School District 73 begins process of filling 30 new teaching positions
KAMLOOPS, B.C — Relief is officially on the way for the Kamloops / Thompson School District.
School District 73 Board Chair Meghan Wade says they’ve begun the first phase in hiring more than 30 full-time teachers throughout the district in an effort to improve class size and composition.
The hiring is part of Education Minister Mike Bernier’s $50 million funding announcement earlier this month to go towards hiring 1,100 teachers across the province.
School District 73 received approx. 1.3 million dollars.