Funding & Compliance is responsible for developing and maintaining an equitable funding formula for the public Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system.
It develops financial management policies and standards that support the allocation of more than $4 billion annually to public school boards. The unit works closely with all education stakeholders to examine funding issues, ensuring that education funding is allocated on a fair and equitable basis. It develops and maintains various funding formulas to achieve government’s education financing goals. Funding & Compliance is also responsible for the work required to calculate and meet the demands of the ongoing and emerging needs of educator and support staff identified through collective bargaining. The unit develops and conducts annual compliance audits, called Enrolment Audits, in selected school districts. These ensure public education funds are being used for their intended purpose, and that districts are claiming enrolment in a correct and consistent manner.
Audits are conducted to confirm overall enrolment in 5 program areas:
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Continuing Education
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Special Education
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Aboriginal Education
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English as a Second Language
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Distributed Learning
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