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Budget 2006/2007
Upper Canada District School Board
Board Room
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Agenda
 Part I
 System Drivers
 Global Picture
 Provincial Goals
 Where we are
 Financial
 EQAO
 Part II
 Annual
Rebalancing
 GSN’s 2006/2007
 Issues
 Discussion /
Recommendations
System Drivers - Impact of
Elementary Enrolments
Actual
Projected
27,000
25,000
21,000
19,000
17,000
Year
20
15
20
14
20
13
20
12
20
11
20
10
20
09
20
08
20
07
20
06
20
05
20
04
20
03
20
02
20
01
20
00
19
99
19
98
19
97
19
96
15,000
19
95
Enrolment
23,000
7800
pupil
reduction
from year
1995
System Drivers - Impact of
Secondary Enrolments
Actual
Projected
16,000
15,000
13,000
12,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
19
95
19
96
19
97
19
98
19
99
20
00
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
20
07
20
08
20
09
20
10
20
11
20
12
20
13
20
14
20
15
Enrolment
14,000
Year
4350 pupil
reduction
from year
2005
System Drivers - Impact of
Projected Enrolment Decline
on UCDSB Surplus Capacity
15 % surplus capacity
30000
37% surplus
capacity
Year
Total UCDSB Capacity
Total UCDSB Enrolment (FTE)
20
20
20
19
20
18
20
17
20
16
20
15
20
14
20
13
20
12
20
11
20
10
20
09
20
08
20
07
20
06
20
05
20
04
20000
20
03
Total UCDSB Pupil Places
40000
Global Picture
Multi-Year Issues
Strategic Plan
Special Education Plan
Quest 2020
Global Picture
CREW – Set Long Term Direction
Global Picture
Special Education Plan
 Sets long term direction within CREW
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R-11 Development of System-wide
Student Support Services Model
C-23 Guidelines for School-Based Student
Support Delivery Model
E-14 Exceptional Student and Program
Guidelines
C-24 Student Support Services
Communication Plan
E-15 Multi-year Professional development
Plan to Serve Exceptional Students
Global Picture
Quest 2020
 Drives a rebalancing by larger increments
 As Study of:
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Administration
Transportation
Plant
Wellness/Human Resources
 Focused on
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Demographics
Revenue forecasts
Wellness
Sustainability
 Outcome
 Rebuilding Targets Established
Provincial Goals
 EQAO
 75% of students achieving at Levels 3/4 by 2007
 Primary Class Size
 90% of all Primary Class Sizes at or below 20 with
all primary classes at or below 23 by 2007/2008
 Graduation Rates
 80% of all students graduating by 2010
Where We Are
Financial Situation
$'s in Millions
Accumulated UCDSB Deficit: Combined 2004/2005
& 2005/2006
$0.0
($1.0)
($2.0)
($3.0)
($4.0)
($5.0)
($6.0)
($7.0)
($8.0)
2004/2005 Actual
Deficit
2005/2006 Budget
2005/2006
Deficit *
Accumulated Deficit
Regular Program
($5.5)
($0.1)
($5.6)
Special Education
($0.6)
($4.0)
($4.6)
* Based on 05/06 Revised Estimates
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
Grade 3 Reading
100
90
80
70
54
60
50
60
42
47
66
72
78
45
40
30
CREW
year 2
CREW
year 1
20
10
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
Grade 3 Writing
100
90
80
70
60
50
43
49
58
52
47
64
70
76
40
30
CREW
year 2
CREW
year 1
20
10
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
Grade 3 Math
100
90
80
70
60
70
66
49
52
74
78
82
53
50
40
CREW
year 2
CREW
year 1
30
20
10
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
Grade 6 Reading
100
90
80
63
70
60
50
46
51
50
69
75
81
52
40
CREW
year 2
30
CREW
year 1
20
10
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
Grade 6 Writing
100
90
80
70
56
60
50
44
46
46
59
65
71
45
40
30
20
CREW
year 2
CREW
year 1
10
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
Grade 6 Math
100
90
71
80
70
79
59
60
50
75
44
44
44
48
40
30
20
CREW
year 2
CREW
year 1
10
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
All Elementary Subject Areas
100
90
80
61
70
60
50
45
48
48
67
73
78
53
40
30
CREW
year 2
CREW
year 1
20
10
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
Grade 9 Academic Math
100
90
80
80
66
70
60
50
67
65
60
66
70
46
40
CREW
year 1
30
20
CREW
year 2
10
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
on the EQAO Assessments
% Students Achieving Levels 3/4
Grade 9 Applied Math
100
90
80
70
60
44
50
40
29
30
20
14
19
33
20
CREW year 1
10
29
28
CREW year 2
0
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Ye a r
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Comparison with other area Boards
– one example
Grade 6 Math
CREW year 2
Grade 6 Math
CREW year 1
70%
59%
% Students at Levels 3/4
60%
53%
50%
44%
42%
53%
51%
44%
60%
57%
53%
48%
46%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
Year
UCDSB
CDSBEO
OCDSB
2004-05
Part II – Rebalance
Agenda
 Annual Rebalancing
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GSN 2006/2007
Issues
Discussion/Recommendation
Next Steps
Grant Revenue Changes
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Grants for Student Needs (GSN) Changes
(+ $6 million over 2005/2006)
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Realignment of Funding to address the
salary gap in Teacher funding:
Moving Local Priorities
Adjusting Q&E Grant
(Qualification and Experience Grant)
Reducing LOG
(Learning Opportunities Grant)
- $ 6.5 million
+ $ 4.1 million
- $ 1.0 million
Grant Revenue Changes
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Salary Benchmarks
2004/2005 = 2%
2005/2006 = 2%
2006/2007 = 2.5%
2007/2008 = 3%
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Additional Elementary Teacher Specialists related to
increased preparation time.
