instigation for the day came from one of our parents, who approached me initially to ask about the feasibility of Pi Day at CSS. She then went to the school council executive for their blessing before enlisting the help of the fun lunch volunteers (and a couple of others) to actually pull it off. Mr. Cheng, too, was instrumental in making this day possible. Information about the specific activities can be found in this edition of the Spectrum, but suffice it to say the day’s activities were very well received by students and staff alike. Lastly, I wish every CSS family a very restful and family oriented spring break. See you on April 8th. Sincerely, Darrell Lonsberry Principal
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