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The following information is provided as preliminary information regarding the 2018‐2019 Operating
Budget deliberations. It is intended that this information will assist the Board of Trustees in understanding
the budget issues and provide an opportunity to ask for clarification, with detailed deliberations and
decision‐making taking place during Budget Deliberations on February 20, 2018.
This preliminary budget document will address:
ContentsFactors Impacting Budget Considerations .................................................................................................... 3
Budget Development Process ....................................................................................................................... 5
Comparison to Provincial Average ............................................................................................................ 6
Enrollment ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Accumulated Surplus and Reserves ........................................................................................................ 14
Special Levy / Requirement .................................................................................................................... 17
Budget and Sustainability Requests for the 2018‐2019 Operating Budget ............................................... 19
2018‐2019 Funding Announcement Summary ........................................................................................... 24
Preliminary 2018‐2019 Operating Budget .................................................................................................. 26
THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN OTHER FORMATS UPON REQUEST
EMAIL: [email protected]
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FactorsImpactingBudgetConsiderationsThe 2018‐2019 school year and its corresponding budget will involve considerations that will affect
future years. The factors impacting your budget considerations include:
1. 2017‐2018 Budget impact on the 2018 Special Levy. The approved 2017‐2018 Budget committed
an increase of $1,166,852 or 2.53% on the 2018 Special Levy. The 2.53% mill rate increase is
before factoring changes in property assessment and changes in revenue or expenditures for
2018‐2019.
2. Enrollment Changes. The impact of the Brandon School Division’s increase in population must be
considered in relation to the corresponding effect on Provincial grants and efficient operations of
our school building capacity. The average enrollment growth for the past five years is 1.4% and
we are anticipating enrollment growth to continue.
3. Programs and infrastructure for increasing diversity of student learning needs. Factors such as
programming for English as an Additional Language, Indigenous Education, students with learning
differences, students with high needs and a comprehensive program review along with feedback
from consulting with stakeholder groups must be considered.
4. Provincial Legislation. On‐going implementation costs due to changes to legislation including the
Early Years Enhancement Grant (formerly called Provincial Smaller Classes Initiative ‐ 20K3),
Community Use of Schools and the Workplace Health and Safety Act (Safety and Security in
Schools) must be considered with respect to implementation costs for increasing student diversity
for which we receive limited to no funding. Furthermore, the following mandates, Continuous
Improvement Framework (CIF), Provincial Report Card, Appropriate Educational Programming
(mandatory attendance to age 18) under Bill 13, Safe and Inclusive Schools under Bill 18, are
factors impacting Budget considerations.
5. Infrastructure and Support for Program Delivery. The costs of resources for effective program
delivery must be considered in relation to our increasing enrollment. In addition, this places
greater demand on complex programming and on instructional resources and materials due to
classroom expansions. Furthermore, the Board of Trustees has recognized the importance of
information technology and has made provisions for the infrastructure to support technology in
the classroom.
6. Collective Agreement Costs. Collective Agreement for both teachers and support staff expire
June 30, 2018. Salary provisions, including costs related to teacher and support staff salaries,
including benefit costs, have been considered in developing the preliminary budget based on
the Provincial Guidelines for Bill 28 – The Public Services Sustainability Act.
7. Uncertainty of Funding. The level of Provincial funding, assessment growth, and local tax and
budget increases from prior years is to be considered.
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8. Effects of population growth on Facility Sustainability. The effects of population growth in the
Brandon School Division and how it impacts facility development, deferred maintenance, and
transportation needs to be considered. The Ameresco Asset Management Report from June 2017
suggests that the Brandon School Division requires $39.6 million over the next five years to
address a number of infrastructure needs. The Division also needs to consider the internal
infrastructure of many of the Division’s older buildings in order to advance 21st Century learning
needs.
9. Contingency Funds and Reserves. In order to maintain a financially responsible operating budget,
a contingency fund not lower than 2% of the annual operating budget shall be maintained (Motion
129/2012). Consideration also needs to be given to maintaining Capital Reserve Funds in order
to address deferred maintenance costs and future capital costs.
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BudgetDevelopmentProcessThe preliminary budget development process includes comparing the Brandon School Division to the
Manitoba Provincial average, estimating revenues, expenditures along with enrollment growth and its
effect on staffing budgets, and receiving direction from the Finance and Facilities Committee for
inflationary increases to school instructional and capital and maintenance budgets.
In addition, the Finance and Facilities Committee has had consultation meetings with a variety of stakeholders to discuss the 2018‐2019 Operating Budget. The purpose of the meetings was for the Finance and Facilities Committee to hear and discuss the most important budgetary priorities of Brandon School Division from the stakeholders. These priorities were considered while developing the 2018‐2019 budget. The Finance and Facilities Committee has met with the following stakeholders:
Division Employee Groups o Brandon Teachers’ Association; o CUPE Local 737 Support Staff; and o Out‐of‐Scope Staff.
