MONCTON – Staff for New Brunswick’s Anglophone East School District say they will be making some changes to their assessment system to accept Syrian refugees.
Katherine Arsenault, who works in language training for the district, said all newcomers come through the International Welcome Centre at the Edith Cavell Public School.
She said the district would like to work with the new students in groups.
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The district, which serves more than 15,000 students across 37 schools, will register its first eight Syrian refugee students this week. The students are part of a group of 13 international newcomer students.
Arsenault said new staff will also be hired to help with the increased demand.
The students will be among many expected to register in schools across the province — the provincial government says it can accept as many as 1,500 refugees.
Tammy Strong, a co-ordinator with the department of education, said the government is working on a long-term plan to help the new students.
“It’s really important for us to look at the long term and having these children have a really successful experience in school, which would be another reason why families would want to stay here in New Brunswick,” she said.
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