Ministère de l'éducation Division des opérations et des finances 22 e étage, édifice Mowat. Toronto On M7A 1L2

Ministry of Education Business and Finance Division 22nd Floor, Mowat Block Queen=s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1L2 Ministère de l'éducation Division des opérations et des finances 22 e étage, édifice Mowat Queen=s Park Toronto On M7A 1L2 Ontario 2003: B7 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Directors of Education Norbert J. Hartmann Assistant Deputy Minister DATE: April 11, 2003 SUBJECT: Student-Focused Funding Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 As promised in my B-memo of April 5, 2003: B5, I am writing today with additional details on school board funding for the 2003-04 school year. The Student-Focused Funding regulations, which have been released today, confirm the 2003 Ontario Budget announcement that the projected total allocation for school boards in 2003 04 is $15.33 billion. This figure represents an increase of $1.1 billion, or almost 8 per cent, over the 2002-03 allocation announced last May. In contrast, enrolment is projected to decrease by about 2 per cent. Board-by-board projections can be found in the document Student-Focused Funding: Projections of School Board Funding for the 2003-04 School Year, which is available on the Ministry web site http://www.edu.gov.on.ca This new funding represents another step in the government s ongoing response to the recommendations of the Education Equality Task Force (EETF). In validating the student-focused approach to funding, the EETF recommended the investment of an additional $1.8 billion over the next three years to update cost benchmarks and support new initiatives. With the introduction of multi-year base funding targets, the government has committed to increase funding to at least $16.2 billion in 2005-06 an increase of almost $2 billion over the 2002-03 allocation announced last May. For 2003-04, the government s response to the EETF recommendations will continue on the basis of a balanced implementation plan. This plan includes enhancements to selected funding benchmarks, investments in new initiatives to support student achievement, and extensive consultation with school boards and other partners in education. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 1 of 14

This memorandum presents additional information about school board funding for 2003-04 in six sections: A. New investments in education B. Other changes to student-focused funding in 2003-04 C. Initiatives in the 2003 Ontario Budget D. Flexibility, financial reporting, and due date for submission of Estimates E. Consultations F. Information resources for school boards A. NEW INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION The $1.1 billion increase in student-focused funding for 2003-04 has two components. 1. It makes permanent and ongoing the $610 million in enhancements that were announced in December 2002, which were the first step in the government s response to the report of the EETF. This includes full-year funding for all eligible ISA claims enrolled in school boards in 2002-03: $340 million for salaries for teaching and non-teaching staff; $250 million, on an annual basis, for special education; and $20 million for student transportation. 2. It includes $551 million in new investments for 2003 04: $340 million to increase the salary benchmarks by a further three per cent in 2003-04; $20 million for student transportation; $50 million to support programs for students at risk; $22 million for classroom resources, including textbooks, learning resources, classroom computers, and classroom supplies. This is the first year of a threeyear commitment to increase these benchmarks that will total $66 million when fully implemented; $50 million for the new Rural Education Strategy; $19 million to provide support to small, rural, and northern schools; and $50 million for school renewal. The funding commitment for school renewal is addressed in a separate B-memorandum about the 2003-04 Pupil Accommodation Grants, 2003: B6. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 2 of 14

