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English school districts balance 2012-13 budgets
both the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) and the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) ap- proved balanced budgets for their organi- zations for the 2012-2013 school term. “The budget is proof that all staff remains dedicated to student success,” stated Brent Laton, CDSBEO chairman, in a press release. “The budget will help to ensure that the 2012-13 year will be as successful as 2011- 12.” section at Laurier Street and St-Jean Street. Partham Engineering Ltd. is contracted for the work. Public works and bylaw enforcement staff will also have new two-way radio gear for their field work. Council approved a pur- chase order with Christie andWalther Com- munications Ltd. valued at $36,178.94, not including HST. The 2012 municipal budget had allocated $50,000 for new communica- tions gear for the two departments.
“This budget will assure that the board’s financial and educational affairs will con- tinue to be well-managed,” stated Rick Gales, UCDSB business superintendent. “It will also keep us on target for achieving our long-term goal of a 90-per cent graduation rate within the next four years.” The CDSBEO operations budget for next term will be $164.2 million with a capi- tal works budget of $4.5 million. The new budget also covers all remaining benefits provided in the final months of the current four-year contracts with the board’s unions. Those end on August 31 this year. The CDSBEO has $2.7 million from the Education Ministry to put towards the next phase of its facilities expansion designed to accommodate the provincial government’s full-time kindergarten program. Four el- ementary schools will see renovation work begin in July 2013 to have them ready for all-day kindergarten classes at the start of September that year. The schools are: St. Gregory in Carleton Place, Holy Cross in
Kemptville, St. Anne in Cornwall, and J.L. Jordan in Brockville. The UCDSB has a $368 million budget for the next term. It includes $350 million in operation costs and $18 million for capi- tal works, and also covers remaining ben- efits and salary increases in union contract agreements. Budget allocations aimed at achieving the 90-per cent graduation rate for the UCDSB include funding for Learning Commons, a new school library model, full-time junior and senior kindergarten programs, renova- tion work for several existing schools, and summer activities support programs for younger students. The budget also includes support fund- ing for the Building 2020 process to intro- duce the Grades 7 to 12 format next term at Brockville Collegiate Institute, Thousand Island Secondary, Athens and Almonte District High schools, Carleton Place High, North Grenville District High, and Rockland District High schools.
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Eastern Ontario | Next year’s financial house is in order for English-language schools in Eastern Ontario as the end of the term approaches and summer holi- days beckon. During their June sessions trustees for
Safety system upgrades
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Clarence-Rockland | Before taking their summer break city council members ap- proved three contracts dealing with per- sonal safety for volunteer fire fighters and other concerns for Clarence-Rockland. The city will buy 29 Drager self-contained breathing units, plus 30 extra masks, for fire fighters to use during situations when they have to enter a smoke-choked building or bush fire area for search-and-rescue or try- ing to locate the main source of a fire. Total cost will be $17,500 plus HST. Council also approved $31,500, including HST, to buy and install replacement traffic lights, with switching controls, for the inter-
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