Grand Erie District School Board is submitting its Revised Budget Estimates for the school year to the Ministry of Education, citing higher-than-anticipated enrolment.
Bottom line – that means more money for the board to get things done.
Grand Erie says the extra cash will help it execute its multi-year strategic plan related to learning, well-being and belonging. There is also is $2.7 million dollars in deferred revenue from the previous school year to support special education, Indigenous education and rural education funding.
Significant changes ahead include an additional 25 elementary teachers, 7 secondary teachers, 14 designated early childhood educators, 15 educational assistants, and four permanent learning resource teachers.
Written by John Brenner
