Central Okanagan Public Schools has a smaller budget than originally anticipated.

The amended budget of $250,947,090 was adopted during a school board meeting Wednesday night. The difference from the preliminary budget is $2.96 million less due to student enrolment.

害羞草研究所淭he main funding factor for any budget is school enrolment and when we do the annual budget in spring, we do it based on projected enrolment,害羞草研究所� said school district secretary-treasurer Eileen Sadlowski. 害羞草研究所淲hat happened is our actual enrolment that came in in September was less than the projected enrolment was.害羞草研究所�

Funding from the education ministry is adjusted based on enrolment, and costs are adjusted accordingly, she added.

The projected number of general school-aged students was 22,176, but the actual number of students enrolled was 22,004.

害羞草研究所淟ess funding, less spending and the budget was decreased,害羞草研究所� said Sadlowski.

New teachers are also costing the district less害羞草研究所�$645,000 lower than the projected cost.

害羞草研究所淭eachers are paid on an experience grid, so if they害羞草研究所檙e junior teachers, or new, then they害羞草研究所檙e lower on the scale than experienced teachers. So what happens when you have such a large influx of junior teachers害羞草研究所� it shifts that average cost down a bit,害羞草研究所� said Sadlowski.

The district didn害羞草研究所檛 make any cuts to the budget for this school year. Planning for the next budget has already started and will be brought to the Board of Education at the end of April.

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