The government has announced two additional investments, recommended by the EETF, that would start in the 2004-05 school year: a $25 million increase for the school renewal benchmark and $5 million to extend the declining enrolment adjustment to three years. Salary Benchmarks The government has committed $340 million to provide sufficient resources in 2003-04 to allow school boards and unions to reach collective agreements without disruptions to the classroom. This funding, which applies to the 2003-04 school year, is in addition to the $340 million increase that was announced in December for the 2002-03 school year and continues to address salaries as a priority identified by the EETF. The $340 million in additional funding for 2003-04 represents a three per cent increase in the salary benchmarks in student-focused funding. This increase is consistent with recent collective agreements in Ontario s broader public sector. By providing these resources for collective agreements in both 2002-03 and 2003-04, the government is supporting a positive and stable learning environment and helping school boards protect investments in other key supports to quality education. Transportation Grant For 2003-04 the government has approved an additional $20 million in funding for transportation for all boards in recognition of cost pressures for providing school bus services. This represents a 3.32 per cent increase to funding, which, together with the $20 million in additional funding for transportation provided in 2002-03, represents approximately one half of the benchmark update recommended by the EETF for student transportation. School boards that experience enrolment increases in 2003-04 will receive proportional increases to their transportation funding allocation. School boards with declining enrolment will not see their funding reduced; rather, they will receive their allocation for 2002-03 plus the 3.32 per cent increase. These measures will help increase and maintain base funding for transportation in 2003-04 so that adequate funding is available in 2004-05 to support a new transportation model. Students at risk strategy On March 25, 2003, the Minister of Education announced that the government would invest an additional $50 million in ongoing, annual funding to help boards implement school-based supports for students in grades 7 to 12 who are at risk of not graduating. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 3 of 14

This funding responds to recommendations of the EETF, which identified students at risk as a priority area for government action. It also builds on the recent report of the Working Group on At Risk Students, chaired by Barry O Connor, Director of Education of the Limestone District School Board. The working group brought together educators and other key stakeholders. As stated in my April 5 B-memorandum, 2003: B5, the government is providing $10 million in the current (2002-03) school year to lay the groundwork for the strategy in 2003-04. This funding will be allocated so that each board receives an amount of $138,900. It will be flowed immediately to school boards to initiate board-level activities supporting students at risk in grades 7 to 12 and to enable each board to hire immediately a board leader dedicated to the development and implementation of board-wide programs for students at risk. These leaders will work directly with the Ministry of Education, their director of education, and school-based staff to implement recommendations and findings of the recently established Expert Panels on Students at Risk, one each in English and French, and the Program Pathways Work Group on Students at Risk, and successful practices developed by school boards. These activities will enable schools to improve existing at risk supports and begin implementing new direct supports to at risk students in September 2003. Starting in 2003-04, the $50 million in funding will flow through a new Students at risk component of the Learning Opportunities Grant. Of the $50 million total, $10 million will continue to be allocated annually, through this new component, to support the At Risk Coordinator positions in each board. The additional $40 million will be allocated annually using the following weighted factors: Enrolment - based on enrolment in grades 7 to 12; Demographic - based on socio-economic factors associated with academic success; Dispersion - based on recognition of increased program costs for widely dispersed schools; Transportation - based on boards current transportation allocation; and Technological Renewal - based on enrolment in grades 7 to 12. The projected board-by-board allocation of the Students at Risk component for 2003-04 is provided in Table 1 (attached). School boards will be able to use this funding to develop and implement school-based supports for students at risk, including effective adolescent literacy and numeracy programs and program pathways. This allocation will also allow for the provision of classroom resources supporting literacy and numeracy acquisition, teacher and administrator training in adolescent literacy and math acquisition, and program pathways. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 4 of 14

In addition, some of the allocation can be used as an investment in technological renewal supporting students at risk in preparing for the work place, complementing the $90 million over four years announced for technological education. A small amount could be used to support special transportation arrangements to allow students at risk access to courses they require. School boards will be expected to share training opportunities and information with school authorities and provincial schools in their area. Boards will be required to submit detailed action plans for use of their allocation and to file reports on their expenditures and activities to the Ministry of Education within the school year. A plan outlining the intended expenditures relative to the requirements and signed by the director of education is required no later than October 2003. A detailed report back will be required from the director of education annually. Further information about the Expert Panels, Pathways Work Group, and reporting requirements will follow shortly in a separate memorandum. Classroom supplies benchmarks On March 14, 2003, the Premier announced a commitment of $66 million in new funding over three years to provide Ontario students with more computers in the classroom, quality textbooks, learning materials, and school supplies. This responds directly and fully to the EETF recommendation to increase these benchmarks and reflects the government s commitment to update selected benchmarks in student-focused funding over a three-year period, starting with the 2003-04 school year. The affected benchmarks are: Classroom Computers Textbooks and Learning Materials Classroom Supplies In-School Administration (secretarial supplies) In the first year of implementation, 2003-04, these benchmarks will be increased by a total of $22 million, with funding allocated to each board using existing grants in student-focused funding. The projected board-by-board allocation of this funding is provided in Table 2 (attached). Textbooks and Learning Materials, Classroom Supplies, and Classroom Computers are expenditure lines within the classroom category. As such, they are subject to the enveloping requirements that apply to the classroom category as a whole. Within that framework, school boards will continue to retain flexibility to allocate these resources. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 5 of 14

