O. Reg. 753/20: CALCULATION OF AVERAGE DAILY ENROLMENT FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL BOARD FISCAL YEAR, Filed December 15, 2020 under Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2

ontario regulation 753/20

made under the

Education Act

Made: December 11, 2020
Filed: December 15, 2020
Published on e-Laws: December 15, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: January 2, 2021

Amending O. Reg. 491/20

(CALCULATION OF AVERAGE DAILY ENROLMENT FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL BOARD FISCAL YEAR)

1. (1) Subsection 1 (2) of Ontario Regulation 491/20 is amended by adding the following definition:

“eighth” means an academic term roughly corresponding to one eighth of the school year, during which pupils start and complete a class or course; (“huitième”)

(2) Subclause (a) (i) of the definition of “full-time pupil” in subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(i) enrolled in an elementary day school and, in respect of a cycle, is enrolled for classroom instruction for an average of at least 210 minutes per school day,

(3) Clause (a) of the definition of “full-time pupil” in subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subclause:

(iii) enrolled in a secondary day school and, in respect of a cycle, is enrolled for classroom instruction for an average of at least 210 minutes per school day, as determined by taking the sum of,

(A) the average of the minutes, in respect of a cycle, for which the pupil is enrolled for the first two or last two quarters, as the case may be,

(B) the average of the minutes, in respect of a cycle, for which the pupil is enrolled for the first four or last four eighths, as the case may be, and

(C) the average of the minutes, in respect of a cycle, for which the pupil is enrolled for semestered or non-semestered classes or courses, or

(4) Clause (b) of the definition of “full-time pupil” in subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(b) a supervised alternative learning pupil who is,

(i) enrolled in an elementary day school and, in respect of a cycle, whose supervised alternative learning plan includes classroom instruction for an average of at least 70 minutes per school day, or

(ii) enrolled in a secondary day school and, in respect of a cycle, whose supervised alternative learning plan includes classroom instruction for an average of at least 70 minutes per school day, as determined by taking the sum of,

(A) the average of the minutes, in respect of a cycle, for which the pupil is enrolled for the first two or last two quarters, as the case may be,

(B) the average of the minutes, in respect of a cycle, for which the pupil is enrolled for the first four or last four eighths, as the case may be, and

(C) the average of the minutes, in respect of a cycle, for which the pupil is enrolled for semestered or non-semestered classes or courses; (“élève à temps plein”)

(5) Subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“non-semestered” means an academic term roughly corresponding to the full school year; (“non semestriel”)

“quarter” means an academic term roughly corresponding to one quarter of the school year, during which pupils start and complete a class or course; (“trimestre”)

“semester” means an academic term roughly corresponding to one half of the school year, during which pupils start and complete a class or course; (“semestre”)

2. (1) Clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “A” in subsection 9 (2) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(a) the product of 0.5 and the total credit value of the non-semestered classes and courses in which the pupil is enrolled on October 31, 2020 in a secondary school of the board, other than exempt classes and courses,

(b) the total credit value of the semestered classes and courses in which the pupil is enrolled on October 31, 2020 in a secondary school of the board, other than exempt classes and courses,

(c) the total credit value of the quartered classes and courses of the first two quarters of the school year, other than exempt classes and courses, in which the pupil is enrolled in a secondary school of the board on the sixteenth school day following the start of a given quarter, and

(d) the total credit value of the eighthed classes and courses of the first four eighths of the school year, other than exempt classes and courses, in which the pupil is enrolled in a secondary school of the board on the sixteenth school day following the start of a given eighth,

(2) The definition of “B” in subsection 9 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “October 31, 2020” and substituting “September 1, 2020”.

