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October 2, 2025 - Trustees with the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) met on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Key items discussed in the public session are as follows.
New Trustee Named to Fill Vacant Seat
The Board of Trustees interviewed three trustee candidates to replace Carole Dufort who stepped down from her role as trustee in June.
After each candidate was interviewed, Trustees held a private vote. Todd Robertson was the successful candidate and was sworn in during the meeting, immediately joining Trustees at the board table.
Robertson has had a 36-year career working for the Province of Ontario in various roles. He currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Leeds, Lanark and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health, as an appointed Community Member of the Leeds County OPP Police Service Board, and as a member of the Committee of Adjustment for the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands.
2025-2026 Financial Forecast 1 Shows Board in Strong Financial Position
Jeremy Hobbs, UCDSB Chief Business Officer and Treasurer, presented the first financial forecast of 2025-26 to the Board of Trustees. The 2025-26 budget, which was approved by trustees in June, projected revenues of $470.4 million and expenses of $470 million for compliance purposes, resulting in a projected year-end surplus of $0.4 million for compliance purposes.
Hobbs reported that this first financial forecast projects revenues of $472.7 million and expenses of $472.2 million for compliance purposes, resulting in a minor change to the projected in-year surplus of $0.5 million.
Hobbs said that while the overall surplus projection remains relatively stable, both funding levels and related expenses have changed since trustees passed the 2025-26 budget in June. The primary factor driving these changes is projected increases in enrolment. This additional revenue is largely offset by corresponding expenses.
The next formal financial forecast will be provided in January 2026.