Geographic Circumstances Grant The government has committed $19 million in 2003-04 to provide support to small, rural, and northern schools by enhancing benchmarks in the Geographic Circumstances Grant. Together with the Rural Education Strategy, this investment responds to EETF recommendations that recognize the importance of providing appropriate supports for small schools. It also provides additional funds to help boards meet the higher cost of widely dispersed student populations. An enhancement of $6.3 million to the small schools allocation, a component of the Geographic Circumstances Grant, will provide eligible boards with additional resources to meet the incremental costs of operating small secondary schools, including the cost of teachers. As well, the Ministry has adjusted the calculation of the small schools allocation to offset the impact on funding of the full implementation of the new, fouryear secondary school program. A second enhancement of $7 million results from an adjustment to the benchmarks for the costs of widely dispersed schools, which is part of the remote and rural allocation. In addition, the updates to the salary and classroom supplies benchmarks for 2003-04 will result in an additional $5.7 million being allocated to boards through the Geographic Circumstances Grant. Declining Enrolment Adjustment For the current (2002-03) school year, the government introduced a new Declining Enrolment Adjustment. This adjustment provides resources to mitigate, for a specific period, the revenue loss a school board would otherwise experience as a result of declining enrolment. These additional resources give school boards time to adjust their costs as their student populations decrease. In 2003-04, boards affected by declining enrolment will receive a Declining Enrolment Adjustment for that year (2003 04). Boards that received Declining Enrolment Adjustment funding in 2002-03 will also receive 50 per cent of that allocation in 2003-04. As a result, funding for the Declining Enrolment Adjustment will increase significantly, from $36 million to $119 million, an increase of 230 per cent. The EETF recommended that the Declining Enrolment Adjustment continue over three years, instead of the current two years. The government has accepted this recommendation and committed $5 million, starting in 2004-05, to increase the length of the transitional period to three years. It is important to note that the Declining Enrolment Adjustment will be ongoing. In future years, boards that continue to experience declining enrolment will continue to receive the adjustment. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 6 of 14

Rural Education Strategy Many parents and partners in education expressed concerns to the EETF about the need to ensure that students everywhere in the province have an equitable opportunity to learn. The EETF recommended that the government increase funding to recognize the costs of keeping schools open in single-school communities, where school boards have decided to keep these schools open. The Rural Education Strategy will address this EETF recommendation as part of a broader initiative to support small, rural, and northern schools. The Ministry will work with its partners in education to develop the Strategy. This work will include the sharing of information about innovations in Ontario s own rural and northern school boards and in other jurisdictions for example, the effective use of the Internet to increase the range and quality of courses for students. French-language school boards share many of the characteristics of rural and northern English-language school boards. Most have widely dispersed student populations and many small schools. As recommended by the EETF, the Ministry is working with a committee of representatives of the French-language boards to address their concerns. Building on the work of this committee, the Rural Education Strategy will also consider the unique needs of French-language boards. The Premier announced on March 18, 2003, that the government has committed $50 million in annual, ongoing funding starting in 2003-04 to support the Rural Education Strategy. The government will consult with school boards and other education partners to develop recommendations about the most effective use of these funds. Depending on these recommendations, this new funding could start to flow to boards as early as September 2003. Further information about the Rural Education Strategy and how school boards, parents, and other partners in education can be involved in its development will be provided in the near future. Special Education Funding Intensive Support Amount The EETF and the Minister s Advisory Council on Special Education recommended that the government recognize the level of need for special education funding that school boards have demonstrated through the Intensive Support Amount (ISA) comprehensive review. In December, the government responded by making a commitment to fund all eligible ISA claims, beginning in the current (2002-03) school year. The Ministry allocated additional funding of $130 million for ISA level 2 and level 3 in the 2002-03 school year, based on interim results of the ISA comprehensive review. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 7 of 14

