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Component
Requirements
Stakeholder Engagement
• School authorities are expected to actively engage stakeholders to inform the development of local priorities and plans. The planning document should:
o Clearly indicate:
 What stakeholders were involved?
 How they were engaged?
 How their input informed local priorities?
 What subsequent actions were taken based on the input
provided?
o Draw upon a variety of sources to measure engagement, for
example using the questions from the Parental Involvement
measure.
o Indicate the school board’s actions to meet its obligations under
Section 12 of the School Councils Regulation to provide opportunity for school councils to be involved in developing school education plans.
Budget
• School boards and charter schools must include a web link to the their budget for 2021/2022 that shows alignment to the education plan.
• Accredited funded private school authorities may include a web link to the authority’s budget for 2021/2022 or provide a budget summary consisting of:
o Charts/tables, including amounts, that summarize budget information;
o Key financial information about the upcoming school year, focusing on anticipated major changes or shifts in focus, such as addressing results or key priorities; and
o Anticipated revenue from Alberta Education for the 2021/2022 school year based on the budgeted enrolment projection, complete with amounts. Anticipated expenditures for the same period.
IMR Expenditure & Capital Plans
• Include a web link to the school authority’s Infrastructure Maintenance & Renewal (IMR) and Capital Plans (School boards and charter schools only).
Accountability Statement
• Plans must contain an Accountability Statement that is signed by the board chair and placed at the beginning of the plan (see Section N for suggested Accountability Statement wording).
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