Quesnel’s Board of Education gave all three readings to it’s 2026-2027 Preliminary Operating Budget at Wednesday (May 13) night’s meeting.
Secretary-Treasurer Jennifer Woollends noted that it was set at $53,385,641.
Woollends says the district is also back in funding protection.
“The district is now in funding protection due to declining enrollment, and the district and the Board is doing everything it can to focus on prioritizing services and keeping supports in place that are part of our core budget. The Ministry of Education has a mechanism where a district cannot receive less than 1.5% of their prior year’s operating funding, so it gives them protection if you go into a state of declining enrollment.”
Woollends says the amount that the district received is based on a formula.
90% of the school district’s operating budget is for wages and benefits.
That includes $16,247,400 for teachers, $3,150,000 for Principals and Vice Principals, $3,643,260 for Educational Assistants, $4,681,800 for Support Staff, and $1,979,100 for Substitutes.