The Ministry has now completed the comprehensive review and verified each board s information about eligible files. For the 2002-03 school year, school boards are eligible for an additional $71.5 million above the $130 million already allocated in December. This amount reflects full-year funding for all eligible ISA claims enrolled in school boards in 2002-03. In 2003-04, funding for Intensive Support Amount (ISA) levels 2 and 3 will continue to be adjusted to respond to the level of need demonstrated by school boards. Boards will have an opportunity to submit new claims for ISA funding and will be asked to estimate the funding impacts of new claims and the attrition of eligible files as part of their Estimates submission for 2003-04. The Ministry continues to project that, with the impact of new eligible claims, net of files that leave boards, ISA funding will increase to approximately $815 million in 2003-04 $250 million higher than the initial allocation of $565 million at the beginning of 2002-03. To assist boards, details concerning the claim and audit process are being provided in a separate B-memorandum, 2003: B8. This memorandum also provides a board-byboard allocation of additional funding for the current (2002-03) school year, reflecting the final results of the ISA comprehensive review for 2002-03. B. OTHER CHANGES TO STUDENT-FOCUSED FUNDING IN 2003-04 As part of the continuing refinement of student-focused funding, a number of changes have been made to address technical issues in the funding regulation. Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) for mature students Beginning in 2003-04, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) will be the framework through which mature students those 18 years of age or older and out of school for at least one year will be granted credits toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma for knowledge and skills acquired outside Ontario classrooms. To implement PLAR for mature students, the Continuing Education and Other Programs Grant will provide funding for teacher time to carry out specific assessment activities that are outside of and in addition to funded instructional time and undertaken in accordance with section 6.6 of Ontario Secondary Schools Grades 9 to 12: Program and Diploma Requirements, 1999. Funding will be provided on school boards reporting of assessment activities: the number of individual student assessments for grades 9 and 10, individual student equivalency assessments for grades 11 and 12 credits, and completed challenges for grades 11 and 12 credits. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 8 of 14

Reverse Tuition Agreements The funding regulations have been amended, effective in both the current (2002-03) school year and 2003-04, to provide revenue to school boards for the payment of fees when a board and First Nation band council or education authority have negotiated a so-called reverse tuition agreement, under which elementary pupils of the board attend an elementary school operated by a First Nations band council or education authority. 220-hour courses for students at risk Students entering the secondary school program with knowledge and skills at a level below that required for success in the grade 9 program will benefit from extended time in upgrading courses in the core subjects of English/Français, mathematics, and/or science. Similarly, students in Grade 10 may benefit from the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge and skills in English/Français, mathematics, and/or science. Courses defined in Ontario Secondary School, Grades 9 to 12: Program and Diploma Requirements, 1999 as locally developed compulsory credit courses provide students with the opportunity to earn one compulsory credit in each of English/Français, mathematics, and science. Students may also strengthen their knowledge and skills through locally developed optional credit courses. Grade 9 and 10 English/Français, mathematics and science locally developed compulsory and/or optional credit courses with a credit value of one credit each may be offered for a duration of 220 hours (for example, on a daily basis throughout the academic year) rather than 110 hours. These 220-hour courses will be counted as single credit courses for the purpose of reporting student achievement. Boards will be allowed to count these 220-hour, locally developed single-credit courses as two credits for the purpose of calculating the average number of credits per pupil under the Special Assistance for Average Per-Pupil Credit Load component of the Teacher Qualifications and Experience Grant. Grades 11 and 12 eligibility for literacy and numeracy programs The average daily enrolment regulations have been amended, effective in the current (2002-03) school year, to clarify that students in grades 11 and 12 are eligible to enrol in remedial programs in literacy and numeracy that are provided outside the regular school day, where their enrolment has been recommended by the school principal. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 9 of 14