2005/2006 = 4.53/1000 ADE
2006/2007 = 5.3/1000 ADE
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Total Additional Elementary Teachers = 14
Secondary Student Success and Focus on Literacy
Total Additional Secondary Teachers = 5.8
Grant Revenue Changes
• Primary Class Size Max
• JK to Gr. 3 in 2006/2007 = 23:1
• JK to Gr. 3 in 2007/2008 = 20:1 in 90% of classes
• Adjusting School Capacity
• School-by-school review of accommodation for
Primary Class Size
• UCDSB slated to receive
$315,221 for additional
student accommodation
dependent on final criteria
Grant Revenue Changes
School Foundation
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1 FTE Principal (above 50 ADE)
1 FTE Office Admin (above 50 ADE)
Updated Salary benchmarks by moving
funds from other grants
Grant Revenue Changes
Capital
Good Places To Learn
Stage 1 = $1 Billion
Stage 2 = $ 0.5 Billion
Stage 3 = $ 0.5 Billion
06/07
07/08
UCDSB Share
$10,847,832
$ 8,902,213
$ TBD
Does not include prohibitive to repair schools
(will be announced in 2007/2008)…
Grant Revenue Changes
Prohibitive to Repair (PTR)
• $50 million to support $700 million of identified
need
• 200 schools with a Facilities Condition Index of
65% or greater (Ministry B: memo to come)
• $10 million to support $137 million of need for
new schools in areas where New Pupil Places
(NPP) is not sufficient
Grant Revenue Changes
Special Education
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Salary Benchmarks changes
SEPPA – migration of students to secondary
means fewer $/student each year
Convert ISA into a per pupil amount and
then adjust as enrolment changes
($750.59/student)
Still more work to do by Ministry
Grant Revenue Changes
Transportation
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2% for fuel (UCDSB $494,936)
Will not have grant reduced due to declining
enrolment
$ for CPR and 1st aid training for drivers
Consortium delivery to be a requirement
Grant Revenue Changes
Utilities
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2% increase
Trustee Remuneration, information to be
released separately
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$3.5 million provincially
Grant Revenue Changes
Reporting Rules
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Primary Class Size major initiative (Ministry B:7 memo)
Student Success
Elementary Specialists
Unspent Classroom Funds Reserve restrictions to be
removed
 Board Administration and Governance maximum
spending = 15% above grant amount
 Distant and Rural School Funding restructured
 More information to come
Link to Spreadsheet
2006/2007 CREW Project
Activities
Communications Cycle
Good
Idea
Board
Committees
Operations
Council
Provincial
Mandate
System Needs
Priority
Board
Sub
Committees
Ad Hoc
Committees
New Direction
Strategic
Council
Board of
Trustees
Early Years Committee
 Formed as a follow-up to Fraser Mustard's visit
in 2003: representation from our community
health and day care partners throughout the
jurisdiction
 Focus on sharing data, resources and best
practices related to meeting the needs of our
youngsters from birth to age 4
 Linking program delivery between our Early
Years partners and our JK/SK classrooms
 Significant expansion of Summer Programs
Character Education
 Communities of Character recognition
 Character Always Student Film Festival
 Extend Elementary Character Education
curriculum to Core French and French
Immersion
 Phase II of ECO schools program (JK- Grade
12)
 Student Senate/Governance
Critical Incident Response
Team
 Critical Incident Response Team introduced
during 2005/2006
 Next phase to provide training for selected
school staff
 Critical Incident Response Teams formed in
each region
Bullying Prevention
 Funds for support materials to assist in
enhancing bullying prevention programs
 Enhanced bullying prevention training for
principals/vice principals and school staffs
 An implementation process ensuring schools
provide a safe, secure learning environment
Music and Arts Funding in
Elementary Schools
 Funds provided for arts programs in our
elementary schools
 Positive effect on the development of the arts
in our elementary classrooms
 Partnerships have been created with
community artists
 Students produce quality results from the
instructional experiences
Michelangelo Project
 The Michelangelo Project commits to ensuring
each and every student is successful in achieving
their aspirations for learning and opportunities
 Is a call for the rigorous commitment to ensure that
student failure is not considered an option
 Is a call for rigorous care, to take students “to the
line and over the bar”
 Is not a recipe but a conceptual framework to
identify and use the many best practices that are
found within the system
 To ensure each student realizes their true potential
Multi-year PD plan to serve
exceptional students
 A comprehensive training schedule developed
to support:
 Teachers
 Educational Assistants
 Principals, and
 Psychological services staff
in meeting special education needs.
