Budget Process - 2010/11 school year
This website has been developed to provide the public with information regarding the budget for the 2010/2011 school year. As the budget process progresses, additional information will be provided on this website. We invite you to look through the information contained herewith, and to check back often.
The Vancouver Board of Education values the opinions of the general public and the community, and it invites you to make your views known so that future budgets are developed with your input. As part of this, the district has developed a budget dialogue presentation.
At its meeting of 2009 December 21, the Board approved the 2010/2011 Budget Process / Timeline. The Schedule of Meetings is set out below. Please refer to this schedule for the budget meeting dates and deadlines for submissions.
| Monday, January 11, 2010 Education Centre Rm. 120, 5:30 p.m. | Plenary/Finance & Legal Committee (Committee V) Meeting (minutes) • Update on Projected Budget Shortall |
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | Plenary/Education and Student Services and Finance and Legal Committee (Committee III/V) (agenda) |
| Thursday, March 18, 2010 Education Centre Room 400, 5:30 p.m. | Plenary/Education and Student Services and Finance and Legal Committee (Committee III/V) (agenda) |
| Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Education Centre Rm. 400, 5:30 p.m. | Plenary/Education and Student Services and Finance and Legal Committee (Committee III/V) |
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 | Vancouver District Student Council (VDSC) Sponsored Student Meeting |
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 | Public Open House on Budget
• Public Input on Strategic Budget Options |
Thursday, March 25, 2010 | Public Open House on Budget
• Public Input on Strategic Budget Options |
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 | Plenary/Education and Student Services and Finance and Legal Committee (Committee III/V) • Public Presentation of 2010/11 Preliminary Budget Proposals |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | Committee-of-the-Whole |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | Plenary/Education and Student Services and Finance and Legal Committee (Committee III/V) |
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | Plenary/Education and Student Services and Finance and Legal Committee (Committee III/V) |
Thursday, April 29, 2010 | Special Board Meeting |
Those who wish to speak at the March 23 (Committee III/V), March 24 (Public), March 25 (Public), and April 20 (Committee-of-the-Whole) meetings, may register with the Administrative Coordinator, Secretary-Treasurer’s Office at 604-713-5080, no later than two working days before the meeting. Trustees value your opinion and invite you to make your views known, so that a budget can be developed that takes into consideration input received.
Please send written submissions no later than two working days before the meeting to Vancouver Board of Education, Attn: Administrative Coordinator, Secretary-Treasurer’s Office, 1580 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5K8, or send by fax to 604-713-5049, or email to budget2010_11@vsb.bc.ca. Please note: All submissions to the Board are considered to be public documents. The Board, therefore, reserves the right to make any submissions available to the public.