(3) Clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “C” in subsection 9 (2) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(a) the product of 0.5 and the total credit value of the non-semestered classes and courses in which the pupil is enrolled on October 31, 2020 in a secondary school of the board,

(b) the total credit value of the semestered classes and courses in which the pupil is enrolled on October 31, 2020 in a secondary school of the board,

(c) the total credit value of the quartered classes and courses of the first two quarters of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled in a secondary school of the board on the sixteenth school day following the start of a given quarter, and

(d) the total credit value of the eighthed classes and courses of the first four eighths of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled in a secondary school of the board on the sixteenth school day following the start of a given eighth,

(4) Clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “A” in subsection 9 (3) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(a) the product of 0.5 and the total credit value of the non-semestered classes and courses in which the pupil is enrolled on either or both of October 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 in a secondary school of the board, other than exempt classes and courses and any class or course in respect of which a credit was earned before March 31, 2021,

(b) the total credit value of the semestered classes and courses in which the pupil is enrolled on March 31, 2021 in a secondary school of the board, other than exempt classes and courses,

(c) the total credit value of the quartered classes and courses of the last two quarters of the school year, other than exempt classes and courses, in which the pupil is enrolled in a secondary school of the board on the sixteenth school day following the start of a given quarter, and

(d) the total credit value of the eighthed classes and courses of the last four eighths of the school year, other than exempt classes and courses, in which the pupil is enrolled in a secondary school of the board on the sixteenth school day following the start of a given eighth,

(5) The definition of “B” in subsection 9 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out clause (a) and substituting the following:

(a) the number of credits that the pupil has earned before September 1, 2020, other than exempt credits,

(a.1) the number of credits earned on or after September 1, 2020 and before March 31, 2021 that were earned in respect of a class or course that is part of a day school program, other than exempt credits, credits earned in the last two quarters of the school year and credits earned in the last four eighths of the school year, and

(6) Clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “C” in subsection 9 (3) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(a) the product of 0.5 and the total credit value of the non-semestered classes and courses in which the pupil is enrolled on either or both of October 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 in a secondary school of the board, other than any class or course in respect of which a credit was earned before March 31, 2021,

(b) the total credit value of the semestered classes and courses in which the pupil is enrolled on March 31, 2021 in a secondary school of the board,

(c) the total credit value of the quartered classes and courses of the last two quarters of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled in a secondary school of the board on the sixteenth school day following the start of a given quarter, and

(d) the total credit value of the eighthed classes and courses of the last four eighths of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled in a secondary school of the board on the sixteenth school day following the start of a given eighth.

(7) Subparagraph 1 i of subsection 9 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “2016-2017” and substituting “2017-2018”.

(8) Subparagraph 1 ii of subsection 9 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “2016-2017” and substituting “2017-2018”.

3. (1) Subparagraphs 2 ii to vi of subsection 10 (1) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

ii. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in a semestered or non-semestered format in the cycle that includes October 31, 2020, determine a number as follows:

A. Determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in that cycle.

B. Multiply the number determined under subparagraph i by the number determined under sub-subparagraph ii A.

C. Divide the number of minutes determined under sub-subparagraph ii B by the number of days in the cycle.

iii. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in which classes or courses are offered in a quartered format and the pupil is enrolled in at least one of the first two quarters of the school year, determine a number as follows:

A. With respect to each of the first two quarters of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the quarter.

B. Divide each number determined under sub-subparagraph iii A by the number of days in the cycle.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each quarter under sub-subparagraph iii B.

D. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iii C by 2.

E. Multiply the number determined under sub-subparagraph iii D by the number determined under subparagraph i.

iv. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in which classes or courses are offered in an eighthed format and the pupil is enrolled in at least one of the first four eighths of the school year, determine a number as follows:

A. With respect to each of the first four eighths of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the eighth.

B. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv A by the number of days in the cycle.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each eighth under sub-subparagraph iv B.

D. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv C by 4.

E. Multiply the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv D by the number determined under subparagraph i.

v. Take the sum of the numbers determined under subparagraphs ii, iii and iv.

vi. If the number of minutes determined under subparagraph v is 210 or more, the number for the pupil under this paragraph is 1.

vii. If the number of minutes determined under subparagraph v is less than 210, divide the number of minutes determined under subparagraph v by 300.

