Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports issues decision regarding funding of SVOBE schools

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, Mrs. Rita Bourne-Gumbs, issued her decision March 10, 2015 in connection with the review of the appeals submitted by the SVOBE School Board regarding the compensation for Sundial School and Milton Peters College.

 

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, expressed that she was pleased that this case is being concluded and that SVOBE will be compensated for the short fall in its subsidy for the academic years 2011-2012 to 2012-2013.  This will facilitate the continuity and the quality of education within the Sundial School and Milton Peters College.

 

“It is my desire to work closely with SVOBE and other school boards to continue to enhance efficiency and accountability for the funding of schools as these costs have been increasing and currently stand at approximately 100 Million Guilders for the funding of Educational Institutions.” Minister Bourne-Gumbs said.

 

The decision was made after the Minister received the advice of the appeal committee appointed to review the contested decisions and after the results of an independent evaluation of the compensation scheme was obtained from SOAB.

 

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports is in the process of amending the compensation scheme to further improve the means by which educational institutions are funded.  This process is to be concluded within the first half of this year, after which the formal ratification process will begin.