As part of the provincial budget planning process, the Committee of Finance and Economic Affairs runs consultations across the province to listen to presentations from various interested parties. Fix Our Schools was selected to present on Friday, January 17, 2020 when the Committee was sitting at Queen’s Park in Toronto.
In addition, each Ministry seeks funding feedback from relevant parties. The Ministry of Education sent out a memorandum on January 13, 2020 seeking education funding feedback from Directors of Education, Senior Business Officials, Secretary/Treasurers of School Authorities and other Education Partners. In this memorandum, the government indicated a “particular interest in receiving comments on initiatives that could support reducing red tape and administrative burden for the education sector.” The province also underscored its commitment “to supporting students, so they can reach their full potential and succeed in school, life and beyond.”
Fix Our Schools took advantage of the opportunity to submit its feedback directly to the Ministry of Education in order to echo what we had presented to the Committee of Finance and Economic Affairs earlier in the month.