SD57 Board to consider Annual Budget Bylaw

PRINCE GEORGE—School District 57’s Board of Education will consider its Annual Budget Bylaw for 2020-21, the 2021-22 Five Year Capital Plan Summary as well as a new Board Policy Manual, in tonight’s (June 15) at its virtual public meeting.

School Board Trustee, Sharel Warrington will present a report from the Board’s budget consultation Expanded Committee of the Whole. The Committee reviewed an overview of the Board’s 2016-2021 Strategic Plan, reviewing budget assumptions and discussing budget considerations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee also received information on the anticipated 2020-21 revenues and expenditures, surplus balances, and the school organization process.

The Board will then consider the first and second readings of a balanced school district Annual Budget Bylaw for 2020-21; the Board will also have the opportunity to consider final readings of the Annual Budget Bylaw if it unanimously agrees to do so.

“The 2020-21 Annual Budget Bylaw that will be considered provides for all existing programs and services to be maintained and ensures compliance with the restored language. We look forward to the 2020-21 school year during which the Board’s Strategic Plan will be updated, and programs designed specifically to support the continuity of student learning during these uncertain times will be implemented.”—Tim Bennett, SD57 Board Chair