Children’s Treatment Network Special Needs Fair

Parents of special needs children sometimes have difficulty finding support groups.  Within Simcoe County we are very lucky to have the Children’s Treatment Network (CTN)  of Simcoe York.  The organization focuses on both Simcoe County and the Region of York. CTN is currently scheduling their 2010 Information Fair for Oct. 21, 2010.  This is an [...]

Budget Update – Who needs textbooks?

Midhurst Far Shot

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 [...]

Special Education Funding 2010-11

SB 17 Cover

Each year the Ontario Ministry of Education reviews the funding model with respect to Special Education.  The Provincial Schools Branch and  Special Education Policy and Programs Branch  produce a review  and communicate with Directors and Superintendents of Ontario School Boards via public memo.  For the school year 2010-11 SB Memo  SB_17 covers the broad explanations [...]