The Triangle Program needs your help to continue supporting our youth in their academic,social and nutritional needs. Without community support we would not be in existence today.
The following graph shows what our operating expenditures were for the 2009-10 school year. The total was over $35,000 which does not include staff salaries and what MCCT's costs are to house a full high school in their facility. We would like to spend more on field trips,books,technology in the classroom,community partnerships and other opportunities that will enrich our student's academic experience but are limited by funding and the current cost of providing a full lunch and breakfast program to our youth.Triangle Expeditures 2009-2010
Where does our funding come from?
The TDSB provides us a budget based on enrolment,but that is not near enough to provide the quality of education and services our youth deserve and need. Thanks to organizations like Toronto Foundation for Student Success and Mazon Canada,our nutrition program costs are significantly offset. The Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto,on top of their current cost to house our program,generously contributes to our operating costs every year. The remainder of our financial health depends on you. Private donors and your contributions at our fundraising events keeps the Triangle Program an effective school and a place where we can show our youth they are truly valued.
Plans for the 2010-11 School Year
We are expecting our normal operating budget to be close to what it was in the previous school year,but we are looking to make some significant investments in a few areas:
- Thanks to the MCCT and The Ontario Trillium Foundation,the Triangle Program has 3 brand new classrooms. To make these classrooms functional we will need to furnish them with desks,chairs,shelving and technology. This will be our priority investment this year.
- To increase our breadth of elective courses we offer to our youth we would like to purchase more computers,video cameras,digital SLR cameras and software. This will allow us provide additional courses in business,media arts and computer studies,as well as enrich teaching strategies in the courses we already offer.
- Currently our computer network is running off the equivalent of a home high speed line,resulting in very slow and unreliable computers that limit the courses we offer and makes our current computer based classes frustrating. The TDSB has estimated that it will cost approximately $60,000 to run a fibre optic line into our school. We cannot afford this,so we will be looking at other options or corporate sponsors this year.
