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Draft Budget for 2017-2018

AGENDA  Introductions Chris Sigurdson, Chair of the Board  Opening comments Duane Brothers, Superintendent Tom Parker, Chair of Finance & Audit Committee  Revisiting consultation  Draft budget Marna Kenny, Assistant-Secretary Treasurer  Table conversations Tom Parker, , Chair of Finance & Audit Committee  Questions  Closing comments

Draft Budget for 2017-2018

Louis Riel School Division  41 Schools (including École Sage Creek School)  15,016 Students (increase of 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

Budget 2017 – 2018 and beyond Continued conversations: What do we want for our students? What do we want to do for the Louis Riel community?

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 $13,500 Insert Graph $13,000 $12,500 $12,000 $13,139 $12,061 $12,104 $12,445 $12,660 $11,500 $11,677 $11,000 $10,500 RETSD LRSD SOSD PTSD WSD SJASD S ource: 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 EAL Intakes LAL Intakes EAL Student YEAR Per Year Per Year 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 Budget by Function $ Change Budget Budget 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 Regular Instruction 1.7% Student Support Services 2.2% 10.5% Community Education 4.1% 3.4% Divisional Adminstration 1.1% Instructional & Other Support 57.7% Transportation 19.2% Maintenance & Operations Capital & Other Expenditures by Function Source: LRSD Divisional DRAFT Budget Report

Draft Budget for 2017-2018 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 & 8,588,453 8,480,306 $108,147 Materials Capital & Other 5,134,518 5,579,817 ($445,299) Total $184,834,932 $177,210,924 $7,624,008 Source: LRSD Divisional DRAFT Budget Report

Draft Budget for 2017-2018 2.8% 4.6% Salaries & Benefits 8.4% Services Supplies & Materials 84.2% Capital & Other Expenditures by Object Source: LRSD Divisional DRAFT Budget Report

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 of 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: o 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% x Mill Rate 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 )

Assessment, Mill Rate & Taxation Education Property Tax calculation example Assessed Taxable Divide by Mill Rate 2016 House Value 1000 Education Value 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 Note: amounts are before the $700 Education property tax rebate or senior tax rebate of $2300.

Property Taxation in Urban Divisions – Mill Rate (2016) 16.000 Insert Graph 14.000 12.000 10.000 15.370 8.000 14.448 12.999 12.756 12.415 12.091 6.000 4.000 2.000 - PTSD SJASD LRSD RETSD WSD SOSD Source: City of Winnipeg

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?