Alberta says it will provide nearly 500 elementary schools across the province with “complexity teams” to meet the academic and behavioural needs of students.
Classroom complexity was one of the issues raised by teachers during a three-week strike in October. The teachers were ordered back to the classroom after Smith’s government passed the Back to School Act on Oct. 28.
Smith and Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides made the funding announcement on Feb. 12, saying the province will commit to spend $143 million on 476 teams, which will be made up of one teacher and two education assistants.
The premier said the decision was made after the province gathered data from 1,549 schools, representing 89,000 classrooms, which was compiled into a report and showed class sizes were “significantly higher” in some areas of the province….