ESL/ESD and ALF/PDF components of the Language Grant In 2003-04, there will be a change to the criterion used to determine which students are eligible to be counted as recent immigrants for the purpose of calculating these components of the Language Grant. The number of students who entered Canada within the last three years will now be based on the country of birth, rather than country from which the student entered Canada. This change will simplify reporting and will recognize students who have stopped over in an English-speaking country before entering Canada. C. INITIATIVES IN THE 2003 ONTARIO BUDGET Multi-year base funding With the 2003 Ontario Budget, the government has introduced multi-year base funding (MYBF) targets for school boards and the postsecondary education and health sectors. From the $15.3 billion committed for 2003-04, the base funding commitment to school boards, including property tax revenues, would rise to $15.8 billion in 2004-05 and $16.2 billion in 2005-06, representing a 14 per cent increase over the level announced in the 2002-03 Budget. These commitments are stable base funding on which school boards can depend. The totals reflect estimated elementary and secondary student enrolment in these years and additional funding to address remaining recommendations of the EETF, including enhancements to cost benchmarks within student-focused funding. MYBF targets will be reviewed and renewed on a regular basis. As outlined in the Budget, the policy framework for MYBF would allow for additional funding beyond the base commitments. Any adjustments to funding arrangements will be the result of explicit policy decisions based on three key factors: economic growth, the level of federal government support, and results achieved through greater accountability. As stated in the 2003 Budget, MYBF is a review-and-renew process. Its goal is to allow the funding system to evolve and adapt to challenges that public-sector organizations may face in the future while also responding to the fiscal situation facing the province. For the education sector, it should be noted that the policy framework for MYBF includes establishing a process for regular reviews of the components of studentfocused funding to ensure that the funding approach is meeting its goals. At this time, the Ministry of Education is continuing the practice of releasing detailed student-focused funding projections for the next school year only. The Ministry is not releasing multi-year allocations on a board-by-board basis. The Ministry of Finance, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, will continue to consult with the education sector about the implementation of MYBF. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 10 of 14

Proposed Ontario Home Property Tax Relief for Seniors program In the 2003 Ontario Budget, the government announced a proposed new Ontario Home Property Tax Relief for Seniors program. Starting July 1, 2003, every senior (age 65 or older) homeowner or renter would receive a tax credit for the education portion of his or her residential property tax. In 2004, this would provide an average saving of $475 for 945,000 senior households. It is anticipated that this new credit would be revenue-neutral for school boards and that, as a program to provide tax credits directly to seniors, this initiative would be administered outside the property tax system. It would therefore not affect the collection or remittance of education property tax to school boards, including boards with territory without municipal organization. Technological Education In the 2003 Budget, the government committed to investing $90 million in secondary schools over the next four years to renew technological equipment, to train teachers, and to develop partnerships with employers and colleges. This funding, $10 million of which is being allocated for 2003-04, will be provided outside the student-focused funding grants. To be eligible, boards and schools will be required to develop comprehensive multi-year plans to support the renewal of technological education programs. An application process, eligibility criteria, and accountability framework will be developed during the 2003-04 school year. D. FLEXIBILITY, FINANCIAL REPORTING AND DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ESTIMATES In 2003 04 school boards again have flexibility to use revenue from student-focused funding to address local priorities. The enveloping requirements will again allow boards to use an amount of funding equivalent to the Local Priorities Amount and the Declining Enrolment Adjustment. No board will receive less flexibility funding than it received in 2002-03. Every board s flexibility fund will include the greater of: The total amount of the Local Priorities Amount and the entire amount of a board s Declining Enrolment Adjustment, OR The total flexibility fund from 2002 03. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 11 of 14