Parent Councils
Brandon Chamber of Commerce
At the Regular Board meeting on April 10, 2017, the Board of Trustees approved Motion 48/2017 in
regards to the 2018‐2019 Preliminary Budget preparation:
Motion 48/2017 That in preparing the 2018‐2019 and future budgets, the budget process will be amended to require all requests from Trustees for budget additions or reductions be made to the Office of the Secretary‐Treasurer by October 31st, and that individual Trustee requests shall then be integrated with Senior Administrative requests in the final list of preliminary budget and sustainability requests only after being reviewed and endorsed by an appropriate committee of the Board. An exception to this process would be during an election year, where the deadline for the budget requests would be December 15th of that year. Further, on September 25, 2017, the Board of Trustees approved Motion 93/2017 to establish the
following guidelines to be initiated for the 2018‐2019 Preliminary Budget preparation:
Motion 93/2017 That the following guidelines be initiated for the 2018‐2019 Preliminary Budget Preparation:
a) Inflationary increases be provided as advised by suppliers for non‐controllable
expenditures e.g.: employee benefits, insurance, fuel/propane for school buses, taxes and
utilities;
b) A 1.5% inflationary increase be provided for controllable services and supplies;
c) A 1.5% inflationary increase on the school instructional supply budget;
d) A 1.5% inflationary increase be provided for the Capital and Maintenance Budget;
e) The 2018‐2019 Budget provide for expected enrollment growth.
In preparing the preliminary budget, all accounts are reviewed and adjustments are made to provide levels
of expenditure based on previous years’ experience, Board decisions and actual rates anticipated or
known at the time for expenditures.
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ComparisonstoProvincialAverageandSimilarDivisionsThe following charts show how Brandon School Division (BSD) compares to the Manitoba Provincial
Average and similar Divisions using the 2017‐2018 Provincial FRAME Budget Report. Although BSD
receives less revenue from the Province than the provincial average, the Board of Trustees has directed
more resources to the classroom while spending less in divisional administration costs. BSD’s current
(2017‐2018) budgeted operating fund expenditure per pupil is $11,897 compared to the provincial
average of $13,187 per pupil and lower than similar Divisions.
Provincial
Average
2017‐2018
Seven Oaks SD
2017‐2018
St. James SD
2017‐2018
Brandon SD
2017‐2018
K‐12 F.T.E. Enrollment 11,290.0 8,219.6 8,530.0
Total Operating Expenses 142,447,460$ 108,289,892$ 101,967,200$
Total Expenses Related to Pupils 138,251,060$ 106,758,712$ 101,481,400$
Provincial Government 59.9% 67.9% 53.0% 60.4%
Municipal Government 34.3% 29.6% 43.7% 38.1%
Other Sources 5.8% 2.5% 3.3% 1.5%
Instruction 77.6% 80.7% 80.9% 83.8%
Community Services 1.4% 2.1% 1.0% 0.4%
Divisional Administration 3.5% 2.9% 3.6% 3.3%
Transportation 4.4% 2.7% 2.4% 2.5%
Operations & Maintenance 11.4% 9.8% 10.4% 8.3%
Fiscal 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7%
Salaries & Employee Benefits 83.2% 84.3% 82.6% 85.7%
13,187$ 12,245$ 12,988$ 11,897$
** 7th lowest in Province
16.7 16.9 17.7 17.2
‐ Educator 13.1 13.8 13.6 12.9
469$ 369$ 467$ 395$
13.8 16.2 13.1 14.9
433,310$ 319,578$ 571,406$ 368,373$
7) Special Levy Mill Rate for 2017
8) Assessment Per Resident Pupil for 2017
2017‐2018 Frame Budget Report
2) Revenue
3) Expenditures
4) Operating Fund Expenditure/Pupil
5) Pupil/Teacher Ratios ‐ Regular Instruction
6) Divisional Administration Cost/pupil
1) Division Data
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2017‐2018 Brandon School Division Revenue by Source
Municipal38.1%
Provincial60.4% Federal
0.0%
Other Divisions0.4%
First Nations0.2%
Private0.8%
Other0.1%
Revenue By Source
Provincial Average
Seven Oaks
St. James BSD
Provincial 59.9% 67.9% 53.0% 60.4%
Municipal 34.4% 29.6% 43.8% 38.1%
Federal 0.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Other Divisions 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.4%
First Nations 4.1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%
Private 0.8% 0.7% 1.8% 0.8%
Other 0.2% 0.0% 0.7% 0.1%
For the 2017‐2018 school year, Brandon School Division received 60.4% of its total funding from the
Province and 38.1% from the Municipal Government.
