School bus costs a looming challenge as Algoma board approves $208M budget

Though the province has provided transition funding, the ADSB’s 2024-25 budget of $207,869,377 includes a funding gap in student transportation due to the Ministry of Education's new Core Education funding model introduced in April.

Santa Maria told the board that if the funding model is not changed, it could result in significant impacts on the delivery of transportation in ADSB communities, such as increased walking distances for some students. Approximately 65 per cent of the ADSB’s 10,500 students ride school buses. Projections released by the ADSB in March show an increase in enrolment at the elementary and secondary levels for the 2024-25 school year.

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