2020-21 Budget and School Fees Presentation and Engagement Belfast 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 be 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 216 . § Our school budget was $ 1,543,922 RAM Allocations Per School total $359,568 Per Student total $1,184,354 Total RAM Allocations $1,543,922 RAM deployment Scenario A Organization FTEs Teachers $1,103,176 10.6 Support staff $137,331 2.4 Administration $234,542 2.9 Total staffing $1,475,049 15.8 Supplies / other $68,873 Total RAM deployment plans $1,543,922
Our 2019-20 School Budget § Professional learning expenditures and resource purchases focused on Math and Literacy § Additional psychology time purchased to support student learning § Two Educational Assistants and one ELL Assistant to support students in the classroom § Two Kindergarten classes and 8 Grade 1-6 classes
Our 2019-20 School Fees § Parent society fundraising $s were used to avoid fees for the Felting Artist in Residency § Education Matters Grant funded the school field trip to the Calgary Philharmonic § School-based fees: field trips, $10 incidental fee to cover equipment and materials for noon supervision § Central CBE fees: noon supervision for Grades 1-6
Our 2020-21 School Budget § Our student enrolment projection for the 2020-21 school year is 210. § 2020-21 RAM is $1 533 259 RAM Allocations: Per School total ** Per Student total ** Total RAM Allocations $1,533,259 RAM Deployment Plans: Scenario A Organization FTEs Teachers $1,164,389 11.0 Support staff $98,512 1.8 Administration $217,708 2.7 Total staffing $1,480,609 15.5 Supplies / other $52,650 Total RAM Deployment Plans $1,533,259
Our 2020-21 School Budget § There is an overall funding decrease of $10 000 from 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 § Two school-based learning leaders will lead school improvement initiatives in literacy and math § School organization will be one Kindergarten class and 9 classrooms Grade 1-6 § School organization will allow for class sizes ranging from 17-25 students.
Our 2020-21 School Fees § School-based fees for field trips and the noon supervision incidental fee of $10 are expected to continue § Field trips are valued experiences where students can explore curriculum in authentic, real-world ways § When planning trips, consideration is given to the number of trips and the program costs § Central CBE fees: noon supervision and new student supply fee § The new supply fee will cover costs of materials i.e. notebooks, journals, markers.
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. Survey Link The survey will remain open until June 8, 2020.
Next Steps § We will update our school website with: § Online survey report by June 30, 2020 § Final school budget and school fees by June 30, 2020 § Join us in the fall for conversations about our school development plan.
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