By 2019, the District will optimize learning conditions for all students through the responsible and sustainable management of resources
Strategies & Actions:
‘Improve access to learning environments and optimize the use of resources through school accommodation and program review planning’
- Reviewed boundaries and program locations for 29 schools;
- Allowed targeted investments in schools to enhance learning spaces;
- Declared surplus properties;
‘Enhance operational practices to effectively and responsibly manage human and financial resources in support of students’
- Eliminated deficit and balanced budget;
- Invested in learning spaces and school-based supports;
- Provided operational training for principals;
- Developed School Council Funds Management Guide;
- Enhanced process for management of Designated Occasional Teachers;
‘Model sustainability, smart energy use and sound environmental practices forstudents’
- Supported opportunities for students (e.g., Growing Up Organic; Forest School; Nearby Nature; Indoor Garden Pilot; Outdoor Education Centers);
- Reduced carbon emissions.