An interesting thought to save taxpayer money...

[Roll The Bones]

Ontario moves toward merging school boards to save money

http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/...ave-money?bn=1

In the spring budget, the province identified school board amalgamations as a way to reduce administrative expenses, and said areas with low population growth and declining enrolment would be targeted — although boards will give input on other criteria to be used.

Broten has planned a teleconference next Tuesday and will hold consultations in June and throughout the summer. The savings are estimated to be $10.5 million in 2013, and $16.7 million in 2014.

Consider the Sault, with four different boards... amalgamating all four might be a pipe dream but why should we fork over our taxes to four superintendents when we could just have one under a single board...

[Tutones]

Consider the Sault, with four different boards... amalgamating all four might be a pipe dream but why should we fork over our taxes to four superintendents when we could just have one under a single board...

Unfortunately this is not the type of amalgamation that they are talking about. They want to amalgamate larger geographic areas and create Super Boards. This will only result in Rural Schools receiving even less funding and having even less of a voice that the little they have now. Amalgamating the English & Catholic systems cannot be done because of Canadian Constitutional Issues.

[Roll The Bones]

Unfortunately this is not the type of amalgamation that they are talking about. They want to amalgamate larger geographic areas and create Super Boards. This will only result in Rural Schools receiving even less funding and having even less of a voice that the little they have now.

i thought the savings of $10M in year one and $16 in year two was a bit sketchy...

thanks for the lesson...

[Jack Butler]

You still make a good point RTB.

Just a bit top heavy!

Some towns have done this with their Police and Fire Chiefs.

[Mr belsito]

Lay off street cleaners...

[Upper Decker]

Lay off street cleaners...

Why do that? That would mean people out of work having to rely on social assistance in some capacity until other employment is gained. And you dont want that either.

What do you want? Everyone to be poor and everything around you to be in squalor so you can sit in your elitist throne and condemn everyone else to make yourself feel better?

Actually this seems to describe you in a nutshell. http://media.gunaxin.com/south-park-...***-size/91104

[Mr belsito]

Why do that? That would mean people out of work having to rely on social assistance in some capacity until other employment is gained. And you dont want that either.

What do you want? Everyone to be poor and everything around you to be in squalor so you can sit in your elitist throne and condemn everyone else to make yourself feel better?

Actually this seems to describe you in a nutshell. http://media.gunaxin.com/south-park-...***-size/91104

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