In comparison, the 2017‐2018 Provincial average indicates that 59.9% of school division funding is
from the Province and 34.4% is raised through taxation.
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2017‐2018 BSD Expense by Function
2017‐2018 BSD Expense by Object
Regular Instruction
59.4%
Student SupportServices21.2%
CommunityEducation
0.4%
Divisional Administration
3.3%
Instructional &Other Support
Services3.2%
Transportation ofPupils2.5%
Operations &Maintenance
8.3%
Fiscal 1.7%
Salaries &EmployeeBenefits85.7%
Services6.3%
Supplies & Materials6.1%
Fiscal & Transfers1.9%
This chart shows where the Brandon School Division spends its operating budget. It shows that BSD spends
83.8% of the budget towards School Instruction (Regular Instruction 59.4%; Student Support Services 21.2%;
and Instructional & Other Support Services 3.2%). In Comparison, Seven Oaks SD spends 80.7% and St. James
SD spends 80.9% of their budgets towards School Instruction.
Expense by Function Provincial Average
Seven Oaks
St. James BSD
Regular Instruction 55.8% 59.7% 55.7% 59.4%
Student Support Services 18.4% 17.0% 21.8% 21.2%
Community Education 1.4% 2.1% 1.0% 0.4%
Divisional Administration 3.5% 2.9% 3.6% 3.3%
Instructional & Other Support Services 3.4% 4.0% 3.4% 3.2%
Transportation of Pupils 4.4% 2.7% 2.4% 2.5%
Operations & Maintenance 11.4% 9.8% 10.4% 8.3%
Fiscal 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7%
Expense by Object Provincial Average
Seven Oaks St. James BSD
Salaries & Employee Benefits 83.2% 84.3% 82.6% 85.7%
Services 9.0% 7.1% 10.0% 6.3%
Supplies & Materials 6.1% 5.9% 5.2% 6.1%
Fiscal & Transfers 1.7% 2.7% 2.2% 1.9%
This chart shows how the Brandon School Division spends its budget. BSD spends 85.7% of its operating
budget on salaries and employee benefits which is higher than the provincial average of 83.2% and
similar Divisions.
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EnrollmentAnother factor in preparing the 2018‐2019 operating budget is enrollment. Enrollment has continued to
increase for the Brandon School Division, which affects staffing levels in schools. For budgeting purposes,
we are projecting that enrollment for September 30, 2018 will increase by 1.6% (145 students) over the
prior year.
7,3337,676
7,9328,203 8,329 8,404 8,562 8,731 8,805 8,950
BSD Enrollment History at September 30th
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Enrollment Change by School
School Sept. 30, 2016 Sept. 30, 2017 +/‐
Alexander School 124 132 8
Betty Gibson School 311 305 (6)
Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School 1,132 1,134 2
Earl Oxford School 348 352 4
George Fitton School 515 486 (29)
Green Acres School 214 222 8
École Harrison 366 359 (7)
J.R. Reid School 272 274 2
King George School 289 328 39
Kirkcaldy Heights School 373 375 2
Linden Lanes School 377 410 33
Meadows School 453 463 10
École secondaire Neelin High School 769 751 (18)
École New Era School 473 473 ‐
École O'Kelly School 222 208 (14)
Riverheights School 518 519 1
Riverview School 203 216 13
Spring Valley Colony School 35 36 1
St. Augustine School 199 193 (6)
Valleyview Centennial School 189 206 17
Vincent Massey High School 934 949 15
Waverly Park School 415 414 (1)
Totals 8,731 8,805 74
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DevelopmentofStaffingBudgetTeaching Staff: Once we project enrollment for September 2018, we develop our staffing budget using our projected enrollment and the 2017‐2018 pupil/teacher ratio. The preliminary operating budget will provide for an increase of 4.84 positions over last year based on the pupil/teacher ratio.
Instructional Staffing 2013/14 Actual
2014/15 Actual
2015/16 Actual
2016/17 Actual
2017/18 Budget
2018/18 Projections
Total September 30 Enrolment
8,329.0
8,404.0
8,562.0
8,731.0
8,888.0 8,950.0
Less: 1/2 Kindergarten
314.5
349.0
312.0
357.5
358.0 356.0
8,014.5
8,055.0
8,250.0
8,373.5
8,530.0 8,594.0
Enrollment Increase (Decrease) 145.5 40.5 195.0 123.5 156.5 64.0
Authorized Ratio Positions 627.08 626.33 637.72 648.37 656.24 661.08
Increase (Decrease) in Positions 31.24 (0.75) 11.39 10.65 9.14 4.84
For the preliminary budget, a total of 699.14 teaching positions (FTE) are budgeted. This includes an increase of 4.84 positions for enrollment growth of 1.6% over September 30, 2017 as well as an increase of 1.06 positions for Board approved non‐ratio teaching staff positions for a total increase of 5.89 teaching positions.
