Locating Budget: I was recently asked for a copy of the SCDSB budget. For those looking here it is: SCDSB Budget 2010-11 Accumulated Surplus and Deferred Revenue Balanced Budget Compliance Capital Budget Operating Expenditures Revenue and Enrolment You can find the budget in a portfolio format at http://scdsb.on.ca/board-highlights/financial-information/budget/2010-2011-budget/ Background: Originally provided to the public the [...]
Cuts To Early Daycare Program Sites – Low Numbers
August 4, 2010
It’s not surprising that the SCDSB has decided to cut all but one of the EDP programs for 2010-11. Families don’t see the value in paying $25 a day to have before and after day-care when they had similar care the year prior for approx. $15/day.
Good News for Schools Board Meeting Update
June 24, 2010
Good News for Schools Closed classrooms will open up for French core programming, where locked classrooms exist. This is going to be very positive for both students and teachers. This change will support core French but also allow for other uses of the home classrooms while students are in French Class. School Basic Budget - [...]
Budget Debate Part 1 – School Basic Budget
June 11, 2010
The key focus of the evening was dealing with the ever shrinking school basic budget, the potential use of locked-empty classrooms and a warning about the potential short fall this September in the funding of the Early Learning Program.
Budget Debate Part 2 – Opening classrooms
June 11, 2010
Opening empty/locked classrooms Does fairness mean sameness? Does equity in school facilities dictate that every school should be a duplicate of the others within a school board? On June 9th trustees debated whether it was fair to open locked classrooms in some elementary schools, when some schools had none to open. Schools differ widely in [...]
Budget Debate Part 3 ELP/ELK Shortfall
June 11, 2010
Early Learning Program /Early Learning Kindergarten Budget Shortfall Last January the provincial government announced the new Early Learning Program and Early Learning Full-day Kindergarten for a September 2010 start. The Ministry of Education determined which schools would have the program in 2010-2011 and promised that all elementary schools would have the ELP/ELK within four years. [...]
