Early Learning Program will be added to the following schools for year 3 of the roll out MOE Site Selection Conformation March 2, 2011 ( download full memo and list for Ontario) Simcoe County District School Board • Allandale Heights Public School • Ardagh Bluffs Public School • Brechin Public School • Connaught Public School [...]
Where is the money for FDK – after the election?
May 29, 2011
Capital funding announcements for the Full Day Kindergarten program, were announced in April in SB-09, for the upcoming budget year. It looks good, it sounds good, but does it fall short? Is this all a bit of smoke and mirrors? Where will the money be for the expensive renovations needed next year, after the election? [...]
B-Memos – What they are and where to find them
February 13, 2011
Once again the question of where do you find B-memos has crossed my e-desk. Often cited, extremely powerful and policy driving for school boards in Ontario, they are often the least known and often difficult to locate documents. In essence these are the memorandum by which the Ministry of Education communicates with Directors across the [...]
Tax Roll Ont. School Board Break-down
February 13, 2011
The B Memo – Feb 3 2011 release 2011 Proportions of Enrolment for purposes of Education Act, subsections 282(2) and 257.8(3) includes the tax roll percentages broken down by English and French and by Public & Catholic ratepayers for the province of Ontario for 2011. The percentages are used by municipalities in allocating taxes generated [...]
Budget Update – Who needs textbooks?
May 21, 2010
The SCDSB staff presented an overview of the 2010-11 budget on May 19, 2010 to trustees. The operating budget at $503 million reflects funding as detailed in the March 26, 2010 Ministry of Education (MOE) Memo 2010-11 Grants for Students Needs (GSN). The total value of the operating budget is a combination of a wide [...]
