Current fees

The District pays approximately $19,000 annually in MYP fees to IB World for the three schools). Additional expenses include approximately $96,400 for dedicated non-enrolling IB program coordinators (a requirement of all IB World Schools). The IB Coordinator supports teachers in implementing the IB curriculum, managing program requirements, and ensuring alignment with IB standards. The IB Coordinator does not work directly with students, instead the coordinator focuses on guiding and assisting educators to deliver the curriculum within the IB framework. There are also teacher training and professional development expenses, which can cost $1,000 to $5,000 per teacher and must be renewed on a 5-year cycle, or if there is a curriculum update. Other costs, such as curriculum resources and release time for collaboration, can further increase the program costs.  

Potential future fees 

Financial implications supporting the continuation of MYP will require immediate and long-term budget planning. In order to meet the requirements of the most recent program evaluation, additional funds of up to $286,040 will be required this school year to allow for staff training, scheduling and planning requirements, policy and procedure revisions, curriculum and assessment alignment, and Programme Development Plan completion. In order to support the long-term operation of MYP, additional budget investments will be required. Of note, MYP curriculum is changing for the 2026-2027 school year. The recommendation from IB World is that all 53 staff be retrained at that time.  

The annual budgets in the table below are estimates based on current salaries, IB fees, workshop costs, and other expenses. We expect costs will increase with inflation and changes to teacher salary grids in the upcoming years due to provincial bargaining. Additionally, due to the current teacher shortage experienced across all BC school districts, securing TTOC coverage remains a significant challenge. Even with available funding, finding adequate coverage to support the required MYP collaboration time may prove to be difficult.

Table 1: MYP Estimated Budget