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Rural and Northern Education Funding
As part of its plan to strengthen rural and northern education, the Ministry of Education announced on June 28, 2017 (Memo 2017: B09) a Rural and Northern Education supplement of $20 million as an enhancement to the Grants for Student Needs (GSN). The funding will allow school boards to further improve education for students in rural communities.
Each board must report publicly on how these funds will be used as well as which schools are recipients of RNEF support.
For 2023-2024, Rainbow District School Board received an in-year allocation of $ 516,471.
A total of $123,063 was brought forward from prior years’ unspent allocation.
The total allocation available for the 23-24 school year was $639,534.
Of the total allocation of $639,534 available for the 2023-2024 school year, $605,370 was spent, deferring $34,164 to the 2024-25 school year.
Funding was expensed as follows:
| Elementary Schools | Total |
| A.B. Ellis Public School | $ 29,167 |
| Assiginack Public School | $ 28,110 |
| C.R. Judd Public School | $ 13,339 |
| Central Manitoulin Public School | $ 25,962 |
| Charles C. McLean Public School | $ 24,654 |
| Larchwood Public School | $ 14,071 |
| Levack Public School | $ 16,789 |
| Little Current Public School | $ 31,640 |
| Markstay Public School | $ 17,984 |
| Monetville Public School | $ 12,862 |
| R.H. Murray Public School | $ 12,879 |
| S. Geiger Public School | $ 16,825 |
| Walden Public School | $ 38,330 |
| Secondary Schools | |
| Espanola High School | $ 60,129 |
| Lively District Secondary School | $ 52,699 |
| Manitoulin Secondary School | $ 72,075 |
| Central Supports | $137,855 |
| TOTAL | $605,370 |
These expenses were focused on 21st Century learning technology, field trips, instructional materials in classrooms as well as school operating costs.
View the Memo 2017: B09 at the link below.