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TDSB FUNDING NEEDS

TDSB FUNDING NEEDS. WARD COUNCIL PRESENTATION March 2011 Narrative by Trustee Irene Atkinson, Budget Committee Chair. 1. TDSB Historical Funding Backdrop. 2. Two Major Funding Challenges.

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TDSB FUNDING NEEDS

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  1. TDSB FUNDING NEEDS WARD COUNCIL PRESENTATION March 2011 Narrative by Trustee Irene Atkinson, Budget Committee Chair 1

  2. TDSB Historical Funding Backdrop 2

  3. Two Major Funding Challenges • Operating pressures (salaries, benefits, utilities, program supports and supplies, technology, transportation) • Capital pressures (building and renewing schools) 3

  4. Increasing Operating Pressures 4

  5. Boards must balance spending and revenues. In order to spend more in one area, a Board must spend less in others For example: We use the money from Ministry grants such as our English as a Second Language (ESL) or Learning Opportunities Index (LOI) funding to pay for school based expenses such as libraries, etc. For example: TDSB spends more on principals, vice-principals, school office, educational assistants, librarians and guidance counsellors, special education, textbooks, etc., than the funding formula allocates for these expenses

  6. SUPPORTING SCHOOLS: These are the choices the Board has made to supplement the funding received from the Ministry in certain categories by spending less in other areas. * Prepared April 2010 6

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  8. Current Strategies for Addressing Operating Pressures • Closed eight properties in 2010/11 and will realize $2.5M in annual operational savings • Appointed a Chief Enrolment Officer to develop more financial partnerships and recruit students from abroad • Regular review of all areas of operations and service delivery to identify efficiencies and cost savings thereby reducing budgets • Working with Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) to advocate for improvements to the funding formula 8

  9. Increasing Capital Pressures Capital costs include: repairing existing schools; building or upgrading classrooms, portions of a school or a full school; repairing or upgrading plumbing, wiring and heating, etc; repairing structural problems; and repairing or upgrading school grounds including sport fields, playgrounds, fences and asphalt surfaces, etc. 9

  10. TDSB Historical Capital Funding Backdrop 10

  11. Over 300 schools were built in 20 years. Now they have to be retrofitted. School Space Constructed (000’s ft2)

  12. TDSB Historical Capital Funding Backdrop 12 12

  13. Over 300 schools were built in 20 years. Now they have to be retrofitted. School Space Constructed (000’s ft2) 13

  14. 2015? $3 billion $960 million $3 Billion Renewal Backlog* Building systems in over 450 schools each over 40 years old have surpassed the end of their average 35 year designed life cycle. *as of September 22, 2011 Note: 1. This backlog includes the funds needed for replacement of building systems (structural, mechanical, electrical and civil). 2. It does not include funds needed for program changes and code-compliance. 3. Projections based on exponential pattern of growth suggest the backlog alone could reach $6 billion by 2015. 14

  15. 2010FCI by Ward With no increase in funding for renewal, by 2019 only six schools will be considered to be in good condition. Facilities Condition Report Card 2019 Forecast of FCI by Ward Lowest Renewal Backlog Highest Renewal Backlog

  16. Bottom line: Almost all of our schools will require a deep retrofit over the next 15 years We need to ensure that schools have light, heat and water – and, at the same time, retrofit our classrooms and schools for 21st Century learning. Level of Investment Respond to emergencies Replace some building systems Engage communities in rebuilding schools through deep retrofits Basic facility needs – light, heat and water. Excellent, modern, and efficient program spaces We value sustainability: It is both economically and ecologically efficient to retrofit our existing buildings. This deep retrofit approach allows us to look at the whole picture. We will rethink and reorganize spaces within schools and on grounds to make the most of students’ learning environments. At the same time, we will make much needed repairs and also bring our buildings up to today’s standards (e.g. safety codes, access for the disabled). This also allows us to preserve our city’s architectural history wherever possible. 16

  17. Estimate of Total Cost to Deep Retrofit ALL our Schools in 2011 Dollars • If we reduce the number of schools in the system: • deep retrofit costs will go down proportionally • costs associated with emergency and health and safety projects will decrease • growth of the backlog will rise more slowly • Note: • This total projected cost of $8.22 billion in today’s dollars does not include: • Natural price escalations (inflation) • Cost of emergency repairs and health and safety projects over the next 15 years to keep schools open • Cost of additions and new buildings required for some pocket areas of residential growth across the City 17

  18. A Societal Investment for TDSB’s Future Learners TDSB’s aging infrastructure 2012-2029 and Beyond Deep retrofits will have to follow pattern of construction in the 50’s and 60’s 2012-13 Develop Sustainable Deep Retrofit Strategy 2017-2029 Accelerated construction to address post-war construction boom, incorporating best practice sustainable design 2029 and Beyond The Legacy: Regular Building Renewal Normalized construction; sustainable capital plans and construction practices; affordable program renewal resulting from flexible designs implemented in deep retrofits 2013-14 Design/First Phase Construction 2014-16 Ongoing Design and Construction

  19. Strategies for Addressing Capital Pressures • Address underutilized surplus school space by selling buildings/properties to generate capital funding. Since 2007, through the Toronto Lands Corporation (TLC), $95M in sales have been generated with a further $39M pending. Redevelopment and sales over the next five years will generate an additional $222M. • Generate revenue through renewable energy programs to reduce utility costs • Investigate capital redevelopment where feasible (e.g. North Toronto CI, Claude Watson School for the Arts) • Explore other funding sources (e.g. potential access to the tax base via the private member’s bill just introduced, provincial debentures) * The Board’s Five Year Capital Building Program and Go Green: Climate Change Action Plan are both available on the Board’s website at www.tdsb.on.ca. 19

  20. The pieces are coming together but we can’t do it alone. Ministry of Education capital funding Federal infrastructure funding and provincial debentures We need a societal commitment to rebuild our schools for our 21st century learners Access to tax base Money from surplus buildings and leasing properties Public/private partnerships Renewable energy

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