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Draft Budget for 2017-2018

AGENDA

 Introductions  Opening comments  Revisiting consultation  Draft budget  Table conversations  Questions  Closing comments

Chris Sigurdson, Chair of the Board Duane Brothers, Superintendent Tom Parker, Chair of Finance & Audit Committee Marna Kenny, Assistant-Secretary Treasurer Tom Parker, , Chair of Finance & Audit Committee

Draft Budget for 2017-2018

Louis Riel School Division

 41 Schools (including École Sage Creek School)  15,016 Students (increase

• f 278 students)

 33% French Immersion  2042 Employees

2017 – 2018 Budget

 Focus on our priorities  Increase resources in the classroom  Improve literacy and numeracy  Address inequity  Continue to invest in infrastructure  École Sage Creek School  Address French Immersion growth

Continued conversations: What do we want for our students? What do we want to do for the Louis Riel community?

Budget 2017 – 2018 and beyond

Progress

 Reading:

• Early yrs cohort: from 55% to 60%
• Middle yrs cohort: from 53% to 63%

 92% of grade 9 students attained 7+ credits  91% of grade 12 students graduated  88% of middle yrs students valued their instruction  6 provincially accredited vocational programs  80%+ of high school students using MyBluePrint

Progress

 78% of schools involved in community clean-up projects  LRSD Pow Wow, 600+ people, 33 graduates  100+ in ECHO programs  All 4-6 classes in Indigenous education program  Increased focus on Indigenous and Newcomer students

What we heard Invest in Our Community

Class size (even if 20K3 is not required) Community supports School Infrastructure Students with needs, growing Newcomer population

Realities

 Salaries and benefits – 84.16% of budget  Fourth year of 20K3 initiative  Attempting to keep 4 – 12 class sizes reasonable  Attempting to improve aging infrastructure  Continue to move towards equity in LRSD  Received 1.6% increase

Cost Per Pupil Urban Divisions

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$10,500 $11,000 $11,500 $12,000 $12,500 $13,000 $13,500 RETSD LRSD SOSD PTSD WSD SJASD

$11,677 $12,061 $12,104 $12,445 $12,660 $13,139

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• urce: 2016-17 FRAME Budget

Proposed Investments

Considerations Invest in Our Children

Maintain full-day kindergarten pilot

• 8 classrooms
• Partner with universities to conduct a study
• Continue to partner with childcare and early

learning providers to expand options for parents

Considerations Invest in Our Children

Enhanced staffing for literacy

YEAR EAL Intakes Per Year LAL Intakes Per Year EAL Student Totals 2015-2016 498 49 1,293 2014-2015 393 37 827 2013-2014 391 11 428

Considerations Invest in Our Children

Enhanced staffing to support students with special needs From September 2016 (543), through February 2017, (580).

Considerations Invest in Our Children

Enhanced supports for Indigenous Education All students graduation rate: 91% Self declared Indigenous graduation rate: 78%

Considerations Invest in Our Children

While student population is growing (up 278 students and counting), we want to maintain appropriate sizes K - 12

Considerations Invest in Our Community Needs

• An additional Family Center

Considerations Invest in Our Facilities

 Painting  Updating building infrastructure  Heating and ventilation  Air conditioning in all schools in the next six years  Continued reorganization of schools

Draft Budget

Invest in Our Schools and Communities

Total Draft Budget

$184,834,932

Expenditure Increase 4.3%

Draft Budget for 2017-2018

Budget by Function 2017-2018 Budget 2016-2017 Budget $ Change Regular Instruction 106,676,497 102,691,533 3,984,964 S tudent S upport S ervices 35,518,424 32,887,575 2,630,849 Community Education 2,093,085 1,917,236 175,849 Divisional Administration 6,250,710 5,995,102 255,608 Instructional & Other S upport 7,651,770 7,397,153 254,617 Transportation 4,122,255 4,000,500 121,755 Operations & Maintenance 19,335,816 19,151,101 184,715 Fiscal and Capital 3,186,375 3,170,724 15,651 Total 184,834,932 177,210,924 7,624,008

