2008 B8: Student Transportation - Ministère de l`Éducation

Ministry of Education
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Ministère de l'Éducation
Bureau du sous-ministre adjoint
Division des opérations et des finances
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20 étage, édifice Mowat
Queen’s Park
Toronto ON M7A 1L2
2008: B8
MEMORANDUM TO:
Directors of Education
FROM:
Nancy Naylor
Assistant Deputy Minister
DATE:
June 26, 2008
SUBJECT:
Student Transportation:
(1) Fuel Enhancement for 2007-08
(2) Fuel Cost Study, 2008-09
I am writing to inform you that, to help school boards address financial pressures
resulting from increases in fuel costs over the last few months, the Ministry will provide
further one-time funding assistance of $7M to school boards for student transportation
in 2007-08.
This investment is in addition to the $10.5M one-time fuel enhancement provided in
March 2008 for student transportation (see the memorandum of March 13, 2008: SB4 Fuel Costs).
This $7M in one-time funding means that each school board will receive an additional
0.9 per cent of its 2007-08 net transportation expenditure, excluding transportation to
Provincial Schools. Each board’s estimated allocation from this $7M enhancement for
2007-08 is given in the attached Appendix.
The Ministry recognizes that some school boards have fuel escalator clauses in their
school bus contracts. In jurisdictions where operators have borne the increased fuel
costs without additional compensation, it is expected that boards will provide the
appropriate payments to these operators. The Ministry expects all boards to flow
additional funding appropriately to operators before the end of the 2007-08 school year.
Managing Fuel Costs
In the last three years, the Ministry has provided significant funding enhancements to
address rising fuel costs. The ongoing volatility and rising trend of fuel prices are
prompting efforts to improve fuel efficiency across the broader public sector. We
anticipate that ongoing Effectiveness and Efficiency reviews of transportation services
will promote best practices regarding fuel efficiency. School boards and operators are
also expected to implement best practices regarding fuel efficiency in route planning
and in service delivery.
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Fuel Cost Study in 2008-09
Furthermore, the Ministry intends to undertake a fuel cost study in 2008-09. The
purpose of this study will be to identify best practices for the purchase of fuel; to advise
school boards and operators on ways to adapt to the current fuel market; and to
examine how the Ministry, school boards and school bus operators might respond to
fluctuations in fuel costs to further enhance stability in the area of student transportation.
The $7M one-time enhancement for student transportation in the current school year
and the fuel cost study in 2008-09 reflects the ongoing partnership of the Ministry,
school boards and school bus operators to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and
efficient student transportation services. We look forward to working with you to sustain
and improve these important services that benefit so many of our students.
Nancy Naylor
Cc:
Superintendents of Business
Transportation Managers
Ontario School Bus Association
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Appendix: Board-by-Board Allocation
One-time $7M Fuel Funding Assistance for Student Transportation
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No
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5.2
6.1
6.2
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30.2
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DSBName
District School Board Ontario North East
Algoma District School Board
Rainbow District School Board
Near North District School Board
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
Rainy River District School Board
Lakehead District School Board
Superior-Greenstone District School Board
Bluewater District School Board
Avon Maitland District School Board
Greater Essex County District School Board
Lambton Kent District School Board
Thames Valley District School Board
Toronto District School Board
Durham District School Board
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Trillium Lakelands District School Board
York Region District School Board
Simcoe County District School Board
Upper Grand District School Board
Peel District School Board
Halton District School Board
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
District School Board of Niagara
Grand Erie District School Board
Waterloo Region District School Board
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Upper Canada District School Board
Limestone District School Board
Renfrew County District School Board
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board
Northeastern Catholic District School Board
Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board
Sudbury Catholic District School Board
Northwest Catholic District School Board
Kenora Catholic District School Board
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
Superior North Catholic District School Board
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board
Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board
Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board
English-language Separate District School Board
St. Clair Catholic District School Board
2007-08 Net
Expenditure Net
of Provincial
School
$6,997,946
$7,746,665
$11,099,250
$9,644,399
$4,059,249
$2,436,081
$6,093,404
$1,556,315
$12,943,858
$11,216,876
$11,363,843
$10,987,606
$30,112,465
$42,712,406
$16,956,650
$17,149,920
$14,167,405
$32,556,971
$17,904,000
$14,153,637
$37,303,559
$10,316,519
$12,395,575
$14,505,650
$11,057,644
$12,335,968
$28,299,236
$24,270,405
$12,842,025
$6,839,309
$12,920,884
$2,723,225
$3,360,431
$3,201,450
$4,441,522
$1,163,649
$821,731
$4,966,881
$441,394
$3,420,795
$4,918,751
$8,099,000
$10,976,398
$5,790,566
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One-time $7M
Fuel Funding
Assistance
$62,917
$69,648
$99,791
$86,710
$36,496
$21,902
$54,784
$13,992
$116,375
$100,848
$102,169
$98,787
$270,733
$384,016
$152,453
$154,191
$127,376
$292,711
$160,970
$127,252
$335,387
$92,753
$111,445
$130,417
$99,416
$110,910
$254,431
$218,209
$115,459
$61,490
$116,168
$24,484
$30,213
$28,783
$39,933
$10,462
$7,388
$44,656
$3,968
$30,755
$44,223
$72,816
$98,686
$52,061
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60.2
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DSBName
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland & Clarington Catholic
DSB
York Catholic District School Board
Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Durham Catholic District School Board
Halton Catholic District School Board
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board
Wellington Catholic District School Board
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Niagara Catholic District School Board
Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board
Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa Catholic District School Board
Renfrew County Catholic District School Board
Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l'Ontario
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
Conseil scolaire de district du Centre Sud-Ouest
Conseil scolaire de district des écoles publiques de langue
française
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Grandes Rivières
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Franco-Nord
Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales
Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du SudOuest
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
Conseil de district catholique de l'est Ontarien
Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Centre-Est de
l’Ontario
Provincial Totals
2007-08 Net
Expenditure Net
of Provincial
School
$23,539,475
One-time $7M
Fuel Funding
Assistance
$211,637
$9,603,930
$16,034,969
$21,437,325
$11,482,539
$7,810,865
$5,162,129
$7,011,900
$3,974,754
$6,866,013
$9,177,427
$4,695,059
$13,090,124
$24,661,529
$3,815,358
$8,766,244
$1,324,362
$1,819,900
$9,512,005
$86,346
$144,166
$192,737
$103,237
$70,225
$46,411
$63,042
$35,736
$61,731
$82,512
$42,212
$117,690
$221,725
$34,303
$78,815
$11,907
$16,362
$85,520
$9,750,000
$5,867,594
$3,223,435
$5,290,498
$714,465
$87,660
$52,754
$28,981
$47,566
$6,424
$6,151,136
$15,643,518
$11,072,996
$55,303
$140,647
$99,554
$11,807,500
$778,578,562
$106,158
$7,000,000
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