Published Results-Based Plan 2007/08Previous Years: Table of ContentsPublished Results-Based Plan 2007/08
Ministry Financial InformationAppendix I: Adobe Acrobat version (PDF, 168 KB)
Ministry OverviewThe Ministry of Education strives to promote a strong, vibrant, publicly funded education system that is focused on three goals: high levels of student achievement, reduced gaps in student achievement and high levels of public confidence in public education. To achieve these goals, the Ministry of Education focuses activities on:
Vision, Mission, Key Priorities & ResultsMinistry VisionOntario students will receive the best public education in the world, measured by high levels of achievement and engagement for all students. Successful learning outcomes will give all students the skills, knowledge and opportunities to attain their potential, to pursue lifelong learning, and to contribute to a prosperous, cohesive society. MissionThe ministry seeks relationships with the education sector and the public that are more interactive, more mutually influential and that mobilize people's commitment and collective ingenuity to address problems at a deeper level than ever before with correspondingly greater results. Key Priorities & ResultsSuccess for StudentsBy working to rebuild our province's education system, we're seeing greater student success and increased public confidence in the system. The government's efforts to ensure peace and stability in the classroom and build a genuine partnership with school boards, teachers, principals, other education workers and parents have helped contribute to higher student achievement. Strong People, Strong EconomyThe Ontario government is committed to strengthening the province by strengthening its people. Publicly funded education is considered the most important investment that can be made for the future of Ontario. Strong public schools are the foundation for a strong economy and a cohesive society. This is being accomplished by many new initiatives including the creation of more learning opportunities for students to customize their education to their own skills and interests. This will lead to higher graduation rates and help more Ontario youth contribute now — and in the future — to the prosperity of the province. Better HealthThe Ministry of Education is doing more to help children in our schools stay healthy through new initiatives including daily physical activity during classroom hours, the removal of junk food from vending machines, the return of specialist physical education teachers and opening up our schools to the community for use after hours. Ministry Contribution to Key Priorities and ResultsPriorities
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Labour Peace and Stability = More Time for Learning Performance MeasuresPublicly funded education is a government priority. The Ministry of Education continues to focus its activities on working to implement the government's ambitious education agenda, and specifically its commitments that:
More Students off to a Good StartStudents in kindergarten through Grade 3 are getting the individual attention they need to master the basics with more teachers and smaller class sizes. Almost all students in junior kindergarten to Grade 3 are learning in classes of 23 or fewer students - 65 per cent are in classes of 20 or fewer students. The number of new teachers funded to reduce class sizes now totals 3,600, with funding to support an additional 1,200 in 2007/08.  Higher Levels of Student AchievementOver the last four years, more students in Grades 3 and 6 are doing better at reading, writing and math – their results in provincial tests have improved by 10 percentage points. As well, more Grade 9 students are meeting the standard on the applied and academic math tests — up 14 and 5 percentage points, respectively. Furthermore, the number of Grade 10 students passing the literacy test is up 12 percentage points.  More Students are GraduatingOver the past two years, the high school graduation rate has increased from 68 to 73 per cent — meaning 12,000 more students now have a diploma and are better prepared for the future. Early indicators show that more Grade 9 and 10 students are completing all of their courses and are on track to graduate. This is a significant achievement and is being accomplished because of many new initiatives including the creation of more learning opportunities for students to customize their education to their own skills and interests. This will help increase the graduation rate and help more Ontario youth contribute now and in the future to the prosperity of the province. Transition Teams and Students Success Teams are identifying and helping students as they move from grades 8 to 9. These teams are providing strategies, interventions and programming options as well as monitoring student progress to make the elementary to secondary school transition a success. Lighthouse Projects foster school board innovation in keeping more students engaged in learning to graduation. The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), dual credit pilots and Specialist High Skills Majors provide career focussed options and support successful transitions to higher learning. Ministry of Education Organization Chart (PDF, 68 KB) NEW: In 2007-08 French language programming will be enhanced through the