Budget Consultation 2021-2022

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Consultation has concluded.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Abbotsford School District must approve a balanced budget by June 30th each year.

The school district’s budget is based on the following guiding principles:

  • Maximize the allocation of resources to support the goals & priorities in the Strategic Plan.
  • Commit to building a strong understanding of budget information through ongoing communications.
  • Maintain a three-year budget plan to ensure funding sources can support program initiatives.
  • Maintain surplus/reserve balances to respond to emergent needs.
  • Maintain strong fiscal management policies.

With COVID-19 impacting our regular budget consultation process, our 2021 budget consultation process will use a digital communications strategy to improve awareness and increase engagement.

Share your voice! How can we enhance and support funding under our 4 strategic plan pillars?

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Abbotsford School District must approve a balanced budget by June 30th each year.

The school district’s budget is based on the following guiding principles:

  • Maximize the allocation of resources to support the goals & priorities in the Strategic Plan.
  • Commit to building a strong understanding of budget information through ongoing communications.
  • Maintain a three-year budget plan to ensure funding sources can support program initiatives.
  • Maintain surplus/reserve balances to respond to emergent needs.
  • Maintain strong fiscal management policies.

With COVID-19 impacting our regular budget consultation process, our 2021 budget consultation process will use a digital communications strategy to improve awareness and increase engagement.

Share your voice! How can we enhance and support funding under our 4 strategic plan pillars?

Consultation has concluded.

After reviewing the video and the presentation from the 1st stakeholder engagement, what do you want to know more about?

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    Why is such a small portion of the total funding provided for each student actually allocated and managed by the administrative team at the school site?

    john.munro asked almost 3 years ago

    Thanks for your question.  There are two parts to the funding of schools.  The first part is a non-discretionary allocation that provides the majority of staffing for the school, along with special allocations that ensure we meet the unique needs of individual schools.  This represents the majority of funding.  The second part is a discretionary allocation that schools utilize mainly for supplies and services.

    Note: there are some services provided to schools like learning support services (special education), custodial, building maintenance, school technology (computers, ipads, etc) that are not part of the school allocation, but rather managed centrally through other departments.  I hope this provides some clarification.

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    Can the public see the list of 200+ projects that will support the Strategic Plan? The pillars and goals are easy to find on the district website.

    Wmrauch asked about 3 years ago

    Updates to the Strategic Plan, for consideration as part of the 2021-22 Budget, will be presented to the Board of Education during regular Board of Education meetings.  Currently these meetings are being held in a virtual setting.  You can watch the meeting by going to  https://www.abbyschools.ca/about/board/meetings.  If you have questions during these meetings, please email them (during the meeting) to tracy.orobko@abbyschools.ca.  Please include your full name and the organization you represent, if any.