Instructional Staffing Projections
Instructional Staffing 2017‐2018 Budget
2018‐2019 Projections
Total September 30th Enrollment 8,888.0 8,950.0
Less: 1/2 Kindergarten 358.0 356.0
8,530.0 8,594.0
Pupil Teacher Ratio 13.00 13.00
Authorized Ratio Positions 656.24 661.08
Non‐Ratio Positions 37.01 38.07
Division Budget Increase/(Decrease) ‐ ‐
Total Teaching FTE 693.25 699.14
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Non‐Ratio Positions (Based on Grants/Funding)
Clinical & Intervention Services 2018‐2019
Aboriginal Counsellor 1.00 RHA ‐ Speech Language Pathologists 1.50 ECDI ‐ Speech Language Pathologists 0.25 2.75
Curriculum & Instructional Services
Aboriginal Education Specialist 0.81 EAL Specialist 1.00 1.81
Divisional ‐ Flexible Response
Early Years Enhancement Grant (Formerly 20K3) 14.00 14.00 Divisional ‐ Grant
Community Schools Partnership Initiative 0.50 French 1.00 Sparsity Assistance 1.44 2.94
Divisional ‐ Programs
Learning to 18 0.45 Students‐At‐Risk 3.58 Senior Years ‐ Career Development 0.82 4.85
School ‐ Literacy
English as an Additional Language 6.23 Intensive Newcomer Support 0.50 Reading Recovery 4.99 11.72
38.07
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Support Staff: The preliminary operating budget will provide for an increase of 0.30 positions based on the following staffing guidelines for support staff and a reduction in an administration position. 1. Administration, Supervisory, and Administration Office Staff
Needs identified individually and approved by the Board of Trustees
2. School Administrative Assistants
Early and Middle Years ‐ 6 ½ hours per day for 10 months per school year
‐ New Era ‐ 2 x 6 ½ hours/day for 10 months
Secondary ‐ Crocus Plains ‐ 2 x 7 hours/day for 10 months
‐ 2 x 7 hours/day for 12 months ‐ Neelin/Off‐Campus ‐ 2 x 7 hours/day for 10 months ‐ 1 x 4 hours/day for 12 months
‐ 1 x 7 hours/day for 12 months ‐ Vincent Massey ‐ 2 x 7 hours/day for 10 months ‐ 1 x 4 hours/day for 12 months
‐ 1 x 7 hours/day for 12 months
3. Educational Assistants
Appropriate Educational Programing (AEP) ‐ 1 educational assistant for each 5 students determined as 5.43% of the Division's total full time equivalent enrollment
Level II ‐ 1 educational assistant for each 2 eligible Level II students
Level III ‐ 1 educational assistant for each eligible Level III student
4. Custodial/Custodial Assistants
Each school entitled to a minimum 8 hour/day custodian or a maximum of 8 hours/day of Custodial/Custodial Assistant staffing for every 20,000 sq. ft. of building
Coquitlam Formula is used to determine the custodial assistant staffing required in our schools. The formula is based on: number of Teachers, number of students, number of teaching areas, square footage of building area, number of washroom fixtures, heating system maintenance and yard maintenance requirements
5. Lunchroom Assistants (noon hour supervision)
One hour for each 75 students or portion thereof, minimum of 2 hours.
One lunchroom assistant where there are a total of 75‐150 students who are transported by school bus or attend a special program at a school but who live outside the normal catchment area for the school; 1½ hours/day
Two lunchroom assistants where there are 151 ‐ 225 students identified above; 1½ hours/day
Three lunchroom assistants where the total number of students is 226 ‐ 300
Four lunchroom assistants where the total number of students is 301 or more
Schools having at least two Learning Assistance Classes and a total of 20 or more students one (1) Lunchroom Assistant or, alternatively, the hours of an Educational Assistant position at the school may be extended.
6. School Bus Drivers, Maintenance Workers, Attendance Officer, Administrative Assistant, etc.
Needs identified individually and approved by the Board of Trustees.
