Financial

Funding

Since 2006-07, funding has been included in the basic per pupil funding recognition provided to school divisions. The funding, approximately $56 per student, provides for the establishment, implementation and administrative support of SCCs including:

the designation of a senior school division administrative person to be responsible for providing advice, support and communication assistance for SCCs;
recognition for the time commitment of school-based administrators;
in-school administrative support (e.g., school secretary); and
operating expenses for individual SCCs (e.g., $2,000).

The Local Accountability and Partnership Panel’s final report and the Ministry’s 2006-07 Funding Manual recommended that $2,000 per school year be provided to each SCC. The board of education sets the amount of money provided to SCCs for operating expenses and approves policies for the use of these funds.

Although a new funding distribution model was implemented in 2010, it continues to be the responsibility of boards of education to allocate funds to respond to local needs and provincial priorities.

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