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Moratorium Committee

Moratorium Committee. Utilization September 13, 2011. Background. Over the past decade, 85 per cent utilization rate has been referenced Four major urban school boards were instructed to develop smaller geographic sectors Sector boundaries, contiguous with ECS, were developed in 2004

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Moratorium Committee

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  1. Moratorium Committee Utilization September 13, 2011

  2. Background • Over the past decade, 85 per cent utilization rate has been referenced • Four major urban school boards were instructed to develop smaller geographic sectors • Sector boundaries, contiguous with ECS, were developed in 2004 • Nine geographic sectors for elementary and junior high schools • Tenth district wide high school sector

  3. SectorsElementary and Junior High Schools

  4. Utilization- What Is It? • The Province calculates the District utilization rates annually. • A lens for the Province to monitor how efficiently the District uses the resources (schools) provided by the Province • A utilization rate of 85% (by sector or school) is a lens to determine if the District may be eligible for expansion or modernization funding. • The provincial utilization rate takes into account an adjusted enrolment, the gross area of the school (M²), exempted lease (areas leased to not-for profit organizations) and CTS (Career and Technology Studies) areas (Alberta Education/Alberta Infrastructure, School Capital Manual, 2009). • The Province provides funding for instruction and Plant Operation and Maintenance (PO&M) on a per pupil basis. The utilization rate does not have an impact on this funding.

  5. 70% NW NC Sector Utilization Rates July 2011 Provincial ACU Report 65% NE 60% 70% W I 57% 64% 63% SC W II 78% 73% SW SE

  6. Senior High Sector Provincial Utilization Rate = 64% (August 2011 ACU)

  7. Utilization- Impact on Teaching and Learning • Alberta Education is reviewing current Area Capacity and Utilization formula • A change in how utilization is calculated would result in an adjustment to the lens through which capital requests are viewed • Low utilization is symptomatic of not enough students for the buildings we operate • Schools continue to be funded on a per pupil basis – instruction and building operation

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