2024-2025 School Budget Survey
2024-2025 Budget Input
The Superior-Greenstone District School Board (SGDSB) invites parents/guardians, students, staff and community members to provide input into the budget development process for the 2024-2025 school year. Please take a few minutes to share your input for the 2024-2025 school year budget by completing this short anonymous survey.
The survey will be open until March 27, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
The budget development process aligns the allocation of resources to the SGDSB's strategic priorities, as identified in the 2018-2023 Multi-Year Strategic Plan and the annual operating plan.
How school boards are funded:
The Superior-Greenstone District School Board receives the majority of its funding from the province through Grants for Student Needs. Most of this funding is restricted by mandated class sizes and staffing ratios, while other areas are designated by the Ministry to fund specific areas. The main areas where funding is restricted to specific use include: special education, student mental health, indigenous education, transportation, temporary accommodations and capital funding. Learn more about how school boards receive funding by visiting the Ministry of Education webpage.
SGDSB's 2024-2025 Budget Process & Timelines
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DATE |
TASK |
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February |
· Principals submit kindergarten enrolment estimates to Superintendents (SOEs) · Business Services sends enrolment projections for Principal review. · Superintendent of Business provides Managers with draft department budget forms. · Budget Survey is released |
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March |
· Principals finalize enrolment projections with Business Services · Plant, IT and Special Education leaders meet with Principals to prepare Capital Budget · Department budgets submitted to the Superintendent of Business · Ministry of Education releases the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) 2024-25. |
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March/April Board Meeting |
· Superintendent of Business presents GSN Update Report |
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April |
· Senior Team prepares a list of priorities for budget consideration · Superintendent of Business presents budget update to PEC, SEAC · Superintendent of Business compiles the budget survey responses. · Enrolment projections verified by Superintendent of Business · Plant presents Capital budget to Senior Administration for review. · Superintendent of Business provides Principals with school operational budgets. · Senior Team assigns Priorities and Partnership Fund grants · Senior Team reviews non-union and PVP staffing |
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April (Special) Board Meeting |
· SOEs present Preliminary Elementary and Secondary Teacher Staffing Reports
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April Board Meeting |
· Superintendent of Business presents Preliminary Enrolment Report · SOEs present Elementary and Secondary Teacher Staffing Reports |
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May |
· Senior Administration reviews system priorities and reviews draft budget |
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May Board Meeting |
· SOE presents ESS Staffing Report |
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June Board Meeting |
· Superintendent of Business presents Budget Report for approval
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