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.

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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.

sa国际传媒淟ess funding, less spending and the budget was decreased,sa国际传媒� said Sadlowski.

New teachers are also costing the district lesssa国际传媒�$645,000 lower than the projected cost.

sa国际传媒淭eachers are paid on an experience grid, so if theysa国际传媒檙e junior teachers, or new, then theysa国际传媒檙e lower on the scale than experienced teachers. So what happens when you have such a large influx of junior teacherssa国际传媒� it shifts that average cost down a bit,sa国际传媒� said Sadlowski.

The district didnsa国际传媒檛 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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