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WARD BOUNDARIES. The Public Schools Act (57) outlines how Boards establish Wards Variation in population basis In determining the area to be included in, and in fixing the boundaries of any ward the school board shall consider
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WARD BOUNDARIES The Public Schools Act (57) outlines how Boards establish Wards Variation in population basis In determining the area to be included in, and in fixing the boundaries of any ward the school board shall consider (a) special geographic conditions, including the sparsity, density and relative rate of growth or loss of population of a part of the school division or school district; and (b) any special diversity or community of interests of the inhabitants of a part of the school division or school district; and may allow a variation in the population requirement of any ward but in no case may the representation quotient of any ward in the school division be greater than 25%.
WARD BOUNDARIES • Based on the 2014 Electors List, our Representation Quotients were as follows: • The Board needed to make revisions to comply with the PSA • The Board considered a number of alternatives • If the Board did not take action, the Minister of Education may have configured our Ward Boundaries for us.
WARD BOUNDARIES • After review and deliberations, the Board passed a motion on January 18, 2017 to revise the Ward Boundaries to be effective for the 2018 election. The changes are highlighted below:
WARD BOUNDARIES These changes accomplish the following: • Compliance with the PSA and allowing for population growths and shifts – new representation quotients are: • Maintaining Trustee representation in local communities, each within the permitted range (+-25%) • Maintains representation from smaller communities at the Board • Alignment of wards with school catchment areas
Public Consultation Meeting 2017-2018 Budget Riverton Early Middle School - February 21, 2017
Senior Administration Superintendent and CEO Roza Gray Assistant Superintendent Scott Hill Secretary-Treasurer Charlie Grieve
Mission Statement Evergreen School Division will engage students in learning to become contributing citizens of a democratic society. Vision Statement Learning today to improve tomorrow.
Our challenges • Declining enrolment makes it more difficult to maintain programs / services. • Providing all youth with the knowledge and skills to become contributing citizens in today’s changing world. • Increasing demands on public education regarding student needs (e.g. physical and mental health, technology)
Our challenges • 2% decrease in base revenue from the province after 5 years of 0% change • Formula guarantee includes targeted revenue (less flexibility in allocation of revenue) • 20K-3 – waiting on Government announcement • Providing equitable programming to students in spite of disparate school / community populations
Education Plan (2016-2021) • Literacy (reading and writing) • Numeracy • Well being Key elements of the plan • Inclusion of a three level approach to instruction and programming (with higher levels of support for students with more complex needs) • Focused professional learning for teachers to improve student success • School professional teams will use student assessment data to inform instructional practices
Programs and Services • Varied learning programs including • Apprenticeship and Career Education • Band / Choral • French • Arts (visual and dramatic arts) • E.A.G.L.E. (Aboriginal Student Leadership) • Sports teams and clubs • Information Technology • Specialized programs and supports • Student Support consultant, school psychologist • Speech and Language, occupational and physical therapy • Educational assistant support • English as an additional language • Guidance and counselling • Resource teachers, • Reading recovery teachers, interventions
Budgetplanning process Considerations • public input on current challenges and emerging needs • Division survey (fall 2015) • Consultation session (Nov 2015) • student / staff recommendations • Division data • education research
The difficult balance Quality of education Cost to the ratepayer
Budgethighlights The proposed 2017-18 budget allows the Division to • maintain a variety programming and services currently provided to our students • includes support for important initiatives being pursued by the Division.
Budgethighlights • Increased support to small high schools (RCI and ACI will each offer the compulsory high school program with a variety of options) • Staffing to reflect changes based on equity allocations – increased support based on student need • Allocations at high schools for industrial arts/home economics for grade 7 and 8 students • School staff allocations are based on “adjusted enrolments” which include JK and K (prorated)
Budgethighlights • Increased Divisional support for student services to offset changes to provincial funding • Commitment to partner with the Public Schools Finance Board for a $1.5 million expansion / renovation to the Music Learning space at Gimli High School • Instructional Support Teacher for Mathematics to support teaching and learning in all schools
Budget highlights The Division will also maintain the following • Kindergarten programming three full days a week (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) • Junior Kindergarten program to occur half days (Tuesdays and Thursdays) • One-time student fee, supported by “Equity Grants” to schools to reduce additional costs to students and families throughout the school year • Funding for career development including Health Care Aide, apprenticeship, internships • “Families and Youth Regional Support Team” for youth with complex needs
Budget highlights Reallocations and reductions • 1.4 FTE teaching staff • Minor changes in support staff allocations • Efficiencies in operations • Reallocations of school budgets to central categories
Provincial Comparisons(based on 2016/2017 FRAME Budget Report)
Provincial Comparisons(based on 2016/2017 FRAME Budget Report)
Provincial Budget Highlights • Overall Provincial Funding Increase of 1.0% or $13.1 Million • Formula Guarantee is set at -2.0% • Evergreen received 2.0% less overall funding than in 2016-2017
Evergreen Provincial Funding • Evergreen to receive a funding decrease of 2% • Provincial Program Support projected to represent 38.29% of our revenue (down from 39.73%) • Provincial Other Support projected to represent 22.04% of our revenue (down from 22.48%) • Municipal revenue projected to represent 38.39% of our funding (up from 36.75%)
Assessment • Evergreen assessment increase of 1.59% • 1 mill now raises $960,760 • Evergreen proposed Mill Rate increase for 2017 is .073 mills (increase of 0.67%) • The proposed .073 Mill increase represents a tax increase of $6.57 on a residential property assessed at $200,000
Proposed 2017-2018 Budget Highlights • Proposed expenditures of $21,211,070, an increase of 1.69% over 2016-2017 budgeted expenditures • The Special Levy is proposed at $10,514,967 which represents a Mill Rate of 10.944, up from the 2016 Mill Rate of 10.871
Finding the Balance -2% 1.69% Expenditures Programs & Services Provincial Revenue Local Taxes
School Division Mill rate comparison (2016 -17) • Lakeshore 16.10 • Hanover 14.90 • Seine River 14.00 • Lord Selkirk 13.80 • Interlake 13.20 • Sunrise 13.30 • Evergreen 10.87 Proposed mill rate (2017-18) is 10.94
