Finance and Personnel Committee
April 8, 2026 · 05:30 pm
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Motions
Approve 2026 Summer Learning Fees
Referred Details
- Fee increases proposed for three categories of summer learning: elementary activity courses (grades 1–7), and two non-resident/international course types at the secondary level.
- Rationale: ministry funding for summer programs will not increase in 2026; collective agreement wage increases of 3% (July 2025) apply to all summer staff; inflationary supply costs also cited.
- Proposed elementary fee of $425 is within the Metro Vancouver range of roughly $400–$500 charged by neighboring districts; international fees align with one-eighth (or one-sixteenth) of the standard $17,000 annual tuition rate.
- Financial hardship support is available for families unable to pay the activity fee, accessible through school principals or the summer learning principal at VLN.
- Non-Vancouver-resident BC students may enroll in grades 1–7 programs at the $425 rate; international (non-BC-resident) students in those grades pay the applicable non-resident fee.
- Approximately 222 international students attended secondary summer learning in 2025 (160 in 80-hour completion courses, 62 in 40-hour courses); total summer enrollment has held steady at just over 11,000 students for four years.
- One trustee questioned whether the higher percentage increase falls disproportionately on local families versus international students and signalled an intent to propose a lower local rate at the board meeting.