Draft Budget for 2017-2018

Expenditures by Function

Source: LRSD Divisional DRAFT Budget Report

57.7% 19.2% 1.1% 3.4% 4.1% 2.2% 10.5% 1.7% Regular Instruction Student Support Services Community Education Divisional Adminstration Instructional & Other Support Transportation Maintenance & Operations Capital & Other

Draft Budget for 2017-2018

Source: LRSD Divisional DRAFT Budget Report

Category 2017-2018 2016-2017 Increase S alaries & Benefits

155,564,448 147,685,991 $7,878,457

S ervices

15,547,513 15,464,810 $82,703

S upplies & Materials

8,588,453 8,480,306 $108,147

Capital & Other

5,134,518 5,579,817 ($445,299)

Total

$184,834,932 $177,210,924 $7,624,008

Expenditures by Object

Source: LRSD Divisional DRAFT Budget Report

Draft Budget for 2017-2018

84.2% 8.4% 4.6% 2.8% Salaries & Benefits Services Supplies & Materials Capital & Other

Sources of Revenue

• 1. Provincial Funding
• Base funding
• Various categorical grants
• Educational Property Tax Credit
• 2. Local property taxes (special levy)

Provincial Funding Announcement

 LRSD received a funding increase of 1.6%  Overall Provincial increase 1%  Some divisions received a 0% increase and others had reductions of up to 2%

Provincial Funding

Budget Year Increase 2017-2018 1.6% 2016-2017 3.5% 2015-2016 0.0% 2014-2015 0.2% 2013-2014 0.0% 2012-2013 0.0%

Revenue for 2017-2018 The School Board’s Draft Budget

Revenue Source Amount Percentage Provincial Funding of S chools $87,438,033 47.31% Education Prop. Tax Credit $21,704,065 11.74% Total Provincial $109,142,098 59.05% Local Property Tax (Local Levy) $72,854,770 39.42% Other $2,838,065 1.54% Total Draft Budget $184,834,932 100.0%

Reserve Fund

 Minister of Education has announced an expectation that the Reserve not exceed 4%  The Auditor-General recommends a Reserve

• f between 3 - 5%

LRSD

$5.286 million at June 30, 2016 – 3.8%

Reserve as per June 30 Audit ed Financial S t at ement s

Reserve Fund

Plans:

• Immediate Infrastructure projects
• One Time – Workplace, Safety &

Health mandated projects

• Future Infrastructure needs
• Bus Reserve
• School Reorganizations

 Estimated Surplus at June 30, 2017

• 3.75% of Expenditures or $6.651M

Administration Cap

 Province introduces a new cap on administrative costs as a percentage of overall expenditures:

• Admin cap for 2015 – 2016 – 3.5%

2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2.94% 2.93% 2.89%

Assessment, Mill Rate & Taxation

 Mill rate is increasing from 12.757 to 13.323  Average increase in property taxes on the average house would be $81.07/year  The average house price in LRSD - $318,300

Draft Taxation

Increase of 4.44% Draft Mill Rate – 13.323

Education Property Tax - Calculation

Tax payable = Assessed Value of house x 45% 1000

A mill is a one-thousandth part. For calculating taxes, one mill represents $1 of taxes for every $1000 of portioned

• assessment. (City of Winnipeg)

x Mill Rate

Assessment, Mill Rate & Taxation

Assessed House Value Taxable Value Divide by 1000 Mill Rate 2016 Education Tax $200,000 X 45% $90,000 $90 X 13.323 $1,199 $300,000 X 45% $135,000 $135 X 13.323 $1,799 $400,000 X 45% $180,000 $180 X 13.323 $2,398 Education Property Tax calculation example Note: amounts are before the $700 Education property tax rebate or senior tax rebate of $2300.

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Property Taxation in Urban Divisions – Mill Rate (2016)

Source: City of Winnipeg

• 2.000

4.000 6.000 8.000 10.000 12.000 14.000 16.000 PTSD SJASD LRSD RETSD WSD SOSD 12.091 12.415 12.756 12.999 14.448 15.370

Feedback for the School Board

 Do you support the Draft Budget for 2017-2018 (please provide supporting detail)?  What suggestions do you have for the Board to consider as it finalizes its Budget?