Assistance for Programs in Lieu
21. (1) This section applies where, (a) a pupil who was not a resident pupil of a predecessor old board of a district school board immediately before the short year becomes a resident pupil of the district school board during the short year; (b) the pupil requires a special education program in lieu of an education program provided in a provincial school for blind, deaf or deaf-blind pupils; and (c) the district school board hires additional employees in order to establish or expand a special education program of the type described in clause (b) for the pupil. O. Reg. 285/98, s. 21 (1). (2) The amount to be added under paragraph 7 of section 10 shall be determined as follows: 1. Determine the number of teachers and one-half the number of teacher assistants employed by the board in accordance with the Minister’s approval for the purpose of educating each pupil in the circumstances described in subsection (1). 2. In the case of an elementary school pupil, multiply the number determined for the pupil under paragraph 1 by $48,200. Multiply the product by 0.1 for each month or part of a month that the program is provided by the board to the pupil during the short year. 3. In the case of a secondary school pupil, multiply the number determined for the pupil under paragraph 1 by $55,400. Multiply the product by 0.1 for each month or part of a month that the program is provided by the board to the pupil during the short year. 4. Determine the number of interpreters employed by the board in accordance with the Minister’s approval for the purpose of educating each pupil in the circumstances described in subsection (1). 5. Multiply the number determined for the pupil under paragraph 4 by $34,000. Multiply the product by 0.1 for each month or part of a month that the program is provided by the board to the pupil during the short year. 6. Determine the number of transcribers employed by the board in accordance with the Minister’s approval for the purpose of educating each pupil in the circumstances described in subsection (1). 7. Multiply the number determined for the pupil under paragraph 6 by $28,000. Multiply the product by 0.1 for each month or part of a month that the program is provided by the board to the pupil during the short year. 8. Total the amounts determined under paragraphs 2, 3, 5 and 7. O. Reg. 285/98, s. 21 (2). (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a number can be a whole number, a fraction or a mixed number. O. Reg. 285/98, s. 21 (3). (4) For the purposes of paragraph 4 of subsection (2), an interpreter shall be counted only if he or she, (a) is qualified as an interpreter in accordance with Policy/Program Memorandum #76-C; and (b) is employed by the board to assist an exceptional pupil who is otherwise admissible to a program in a provincial school for deaf or hard-of-hearing pupils. O. Reg. 285/98, s. 21 (4). (5) For the purposes of paragraph 6 of subsection (2), a transcriber shall be counted only if he or she, (a) is qualified as a transcriber in accordance with Policy/Program Memorandum #76-C; and (b) is employed by the board to assist an exceptional pupil who is otherwise admissible to a program in a provincial school for blind pupils. O. Reg. 285/98, s. 21 (5). Adjustment for Teachers’ Withdrawal of Services