1,152
Teachers
685 
Educational 
Assistants
339 
Non-Teaching 
Support Staff
78 
Principals & 
Vice-Principals
68 
School & Classroom 
Support Team 
Includes Clinical, Instructional, 
and Indigenous Support Teams
58 
Board Office Staff
9 
Trustees
TOTAL STAFF 
2,401 FTE
THE 2026-2027 
BUDGET REFLECTS:
WHAT DOES THIS 
BUDGET MEAN FOR 
PROPERTY OWNERS?
Based on an average home in LRSD valued at: 
$423,300
Results in a property tax increase of:
9.99% 
or $153.60 a year 
($12.80 a month or $0.42 a day)
What our community told us 
matters most — class size, supports, 
mental health, safety, inclusion, and transparency.
Careful, student-centred decision-making 
that protects what happens in classrooms.
Realistic and responsible financial planning, 
even in a challenging funding environment.
Ensures reductions focus on non-classroom areas, 
to respond to calls for greater restraint in administrative budgets.
Long-term thinking, guided by LRSD’s values and commitment to every student’s success.
13
YEAR OVER YEAR 
BUDGET CHANGE
2026-27
2025-26
Difference
Change
Wages & Benefits
242,101,959
228,471,396
13,630,563
5.97%
Operating
39,629,383
45,333,750
5,704,367
-12.58%
Total
281,731,342
273,805,146
7,926,196
2.89%
Projected Enrolment
17,570
17,793
-223
-1.08%
%
“Our responsibility is to steward public dollars carefully while 
responding to growing student needs,” said Jamie Rudnicki, 
secretary‑treasurer & chief financial officer. “This budget 
stabilizes LRSD’s financial position and ensures resources remain 
focused on classrooms and student supports, while we continue 
advocating for long‑term solutions to infrastructure pressures.”
The approved budget incorporates substantial community 
feedback collected via LRSD’s Budget and Strategic Priorities 
Survey. Respondents consistently identified priorities including 
class size and composition, student support services, mental 
health and well-being, and issues related to aging infrastructure.
“This budget reflects the voices we heard from families, staff, 
students, and community members,” said Sandy Nemeth, 
chair of the LRSD Board of Trustees. “The Board worked to 
balance affordability for taxpayers with the need to maintain safe, 
inclusive, and supportive learning environments for students. 
It is regrettable that for another year, we are deferring 
infrastructure improvements; however, classroom and student 
needs must come first.”
Budgetary decisions were implemented throughout all areas of 
the organization, with an emphasis on preserving classroom size 
and student support services. Trustees emphasized that inflation, 
increasing enrolment, years of austerity by previous governments, 
and binding contractual obligations are contributing to ongoing 
and increasing financial strain.
“Our community was clear: students need support, classrooms 
need stability, and schools need to be safe and welcoming 
places,” said Christian Michalik, superintendent & CEO. 
“This budget reflects those priorities while continuing our 
commitments to equity, reconciliation, and student well-being, 
even in a challenging fiscal context.”
The budget prioritizes core classroom support while 
maintaining essential system‑wide services and 
investments in student learning and well-being. 
Cost reductions, deferrals, and efficiencies were 
used to arrive at a balanced budget that includes the 
elimination of the accumulated deficit.

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