Area school boards now know exactly how much money they will have for the 2020-2021 school year.
Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford says individual boards in the north will see an increase of $250 per student in per-pupil funding.
Rickford notes more funds are being allocated for special education, mental health and well-being, language instruction, Indigenous education and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programming.
The Kenora-Rainy River MPP adds the Supports for Students Fund can be used for additional staffing needs, including hiring custodians and education assistants.
Rickford notes money is also earmarked for curricular and extra-curricular programming.
Rickford adds “I am delighted to hear this news from Minister Lecce, as our government continues to focus on what matters most. Funding for education in the province remains a priority and that priority is as real and needed right here in Northwestern Ontario. Across the district, school boards in Kenora-Rainy River are receiving increased funding on all fronts.”
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
-$12,525 per-pupil funding, an increase of $250 per student over 2019-20
-A total of over $82 million in 2020-21
-Over $12M in special education funding
-Projected to provide $469,063 via the Mental Health and Well Being Grant
-Pupil Foundation Grant at over $24 million
-Supports for Students Fund providing $941,813
-School Renewal Funding at over $1.9 million
-Transportation Funding increasing to $5,322,598
-Language Grant providing $501,721
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-Class size in high schools is frozen at an average of 23 students, effectively the same as 2019-20
Kenora Catholic District School Board
-$12,525 per-pupil funding, an increase of $250 per student over 2019-20
-A total of over $25 million in 2020-21
-Increased Special Education funding to $3,876,387
-Projected to provide $266,544 via the Mental Health and Well Being Grant
-Pupil Foundation Grant at over $7 million
-Supports for Students Fund providing $294,789
-School Renewal Funding at over $572,017
-Transportation Funding increasing to $1,210,939
-Language Grant providing $237,910
-Class size in high schools is frozen at an average of 23 students, effectively the same as 2019-20
Rainy River District School Board
-$12,525 per-pupil funding, an increase of $250 per student over 2019-20
-A total of over $44 million in 2020-21
-An increase in special education funding to $5,486,021
-Projected to provide $289,706 via the Mental Health and Well Being Grant
-Pupil Foundation Grant at over $12 million
-Supports for Students Fund providing $465,898
-Projected School Renewal Funding at over $1 million
-Transportation Funding increasing to $3,343,394
-Language Grant providing $216,324
-Class size in high schools is frozen at an average of 23 students, effectively the same as 2019-20
Northwest Catholic District School Board
-$12,525 per-pupil funding, an increase of $250 per student over 2019-20
-A total of over $24 million in 2020-21
-An increase in special education funding to $3,722,100
-Projected to provide $89,485 via the Mental Health and Well Being Grant
-Pupil Foundation Grant at $6,703,697
-Supports for Students Fund providing $268,375
-Projected School Renewal Funding at over $691,193
-Transportation Funding increasing to $1,467,615
-Language Grant providing $325,622
-Class size in high schools is frozen at an average of 23 students, effectively the same as 2019-20
