1. School Business Support Branch Update

2. SBSB Update 1 Operational Review Refresh:  Nearly half of all school boards have had a change in Senior Business Official (SBO) and Director of Education since their board’s Operational Review  The Ministry is conducting an Operational Review Refresh initiative to support continuous learning, leveraging of best practices and lessons learned to support school boards’ future planning  Wave I boards nearly complete  Wave 2 will be announced soon in an SB Memo Student Transportation Independent Review:  Stakeholder consultations are currently underway  The report from the Expert Panel is expected in spring 2015

3. SBSB Update Internal Audit:  Regional Internal Audit Coordinator position created:  Objective to develop governance and other strategies to strengthen the regional internal audit function  Dan Duszczyszyn was the successful candidate – he coordinates and oversees the Regional Internal Audit Teams in an advisory capacity  Two-year contract reporting to CODE, funded by the Ministry  Refresher training on internal audit & audit committees currently underway; over half the sessions have been delivered  Reminder: Audit committee annual reports were due January 15 th – please submit outstanding reports 2

4. SBSB Update Energy Management:  In 2015, the Utility Consumption Database (UCD) will add the following new forms of energy:  Alternative Utilities Heating Fuel (Types 1, 2, 4, 6) Propane Wood District Heat/Cool  Water Metered municipal water Metered wells/aquifers Trucked-in water The Green Energy Act’s Annual Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report is due on July 1 st  100% of consumption data will now be automatically populated via the UCD, significantly reducing the administrative burden on boards to comply with the legislation 3

5. SBSB Update 4 COSBO E&E Projects:  Since 2006, the Ministry has provided COSBO with funding for E&E projects. Three new projects approved in 2014-15: 1.Professional guidance to help audit committees determine the subject matter that can be discussed in camera and that which should be discussed as part of the public session  Guidance is expected to be available by the end of the fiscal year 2.A comprehensive GST/HST procedure manual (discussed at this workshop) is available on the SBSB website at: https://sbsb.edu.gov.on.ca/VDIR1/COSBO/EEProjects.aspx?Link=COSBO https://sbsb.edu.gov.on.ca/VDIR1/COSBO/EEProjects.aspx?Link=COSBO 3.Shared Services IT Project, in partnership with the Educational Computing Network of Ontario (ECNO), to streamline the delivery of software or imaging to computers and staff and student-owned devices  This central cloud-based approach may save time and resources and could serve as a model for future shared services across the province  Funds are available for additional projects

6. SBSB Update Shared Services:  There is interest in shared services and leadership in the sector with the ECNO project  Builds upon the earlier Shared Services Feasibility Study of 11 Eastern Ontario School Boards  The Ministry is beginning to review shared services examples in education and other sectors For More Information, Contact:  Cheri Hayward at 416-327-7503 or Cheri.Hayward@ontario.caCheri.Hayward@ontario.ca 5