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Budget and Finance

On Monday, March 10, 2025, the Board of Trustees met to review and finalize the 2025-2026 School Year Budget.   The final 2025-2026 School Year Budget and the 2025 Special Levy was approved as follows: 

Total Operating Expenses$  140,489,465
Total Capital Expenses$      5,710,188
Total Expenses$  146,199,653
2025-2026 Special Requirement $    59,999,509
2025 Special Levy to be raised from Municipalities $    54,894,623


The 2025-2026 Operating Budget results in a 7.82% increase in the Special Requirement, a 7.58% increase in the Special Levy, and a 0.41% decrease in the mill rate for 2025.   

For an average single-family home valued at $301,300, there is annual increase of $121.29 (6.78%) for school taxes prior to the Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit provided by the Province on a homeowner’s principal residence.


2025-2026 School Tax on Residence Graphic


The 2025-2026 School Year Budget includes the following:

  • Expected enrollment growth:
    • Brandon School Division is a growing division and enrollment continues to increase at a greater rate than prior to 2020. In 2024-2025, the Division experienced an increase of 311 (3.2%) students.  
    • For the 2025-2026 school year, we are projecting 10,212 students, an increase of 209 (2.1%) students. 
  • A net Increase of 11.14 FTE teaching positions, which includes the following:
    • An increase of 16.45 FTE Teachers for enrollment growth
    • A decrease of (1.31) FTE non-ratio teaching positions due to grants and other funding
    • A reduction of (1.00) FTE Reading Recovery Teacher 
    • A reduction of (1.00) FTE Clinician 
    • A reduction of (2.00) FTE Divisional Specialists 
  • A net Increase of 21.09 FTE support staff, which includes the following: 
    • An increase of 5.30 FTE Educational Assistants due to enrollment growth
    • An increase of 22.12 FTE Educational Assistants due to additional funding for Level 3 EBD & Uris Special Needs students 
    • An increase of 3.05 FTE non-ratio Educational Assistants due to grants/funding 
    • An increase of 1.09 FTE Lunchroom Educational Assistants due to enrollment growth
    • An increase of 1.19 FTE Custodial Assistant positions due to enrollment growth
    • An adjustment of 0.34 FTE due to change of hours for various positions
    • An increase of 2.00 FTE Bus Drivers for two (2) new bus routes
    • A reduction of (3.00) FTE Vocational Educational Assistants
    • A reduction of (11.00) FTE Full Day Every Day Kindergarten ECE Educational Assistants
  • The budget provides a 1.5% inflationary increase to the school instructional supply budgets, capital & maintenance budget and other controllable supplies and services.
  • A reduction of $23,010 for Full Day Every Day Kindergarten Supplies
  • Replacement of school buses will be funded through the school bus capital reserve.

 

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