School boards will continue to be accountable for how they use all the revenue they receive from student-focused funding, including the amount of revenue that they can use flexibly. They will continue to report, as in past years, how they have used all their funding, and how this funding has been allocated to the various expenditure categories in student-focused funding. With respect to special education, a working group of senior board staff, members of the Minister s Advisory Council on Special Education, and Ministry representatives have developed recommendations to improve consistency in board reporting on special education expenditures. The Ministry has used the advice of the working group to develop detailed instructions for boards, which will be available as part of the financial reporting package for 2003-04. The instructions clarify Ministry expectations and are a support to existing documentation on reporting expectations found in the grant regulation, the Uniform Code of Accounts, and the financial reporting package. Timely submission of boards Estimates, Revised Estimates, and Financial Statements is critical for calculating boards entitlements to funding and avoiding unplanned adjustments to cash flow. It is also critical to the Ministry s capacity to accurately project impacts on the government s fiscal plan, and support decisions about refinement of student-focused funding. The Ministry has established the following dates for submission of financial reports in the 2003-04 school year: June 27, 2003 Board Estimates for 2003 04 November 28, 2003 Board Financial Statements for 2002 03 December 12, 2003 Board Revised Estimates for 2003 04 The policy of cash-flow consequences for boards that do not submit reports within the time frames required will continue in 2003-04. For Estimates and Financial Statements, boards will be given an extension of one month before cash-flow penalties are applied. No extension will be given for Revised Estimates. Estimates forms will be available shortly on EFIS. E. CONSULTATION Since receiving the recommendations of the EETF, the government has announced a total of $1.1 billion in new investments for education. These investments continue the focus on enhancing important supports for student learning and achievement and on equitable access to quality education throughout the province. Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 12 of 14

As part of the government s commitment to implementing the recommendations of the EETF, the Ministry will continue to work with school boards, parents, and other partners in education to ensure that these additional resources are allocated and used in the most effective ways to support our common goal of improving education for all our students. As the government continues to respond to the recommendations of the EETF, the Ministry will also continue to consult and work closely with its education partners to set priorities and to develop and implement changes and new policies that will benefit students. Activities related to the government s ongoing response to the EETF will include consultation on: Rural Education Strategy Benchmark updates Learning Opportunities Grant Special Education French-language school boards Governance and accountability Details concerning these consultation activities will be released as soon as possible. In addition, the Ministry of Finance will continue to consult on the development of multiyear base funding in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Finally, the Ministry of Education will initiate consultation regarding the Legislative review of student-focused funding with respect to equity between public and Catholic school boards, which is required by section 257.107 of the Education Act. F. INFORMATION RESOURCES The following resources will be available to school boards to assist in preparing their budgets and planning for the 2003-04 school year: 1. The documents Student-Focused Funding: Legislative Grants for 2003-04 and Student-Focused Funding: Projections of School Board Funding for the 2003-04 School Year are available immediately. 2. The following documents will be available the week of April 14 to 18: Student-Focused Funding Technical Paper, 2003-04 Pupil Accommodation Grants Technical Paper, 2003-04 Education Development Charges Guidelines, 2003-04 These documents will be available on the Ministry web site http://www.edu.gov.on.ca Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 13 of 14

The Ministry will also publish the Parents Guide to Student-Focused Funding on its public web site. Boards may find this especially useful in communicating with parents, staff, and interested members of the public. If you require further information about school board funding in 2003-04, please contact: Pupil Accommodation Grant Transportation Grant Other changes in the 2003 04 regulations Financial reporting requirements Drew Nameth (416) 325-4030 Drew.Nameth@edu.gov.on.ca Peter Gooch (416) 325-2828 Peter.Gooch@edu.gov.on.ca Wayne Burtnyk (416) 325-2034 Wayne.Burtnyk@edu.gov.on.ca Norbert J. Hartmann Assistant Deputy Minister c.c. Superintendents of Business and Finance Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 Page 14 of 14