(2) Paragraph 4 of subsection 10 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

4. Calculate a number in respect of each full-time pupil who is a supervised alternative learning pupil and who is enrolled, or has their enrolment reported, on October 31, 2020 in a secondary school of the board as follows:

i. Subtract the pupil’s high-credit factor, as of October 31, 2020, from 1.

ii. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in a semestered or non-semestered format in the cycle that includes October 31, 2020, determine a number as follows:

A. Determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in that cycle.

B. Multiply the number determined under subparagraph i by the number determined under sub-subparagraph ii A.

C. Divide the number of minutes determined under sub-subparagraph ii B by the number of days in the cycle.

iii. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in which classes or courses are offered in a quartered format and the pupil is enrolled in at least one of the first two quarters of the school year, determine a number as follows:

A. With respect to each of the first two quarters of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the quarter.

B. Divide each number determined under sub-subparagraph iii A by the number of days in the cycle.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each quarter under sub-subparagraph iii B.

D. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iii C by 2.

E.  Multiply the number determined under sub-subparagraph iii D by the number determined under subparagraph i.

iv. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in which classes or courses are offered in an eighthed format and the pupil is enrolled in at least one of the first four eighths of the school year, determine a number as follows:

A. With respect to each of the first four eighths of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the eighth.

B. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv A by the number of days in the cycle.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each eighth under sub-subparagraph iv B.

D. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv C by 4.

E. Multiply the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv D by the number determined under subparagraph i.

v. Take the sum of the numbers determined under subparagraphs ii, iii and iv.

vi. If the number of minutes determined under subparagraph v is 70 or more, the number for the pupil under this paragraph is 1.

vii. If the number of minutes determined under subparagraph v is less than 70, the number for the pupil under this paragraph is 0.5.

(3) Paragraph 6 of subsection 10 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

6. Calculate a number in respect of each part-time pupil who is enrolled, or has their enrolment reported, on October 31, 2020 in a secondary school of the board as follows:

i. Subtract the pupil’s high-credit factor, as of October 31, 2020, from 1.

ii. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in a semestered or non-semestered format in the cycle that includes October 31, 2020, determine a number as follows:

A. Determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in that cycle in a course other than an independent study course.

B. Multiply the number determined under subparagraph i by the number determined under sub-subparagraph ii A.

C. Divide the number of minutes determined under sub-subparagraph ii B by the number of days in the cycle.

iii. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in which classes or courses are offered in a quartered format and the pupil is enrolled in at least one of the first two quarters of the school year, determine a number as follows:

A. With respect to each of the first two quarters of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in a course other than an independent study course in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the quarter.

B. Divide each number determined under sub-subparagraph iii A by the number of days in the cycle.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each quarter under sub-subparagraph iii B.

D. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iii C by 2.

E. Multiply the number determined under sub-subparagraph iii D by the number determined under subparagraph i.

iv. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in which classes or courses are offered in an eighthed format and the pupil is enrolled in at least one of the first four eighths of the school year, determine a number as follows:

A. With respect to each of the first four eighths of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in a course other than an independent study course in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the eighth.

B. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv A by the number of days in the cycle.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each eighth under sub-subparagraph iv B.

D. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv C by 4.

E. Multiply the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv D by the number determined under subparagraph i.

v. Take the sum of the numbers determined under subparagraphs ii, iii and iv.

vi. Divide the number determined under subparagraph v by 300.

(4) Subsection 10 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 8 of subsection (1), paragraphs 1 to 7 shall be modified as follows:

1. References to October 31, 2020 shall be read as references to March 31, 2021.

2. References to the “first two quarters” shall be read as references to the “last two quarters”.

3. References to the “first four eighths” shall be read as references to the “last four eighths”.

4. (1) Paragraph 3 of subsection 11 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

3. Calculate a number in respect of each part-time pupil who is enrolled, or has their enrolment reported, on October 31, 2020 in a secondary school of the board as follows:

i. Take the pupil’s high-credit factor, as of October 31, 2020.

ii. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in a semestered or non-semestered format in the cycle that includes October 31, 2020, determine a number as follows:

A. Determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in that cycle in a course other than an independent study course.

