The following message was sent via email to The Honourable Jill Dunlop, Minister of Education of Ontario.
Read Minister’s response here.
SENT VIA EMAIL
Hon. Jill Dunlop
Minister of Education
Dear Minister Dunlop,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the 嫩芽视频 (HCDSB), I am writing to formally request a Financial and Management Audit of the HCDSB, as passed by resolution at our November 19, 2024, Board Meeting.
As you may know, the HCDSB has historically been one of the lowest-funded school boards in Ontario, presenting ongoing challenges in meeting the diverse and growing needs of our students, staff, and school communities. Despite our commitment to fiscal responsibility and providing high-quality Catholic education, this funding reality continues to impede our ability to address systemic gaps effectively.
The HCDSB Board of Trustees believes it is both timely and necessary to engage in a collaborative process with the Ministry to identify opportunities to increase and diversify funding avenues.
We kindly ask the Minister to consider initiating this audit, ideally before the completion of our next budget cycle, to ensure that the findings can meaningfully inform our financial planning and decision-making for next school year鈥檚 budget planning process.
Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with the Ministry in our shared commitment to strengthening publicly funded education in Ontario.
Sincerely,
Marvin Duarte
Chair of the Board & Milton Trustee
嫩芽视频 (HCDSB)
cc: Board of Trustees,
J. Klein, Director of Education