TABLE 1: NEW ALLOCATION FOR STUDENTS AT-RISK FOR 2003-04 DSBNo DSBName Students-at Risk Component, Learning Opportunities Grant 1 DSB Ontario North East 442,618 2 Algoma DSB 540,619 3 Rainbow DSB 523,700 4 Near North DSB 475,101 5.1 Keewatin-Patricia DSB 351,861 5.2 Rainy River DSB 242,947 6.1 Lakehead DSB 389,385 6.2 Superior-Greenstone DSB 244,477 7 Bluewater DSB 583,453 8 Avon Maitland DSB 487,263 9 Greater Essex County DSB 806,308 10 Lambton Kent DSB 682,690 11 Thames Valley DSB 1,566,609 12 Toronto DSB 7,403,100 13 Durham DSB 1,106,522 14 Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB 858,849 15 Trillium Lakelands DSB 586,658 16 York Region DSB 1,719,898 17 Simcoe County DSB 1,025,350 18 Upper Grand DSB 694,110 19 Peel DSB 2,098,826 20 Halton DSB 764,538 21 Hamilton-Wentworth DSB 1,267,933 22 DSB of Niagara 885,994 23 Grand Erie DSB 677,268 24 Waterloo Region DSB 1,058,805 TABLE 1 NEW ALLOCATION FOR STUDENTS AT-RISK FOR 2003-04 Page 1 of 3 Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 April 11, 2003

25 Ottawa-Carleton DSB 1,574,559 26 Upper Canada DSB 891,813 27 Limestone DSB 581,140 28 Renfrew County DSB 388,662 29 Hastings and Prince Edward DSB 578,862 30.1 Northeastern Catholic DSB 212,357 30.2 Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic DSB 225,765 31 Huron-Superior Catholic DSB 317,131 32 Sudbury Catholic DSB 291,385 33.1 Northwest Catholic DSB 172,326 33.2 Kenora Catholic DSB 157,532 34.1 Thunder Bay Catholic DSB 270,753 34.2 Superior North Catholic DSB 157,112 35 Bruce-Grey Catholic DSB 218,026 36 Huron-Perth Catholic DSB 232,665 37 Windsor-Essex Catholic DSB 620,299 38 London District Catholic School Board 510,896 39 St. Clair Catholic DSB 349,786 40 Toronto Catholic DSB 2,506,733 41 Peterborough V N C Catholic DSB 398,427 42 York Catholic DSB 891,621 43 Dufferin-Peel Catholic DSB 1,477,567 44 Simcoe Muskoka Catholic DSB 516,286 45 Durham Catholic DSB 499,939 46 Halton Catholic DSB 479,284 47 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic DSB 648,898 48 Wellington Catholic DSB 262,640 49 Waterloo Catholic DSB 475,491 50 Niagara Catholic DSB 529,779 51 Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic DSB 337,462 52 Catholic DSB of Eastern Ontario 426,048 53 Ottawa-Carleton Catholic DSB 881,507 54 Renfrew County Catholic DSB 248,871 TABLE 1 NEW ALLOCATION FOR STUDENTS AT-RISK FOR 2003-04 Page 2 of 3 Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 April 11, 2003

55 Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB 401,922 56 CSD du Nord-Est de l'ontario 203,556 57 CSD du Grand Nord de l'ontario 260,171 58 CSD du Centre Sud-Ouest 296,313 59 CSD des écoles publiques de l'est de l'ontario 404,944 60.1 CSD catholique des Grandes Rivières 390,614 60.2 CSD catholique Franco-Nord 226,690 61 CSD catholique du Nouvel-Ontario 350,044 62 CSD catholique des Aurores boréales 165,013 63 CSD des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest 253,492 64 CSD catholique Centre-Sud 373,614 65 CSD catholique de l'est ontarien 388,041 66 CSD catholique du Centre-Est de l'ontario 469,083 Provincial Totals 50,000,000 TABLE 1 NEW ALLOCATION FOR STUDENTS AT-RISK FOR 2003-04 Page 3 of 3 Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 April 11, 2003

