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Rural and Northern Education Funding

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.

Ministry Memo 2017: B09