Development of System wide
student support service model
 87 Learning Resource Coaches hired to:
 Support classroom teachers in using
differentiated instruction
 Work with student support teams
 Support students with special education
needs
Quality Daily Physical
Education (QDPE)
 Physical activity vs. Physical Education
 Physical activity “Movement of the body that
expends energy”
 Physical education “Planned program of instruction
and physical activity that is balanced, inclusive,
participatory and developmentally appropriate. It
will provide the knowledge, skills and competencies
so that learners have the commitment and capacity
to lead healthy, active lives.”
Quality Daily Physical
Education (QDPE)
UCDSB Vision
 Every elementary school will provide 30
minutes of daily physical education
 Every secondary school will implement an
active, healthy living program that involves
innovative and flexible delivery models and
opportunities for daily physical activity
Quality Daily Physical
Education (QDPE)
Benefits of QDPE
 Reduces
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Anxiety
Depression and tension
Obesity
Osteoporosis
Bullying
Inactivity
Heart disease and high blood pressure
Diabetes
 Increases self-esteem which in turn affects academic
improvement
 Less likely to smoke or consume alcohol
 Enhances academic achievement particularly in
mathematics, reading, memorization and
categorization
Web-Centric
 Almost 3000 new PCs deployed to schools for
student and staff use
 Over 3000 old PCs retired, 600 refurbished
and donated to needy families
 120 School Servers ready to be
decommissioned, saving about $300,000 over
five years
 Payment to occur over a 3 year period
Board Website
 New Board website delivered: winner of Apex
Grand Award for Communications
 New Insite Portal & over 100 school ‘team
sites’ delivered and in use
 38 schools have new external websites with
consistent branding and navigation
 System for building teacher websites delivered,
in use and growing
Dashboard Metrics
 All principals and vice-principals have received
training on the dashboard
 “Dashboard Lite” scorecard tool delivered so all
staff have access to Board wide indicators
 Significant evidence of data being used to drive
school improvement strategies
 Special funding for this project from Ministry of
Education MISA initiative
 HR Module in development for October
Streamline Technical
Supports
 Workflow system deployed and functional
 Offense declaration form completed
electronically for first time
 Electronic timesheet targeted for launch in
November
 Combined savings ~$100,000 per year
 “Self Serve” area on portal for electronic pay
stubs coming online in September – savings
about $20,000 per year
Education Roadmap
 Education and Career information to assist
students and parents with choosing career
destinations
 Highlighting different Career Pathways,
Apprenticeship, College, University, and the
World of Work
Destinations of Choice
 Continuation of capacity building in teachers of
all grades and levels (instructional intelligence
and differentiated instruction).
 Promoting “Credit Completion” strategies,
recognizing significant impact of failure on
school leavers and graduation rate.
 Continuing board-wide promotion of Industry
Recognized Certification for students.
Living Literacy
 Professional Development for support for
Literacy Initiatives and the Grade 10 Literacy
test
 Cross-panel discussions on the Literacy test
with Grade 7-9 Teachers
 Expanding “pods of expertise” in Mathematical
Literacy
 Supporting discovery learning in Mathematics
SPLASH
 Recognition of our 200 years of educational
accomplishments
 Will involve 3000 students, staff and dignitaries
 Will include QDPE Activities and the Terry Fox
Run
 Will focus on Student Vocals, Drama, Dance,
Instrumental Music, Visual Arts, Writing Talents,
Art Show and Final Concert
 Participation from every school in the board
School Councils
 Building a Family of Schools Network
 Recognize and support the work of School
Councils throughout the Board
 Increase the capacity of School Councils as
they serve an effective advisory role to the
principal and the Board
 Support principals in their work with School
Councils
 Improve communication among School
Councils, Trustees and Board staff
Volunteer Recognition
 UCDSB enjoys the support of thousand of parents,
guardians and friends
 There have been thousands of volunteer hours spent in
our schools during the past year
 Volunteers in Upper Canada schools were recognized
this past year for their service to our community
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409 - five year volunteer service pins awarded
151 - ten year volunteer service pins awarded
33 - fifteen year volunteer service pins awarded
19 - lifetime volunteer service pins awarded to individuals
having volunteered for over 15 years
Summary
 Link to Spreadsheet