Funding Manuals for School Authorities

2002–2003 Funding Manual

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    Message from the Minister
     
    Summary of Significant Changes for 2002 - 2003
     
    INTRODUCTION
     
     
  • How to Use This Manual, Information Contacts
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  • General Conditions That Apply to Funding
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  • References and Where to Obtain Them
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    PART 1 SCHOOL JURISDICTION FUNDING
     
     
  • Framework For Funding School Jurisdictions
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  • Purpose, Principles and Features of the Funding Framework
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  • Funding Framework as part of a Three-Year Plan
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  • Flexibility Provided by the Funding Framework
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  • Limited Conditions of the Funding Framework
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  • Funding Allocations for School Jurisdictions
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    A.
    Instruction Block Funding
    section
     
  • Basic Instruction
    		•  1.1
            Outreach Program 1.1.1
     
  • Students with Severe Disabilities
    		•  1.2
     
  • English as a Second Language
    		•  1.3
     
  • Enhanced Opportunity
    		•  1.4
     
  • First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
    		•  1.5
     
  • Institutional Programs
    		•  1.6
     
  • Regional Assessment Services
    		•  1.7
     
  • Sparsity and Distance
    		•  1.8
     
  • Teacher Assistants Program
    		•  1.9
     
  • Early Literacy
    		•  1.10
     
  • Learning Resources Credit
    		•  1.11
     
  • Technology Integration
    		•  1.12
     
  • Home Education
    		•  1.13
     
  • Francisation
    		•  1.14
     
  • Growth and Density
    		•  1.15
     
    B.
    Support Block Funding
    Section
     
  • Plant Operations and Maintenance (now with Alberta Infrastructure)
    		•  1.16
     
  • System Administration
    		•  1.17
     
  • Boarding
    		•  1.18
     
  • Rural Transportation
    		•  1.19
     
  • Special Transportation
    		•  1.20
     
  • Urban Transportation
    		•  1.21
     
  • Metro Urban Transportation Block
    		•  1.22
     
    C.
    Capital Block Funding
    Section
    School Capital is now the responsibility of Alberta Infrastructure. See Capital Funding page for more details.
     
    PART 2 EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES FUNDING
     
    SCHOOL JURISDICTIONS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND PRIVATE ECS OPERATORS
     
  • Basic Instruction
    		•  2.1
     
  • Portable Classrooms for ECS Operators
    		•  2.2
     
  • Special Needs Funding:
    		•
            Mild or Moderate Disabilities and Gifted and Talented 2.3
            Program Enhancement Project 2.4
            Program Unit 2.5
     
  • Transportation - Special Needs
    		•  2.6
     
  • Transportation - Regular
    		•  2.7
     
  • Early Literacy
    		• 2.8
     
  • ECS Administration
    		•  2.9
     
  • Plant Operations and Maintenance
    		•  2.10
     
    PART 3 PRIVATE SCHOOL FUNDING
     
     
  • Basic Instruction
    		•  3.1
            Designated Special Education Private Schools 3.1.1
     
  • Severe Disabilities
    		•  3.2
     
  • Resident Students of the Government
    		•  3.3
     
  • Institutional Programs
    		•  3.4
     
  • Home Education
    		•  3.5
     
  • Learning Resources Credit
    		•  3.6
     
  • Early Literacy
    		• 3.7
     
    PART 4 FEDERAL FRENCH FUNDING
     
     
  • Federal Francophone Education Funding
    		•  4.1
     
  • Federal French Language Funding
    		•  4.2
     
    PART 5 CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING
     
     
  • Charter Schools
    		•  5.1
     
    PART 6 SCHOOL AUTHORITIES FUNDING
     
     
  • Alberta Initiative for School Improvement
    		•  6.1
     
  • Teacher Salary Enhancement
    		•  6.2
     
  • SuperNet
    		•  6.3
     
  • Regional Consortium
    		•  6.4
     
    PART 7 CROSS GOVERNMENT FUNDING
     
     
  • Student Health Initiative
    		•  7.1
     
  • Debt Retirement
    		•  7.2
     
    PART 8 PAYMENTS TO SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
     
     
  • Enrolment Counts
    		•  8.1
     
  • Payment Schedules and Funding Rates
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            School Jurisdictions 8.2
            Private ECS Operators 8.3
            Private Schools 8.4
     
  • Funding Rates
    		•
            School Jurisdictions 8.2
            Private ECS Operators 8.3
            Private Schools 8.4
     
    FORMS
     
     
  • Summary of Funding Application Forms
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            02AL1.1.1.pdf
            02AL1.13A.pdf
            02AL1.13B.pdf
            02AL1.14.pdf
            02AL1.1A.pdf
            02AL1.1B.pdf
            02AL1.1C.pdf
            02AL1.4.pdf
            02AL1.6.pdf
            02AL2.4.pdf
            02AL2.5a.pdf
            02AL2.5b.pdf
            02AL2.6.pdf
            02AL3.1a.pdf
            02AL6.3.pdf
            02AL6.4a.pdf
            02AL6.4b.pdf
            02AL7.2.pdf
     
    GLOSSARY OF TERMS
     
    APPENDICES
     
     
  • Recessing or Ceasing of Operations by a Private ECS Operator
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  • Government Organization Act
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  • Withdrawal of Teacher Services or Lockout
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