Section 7D - Data Management and Audit Allocation

This allocation supports several school board data management and audit related activities.

1. Regional Internal Audit Team (RIAT) Component

This component provides funding based on a regional model consisting of eight regions. Each region has a host board that is responsible for the administrative functions relating to the initiative.

This component is enveloped for use on its intended purpose. Refer to Data Form A2 - Regional Internal Audit for reporting related to the envelope.

Please note that this component is excluded from the calculation of base fees on Appendix B (which appears in the Estimates cycle only).

2. External Audit Component

This component provides funding to support the costs of external enrolment and staffing FTE compliance audits, which occur on a cyclical basis.

• The enrolment audit amount is the sum of a base amount and a school-based amount. The number of schools used in the calculation (at item 2.2) is the total number of secondary and combined schools from Section 3G, item 1.1.2.

• The staffing FTE audit amount is a benchmark in the funding regulation.

Please note that this component is excluded from the calculation of base fees on Appendix B (which appears in the Estimates cycle only).

3. Reporting Entity Component

This component is the sum of a base amount and a per pupil amount. It supports school boards with the costs of preparing and reporting financial information to the Province for the purpose of public accounts consolidation.

Please note that this component is excluded from the calculation of base fees on Appendix B (which appears in the Estimates cycle only).

4. Managing Information for Student Achievement (MISA) Component

This funding is intended for activities to help school boards build capacity and better manage information and evidence to inform school board decisions around school administration and classroom practice. The corresponding expenses should be reported under the Information Technology function under board administration. It is the sum of a base amount and a per pupil amount.

5. Demographic Data Gathering Component

This funding is intended to support school board capacity to collect, analyze, and use voluntary student and workforce demographic data. It is the sum of a base amount and a per pupil amount.

6. Capital Planning Capacity Component

This is a table amount in the funding regulation. It supports school boards in acquiring additional resources to undertake a range of capital planning-related activities with a particular focus on data management and capacity building.

7. Non-Instructional Spaces Component

This component supports the operating costs of non-instructional spaces such as teacherages in isolate board school authorities that were merged with and continued as district school boards in 2009.