Funding and Accountability

School Facilities

Capital Planning 

With the technical support of Alberta Infrastructure, Alberta Education reviews the priorities in school board three-year capital plans to determine where to build new schools, where to locate modular classrooms and which schools need to be preserved or modernized.  

Contact Information

Alberta Education

The Capital Planning Sector provides assistance to school jurisdictions with their capital planning, capital funding requests, approved capital projects and budgets, as well as with projects funded through Infrastructure Maintenance and Renewal (IMR).  

  • Executive Director, Capital Planning: 780-643-0951
  • Director, Capital Planning, South: 780-427-2272
  • Director, Capital Planning, North: 780-427-2083

The Strategic Financial Services Sector provides assistance on the Plant Operations and Maintenance (PO&M) Funding program and makes payments to school authorities on all school capital funding.

  • Director, School Finance: 780-422-0920

The FNMI and Field Services Sector provides support to school jurisdictions with respect to provincial program standards and program implementation services to school authorities, key education stakeholders, and the public.  Service areas include five geographic regions throughout the province.

Alberta Infrastructure

The Capital Programs Branch is responsible for the project implementation of approved capital projects.  They provide technical support to Education and school jurisdictions on matters related to development of capital plans, project management support, project design, tendering, cost analysis, and review and recommendation of IMR plans.

  • Executive Director, Capital Programs: 780-422-7224
  • Director, School Facilities South, Capital Programs: 403-297-4563
  • Director, School Facilities North, Capital Programs: 780-422-7529

Additional information on design and construction standards, core school designs, facility audits and other school facility related resources is available on Alberta Infrastructure’s website: Alberta Infrastructure

School Infrastructure Resources

School Capital Manual (2009)

School jurisdictions are accountable for the expenditure of capital project funding received from the Government of Alberta (GOA).  The purpose of this manual is to provide all school jurisdictions (public, separate, francophone and charter schools) with a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities in the planning of school construction projects, in maintaining or improving the condition of school facilities and in optimizing facility utilization. 

Your feedback is important to us.  Please provide any feedback to:

Pat Brideaux, Planning Manager,
Strategic Planning, Capital Planning, Alberta Education
Email: pat.brideaux@gov.ab.ca

Summary of Major Changes to the School Capital Manual (2009)

This document provides changes and updates to the School Capital Manual from the previous School Infrastructure Manual (2003). 

Forms

The following forms are currently being updated and will be posted shortly:

  • Form 3: Statement of Final Costs
  • Form 4: Leasing of School Space
  • Form 5: IMR Block Funding Allocation Report
  • Form 6: Notice of School Opening Ceremony
  • Form 7: School Openings Information Sheet is available
  • Form 8: Transportation & Site Requirement Checklist
  • Form 9: New Modular Request
  • Form 10: Relocation of Portable/Modular Classroom Requests  

School Infrastructure Initiatives

Alberta Schools Alternative Procurement Project

The Public-Private Partnership (P3) is a new approach to build schools in Alberta. The Government of Alberta is undertaking two P3 new schools projects that will result in 32 new schools for the Edmonton Capital and Calgary regions. For more information on the projects, visit the P3 New Schools Project page.