Content Areas for General Description of Manitoba Public School Finance

1. The Public Policy Foundations of Public School Finance

Key Concepts:  Equity
                            Access
                            Principles for a Public School Finance Model

2. Glossary of Manitoba Public School Finance Terms

3. The Main Sources of Operating Revenue Supporting Manitoba Public Schooling

Provincial Direct Funding
Provincial Indirect Funding
Property Taxation by Public School Boards

The Basic Structure of the Provincial Public School Finance Model - The Funding of Schools Program (FSP)

The Importance of FSP Equalization Funding

The Purpose and Scope of the Annual Funding Announcement for the FSP

4. The Significance of School Division and School District Operating Scale

5. The Provincial FRAME Reporting System for School Divisions and Districts

6. Fiscal Year Timelines 

 

Source:   Glen McRuer

Public School Finance