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How we fund special education. We fund 72 district school boards and 10 school authorities through various types of funding, such as day-to-day operations, special projects, and the construction and improvement of school buildings. Learn how we fund school boards and authorities.
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The Special Education Per Pupil Amount provides funding to...
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Special education programs and services are tailored to meet...
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The government is providing $6 million in application-based...
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Apr 27, 2023 · Yes. The official term for what students with disabilities are entitled to receive is a “free, appropriate public education,” or FAPE. That includes adhering to every detail of a student’s...
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This guide provides an overview of special education and how it is funded in Ontario. The goal is to provide a clear explanation of the funding model for interested partners in the education sector. The Ministry of Education allocates funding to Ontario’s 72 district school boards1. In addition to the Pupil Foundation Grant and other grants within...
In addition to other Grants for Student Needs funding, the ministry provides school boards with the Special Education Grant. This grant supports positive outcomes for students with special education needs. This grant is for the additional costs of the programs, services and/or equipment these students may require. Special Education Grant funding ...
The Special Education Statistical Prediction Model estimates the likelihood of students in a school board needing special education programs and/or services. The model considers neighbourhood profiles for all students across Ontario and in each school board. This generates predicted percentages for the population likely to have special education ne...
The Measures of Variability uses seven categories of information that reflect differences in each school board’s population of students with special education needs and in the school board’s ability to respond to these needs. Three of the categories use data to develop a school board profile of special education needs. This is done by looking at d...
The Base Amount for Collaboration and Integration provides each school board with funding to help explore collaborative and integrated approaches to serving students with special education needs.
The Multi-Disciplinary Supports Amount supports all students with special education needs, including subsets of this population such as students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and mental health needs. The Multi- Disciplinary Supports Amount provides funding to each school board for a multi-disciplinary team of up to four staff. This team he...
The ABA Expertise Professionals Amount provides funding for boards to hire professional staff at the school board level who have expertise in ABA. Whenever possible, school boards are encouraged to hire individuals with Board Certified Behaviour Analyst certification, individuals working toward Board Certified Behaviour Analyst certification, ...
The ABA Training Amount provides funding to boards for training opportunities to build school board capacity in ABA.
The province, through the Ministry of Education, is accountable for the public edu cation system and the policy decisions that determine funding for school boards. Given the key role of school boards in providing services at the local level, school boards are accountable to students, parents, the ministry and others with a stake in public educati...
For more information on special education policy, programs and/or services generally, please visit the Ministry of Education website. For more information on a school board’s specific special education policies and approaches, please contact the school board superintendent responsible for special education. Alternatively, you may contact a member ...
Special education services: Facilities and resources, including support personnel and equipment, necessary for developing and implementing a special education program. Special education program: An educational program that is based on and modified by the results of continuous assessment and evaluation, and that includes a plan containing specifi...
Special education programs and services are tailored to meet students’ individual needs. These programs support students with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and more. By law, all school boards must provide special education programs and/or services for students with special education needs.
Nov 20, 2022 · 1) Supporting Students with Special Education Needs/Students with Disabilities ($6 million) – application based funding to prevent and remove accessibility barriers; 2) Special Education Additional Qualification Subsidy for Educators ($1 million) – to provide funding for special education courses;
Introduction. Special Education in Ontario. This guide provides an overview of special education and how it is funded in Ontario. The goal is to provide a clear explanation of the funding model for interested partners in the education sector. The Ministry of Education allocates funding to Ontario’s 72 district school boards1.
Apr 4, 2022 · The government is providing $6 million in application-based funding for school boards to implement initiatives to prevent and remove accessibility barriers and thus improve outcomes for students with special education needs/disabilities.
