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Education Funding, 2019-20

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We thank everyone who participated. Your input will help to inform our refinements and changes to the education funding formula for the 2019–20 school year and future years.

Education Funding, 2018-19

Each year the ministry provides funding to school boards through a series of grants. This page contains information on this year's grants, plus links to information on grants from previous years.

Anyone interested in education funding can learn more by reviewing 2018–19 Education Funding: A Guide to the Grants for Student Needs. (PDF, 234 KB)

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Information on the 2018-19 Grants for Student Needs

Summer 2018

Memorandum 2018 B14: Update: Education Funding for 2018-19 (PDF, 283 KB)
Memorandum 2018 SB19: Cash Management Strategy – Proceeds of Disposition

An updated SB Memorandum regarding Special Education Funding in 2018-19 will also be available in the coming weeks.

Spring 2018

Memorandum 2018 B06: Grants for Student Needs Funding for 2018-19 (PDF, 418 KB)
Memorandum 2018 B07: 2018-19 School Year Education Programs – Other (EPO Funding) (PDF, 112 KB)

Appendix A – 2018-19 School Year EPO Funding Allocations (PDF, 564 KB)

Memorandum 2018 SB05: Cash Management Strategy (PDF, 210 KB)
Memorandum 2018 SB09: Grants for Student Needs (GSN) 2018-19, Supports and Updates (PDF, 421 KB)
Memorandum 2018 SB10: Special Education Funding in 2018-19 (PDF, 360 KB)

Ministry Publications

Technical Paper 2018–19, revised Summer 2018 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Grants for Student Needs Projections for the 2018–19 School Year, revised Summer 2018 (PDF, 3 MB)
2018-19 Education Funding: Discussion Summary (PDF, 372 KB)
2018–19 Education Funding: A Guide to the Special Education Grant, revised Summer 2018 (PDF, 546 KB)
Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Equipment Amount (SEA), 2018-19 (PDF, 1.04 MB)
Special Education Funding Guidelines: Special Incidence Portion (SIP) Revised Summer 2018 (PDF, 795 KB)

Supporting Regulations

References

List of Schools Eligible for Rural and Northern Education Fund Allocation, Revised March 2018 (PDF, 210 MB)
2018-2019 Guiding Principles for the Student Success, Grade 7 to 12 Allocation in the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) – Learning Opportunities Grant (LOG) Funding (PDF, 169 KB)
The Ministry of Education Uniform Code of Accounts, Revised April 2018 (PDF, 472 KB)
Memorandum 2018 B11: Capital Funding for the 2018-2019 School Year
Memorandum 2017 SB08: Renewal & Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funding for the 2017-18 School Year (PDF, 280 KB)
Memorandum 2017 SB12: School Bus Rider Safety Training and Resources (PDF, 155 KB)
Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements, 2016
District School Board and School Authority Tangible Capital Assets: Provincial Accounting Policies and Implementation Guide, revised April 2015 (PDF, 784 KB)
The Secondary Curriculum Documents
Geographic Adjustment Factors – School Facility Specific, May 2015 (ZIP, 346 KB)
Variable Area Per Pupil Benchmark Table, May 2015 (ZIP, 76 KB)
User Guide for the School Facilities Inventory System Application, dated November 2009 (PDF, 1.05 MB)
Supplementary Application Form for Enhanced Education and Treatment (EET) Programs 2015-16 (PDF, 267 KB)
The Report of the Pupil Accommodation Review Committee, dated August 1998 (PDF, 98 KB)
Trust Agreements

Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Employee Life and Health Trust, October 6, 2016 (PDF, 591 KB)
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association Employee Life and Health Trust Agreement and Declaration of Trust, October 6, 2016 (PDF, 707 KB)
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation Employee Life and Health Trust Agreement and Declaration of Trust, October 6, 2016 (PDF, 582 KB)
Fiducie de soins de santé au bénéfice des membres de l'Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens – Convention et déclaration de fiducie, January 30, 2017 (PDF, 575 KB)
Canadian Union of Public Employees Education Workers Benefits Trust, February 28, 2018 (PDF, 470 KB)
Ontario Non-union Education Trust Agreement, March 8, 2018 (PDF, 719 KB)

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