The School District 57 Trustees unanimously approved its Five-Year Capital Plan Bylaw and 2026-27 Minor Capital programs.
This comes during last night’s (Tuesday) Board meeting, where a total of 15 projects were presented to Trustees, which saw a few questions.
Superintendent Jameel Aziz highlighted a D.P. Todd Secondary School project that’s been on the project list for a number of years.
“It continues to be a school that we think, for student purposes, needs improvement.”
“It was built in an era that really didn’t prioritize lighting and outdoor space, and we just would like to see that school either get anew or refurbishment with the building.”
The Five-Year Capital Plan Bylaw, which includes the D.P. Todd Secondary School project, totals $232,521,424.
The 2026-27 Minor Capital programs cost totals $5,410,000, which includes 12 projects for numerous schools.
Aziz said none of the projects have been approved yet, as they’ve only been submitted to the Ministry of Education and Child Care for approval.
As for the projects costs, while dependent, he notes they won’t fall on the School District.
“For something like a new school build, depending on the parameters that are approved, sometimes the City may come forward and say ‘we actually would like to be able to utilize that gymnasium’ for example for community use, so we will put in a certain amount of additional money, so that the gym can be a bigger size for community use.” said Aziz.
“But all of the items put forward are fully funded by the Ministry.”
The list of projects can be found on School District 57’s agenda, on its website here.
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