establishment of a new autonomous agency "L'Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario" (TFO). LegislationActsEducation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.2 as amended by S.O. 1991, c.10; S.O. 1991, c.15; S.O. 1992, c.15; S.O. 1992, c.16; S.O. 1992, c.17; S.O. 1992, c.27; S.O. 1992, c.32; S.O. 1993, c.11; S.O. 1993, c.23; S.O. 1993, c.26; S.O. 1993, c.27, Sched.; S.O. 1993, c.41; S.O. 1994, c.1; S.O. 1994, c.17; S.O. 1994, c.23; S.O. 1994, c.27; S.O. 1995, c.4; S.O. 1996, c.2; S.O. 1996, c.11; S.O. 1996, c.12; S.O. 1996, c.13; S.O. 1996, c.32; S.O. 1997, c.3; S.O. 1997, c.16; S.O. 1997, c.19; S.O. 1997, c.22; S.O. 1997, c.27; S.O. 1997, c.31; S.O. 1997, c.32; S.O. 1997, c.43, Sched.; S.O. 1998, c.3; S.O. 1998, c.14; S.O. 1998, c.33; S.O. 1999, c.6; S.O. 1999, c.9; S.O. 2000, c.5; S.O. 2000, c.11; S.O. 2000, c.12; S.O. 2000, c.25; S.O. 2000, c.26, Sched; S.O. 2001, c. 8; S.O. 2001, c. 13; S.O. 2001, c. 14, Sched.; S.O. 2001, c.17; S.O. 2001, c.23; S.O. 2001, c.24; 2002, c. 7; 2002, c. 8, Sched. A; 2002, c. 8, Sched. I; 2002, c. 17, Sched. C,; 2002, c. 17, Sched. D; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2002, c. 18, Sched. G; 2002, c.22; 2003, c.2; 2004, c.8; 2004, c.31; 2005, c.4; 2005, c.5; 2006, c. 2; 2006, c. 5; 2006, c. 9, Sched. H; 2006, c. 10; 2006, c. 17; 2006, c. 21, Sched. F; 2006, c. 28; 2006, c. 32, Sched. C; 2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.3; 2006, c. 34; 2006, c. 35, Sched. C Except: ss. 257.2.1; 257.5; 257.6(3) to (7); 257.7(3); 257.10(4),(5); 257.12; 257.12.1; 257.12.2; 257.12.3; 257.13 and 257.19(4), [see O.C. 1690/2003] Education Quality and Accountability Office Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c.11; S.O. 1997, c.31; 2004, c.8; 2004, c.17; 2006, c. 21, Sched. F; 2006, c. 35, Sched. C. Fairness for Parents and Employees Act (Teachers' Withdrawal of Services) 1997, c. 32; 2006, c. 21, Sched. F Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c.12, as amended by S.O. 1997, c.31; 2001, c.9; 2001, c.14; 2001, c.24; 2002, c.7; 2004, c.26; 2006, c. 10; 2006, c. 19, Sched. C; 2006, c. 21, Sched. F. Ontario Educational Communications Authority Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O. 12; 1997, c. 26, Sched.; 1999, c. 12, Sched. Q; 2002, c. 8, Sched. G; 2002, c. 8, Sched. I; 2002, c. 18, Sched. G; 2004, c. 17; 2006, c. 35, Sched. C. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Repeal Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c.16 Ontario School Trustees' Council Act, R.S.O. 1980, c.355 Ottawa-Carleton French-Language School Board Transferred Employees Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.44 as amended by 1992, c. 17; 1993, c. 11; 1993, c. 23; 1993, c. 27, Sched.; 1994, c. 1; S.O. 1997, c.31; 2002, c.17, Sched. F, Table. Provincial Schools Negotiations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.35 as amended by S.O. 1996, c.12; S.O. 1997, c.31; 2003, c.2; 2006, c. 10; 2006, c. 19, Sched. L; 2006, c. 35, Sched. C. School Trust Conveyances Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.S.3; 2002, c.17, Sched. F, Table. Teachers' Pension Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.T.1 as amended by S.O. 1991, vol.2, c.52; S.O. 1993, c.39; S.O. 1998, c.34; 2005, c. 31, Sched. 21; 2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.8. Teachers' Pension Act, 1989, S.O. 1989, c.92; S.O. 1993, c.39; S.O. 1998, c.34 Teaching Profession Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.T.2, amended 1991, vol.2, c.52; S.O. 1996, c.12; S.O. 1997, c.31; S.O. 2000, c.12; 2002, c.7; 2006, c. 21, Sched. F. Upper Canada College Act, R.S.O. 1937, c.373; 1958, c.120 Notes:
Note: Additional funding will be provided in 2007-08 for the new "Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario", the new French-language agency. Some of the existing base funding currently provided to TVOntario will be reallocated to the new organization once it is operational. Minister's Advisory Council on Special EducationThe Minister's Advisory Council on Special Education advises the Minister of Education on any matter related to the establishment and provision of special education programs and services for exceptional students, including the identification and provision of early intervention programs for students with special needs. Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVOntario)Within the context of the Ontario Educational Communications Authority Act, the federal Broadcasting Act and its CRTC licences, TVO's and TFO's mandates are to serve as an adjunct to the formal education and training systems in Ontario, by using television and other communications technologies to provide high-quality educational programs, curriculum resources and distance education courses in English and in French. The government is modernizing TVO by converting to digital production and distribution, committing to an independent TFO network, and redefining educational content. To date, TVOntario has delivered its programs and services to Ontarians through two educational television networks "TVO (English Language) and TFO (French Language)" and the Independent Learning Centre, the province's elementary and secondary correspondence school. L'Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario (TFO)In 2007-08, French language programming will be enhanced through the establishment of a new autonomous agency, "L'Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario" (TFO), a new Franco-Ontarian institution that brings together education, culture and multimedia and that provides a new public awareness of the Franco-Ontarian community and its many accomplishments. TVO will continue to have separate responsibility for English language programming and the Independent Learning Centre. Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO)EQAO is an independent agency responsible for assuring greater accountability and enhancing of the quality of education in Ontario. This is achieved through the development and administration of large-scale student assessments and the public release of assessment findings together with recommendations for system improvement. Languages of Instruction Commission of OntarioThe Languages of Instruction Commission of Ontario was established to help resolve disputes over the provision of education programs in the language of a French or English minority group. The commission intercedes in conflicts between school authorities and French-language rights holders groups. Ontario Special Education Tribunals (English / French)The Special Education Tribunals provide a final avenue of appeal for parents who disagree with recommendations of the Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC), for either the identification of a pupil as an exceptional pupil or the placement of an exceptional pupil. Provincial Schools AuthorityThe Provincial Schools Authority (PSA) was established in 1975 under the Provincial Schools Negotiations Act. The Act created a bargaining unit of all teachers employed in provincially operated schools. The PSA negotiates a collective agreement with the Provincial Schools Authority Teachers (PSAT) on behalf of the ministries of Education, and Community Safety and Correctional Services. The PSA is the employer of record for teachers, principals and vice-principals. It handles grievances, leaves and other administrative functions. Ontario Parent Council (inactive)The Ontario Parent Council (OPC) was established in 1993 by legislation (section 17.1(1) of the Education Act). The mandate of the of the OPC was to provide advice to the Minister of Education on elementary and secondary education issues and on methods of increasing parental involvement in elementary and secondary school education. In November 2004, the function of the Ontario Parent Council was replaced when the Minister of Education established the Parent Voice in Education Project, consisting of 20 parent leaders representing all regions of the province and parent associations. Members provide recommendations on how to establish an effective provincial voice for parents and greatly improve the number of parents active in education. In January 2006, a provincial Parent Engagement Office was created to support provincial efforts in facilitating effective parent involvement in the school system. The funding included support for school councils, school boards and provincial/regional organizations. In October 2006, the Ministry released the following two new grant programs in response to the Interim Parent Involvement Advisory Board's report:
The PRO Grant program was widely recognized with over 2800 proposals received from school councils and over 200 received from provincial organizations and school boards. A Provincial Parent Board will be organized to act as an advisory board to the Minister and to monitor levels of parent involvement in the province. The Board will have 20 members and will be in place for September 2007. The selection of the members is now underway. Financial InformationThe following chart depicts the ministry's investment in 2007/08 in activities that provide Ontario students with an excellent and accountable elementary/secondary education, so their futures and that of the Province will be characterized by continued prosperity, stability and growth. The ministry's budget supports the key government priority "Student Success".  Click here to view larger image
* Note: includes Statutory Appropriations but does not include consolidation adjustments. After consolidation adjustments (for agency and school board expenses), the total 2007/08 planned expenditure is $12,774,983,299. Operating and Capital Summary by VoteClick here to view the table  Click here to view larger image Appendix2005/06 Annual ReportThe Ministry of Education's 2005/06 key achievements included:
* Note: Includes Statutory Appropriations and reconciliation adjustments, however does not include consolidation adjustments (for agency and school board expenses). After consolidation adjustments, the total 2005/06 planned expenditure is $11,620,954,570. 2006/07 Annual ReportThe Ministry of Education seeks to establish and maintain a high quality and sustainable publicly funded education system focused on the goals of high levels of student achievement, reduced gaps in student achievement and high levels of public confidence. Strategies that are helping the ministry achieve these goals include:
* Note: Includes Statutory Appropriations and reconciliation adjustments but does not include consolidation adjustments. This number is based on Interim Actuals, and final actual expenditures will be stated in the 2006-07 Public Accounts. ISSN # 1718-6463 |
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