Monday, January 27, 2020
Let鈥檚 Talk Student Success: Greater 糖心视频污 School District Launches 2020-2021 Budget Consultation
VICTORIA, BC 鈥� The Greater 糖心视频污 School District is seeking input to inform its 2020-2021 school year budget. As the District starts laying the foundation for meeting the learning needs of students, it is collecting ideas to develop a budget that reflects the needs of its learning community and educational partners.
From January to April, the District will be providing opportunities to connect students, staff, administrators, Indigenous Nations, parents and guardians, along with members of the public, to provide input and learn more about resource allocation.
鈥淗earing from the community is an integral part of听how we听prioritize resources and initiatives听to support听our students in the classroom.听We听want听to ensure all of our students听are engaged and thriving听and that we are setting them up to be听successful life-long learners,鈥� shared Board Chair Jordan Watters. 鈥淭here is a lot that we need to take into consideration as we plot the best way forward for the District, and听community input is central to the process.听There are many important discussions our Board is having that require a financial commitment, including conversations around accessibility and inclusion, social and emotional wellness, climate change and sustainability鈥攋ust to name a few. By listening to our听community听we can get a better sense of where we should be focusing our efforts in order to create the best possible learning community.鈥�
The budget consultation process is launching with a ten day online engagement. The District is using a new platform where participants can share their thoughts on budget priorities, view the ideas of others, and rate all ideas as they are posted in real-time.
Join the online discussion:
*The online forum will close on February 5, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.
The District will also host facilitated table talk discussions, public meetings, and a student symposium to gather additional input.
Upcoming Budget Meetings:
- February 5th 鈥� Student Symposium
- February 10th 鈥� Operations Policy and Planning Meeting
- February 20th 鈥� Talking Tables Dinner Meeting
- March 2nd 鈥� Operations Policy and Planning Meeting
- April TBA 鈥� Special Budget Board Meeting
- April TBA 鈥� Special Budget Board Meeting 鈥� Approval
For meeting details and updates:
Annual budget development allows an understanding of current investment in areas of success for students:听 literacy, numeracy, health and well-being and the path to reconciliation, while at the same time identifying areas of opportunity and emerging need to advance student success.
In a complex organization, there are always compelling imperatives: climate emergency, diverse student passion and giftedness, growing enrolment, updated seismic ratings and aging infrastructure. Adding to the complexity, 2020-2021 will see a new funding model implemented in each school district in BC, as well as the District鈥檚 implementation of its catchment boundary review and renewed strategic plan.
The Greater 糖心视频污 School District is comprised of 47 schools that serve the communities of Esquimalt, Oak Bay, 糖心视频污, View Royal, portions of Saanich and the Highlands, along with the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. It is proud to provide quality education for more than 20,000 students鈥攊ncluding 1,000 international students from across the globe and over 650 adult learners.
To learn more about the District鈥檚 resource allocation, please review our Annual Budget Snapshot:
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For more information contact:
Lisa McPhail听
Communications & Community Engagement
Greater 糖心视频污 School District
Office: 250.475.4103
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