Waterloo Region, ON – Trustees of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board have received the Board’s $361.4 million 2023-24 school year budget.
The budget vote is scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday, June 12, 2023.
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)
BUDGET BOOK
> As always, budget decisions are guided by the key priorities captured in the following plans:
- Multi-Year Strategic Plan
- Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement
- 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.
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board, representing more than 96,000 Catholic school supporters, operates 48 schools and five adult education facilities serving more than 40,000 elementary, secondary and continuing education students in Waterloo Region – continuing a 186-year tradition of quality, inclusive, faith-based education. Follow us on Twitter: @WCDSBNewswire – #WCDSBAwesome.