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Summary of Staff FTE for 2017‐2018 and 2018‐2019:
Teaching Support Staff Total
Function 2017‐2018 2018‐2019 2017‐2018 2018‐2019
2017‐2018 2018‐2019
Regular Instruction
528.70
537.71
98.25
99.12
626.95
636.83
Student Support Services
144.30
142.43
242.61
242.80
386.91
385.23
Community Education and Services
0.75
0.75
3.00
3.00
3.75
3.75
Administration
2.00
2.00
25.04
24.15
27.04
26.15
Instructional & Other Services
17.50
16.25
7.64
7.64
25.14
23.89
Transportation ‐ ‐
41.45
41.46
41.45
41.46
Operations and Maintenance ‐ ‐
84.21
84.33
84.21
84.33
693.25
699.14
502.20
502.50
1,195.45
1,201.64
FTE = Full Time Equivalent
AccumulatedSurplusandReservesIn previous financial reports to the Board of Trustees, we have reported the auditor’s opinion that the Division should carry an unallocated surplus of at least 5% of the annual budgeted expenditures, or approximately $5,100,235. The Minister of Education and Training has advised the Board of Trustees that Accumulated Surplus should not exceed 4% of operating expenditures as per Government policy limit. Further, in order to maintain a financially responsible operating budget, a contingency fund not lower than 2% of the annual operating budget shall be maintained (Motion 129/2012). The following schedule outlines the Accumulated Surplus as of January 31, 2018. It breaks down the
balance to what has been designated and committed as well as what has been designated but not
committed. The balance as of January 31, 2018 is $2,677,572 or 2.62% of the 2017‐2018 Operating
Budget, as this amount meets the 2% requirement of Motion 129/2012, no planned contingency will be
raised in the 2018 Special Levy.
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Board
Motion No.
ACCUMULATED SURPLUS GROSS OF NON‐VESTED SICK LEAVE AS AT JULY 1, 2017 3,642,793$
LESS: Non‐vested Accumulated Sick Leave Liability 529,221
ACCUMULATED SURPLUS NET OF NON‐VESTED SICK LEAVE AS AT JULY 1, 2017 3,113,572$
Current Year Surplus (Deficit) before Non‐Vested Sick Leave $ 37,500
Less: Non‐vested Sick Leave Expense (Recovery) ‐
Current Year Surplus (Deficit) after Non‐Vested Sick Leave $ 37,500
Net Transfers from (to) Capital Fund (37,500)
Net Current Year Surplus (Deficit) ‐$
Accumulated Surplus Net of Non‐vested sick leave ‐ January 31, 2018 3,113,572$
LESS: Designated & Committed
a) School Carry Forwards Policy 3002 361,100$
b) HR systems consultant 39/2017 29,900
LESS: Designated but not Committed
a) Insurance Aggregate Retention (Self‐Insurance) 155/2006 45,000
Total Designated Surplus 436,000
UNDESIGNATED SURPLUS NET OF NON‐VESTED SICK LEAVE ‐ JANUARY 31, 2018 2,677,572$
2017/2018 Operating Budget (including transfers to Capital) 102,004,700$
Percentage of Undesignated Surplus on 2017/2018 Operating Budget 2.62%
PSFB Calculations for Accumulated Surplus
Accumulated Surplus ‐ Operating Fund 3,113,572$
Add: Non‐vested sick leave to date 529,221
Operating Fund Accumulated Surplus Gross of Non‐vested sick leave (A) 3,642,793$
Divided by: Operating Fund Total Expenses 101,967,200
% of Accumulated Surplus of over Total Expenses (A) 3.57%
4% Cap per Ministerial policy (B) 4,078,688$
Over / (Under) the 4% Cap (A ‐ B) (435,895)$
ACCUMULATED SURPLUS ANALYSIS ‐ OPERATING FUND
As of January 31, 2018
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Reserve Accounts
The Brandon School Division Capital Reserve Accounts consist of the following accounts and includes the
projected balances for June 30, 2018:
Capital Reserve
June 30, 2017
Balance
Transfers
from
Operating Purchases
June 30, 2018
Balance
School Bus 2,205,123$ ‐$ (569,555)$ 1,635,568$
Building ‐ Administration 175,526 ‐ ‐ 175,526
Building ‐ Schools 411,557 ‐ ‐ 411,557
Emergency Equipment/Systems Replacement 100,000 ‐ ‐ 100,000
Administration Office ‐ Roof 27,358 ‐ ‐ 27,358
Computer ‐ ERP System 653,916 ‐ (536,579) 117,337
New School 2,000,000 ‐ ‐ 2,000,000
Video Surveillance Hardware for Bus Fleet 45,162 ‐ (8,429) 36,733
Vehicle for Electrician 1,297 ‐ ‐ 1,297
Replacement of DDC Controls at Vincent
Massey 9,623 ‐ ‐ 9,623
Green Acres Gym Addition 51,000 ‐ (51,000) ‐
Total 5,680,562$ ‐$ (1,165,563)$ 4,514,999$
Capital Reserves
Projected Balances for June 30, 2018
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SpecialLevy/RequirementThe Board of Trustees has the responsibility to set the Budget for the July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 fiscal period and determine the Special Levy required to be raised from the local taxpayer by the municipalities for the 2018 calendar year.
