TCDSB Funding Overview and Challenges
The funding overview for Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) highlights decreases in learning recovery and online learning funding, along with increases in transportation costs and support for various educational programs. Challenges include increased sick leave costs, school closure moratorium issues, and IT infrastructure needs.
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Funding Overview/Issues Ryan Putnam, CPA, CA, CFO/Treasurer, TCDSB Presented to: OCSTA Finance Seminar Date: April 27, 2023
GSN HIGHLIGHTS Learning Recovery Funding discontinued Tutoring Program discontinued Redirected with expectations/restrictions Focus on Early Reading Focus on Mathematics Focus on Destreaming Transportation Funding Formula Provincial Labour Framework
FUNDING IMPACT (TCDSB) Learning Recovery - $12M decrease (staffing and offset declining enrolment) Declining Enrolment Assistance - $3M decrease (50% year one; 25% year two) Transportation - $15M increase (22-23 deficit $9M; 23-24 deficit $12M) Inflation - $800K (2% increase for School Operations) Remote Learning - $250K (Principal, Secretary, IT Support) Safe and Clean Schools - $800K (maintain APSSP, EA, Facilities staffing)
FUNDING IMPACT (TCDSB) Online Learning - decrease of $1.2M (assumes 22.5% taking one credit) Indigenous Education - exposure of $2.25M (shift from sections to BAP) Support for Students Funding - commitment to maintain during bargaining Labour Provisions - salary increases (1.25% teaching; $1/hr support staff) Early Reading $3M; Mathematics $2M; Destreaming $4M (integrate/invest)
CHALLENGES (TCDSB) Sick Leave and Absence Costs Increased utilization from 150% to 200% of funding $20M funding vs $30M to $40M absence costs School Closure Moratorium Elementary Utilization of 80% (24 schools under 50%) Average School Size 350 (24 under 200; 5 under 100) IT Applications and Infrastructure ERP (end of life 2027); Phone System; Data Centre