TABLE 2: ENHANCEMENT TO CLASSROOM SUPPLIES BENCHMARKS, 2003-04 Classroom DSBNo DSBName Supplies Benchmarks 1 DSB Ontario North East 185,161 2 Algoma DSB 222,882 3 Rainbow DSB 226,425 4 Near North DSB 180,453 5.1 Keewatin-Patricia DSB 134,602 5.2 Rainy River DSB 66,339 6.1 Lakehead DSB 194,047 6.2 Superior-Greenstone DSB 66,625 7 Bluewater DSB 215,072 8 Avon Maitland DSB 182,974 9 Greater Essex County DSB 359,980 10 Lambton Kent DSB 261,807 11 Thames Valley DSB 786,370 12 Toronto DSB 2,772,643 13 Durham DSB 633,802 14 Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB 377,725 15 Trillium Lakelands DSB 221,867 16 York Region DSB 965,834 17 Simcoe County DSB 519,535 18 Upper Grand DSB 336,745 19 Peel DSB 1,242,267 20 Halton DSB 443,869 21 Hamilton-Wentworth DSB 545,209 22 DSB of Niagara 423,875 23 Grand Erie DSB 290,277 24 Waterloo Region DSB 575,428 25 Ottawa-Carleton DSB 718,686 26 Upper Canada DSB 343,390 27 Limestone DSB 251,000 28 Renfrew County DSB 132,348 29 Hastings and Prince Edward DSB 209,744 TABLE 2 ENHANCEMENT TO CLASSROOM SUPPLIES BENCHMARKS, 2003-04 Page 1 of 3 Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 April 11, 2003

30.1 Northeastern Catholic DSB 53,003 30.2 Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic DSB 54,499 31 Huron-Superior Catholic DSB 109,738 32 Sudbury Catholic DSB 106,496 33.1 Northwest Catholic DSB 26,229 33.2 Kenora Catholic DSB 25,265 34.1 Thunder Bay Catholic DSB 119,938 34.2 Superior North Catholic DSB 20,024 35 Bruce-Grey Catholic DSB 48,404 36 Huron-Perth Catholic DSB 63,353 37 Windsor-Essex Catholic DSB 271,719 38 London District Catholic School Board 210,918 39 St. Clair Catholic DSB 125,576 40 Toronto Catholic DSB 919,814 41 Peterborough V N C Catholic DSB 150,030 42 York Catholic DSB 462,868 43 Dufferin-Peel Catholic DSB 830,056 44 Simcoe Muskoka Catholic DSB 198,355 45 Durham Catholic DSB 243,911 46 Halton Catholic DSB 242,405 47 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic DSB 289,008 48 Wellington Catholic DSB 92,664 49 Waterloo Catholic DSB 225,446 50 Niagara Catholic DSB 237,889 51 Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic DSB 123,632 52 Catholic DSB of Eastern Ontario 155,861 53 Ottawa-Carleton Catholic DSB 410,261 54 Renfrew County Catholic DSB 66,158 55 Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB 168,769 56 CSD du Nord-Est de l'ontario 30,938 57 CSD du Grand Nord de l'ontario 61,837 58 CSD du Centre Sud-Ouest 112,090 59 CSD des écoles publiques de l'est de l'ontario 165,330 60.1 CSD catholique des Grandes Riviéres 183,898 60.2 CSD catholique Franco-Nord 63,161 TABLE 2 ENHANCEMENT TO CLASSROOM SUPPLIES BENCHMARKS, 2003-04 Page 2 of 3 Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 April 11, 2003

61 CSD catholique du Nouvel-Ontario 159,723 62 CSD catholique des Aurores boréales 16,223 63 CSD des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest 115,439 64 CSD catholique Centre-Sud 187,968 65 CSD catholique de l'est ontarien 196,678 66 CSD catholique du Centre-Est de l'ontario 230,890 Provincial Totals 21,663,441 TABLE 2 ENHANCEMENT TO CLASSROOM SUPPLIES BENCHMARKS, 2003-04 Page 3 of 3 Student-Focused Funding Grant Regulations and School Board Funding for 2003-04 April 11, 2003