Special Requirement is the amount required to be raised from Municipalities during the Division's fiscal year. It represents the final source of revenue for the Board to fund budgeted expenditures. For 2018‐2019, the Minister directed School Divisions to limit any increases to the Special Requirement to two per cent (2.0%).
Special Levy is the amount that the Municipalities will be asked to raise by property taxes during the calendar year.
It is important to note, that tax and budget increases or (decreases) from prior years have an effect on the 2018‐2019 operating budget and that budget decisions made this year will impact decisions made in 2019‐2020. The decisions made for the 2017‐2018 Budget committed an increase of $1,166,852 or 2.53% on the 2018 Special Levy and the budget decisions made this year will impact the 2019 Special Levy. The chart below illustrates how the School Year budget affects the Special Levy (Municipal Taxes).
43.5% 56.5% 43.5% 56.5% 43.5% 56.5%
2017 2018 2019 2020
Special Special Special Special
Levy Levy Levy Levy(Municipal taxes) (Municipal taxes) (Municipal taxes) (Municipal taxes)
Budget Budget Budget
2017‐2018 2018‐2019 2019‐2020
School Year School Year School Year
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Below is a ten‐year comparison of school property taxes for a residential property assessed at $255,100
in 2017. It includes the total Education Levy changes less the Provincial Property Tax Credit changes and
shows the Net School increase or decrease compared to the prior year.
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BudgetandSustainabilityRequestsforthe2018‐2019OperatingBudget A summary of the Budget and Sustainability Requests compiled from Trustees and Board Committees and from Senior Administration, which includes requests brought forward from constituent consultation meetings, are as follows. Senior Administration recommends that the Senior Administration requests be considered by category and subsequent required costs. The specific allocations that would be made by Senior Administration pending Board approval of the costing is attached for information.
Budget and Sustainability Requests Staff Positions Amount
Trustee / Board Committee Requests
Facilities / Transportation $ 30,000
$ 30,000
Senior Administration Sustainability Requests
Business $ 45,000
Facilities / Transportation 2.00 51,400
Human Resources 6.00 256,100
8.00 $ 352,500
Total Budget and Sustainability Requests 8.00 $ 382,500
Salaries74.5%
Others25.5%
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Trustee/BoardCommitteeBudgetRequestsFacilities /Transportation Total Request
$30,000
Joint Use Agreement – School Grounds Improvement ‐ Finance and Facilities Committee
Through the Joint Use Agreement for the community use of facilities, both the City of Brandon and the Division each provide an annual budget allocation of $20,000 for maintaining and upgrading the school playing fields and adventure playgrounds. These funds are utilized for over seeding, fertilizing, maintaining and upgrading playing fields, along with toping up adventure playground fall protection. Throughout the years, the Division has used several methods of upgrading the school fields including re‐leveling fields, seeding them and adding temporary sprinklers. Unfortunately, the method of seeding fields has resulted in poor results due to the weeds often overtaking the seeded areas and the grass not maturing quickly enough to provide the school with a suitable playing surface in the fall and upon use the seeded areas deteriorated. Recently, to improve the success of upgrading the playing fields, the City of Brandon and the Division has used sod instead of grass seed. The new process involves leveling the site, laying down sod and using temporary sprinklers in July which allows the sod to be established by the start of school in September. The use of sod has improved the timelines and success of redeveloping school fields, but the cost of sod is significantly more than grass seed and the current budget allocation is not sufficient to meet the costs of improving our school grounds/fields. The Finance and Facilities Committee is requesting a budget increase of $10,000 which will allow the Division along with the City of Brandon to continue redeveloping one playing surface per year and to maintain the existing school fields.
$10,000
Joint Use Agreement ‐ Playground Replacement ‐ Finance and Facilities Committee
Through the Joint Use Agreement for the community use of facilities, both the City of Brandon and the Division each provide an annual budget allocation of $30,000 for playground structure replacement. On an annual basis, as identified on the School Playground Replacement Schedule, one school playground is replaced. New playground structures range between $100,000 to $120,000, whereby the City of Brandon and Division currently cover $60,000 of the costs and the remaining amount
$20,000
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must be raised by schools/parent councils. Due to the diverse nature of some school communities, schools/parent councils have struggled with raising the required funds to purchase the new playgrounds. The Finance and Facilities Committee is requesting that the budget allocation for playgrounds be increased from $30,000 to $50,000 to assist schools/parent councils with the cost of replacing playgrounds.
