The Ottawa Catholic School Board is planning to dip into reserves to balance its budget for the next school year.
Trustees will receive the $649-million budget for the 2023-24 school year on Tuesday night for debate and approval.
“This budget provides for minimal additional spending as compared to prior years and focuses on maintaining spending on areas of strategic priorities achieved through the savings from efficiencies and expenditure reductions,” Director of Education Tom D’Amico says in an overview of the budget.
The budget provides for an enrolment projection of 47,639 students for the new school year, an increase of 2.4 per cent (1,119 additional students) over 2022-23.