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Budget Survey

School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) (SD8) invites students, staff, families, and education partners as well as anyone from the broader community to provide input to our 2024-2025 budget. You can do so by completing this anonymous survey which will take about 5 minutes to complete.

Below are facts and figures about our school district, and financial information from the 2024-2025 Amended Budget that may be useful in understanding how our district and our budget is structured, our expenditures and revenues are to date, and how much overall our budget was for the past school year.

Thanks for participating!

Which best describes your relation to SD8? (You can choose more than one)

Parent/Guardian

Other

Education Partner

Staff (KLTF)

Staff (CUPE

Student

Staff (Other)

What education level is a priority for you? (You can choose more than one)

Early Learning (Pre-kindergarten)

Elementary

Middle

Secondary

Adult Education

Other

Equity and inclusion in education are district priorities. We act on these priorities by funding targeted programs such as Learning Support Services, Aboriginal Education and English Language Learner programs in the annual budget. If additional funding becomes available, these targeted programs are given first priority.

Below are other priorities that receive regular funding in the annual budget. Please choose 3 areas that you see as priorities to receive additional funding, should it become available. (You can choose 3 options)

Athletic programs and related opportunities

Transportation (busing)

Career education

Class size and composition

Arts programs and related opportunities

Online Learning or blended learning opportunities (e.g. Elev8 - DESK or Elev8 - Homelinks)

District choice programs (e.g. French Immersion, Outdoor Education)

Counselling and mental health support for students

Technology and access to devices

Other (please specify)

Could you elaborate on what is important to you about the 3 priorities you have chosen?

The following are strategic priorities in SD8's Strategic Plan 2024-2029. From the list below, choose your top 3 priorities.

Cultural and Identity Development - We promote a postive sense of identity in culturally safe and responsive communities of learning.

Lifelong Learners - We improve student learning through interest-based, flexible and innovative approaches.

Caring and Inclusive Learning Culture - We promote physical and mental well-being through social-emotional learning to foster compassionate learners.

Career Development - We prepare students to graduate with options for their life and career goals.

Connected Learners - We inspire learners to become curious, critical and creative stewards of the natural world and the local and global community

What makes these 3 strategic priorities important to you?

The following are focus areas the correspond to SD8's strategic priorities. From the list below, choose your top 5 priorities.

Graduation pathways (opportunities to pursue interests and passions toward post-secondary or careers/trades)

School safety and belonging

Accessible learning spaces

Mental health

Anti-racism

Digital literacy

Literacy

Community partnerships

Early Learning

Numeracy

Other (please specify)

What makes these focus areas priorities for you?

What are your top 3 priorities for one-time funds from the accumulated operating surplus? This refers to times when SD8 can spend unused operating funds from prior years.

Technology (e.g. devices and infrastructure)

Maintenance equipment and fleet (district vehicles)

Classroom furniture

Classroom resources (e.g. books and supplies)

Facility upgrades and improvements

Sustainability initiatives (e.g. waste reduction)

Other (please specify)

10.

Could you elaborate on why these are priorities for one-time funds?

11.

If you have positive feedback or would like to give a shout-out about any SD8 program or initiative, please let us know here.