Foothills School Division Annual Budget
Our 2026-2027 Budget was approved by the Board of Trustees on May 27, 2026
The Foothills School Division Lead Team completed a review of the stakeholder engagement feedback collected throughout the year. FSD received several responses from partners in education to the Ideas that Make Cents engagement opportunity. These include the following areas of consideration:
- The importance of manageable class sizes and ensuring appropriate staffing levels to support effective teaching and learning
- Ongoing investment in literacy and numeracy supports to strengthen foundational student learning outcomes
- The need for accessible and responsive supports for diverse learners, including inclusive education and targeted interventions
- Ensuring that new curriculum is well supported by maintaining up-to-date learning resources and materials that enable high-quality instruction
Changes & Initiatives
- The Alberta Education Assurance Funding Model and changes to the funding framework.
- A continued focus on advancing the key priorities identified in FSD’s Education Plan.
- Continued targeted academic supports in literacy and numeracy, ensuring students develop strong foundational skills and achieve success aligned with provincial and divisional expectations.
- Ongoing enhancement of student wellness and well-being through a responsive and evolving continuum of supports, including the continued development of more centralized and coordinated service delivery models to better meet diverse learner needs.
- Sustained implementation of new provincial curriculum, with a focus on high-quality instruction, effective assessment practices, and meaningful learning experiences that support transferable learning.
- Continued focus on enhancing the wellness and well-being of our students, staff, families, and communities.
- The Foothills School Division continues to provide high quality professional development for teachers.
- Ongoing commitment to advancing First Nations, Métis, and Inuit education, including supporting Truth and Reconciliation and ensuring learning environments reflect inclusion, respect, and belonging.
- Advancing community partnerships by placing education at the centre of a flourishing Foothills community.
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