School Board Profiles

Glossary

Average Day School Enrolment

The average daily enrolment of pupils of the board enrolled in day school, representing a weighted average enrolment on two count dates, October 31, and March 31.

 

Chair of the Board

Name of the elected chair of the board of trustees.

 

Clerical and Secretarial

The full-time equivalent office support staff, such as clerks, secretaries and keypunch operators, working in board and school offices. Source: September Board Report, as of October 31.

 

Consultant Staff

The full-time equivalent consultant staff employed by the board. Source: September Board Report, as of October 31.

 

Director of Education

The name of the chief executive officer of the board. He or she is responsible for developing and maintaining an effective organization and programs in accordance with the board's policies.

 

EQAO

The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is a Schedule IV agency of the Ministry of Education and is responsible for conducting assessments in Grades 3, 6 and 9. EQAO is in the process of developing a Grade 10 literacy assessment and an early learning assessment. EQAO is also responsible for student participation in national and international assessments and for the development of some education quality indicators.

 

Enrolment

The total number of students (headcount) enrolled in regular day schools. Source: School September Reports, as of October 31.

 

Enrolment - Continuing Education

The total number of students (headcount) enrolled in continuing education courses and programs. Continuing education enrolment includes students taking courses from September 1 to June 30 or during the summer. Source: September Board Report.

 

Enrolment - French Immersion

The total number of students (headcount) enrolled in the French Immersion Program. Source: September School Reports, as of October 31.

 

Enrolment - International Languages

The total number of elementary students (headcount) taking the International Languages Program during the school year. International Language classes are those other than English or French, e.g. Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, etc. Source: September Board Report.

 

Enrolment - Native Languages

The total number of students (headcount) enrolled in the Native Language Program. Included are students enrolled in Cree, Ojibwe, Delaware, Mohawk, Cayuga and Oneida. Source: School September Reports, as of October 31.

 

Enrolment by Grade and Gender

The number of students (headcount) enrolled in regular day schools, by grade and gender. Source: School September Reports, as of October 31.

 

Full-Time Equivalent Non-Teaching Personnel

Full-time equivalent of full-time and part-time personnel on the board's payroll and those budgeted to the regular day school program. Included are supervisory officers, consultant staff, other non-teaching professional staff, para-professionals, clerical or secretarial staff, and other staff on the board's payroll as of October 31. Source: September Board Report, as of October 31.

 

Full-Time Equivalent Principals and Vice-Principals

The full-time equivalent of full-time and part-time principals and vice-principals working in schools. Principals and vice-principals on leave or on exchange out of the province are not included. Source: Teaching Staff Reports, as of October 31.

 

Full-Time Equivalent Teachers

The Full-time equivalent of full-time and part-time teachers working in schools. Included are classroom teachers, guidance counsellors, librarians, special education teachers and department heads. Also included are teachers teaching with a temporary letter of approval or letter of permission. Teachers on leave or on exchange out of the province are not included. Source: Teaching Staff Reports, as of October 31.

 

Gov't of Canada

School board revenue that is paid by the Government of Canada or Native Bands (e.g. tuition fees, Federal sponsored programs).

 

No. of Schools

The total number of regular day schools. Source: School September Reports, as of October 31.

 

Number of students per computer

Represents the number of students per instructional computer. The ratio is calculated by dividing the total enrolment by the total number of computers. Source: School September Reports, as of October 31.

 

Other Professional Staff

Professional staff other than teachers, principals, vice-principals and supervisory officers, who provide educational services to students. These include:
Attendance Counsellors
Audiologists
Child Care Workers
Guidance Counsellors
Librarians
Occupational Therapists
Physiotherapists
Psychologists
Psychometrists
Social Workers
Speech Language Pathologists

Source: September Board Report, as of October 31.

 

Other Staff on board's payroll

This includes paid staff under the category that most closely fits their area of major responsibility such as business administration and computer services, public information, research, plant operation and maintenance, food services, pupil transportation

 

Para-Professionals

Para-Professionals include:
Audio Visual Technicians
Classroom Computer Technicians
Educational Assistants
Education Resource Technicians
Interveners (deaf-blind)
Laboratory Technicians
Oral Interpreters (deaf)
Orientation & mobility Personnel
Transcribers (blind)

Source: September Board Report, as of October 31.

 

Percentage of Schools Connected to the Internet

Represents the number of schools reported being connected to the Internet, as a percentage of the total number of schools in the board. Source: School September Reports, as of October 31.

 

Percentage of Students Receiving Special Education Programs and/or Services

Represents the number of students receiving special education programs and/or services as a percentage of the total student enrolment. Included are:
(a) "exceptional" students whose behavioural, communicational, intellectual, physical, or multiple exceptionalities are such that he or she is considered to need placement in a special education program. A student is designated as exceptional by an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) established by the school board.
(b) non-identified students with special needs who are deemed by the board to require special education programs and/or services, but have not been formally identified as exceptional by an IPRC.

A student may participate in a fully self-contained or a partially integrated special education class, or may receive withdrawal assistance, resource assistance or indirect service in a regular class. Areas of exceptionality may include:
Autism, Behaviour, Blind and Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Developmental Disability, Giftedness, Language Impairment, Learning Disability, Mild Intellectual Disability, Multiple Exceptionalities, Physical Disability, Speech Impairment

Source: School September Reports, as of October 31.

 

Principals and Vice-Principals: Full-Time

The number of full-time principals and vice-principals working in schools. Principals and vice-principals on leave or on exchange out of the province are not included. Source: Teaching Staff Reports, as of October 31.

 

Principals and Vice-Principals: Part-Time

The full-time equivalent of part-time principals and vice-principals working in schools. Principals and vice-principals on leave or on exchange out of the province are not included. Source: Teaching Staff Reports, as of October 31.

 

Pupils of the Board

A pupil of the board is a student enrolled in a school operated by the board. It excludes pupils for whom the board charges tuition fees.(eg. visa, out-of-province students and students whose education falls under the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada).

 

Supervisory Officers

A supervisory officer is responsible for supervising all aspects of the programs under his or her jurisdiction.

 

Trustees

Names of the trustees elected for the district school board.