This powerpoint presentation was delivered at three public meetings during the month of March 2008. This working document is part of School District #46 (Sunshine Coast) consultation process for the development of the 2008-09 Budget.
- 1. School District No. 46 (Sunshine Coast) 2008/2009Budget
Consultations March, 2008
2. Working Together Creating Our Future 3. Overview
- 2007/08 Educational Highlights
- District Revenues & Expenditures
- 2008/09 Funding Challenges
- 2008/09 Proposed Educational Initiatives
4. 2007/08 Educational Highlights
- District staff and other educational partners continued to
initiate and implement new programs this year:
- Two Strongstart Centres opened at Gibsons and Sechelt
Elementary Schools
- Fast ForWord Program initiated (Language and reading skill
building using technology)
- Full time Autism Teaching position created, including a
separate website with comprehensive information available on
autism
- Dolly Parton Imagination Library program for preschoolers
- Culinary Arts Level I Apprenticeship Program
- Residential Construction Framing Apprenticeship Program, Level
I, initiated in spring 2007, and continues into spring 2008
- Distance Learning course numbers grew fourfold
- Full time numeracy teacher starts March/08 to support
implementation of new math curriculum
- Learning Community Team projects in every school
5. Early Learning Programs 6. Early Learning Programs Community
based event. Provide learning tools and information about childs
development. Children birth-5 years and their parents Early Years
Fair School based event. Provide Ministry of Education book.
Provide learning tools and information about childs development.
Parents of children 3 years Ready Set Learn Three 90 minutes
sessions yearly. Provide learning tools and information about
childs development.Parents of children birth-5 years SPARK! Provide
childrens book.Teach How to Read to a Newborn Invite to Early
Learning programs. Parents Prenatal Class Description LevelProgram
7. 8. Early Learning Programs Provide a childrens book to each
child once a month. Children birth to 5 years Dolly Parton
Imagination Library Weekly program, March-June. Provide activities,
information, guided support specific to school entry. Children age
4 and their parents. kinderSPARK! Daily program, September-June.
Provide snacks,activities, information, guided support. Children
birth-5 years and their parents. StrongStart Description
LevelProgram 9. 10. Literacy Programs Builds language and reading
skills through a web-based computer program focusing on auditory
processing. Students K-12 Fast ForWord Monthly program for children
age 5 (kindergarten) and their parents. Kindergarten Parents as
Literacy Supporters Students are taught to teach each other to
read. Available for older students. Available for Numeracy.
Currently for Kindergarten and grade 1 students Peer Assisted
Learning Description LevelProgram 11. Sunshine Coast Alternative
School An expanding student centered program, meeting the needs of
individual students, allowing them to reconnect to school, and
complete grade 12 12. 13. Budget Timelines
- October/2007: Principals prepare three year enrolment
projections
- November/2007:Board level discussions regarding the
budgetprocess.
- February/2008:Management and Administrator team meetings
- February 2008: Principals revise three year enrolment
projections
- March 6/2008:Finance Committee reviews budget process
- March 10,11, Budget consultation meetings at Madeira Park 12/
2008: Elementary, Chatelech Secondary, and GibsonsElementary
14. Budget Timelines-continued
- March 14/2008:Ministry of Education announces 2008/09
PreliminaryBudget funding
- March 25/2008: Management analysis of public budget(week of)
discussion input, review of actual Ministryfunding received
- March 28/2008: First draft of school budgets to Principals
- April 8/2008:Budget consultation report presented atApril Board
meeting
- April 15/2008:Staffing plans for 2008/09 to
PersonnelDepartment
- May 13/2008:Preliminary Budget Bylaw approval
- June 30/2008: Preliminary budget submission to Ministryof
Education
15. Enrolment Information
- District Enrolment, which dictates the level of funding we
receive, continues to shrink due to:
- Demographics :In February 2008,206students enrolled in
Kindergarten versus355students in grade 12
- Ministry Funding Formula Change :Grade 10,11 & 12 students
are now funded by course, not by head count
- This reduction has been partially offset by an increase in the
number of students enrolled in Distance Learning
16. Enrolment History - 18 Years 17. Current District Enrolment
by Grade 18. Enrolment- Past, Present & Future 19. 2008/09
Ministry Funding
- The Ministry of Education will be announcing our 2008/09
funding on March 14, 2008.What we do know prior to this
announcement:
- No increase will be made to the basic funding block.
- $122 million for the province will be added to offset
negotiated wage and benefit costs
- The only new education money added is for new Strong Start
Centres, with funding to continue for those centres already in
place
20. District Revenue
- School District Revenue is largely derived from provincial
grants:
- 2007/08 Total Budget $37.0 million
- Provincial Grants(93%) $34.3 million
- Other Revenue ( 7%) 2.7 million
- (Interest income, Surplus space rental income,
- International students, carry forward prior year reserves)
- Note:No local taxation revenue is available to SD46. All school
taxes flow to the general revenue of the province to offset the
overall cost of public education in B.C.
21. Expenditures 22. Expenditures contd 23. Balancing. the
Challenge. 24. Balancing the Financial Challenges:
- Projected enrolment decline due to
- Projected enrolment reduction due to
- Ministry formula change293,000
- Projected Cost Pressure s200,000
- Total Projected Funding Challenge $733,000
25. Funding Challenge: Enrolment Decline
- 2008/09 Estimated Enrolment 3295
- Projected enrolment decline207
- Loss of 207 students is due to:
- Fewer students entering schools167
- Ministry Funding Formula change40
- (See next slide for this financial impact)
- After direct expenditure reductions (for wages, benefits &
supplies) the decline due to167 fewer studentsresults in an
estimated net funding shortfall of
- (All student numbers are stated as FTEs)
26. Funding Challenge: Shrinking Provincial Grant due to Formula
Change:
- The impact on our District:(all student numbers are FTEs)
- Ministry now funds Grade 10,11 & 12 students by
course,
- not by head count.This reduces FTE student numbers by90
- This loss partially offset by an increase in students
enrolled
- in Distance learning courses of 50
- Net Loss of 40 FTEs in 2008/09 results in a net shortfall,
- (after direct expenditure reductions for wages, benefits
- and supplies) of approximately$60,000
- Elimination of funding for retirement costs (GAAP)233,000
- Total Estimated Provincial Grant reduction: $293,000
27. Funding Challenge: Cost Pressures
- Increasing costs for supplies and services such as learning
resources, computers, software, and utilities could
total$100,000.
- Carbon neutral initiatives introduced in the 08/09 BC budget
could add another$100,000to costs.
- (EG: Diesel for school buses, gas for district vehicles,
natural gas to heat schools)
28. Rising..to the Challenge 29. Looking Ahead to 2008/09
Educational Programs
- New Provincial Curriculum implementation, including the
creation of a full time numeracy teacher
- Possibility of new Strong Start Centers
- Continuation and possible expansion of Early Learning
Programs
- Distance Education Program will continue to grow and require
additional staff
- Continuation and possible expansion of Apprenticeship
Programs
- Continuation of Fast ForWord program
30. Working Together Creating Our Future 31. Feedback from
2008/2009Budget Consultations
- What programs/services are we providing that youd like us to
continue providing?
- Are there existing program/services that youd like to see
expanded?
- Are there new programs that youd like to see offered?
- Given that financial pressures are a constant challenge, are
there areas/programs/services that could have a reduction in
funding with a minimal impact on students?EG:Energy savings, Book
Mobile (sharing learning resources)