2020-21 Budget and School Fees Presentation and Engagement University School
Where Does CBE Funding Come From? For the 2020-21 school year: § 93 per cent of funding will come from the provincial government. § 14 per cent of this funding is restricted for specific uses.
Where Does CBE Funding Come From? Alberta Education Projected Funding per Student $10,000 130,000 $9,668 $9,500 125,000 $9,284 $9,061 $9,000 120,000 $8,500 115,000 122,442 124,200 128,000 $8,000 110,000 2019 2020 2021 AE Projected Enrolment AE Projected Funding per Student § Provincial funding is not keeping pace with student enrolment growth.
Where Does CBE Funding Come From? For the 2020-21 school year, the other seven per cent of funds required to support student learning will come from some or all of these sources: § school fees § school fundraising activities § facility rentals § investment income
Dividing the Dollar: How Alberta Education Funding Supports CBE Schools The entire organization supports student learning § § 78 per cent of the entire CBE budget is for salaries and benefits
Dividing the CBE’s dollars § 21 per cent of Alberta Education funding goes to services and supports that directly support the work of schools. Of this: § Twelve per cent goes to plant, operations and maintenance § Four per cent goes to transportation § Three per cent goes to system administration § Two per cent goes to external services
Dividing the CBE’s dollars § 79 per cent of Alberta Education funding directly supports instruction, with the majority of these funds going directly to schools through the Resource Allocation Method (RAM). This is the school budget and includes: § Teacher and staff salaries § Instructional supplies and materials § RAM allocation is deployed to meet the needs of all students at the school. § Funds are not allocated based on specific students.
School Budget: More About RAM § RAM funds schools based on enrolment and student population complexity. § It also provides instructional supports at the Area and central level to ensure responsive programming and service delivery.
School Budget: RAM Process and Timeline § May 7: Principals received 2020-21 RAM § May 19: 2020-21 Budget presented to Board of Trustees § May 31: 2020-21 Budget submitted to Alberta Education
School Budget: How the RAM Supports Student Learning § The school budget is the resources we have to implement our School Development Plan and other supports for student learning. Some of the factors we consider are: § What are the priority outcomes and strategies for students? § What supplies, resources and equipment is required to support learning goals? § Do we need to invest in professional development or mentoring?
Our 2019-20 School Budget § Our student enrolment for the current year was 360 § Our school budget was RAM Allocations Per School total $ 729,421 Per Student total $ 2,140,414 Total RAM Allocations $ 2,869,835 RAM deployment Scenario A Organization FTEs Teachers $ 2,027,408 20.0 Support staff $ 417,472 7.2 Administration $ 345,817 4.0 Total staffing $ 2,790,697 31.2 Supplies /other $ 79,138 Total RAM deployment plans $ 2,869,835
Our 2019-20 School Budget Spring 2019 – Engagement with Parents through surveys: • Parents identified that they would like smaller class sizes Parents identified that they appreciated French but that class • sizes were more important Feedback on School Budget 2019-2020 • April 2019 the School budget was discussed at the Staff Meeting Decisions that were influenced by staff included to surplus a • French teacher and have a French program supported by Grades 3-6 teachers with Assistant Principal Jaqueline Belcher support in order to keep class sizes at a manageable number • To try to maintain Educational Assistants
Our 2020-21 School Fees About CBE system-wide fees The CBE coordinates a number of services and fees centrally to support students at all schools. These services and fees include, among others: TransportationFees -2.4km = $465/year K fee-$400 = students will be transported one-way only. Noon supervision Fees - $265 - M-Th ISM fees(Student supplies) – Kindergarten- $20 – Grades 1-6 $40 Decisions on centrally CBE coordinated services and fees are not part of this online survey because schools cannot independently set or change these fees. NOTE: In Januay 2020, the Board of Trustees directed Administration to balance the transportation budget using provincial funding and user fees only. In March 2020, the CBE launched an online survey to inform decisions on changes to transportation service levels and fees to balance the budget. Over 10,000 people participated in this survey - the highest participation rate we have ever had on an online survey. You can find more information about this engagement and read the survey report
Some of the ways Casino Fundraising Dollars are Used to Support Student Learning: • Technology • University You • Classroom Consumables/resources • Math Library • Field trips • Gym • Busses • Agendas • Artists • Residencies
Our 2020-21 School Budget § Our student enrolment projection for the 2020-21 school year is 335 § 2020-21 RAM RAM Allocations: Per School total $ 275,021 Per Student total $ 2,246,137 Total RAM Allocations $ 2,521,158 RAM Deployment Plans: Scenario A Organization FTEs Teachers $ 1,732,494 16.7 Support staff $ 321,493 5.6 Administration $ 292,063 3.3 Total staffing $ 2,346,050 25.6 Supplies / other $ 175,108 Total RAM Deployment Plans $ 2,521,158
Our 2020-21 School Budget • Our school population has decreased by 25 students for the 2020-2021 school year (although this is a moving target and we often receive 25+ students in the fall) • There is a decrease in the University school budget from 2019-2020 to the 2020-2021 budget 348,677 less in total RAM allocations • Implications of the decrease include losing staff, redeploying staff and larger class sizes in some grades by one or two students • Full time teachers went from 19 to16 • Support staff went from 10 to 7 • Total staffing went from 31.2 to 25.6 • Total RAM $2,869,835 to $2,521,158
System Changes Re: University School • 2 CSSI classes closed • 1 New Enhanced Educational Support Class which will students from: CSSI, TASC and SKILL classes from CBE. • This will allow students from specialized classes to have minimal bus times as all students will live close to their designated schools • This will save Calgary Board of Education 1.7 million in transportation fees
2020-2021 Class Configurations A.M. Kindergarten P.M. Kindergarten Ms. Gunn Enhanced Educational Supports Ms. Hancock Grade 1/2 Ms. Fluelling Smith Mrs. McEacheron Grade 1/2 Ms. Devoe Ms. Kim Grade 3/4 Ms. Rowley Ms. Gibson Support staff to include: Educational Grade 3/4 Ms. Smart Assistants, ELL and School Assistant, Grade 3/4 Ms. Connellan Library Assistant, and Lunchroom staff. Grade 3/4 Ms. Stevenson Grade 5/6 Ms. Field Grade 5/6 Ms. Roa Grade 5/6 Mr. Banke Ms. Kurchak Music Specialist Ms. Copithorne Support staff to include: Educational Assistants, ELL and School Assistant, Library Assistant, and Lunchroom staff.
We Need Your Feedback Parent feedback is important as we contemplate our school budget and school fees. It's so important that the requirement to consult is embedded in the Education Act and the CBE's Board of Trustee policies. Please complete an online survey to share your perspectives on our school budget and school fees. https://university.cbedialogue.com/en/projects/2020-21- school-year/engagements/2020-21-school-budget-and-school- fees The survey will remain open until June15, 2020.
Next Steps § We will update our school website with: § Online survey report by June 30, 2020 § Join us in the fall for conversations about our school development plan.
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