B. Multiply the number determined under subparagraph i by the number determined under sub-subparagraph ii A.

C. Divide the number of minutes determined under sub-subparagraph ii B by the number of days in the cycle.

iii. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in which classes or courses are offered in a quartered format and the pupil is enrolled in at least one of the first two quarters of the school year, determine a number as follows:

A. With respect to each of the first two quarters of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in a course other than an independent study course in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the quarter.

B. Divide each number determined under sub-subparagraph iii A by the number of days in the cycle.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each quarter under sub-subparagraph iii B.

D. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iii C by 2.

E. Multiply the number determined under sub-subparagraph iii D by the number determined under subparagraph i.

iv. If the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in which classes or courses are offered in an eighthed format and the pupil is enrolled in at least one of the first four eighths of the school year, determine a number as follows:

A. With respect to each of the first four eighths of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in a course other than an independent study course in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the eighth.

B. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv A by the number of days in the cycle.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each eighth under sub-subparagraph iv B.

D. Divide the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv C by 4.

E. Multiply the number determined under sub-subparagraph iv D by the number determined under subparagraph i.

v. Take the sum of the numbers determined under subparagraphs ii., iii. and iv.

vi. Divide the number determined under subparagraph v by 300.

(2) Subsection 11 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

3. References to the “first two quarters” shall be read as references to the “last two quarters”.

4. References to the “first four eighths” shall be read as references to the “last four eighths”.

5. (1) Subparagraph 1 ii of section 12 of the Regulation is amended by adding “or a course that is offered in a quartered or eighthed format” after “independent study course”.

(2) Paragraph 1 of section 12 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subparagraphs:

iii. The number determined as follows, for each part-time pupil enrolled on October 31, 2020 in a day school of the board who is registered in courses offered in a quartered or eighthed format:

A. With respect to each of the first two quarters or each of the first four eighths of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the quarter or eighth, counting only minutes that are offered in a quartered or eighthed format, as the case may be.

B. Divide each number determined under sub-subparagraph iii A by the number of days in the cycle in the quarter or eighth, as the case may be.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each quarter under sub-subparagraph iii B and divide that number by 2.

D. Take the total of the minutes determined for each eighth under sub-subparagraph iii B and divide that number by 4.

E. Take the sum of the numbers determined under sub-subparagraphs iii C and D and divide by 300.

(3) Paragraph 2 of section 12 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

2. The number determined by repeating paragraph 1 by,

i. reading references to October 31, 2020 as references to March 31, 2021,

ii. reading references to the “first two quarters” as references to the “last two quarters”, and

iii. reading references to the “first four eighths” as references to the “last four eighths”.

6. (1) Subparagraph 1 iii of section 13 of the Regulation is amended by adding “or a course that is offered in a quartered or in an eighthed format” after “independent study course”.

(2) Paragraph 1 of section 13 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subparagraph:

iv. The number determined as follows, for each part-time pupil enrolled on October 31, 2020 in a day school of the board who is registered in courses offered in a quartered or eighthed format:

A. With respect to each of the first two quarters or each of the first four eighths of the school year in which the pupil is enrolled, determine the number of minutes for which the pupil is registered for classroom instruction in the cycle that includes the sixteenth school day following the start of the quarter or eighth, counting only minutes that are offered in a quartered or eighthed format, as the case may be.

B. Divide each number determined under sub-subparagraph iv A by the number of days in the cycle in the quarter or eighth, as the case may be.

C. Take the total of the minutes determined for each quarter under sub-subparagraph iv B and divide that number by 2.

D. Take the total of the minutes determined for each eighth under sub-subparagraph iv B and divide that number by 4.

E. Take the sum of the numbers determined under sub-subparagraphs iv C and D and divide by 300.

(3) Paragraph 2 of section 13 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

2. The number determined by repeating paragraph 1 by,

i. reading references to October 31, 2020 as references to March 31, 2021,

ii. reading references to the “first two quarters” as references to the “last two quarters”, and

iii. reading references to the “first four eighths” as references to the “last four eighths”.

Commencement

7. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.