#fixtheformula school council information session
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#FixtheFormula
School Council Information Session
Suzanne NurseVice-chair of the Board
www.peelschools.org/fixtheformula
Janet McDougaldChair of the Board
Janet McDougaldChair of the Board
1. Ontario’s flawed and outdated funding formula needs to change
2. Special education funding benefits all students
3. You can be part of the solution
All children can learn
Each student requires different
types of support
Tailor the learningprogram to each child’s needs
22,000 students
Does the province fund these students fairly?
additional
$16 millionin funding
Current Funding Situation
Special Education Grant Per Pupil Amount (SEPPA)
• Set amount of funding for each student• Based on total enrolment• $99 million each year
SEPPA
$99.04M
60.3%
HNA
$50.33M
30.6%
Special Equipment Amount
(SEA) $4.37M
2.7%
Special Incidence Portion (SIP) $3.16M
1.9%
Section 23 $6.88M
4.2%
Behaviour Expertise Amount (BEA) $0.49M
0.3%
High Needs Amount (HNA)• $50 million each year• Variable, based on special education student numbers
from several years ago• Dramatically different outcomes across Ontario
SEPPA
$99.04M
60.3%
HNA
$50.33M
30.6%
Special Equipment Amount
(SEA) $4.37M
2.7%
Special Incidence Portion (SIP) $3.16M
1.9%
Section 23 $6.88M
4.2%
Behaviour Expertise Amount (BEA) $0.49M
0.3%
$1,673
$339
$339
$1,673
$339
$375
$1,673
$339
$375
$601
$1,673
#FixTheFormula
Janet McDougaldChair of the Board
All students are affected
All students are affected
Janet McDougaldChair of the Board
All students are affected
Predicting our needs and funding
additional
$14 - 16 millionin funding
$14 million shortfall disappears
Eliminates pressure to cut budgets
Spending inside the funding envelope
All students benefit
More support for special education students
Janet McDougaldChair of the Board
All students are affected
Where do we go from here?
#FixTheFormula
Suzanne NurseVice-chair of the Board
#FixTheFormula peelschools.org/fixtheformula
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