O. Reg. 484/20: CLASS SIZE
filed September 3, 2020 under Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2
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made under the
Education Act
Made: August 27, 2020
Filed: September 3, 2020
Published on e-Laws: September 3, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: September 19, 2020
Amending O. Reg. 132/12
(CLASS SIZE)
1. (1) The definition of “class” in subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 132/12 is amended by striking out “or” at the end of clause (c), adding “or” at the end of clause (d) and adding the following clause:
(e) an online learning class;
(2) Clause (b) of definition of “co-operative education class” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding “or through online learning” after “in school”.
(3) Subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:
“online learning” means a method of credit course delivery that relies on communication between pupils and teachers through the internet or any other digital platform and does not require pupils to be face-to-face with each other or with their teacher; (“apprentissage en ligne”)
“online learning class” means a group of pupils,
(a) who are enrolled in online learning,
(b) who are scheduled to be together for the purposes of instruction in a course, the instruction for which may be delivered in a synchronous manner, an asynchronous manner, or a combination of both manners, for which a credit or part of a credit may be earned, during a scheduled part of the day school program provided on instructional days, and
(c) who satisfy the requirements in subclauses (a) (ii) and (iii) of the definition of “class” in relation to secondary schools; (“classe d’apprentissage en ligne”)
(4) Section 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(1.1) The definition of “online learning” in subsection (1) does not include a method of credit course delivery that would have, but for a pandemic, natural disaster or other similar circumstance, been conducted through classroom instruction.
(5) Subsection 1 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(3) For the purposes of determinations under this Regulation in relation to secondary schools,
(a) a class or an online learning class can consist of pupils enrolled in the same grade or in different grades and in the same course or in different courses;
(b) a pupil taking a course as an independent study course shall not be considered a class, an online learning class, or a part of either a class or online learning class; and
(c) the credit value of a class or online learning class is the number of credits that each pupil in the class is eligible to earn on successfully completing the course that he or she is taking in connection with the class or online learning class, as the case may be.
2. Subsection 11 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(2) The board shall, by October 31 in each school year,
(a) make the report available to the public by,
(i) having copies available at the head office of the board and at the office of each school of the board, or
(ii) posting the report on the website of the board; and
(b) submit a copy of the report to the chair of the school council for each school of the board.
3. Section 12 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
Class size average
12. For the 2020-2021 school year and subsequent school years, the average class size in a given school year of a board’s secondary school classes shall not exceed 23.
4. The Regulation is amended by adding the following sections:
Online learning class size average
14.1 For the 2020-2021 school year and subsequent school years, the average size in a school year of a board’s online learning classes shall not exceed 30.
Online learning class size determination — average online learning class size for a board
14.2 (1) The average size in a school year of a board’s online learning classes shall be determined for each school year as follows:
1. For each non-semestered online learning class in each secondary school of the board, multiply the number of pupils enrolled in the class as of October 31 in the school year by one-half of the credit value of the class. Total the results obtained.
2. For each non-semestered online learning class in each secondary school of the board, multiply the number of pupils enrolled in the class as of March 31 in the school year by one-half of the credit value of the class. Total the results obtained.
3. For each semestered online learning class held in the first semester in each secondary school of the board, multiply the number of pupils enrolled in the class as of October 31 in the school year by the credit value of the class. Total the results obtained.
4. For each semestered online learning class held in the second semester in each secondary school of the board, multiply the number of pupils enrolled in the class as of March 31 in the school year by the credit value of the class. Total the results obtained.
5. Total the totals obtained under paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4. The result is the number of online learning pupil credits for the board.
6. Determine the credit value of each non-semestered online learning class in each secondary school of the board. Total the numbers obtained.
7. Determine the credit value of each semestered online learning class held in the first semester in each secondary school of the board. Total the numbers obtained.
8. Determine the credit value of each semestered online learning class held in the second semester in each secondary school of the board. Total the numbers obtained.
9. Total the totals obtained under paragraphs 6, 7 and 8. The result is the number of online learning credits for the board.
10. Divide the number of online learning pupil credits for the board, determined under paragraph 5, by the number of online learning credits for the board, determined under paragraph 9.
(2) The following rules apply for the purposes of subsection (1):
1. An online learning class is deemed to be a class of a given secondary school if the teacher teaching the online learning class is assigned to that school.
2. In counting the number of pupils in paragraphs 1 to 4 of subsection (1), the board shall include all pupils enrolled in the class, including pupils,
i. who are registered at other schools of the board, or
ii. who are registered at schools of other boards.
Online learning class size determination — average online learning class size for a school
14.3 (1) The average size in a school year of a secondary school’s online learning classes shall be determined for each school year as follows:
1. For each non-semestered online learning class in the secondary school, multiply the number of pupils enrolled in the class as of October 31 in the school year by one-half of the credit value of the class. Total the results obtained.
2. For each non-semestered online learning class in the secondary school, multiply the number of pupils enrolled in the class as of March 31 in the school year by one-half of the credit value of the class. Total the results obtained.
3. For each semestered online learning class held in the first semester in the secondary school, multiply the number of pupils enrolled in the class as of October 31 in the school year by the credit value of the class. Total the results obtained.
4. For each semestered online learning class held in the second semester in the secondary school, multiply the number of pupils enrolled in the class as of March 31 in the school year by the credit value of the class. Total the results obtained.
5. Total the totals obtained under paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4. The result is the number of online learning pupil credits for the school.
6. Determine the credit value of each non-semestered online learning class in the secondary school. Total the numbers obtained.
7. Determine the credit value of each semestered online learning class held in the first semester in the secondary school. Total the numbers obtained.
8. Determine the credit value of each semestered online learning class held in the second semester in the secondary school. Total the numbers obtained.
9. Total the totals obtained under paragraphs 6, 7, and 8. The result is the number of online learning credits for the school.
10. Divide the number of online learning pupil credits for the school, determined under paragraph 5, by the number of online learning credits for the school, determined under paragraph 9.
(2) The following rules apply for the purposes of subsection (1):
1. An online learning class is deemed to be a class of a given secondary school, if the teacher teaching the online learning class is assigned to that school.
2. In counting the number of pupils in paragraphs 1 to 4 of subsection (1), the board shall include all pupils enrolled in the class, including pupils,
i. who are registered at other schools of the board, or
ii. who are registered at schools of other boards.
5. Subsections 15 (2) and (3) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
(2) A board shall, by June 30 in each school year,
(a) make the report available to the public by,
(a) having copies available at the head office of the board and at the office of each school of the board; or
(b) posting the report on the website of the board; and
(b) submit a copy of the report to the chair of the school council for each school of the board.
(3) The report shall include the following:
1. The numbers determined for the board under each of the paragraphs of sections 13 and 14.2.
2. The average size of the classes and online learning classes in each secondary school of the board, determined in accordance with sections 14 and 14.3.
Commencement
6. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.