The Materials and Services charge is an amount charged to parents for the cost of items and services such as stationery, art supplies, texts, library books etc. 

Each year the fee is reviewed by the Finance Committee and presented to Governing Council for approval.  For 2021 Council has approved to make no change to the Materials & Services Fee from 2020.

The Governing Council must also consider whether this entire fee is voluntary or legally recoverable.  For it to become legally recoverable the school community needs to be polled to find out if the majority support this.  As per previous years, the GC has endorsed making it legally recoverable to ensure we can provide a quality program for our students.  For your information the watermarked notice is attached below.

On Thursday a notice will be mailed asking you to vote on this issue. The voting slip is in two parts and is only valid when both parts have been completed. Please return the voting slip to the box located in the office or directly to Sue.

If you would like any further information or have any comments please or feel free to contact Liz or myself.

Please note that there is no effect on School card families who will still receive the same benefit.

Daniel Zervaas

Governing Council Chairperson