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1.4 Tracking Student Transportation Spending

SCWI 2015 Spring SymposiumMay 12, 2015

Transportation Considerations

• Student participation and number of programs is on the rise

• Focus on students in the Primary Target group

• Transportation should not be a barrier to participation

Target Group Participation by Program Focus

19,151 dual credit students provincially in the 2013-14 school year:

• 15,396 in the primary target group (80%)• 2,459 SHSM students (13%)• 1,296 OYAP students (7%)

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Retention Rates

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Tracking Transportation on EDCS

• Transportation costs on EDCS:– RFP Proposal – 6 contract change cycles:

• Cycle 1: May 7 – June 5, 2015• Cycle 2: June 23 – August 31, 2015• Cycle 3: October 15 – October 29, 2015• Cycle 4: December 14 – January 11, 2016• Cycle 5: February 12 – February 26, 2016• Cycle 6: March 30 – April 15, 2016

– Final reporting

Final Reporting on EDCS

Transportation Extract 509

Dual Credits Extract 504• Final Actual Transportation Expenditures as of June

30Measure (Extract) FormulaPercentage Approved vs Actual Funding Expenditures - Total approved funding = K (509)- Total funding expenditures = AR (504)- Total approved funding divided by total funding expenditures multiplied by 100

= K AR

X 100

Contact Information:

Alisha Bhanji – alisha.bhanji@ontario.ca