P.E.I. K-9 students to receive free school supplies next fall
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Public faculty college students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in P.E.I. will obtain free faculty provides as they return to the classroom within the fall.
The provincial authorities introduced the brand new program Tuesday, which may cowl about 15,900 college students enrolled within the public faculty system from kindergarten to Grade 9.
The province mentioned this system will price $790,000 by way of the 2022-23 faculty 12 months.
“It’s such a aid to folks, who will now not have the burden of paying for varsity provides for Ok-9 college students, and to academics who is not going to should hunt for offers on pencils or scribblers,” mentioned Dionne Tuplin, P.E.I. House and College Federation president, in a information launch.
“Additionally it is fantastic that there will likely be consistency and fairness within the school rooms, each baby may have the identical normal of provides and we all know that they are going to be properly outfitted for the 12 months forward.”
By this system, colleges got the choice to proceed with faculty or teacher-based buying or to be a part of a centralized buy order by way of the college authority.
Utilizing the centralized system, academics accomplished an order type primarily based on class wants. The provides will likely be delivered to varsities forward of the upcoming faculty 12 months.
The province mentioned extra short-term workers have been employed to assist order and distribute the provides.
“The back-to-school season generally is a demanding and costly time for a lot of households,” mentioned Schooling Minister Natalie Jameson. “Offering free faculty provides is a constructive initiative that provides college students equitable entry to important provides and takes a number of the monetary burden away from households.”