Total Trustee/Board Committee Budget Requests $30,000
SeniorAdministrationSustainabilityRequests
Business Total Request $45,000
Learning Support Services Data Tracking and Management Software
We retired our Learning Support Services clinical tracking software over four years ago. Since that time we have adapted our current SIS system (SIRS) to provide us with a rudimentary level of documentation on clinical interventions and information sharing in the interim. Now that our search and selection process for a new SIS is complete, we must now move forward in the final selection of what will be our tracking software to integrate clinical information into our SIS library to support our ongoing efforts in our Continuous Improvement Plan. In particular our current work in Response to Intervention data is essential to move forward. The software packages under consideration are intended to collect, share, and report information and data as necessary to provide individual and systemic reporting in alignment with our student achievement goals within our Continuous Improvement Plan. The first area that will be developed with detail will be Academic and Social Behaviours.
$45,000
Facilities/Transportation Total Request$51,400
Two (2) Term bus routes to service the Island Lakes, Woodlands South Brandon Area until new school is built (2.0 FTE)
Two (2) term bus routes to accommodate the student growth in the Island Lakes Area. We expect further growth for our busing to King George, Riverheights and Waverly Park Schools. The King George bus is at capacity and we have dispatched an additional bus on numerous occasions this year. The Riverheights
$51,400
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and Waverly Park buses are also near capacity. For these term routes, we would utilize old buses that would normally be retired for the runs. The routes will not be required once a new school is built in the Island Lakes Area.
Human Resources Total Request $256,100
Half Time Vice‐Principals at Betty Gibson and King George Schools (1.0 FTE)
Vice‐principals have increasingly become essential supports for student learning as our schools have grown in size and complexity. Their roles in supporting student learning by: working with teachers, leading PLC groups handling student matters This work is critical to enhancing a Principal's work by allowing them to work with staff supervision, evaluation, providing and implementing the Continuous Improvement Plans. Both Betty Gibson and King George Schools operate with transiency rates that typically run in the 30% range in the first month of school, and persist through the year. Building relationships with students and families is extremely challenging for a single administrator in these contexts. Change is persistent in BSD, these schools for example are now larger than Earl Oxford was when a full‐time vice‐principal was added and are equally as complex. They are still the only designated core area schools without vice‐principal support. Frequently student situations at Betty Gibson and King George Schools involve
complex multi‐agency scenarios which require administrative involvement to
ensure community supports are effectively engaged with families and to work
with social workers to leverage community resources.
$128,100
Additional Educational Assistants – Appropriate Educational Programming (AEP) (5.0 FTE)
As directed by Policy 4044 Appropriate Educational Programming, the Brandon School Division continues to experience an increasing need for student resources to ensure that ALL students are provided with equitable access to quality educational experiences and services. Funds provided through provincial funding support approximately 200 students. On an annual basis Brandon School Division must provide support for an additional 125‐150 students who do not meet provincial eligibility but require support to be successful as well as providing top‐ups for provincially supported students require specific additional supports.
$128,000
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These funds will assist with new students to the Division who require funding, various resources to assist with EAL learners, Literacy and Numeracy initiatives and resources to ensure the safety and security of the learning community (i.e. vocational classrooms, high risk student behavior). This request of an additional $128,000 (or the equivalent of 5.00 full time Educational Assistants) has been put forth to ensure, to the best of our abilities that ALL students receive appropriate educational programming that fosters students' participation in both the academic and social life of the school.
Total Senior Administration Sustainability Requests $256,100
Total Budget and Sustainability Requests for 2018‐2019 $382,500
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2018‐2019FundingAnnouncementSummary The following is a summary of the announcement by the Minister of Education and Training on February 8, 2018:
The Province announced an increase of 0.5% or $6.6 million in provincial funding to public schools for the 2018‐2019 school year, including an increase of $8.5 million for operating support, an increase of $5.6 million for capital support and a decrease of $7.5 million for the Tax Incentive Grant (TIG).
The Province will phase out the Tax Incentive Grant funding (TIG) over the next six years. The TIG was a voluntary program that ended in 2011, intended to assist school divisions that held the line on taxes. The Brandon School Division (BSD) previously received $1,848,013 through the TIG, for 2018‐2019, this amount has been reduced by $308,002 to $1,540,011.
The announcement did not include funding for the Early Years Enhancement Grant (formerly called Provincial Smaller Classes Initiative (K‐3)), which is expected to be announced at a later date.
The total funding for 2018‐2019 represents a 3.3% or $1.7 million increase in support for the Brandon School Division over the previous year.
Base Support
Base Support has increased 0.7% or $187,419 resulting primarily from enrollment growth.
