The Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s 2023-24 School Year Budget was presented on Monday, June 5, 2023 and approved on Monday, June 12, 2023.
The Budget Book is available via this link: BUDGET BOOK
Quick Facts
> The overall budget is as follows:
- Total Operating: $338.5 M — ($26.6 M change from 2022-23)
- Total Capital: $22.8 M — ($1.1 M change from 2022-23)
- Total Operating & Capital: $361.4 M — ($27.7 M change from 2022-23)
> As always, budget decisions are guided by the key priorities captured in the following plans:
- Multi-Year Strategic Plan
- Board Improvement and Equity Plan
- Long Term Accommodation Plan
- Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan
- Information Technology Strategic Plan
> Key funding areas of the operating budget include:
- Learning Services — $233.4 M
- Special Education – $43.2 M
- School Operations & Maintenance — $29.2 M
- Student Transportation — $9.5 M
- Adult & Continuing Education — $10.9M
- Board Administration — $12.1M
The proposed budget is aligned with the three pillars of the Board’s 2022-2025 Multi-Year Strategic Plan:
- Awaken to Belong;
- Ignite to Believe; and,
- Strengthen to Become.
The budget contains provisions for:
- Improving math scores;
- Identifying and helping students who struggle to read;
- Implementing programs in secondary schools that support greater levels of student achievement and higher graduation rates;
- Investing in technology for grade 9 students to better support their learning;
- Programming that supports Indigenous students;
- Mental health programs; and,
- Healthy and clean facilities.
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