Board passes balanced and compliant 2015-16 Budget

MEDIA RELEASE
June 24, 2015

GUELPH, Ontario – With an operating budget of $349,624,216 the Upper Grand District School Board passed its budget last night with thanks to senior administration, finance staff and budget holders who worked since February to develop a balanced and compliant budget.

Board as Budget Chair and Vice-chair of the Board, Marty Fairbairn was quick to thank Superintendent of Finance, Janice Wright, Manger of Budget, Sheila Parker and members of Finance staff for their presentation of the budget. He also thanked Director of Education, Martha Rogers for her determination to balance the budget without cutting the classroom.

“The province did not announce any new investments in education on April 23“, he said. “We were prepared for a loss of revenue, and had to budget accordingly. But in the end we came out slightly higher than last year.”

Director Rogers noted, “Every member of the senior team has a system perspective instead of arguing for their own portfolios. In my view, this is a good news budget for our schools and our students”.

“Thanks go to all the senior staff for holding the line where required, reducing where appropriate and for their vision of where to increase supports for students and how to increase operational efficiency.”

The capital budget of the board is estimated at $45,289,654.

A list of features in the budget are attached.

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For more information:

Maggie McFadzen, Communications Officer
519-822-4420 ext. 725
[email protected]

Mark Weidmark, Administrative Officer – Communications
519-822-4420 ext. 544
[email protected]

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