All rates for base support have remained unchanged.
The Division received a slight increase in Sparsity support of $2,615 resulting from increased student enrollment in rural schools located in Alexander and Spring Valley.
Occupancy support decreased by $27,360 due to an increase in total Provincial school building
space.
Categorical
Transportation funding has decreased by $33,880 due to a decrease in bused students.
Total funding for Level 2 and Level 3 Special Needs is maintained at the 2017/2018 level and
does not require funding applications to be submitted. This excludes Level 3
Emotionally/Behaviourally Disordered and Level 3 Unified Referral and Intake System (URIS)
Group A pupils who continue to require student specific applications. The Special Needs
support has decreased slightly by $4,113.
The Senior Years Technology Education grant increased by $52,800 due to increased student enrollment in senior year technology courses.
Funding for English as an Additional Language (EAL) has increased by $81,275 due to EAL enrollment increases in 1st to 4th year students.
There was no change in Indigenous Academic Achievement (IAA) grant amount.
The Enrollment Change Grant decreased by $139,285 compared to last year’s funding announcement due to the projected enrollment change from 2017 to 2018 being lower than the change from 2016 to 2017.
The Early Childhood Development Initiative increased by $7,948 due to an increase in the number of Kindergarten students.
The Literacy and Numeracy grant increased by $7,860 due to enrollment growth.
The remaining categorical grant rates remained unchanged from last year and any increases in the funding are solely due to enrollment increases.
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Equalization Support
The Equalization Support Grant increased by 11.0% or $1,824,111 from last year’s funding announcement. Equalization Support is based on many factors including the 2018 assessment for all divisions; enrollment; the amount of unsupported expenditures; and the maximum assessment per pupil used to determine the 2018‐2019 equalization factor is $654,060 (2017 ‐ $616,670). The percentage of unfunded expenditures is maintained at 66%.
School Building (D‐Grant) Support
The School Building (D‐Grant) Support increased by $5,040. Technology Education Equipment Replacement
There is no change to the Technology Equipment Replacement Grant. It remains at $95,400. Other Revisions/Announcements
The Intensive Newcomers Support Contingency funding has been increased from $60,000 to $100,000 to assist divisions with new arrivals of refugees or other high needs English as an Additional Language students during the year.
The Formula Guarantee is maintained at 98% of 2017/18 Base, Categorical, Equalization, School Buildings (Earned) Support and Formula Guarantee.
The General Support Grant (GSG) has been set at $36.7 million, the total amount paid to divisions in 2017‐2018. For 2018‐2019, each division will receive a portion of the total based on the amount of payroll tax paid at December 31, 2017 as a percentage of the total payroll tax paid by all school divisions. In the past, the Province refunded the divisions for the incurred payroll tax expense through the GSG at 100%. This change results in reduction of funding of $191,200.
Division Administration cost limits have been reduced by 15%, the 2018‐2019 cap limit for BSD is 3.0% (3.5% ‐ 2017‐2018).
For 2018‐2019, the Minister directed School Divisions to limit any increases to the Special Requirement to two per cent (2.0%).
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Preliminary2018‐2019OperatingBudget The preliminary budget has been prepared in accordance with Board Motions 48/2017 and 93/2017 along with the funding received from the Provincial Government as communicated by the Minister of Education and Training on February 8, 2018. The preliminary budget includes previous funding of $851,223 for Early Years Enhancement Grant (previously called Kindergarten to Grade 3 Provincial Smaller Classes Initiative – 20K3) received from the Provincial Government for 2017‐2018. It is expected that funding for this initiative will continue although the Provincial Government has not made an announcement at this time. The following Ministerial directions and guidelines have also been used in developing the preliminary budget:
Provincial Guidelines for Bill 28 – The Public Services Sustainability Act.
Reduction in the Tax Incentive Grant (TIG)
Reduction in the General Support Grant (GSG) to offset Division payroll taxes.
15% reduction in Division Administration cost limits.
Limit any increases to the Special Requirement to two per cent (2.0%). The provincial mandate to reduce the Division Administration Cap by 15% from 3.5% to 3.0% required the Division to reduce $230,000 out of the administration budget to reach the 15% reduction in our administration budget cap. Division Administration consists of costs related to the administration of the school division including the Board of Trustees, the Superintendent’s and the Secretary‐Treasurer’s departments. These costs consists of salaries, supplies, equipment, professional development, advertising and IT. Senior Administration has reviewed all budget lines and made the necessary reductions while minimizing the impact to the Division Operations to meet the 3.0% administration cap. Should the Board of Trustees approve the preliminary budget along with all budget and sustainability requests for 2018‐2019, the Special Requirement would be below the 2.0% limit set by the Minister of Education and Training.