Finance and Statistics

Grants for French Language Education

Funding Formula — English Program

French: Early Start

Kindergarten to Grade 3

  • $45 per full-time equivalency (FTE); FTE is equal to the product of the number of students and the percentage of instructional time in the French
  • Instructional time must not exceed 40 minutes per day (i.e. 200 minutes per 5-day school cycle or 240 minutes per 6-day school cycle)

 

Table 2a — Example of Full Time Equivalency (FTE) Calculation
French: Early Start
Grade Number of students % instructional time in French FTE
K 25 3.35%* = 0.0335 x 25 students = 0.838
K half time 25 3.35%* = 0.0335 x 25 students = 0.838 x 0.5
1 22 6.70%** = 0.0670 x 22 students = 1.474
Total 47   2.312
*
represents approximately 10 minutes per day
**
represents approximately 20 minutes per day

 

Table 2b — Example of Grant Calculation
French: Early Start
Grades Amount FTE or Pupil/credit Grant
K to 3 $45 per FTE 2.312 FTE = 2.312 x $45 = $104.04