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 Core Education Funding. 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 the 2023-2024 school year, Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board received a funding allocation of $516,052.
An amount of $276,751 was carried forward from the previous year's unspent allocation.
The total funding allocation available for the 2023-2024 was $792,803.
This amount was allocated and expended as follows for the 2023-2024 fiscal year:
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| Elementary Schools |
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| St. James Catholic School |
32,946 |
| St. Charles Catholic School |
32,946 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School |
32,946 |
| Monsignor J.E. Ronan Catholic School |
32,946 |
| St. Antoine Catholic School |
32,946 |
| Foley Catholic School |
107,942 |
| Canadian Martyrs Catholic School |
32,946 |
| Father F.X. O'Reilly Catholic School |
36,468 |
| Monsignor Michael O'Leary Catholic School |
32,946 |
| Holy Family Catholic School |
32,946 |
| Saint Mary Catholic School |
32,946 |
| St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School |
32,946 |
| St. Cecilia Catholic School |
31,224 |
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| Secondary Schools |
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| St. Dominic Catholic Secondary School |
81,657 |
| Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High School |
3,383 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School |
46,819 |
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| Grand Total |
636,953 |
These expenses were focussed on a digital document delivery tool, transportation and school operational costs.