You will be aware that ELC are considering dramatic cuts in the Council budget for 2010-2013.
The budget proposals would have a very significant negative effect on our school. In their ‘Spending Choices: Community Consultation Paper‘ ELC’s proposals include the following options:
- ‘reduce secondary school staffing’,
- ‘increase S1/2 Maths and English classes’
- ‘reduce management time in school’.
- ‘reduce management posts in schools’
- ‘transfer schools into an educational trust or trusts’
- changes to services such as school meals, cleaning etc.
Members of the Parent Council are gravely concerned at the impact such proposals would have on the standard of education offered to our children.
The document outlining proposed cuts can be viewed online and shows how much money we risk losing. There is an option to comment online or email your comments. We would urge you to take advantage of this.
There are also public evening meetings at Prestonpans, Haddington, Musselburgh, North Berwick, Dunbar and Tranent later in November and early December. To attend these meetings, you must first register, either online or by calling 01620 827873.
You may recall the huge amount of interest shown by parents at the last consultation event. This had a positive effect on the education budget where eventual cuts were significantly lower and the impact on the school was not as great as first feared.
Please do make sure your opinion is heard.
