Changes to this program/initiative are proposed in Budget 2019: A plan for jobs and the economy.
Overview
The Classroom Improvement Fund (CIF) was originally designed as a one-time grant for the 2017-18 school year.
It has been renewed for the 2018-19 year, providing $77 million into classrooms across the province.
This school year, more than 400 teaching and support positions are expected to be created as a result of the CIF.
How it works
The CIF is distributed to schools based on student enrolment. For the 2018-19 school year, the focus is on hiring and retaining teachers and support staff, as well as better supporting students with complex needs, or those learning one of Canada’s official languages for the first time.
Alberta Education reviews and approves each proposal to ensure it's within the parameters of the grant program.
School authorities have until September 30, 2018 to describe how they will use their funds in 2018-19.
How it's distributed
Table 1: Distribution of the 2018-19 Classroom Improvement Fund (CIF) Grant
| School Jurisdictions | CIF Funds |
|---|---|
| Aspen View Public School Division No. 78 | $391,000 |
| Battle River Regional Division No. 31 | $790,000 |
| Black Gold Regional Division No. 18 | $1,362,800 |
| Buffalo Trail Public Schools Regional Division No. 28 | $556,000 |
| Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 | $6,194,400 |
| Calgary School District No. 19 | $13,281,300 |
| Canadian Rockies Regional Division No. 12 | $306,300 |
| Chinook’s Edge School Division No. 73 | $1,314,000 |
| Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 3 | $1,262,000 |
| Clearview School Division No. 71 | $362,000 |
| East Central Alberta Catholic Separate School Regional Division No. 16 | $368,000 |
| East Central Francophone Education Region No. 3 | $191,000 |
| Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7 | $4,708,000 |
| Edmonton School District No. 7 | $10,931,400 |
| Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41 | $800,100 |
| Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14 | $1,993,800 |
| Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2 | $558,700 |
| Foothills School Division No. 38 | $982,100 |
| Fort McMurray Public School District No. 2833 | $681,500 |
| Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 32 | $746,000 |
| Fort Vermillion School Division No. 52 | $434,800 |
| Golden Hills School Division No. 75 | $827,100 |
| Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 28 | $649,300 |
| Grande Prairie School District No. 2357 | $994,400 |
| Grande Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77 | $594,000 |
| Grasslands Regional Division No. 6 | $510,100 |
| Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2 | $485,200 |
| Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 734 | $736,000 |
| High Prairie School Division No. 48 | $419,000 |
| Holy Family Catholic Regional Division No. 37 | $314,000 |
| Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4 | $636,000 |
| Horizon School Division No. 67 | $481,000 |
| Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 150 | $351,300 |
| Lethbridge School District No. 51 | $1,302,700 |
| Living Waters Catholic Regional Division No. 42 | $338,000 |
| Livingstone Stone Range School Division No. 68 | $471,000 |
| Lloydminster Public School Division | $361,100 |
| Lloydminster Roman Catholic Separate School Division | $284,000 |
| Medicine Hat Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 20 | $385,000 |
| Medicine Hat School District No. 76 | $913,000 |
| Northern Gateway Regional Division No. 10 | $614,000 |
| Northern Lights School Division No. 69 | $736,000 |
| Northland School Division No. 61 | $268,000 |
| Northwest Francophone Education Region No. 1 | $151,100 |
| Palliser Regional Division No. 26 | $1,001,700 |
| Parkland School Division No. 70 | $1,295,800 |
| Peace River School Division No. 10 | $430,200 |
| Peace Wapiti School Division No. 76 | $730,400 |
| Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7 | $843,600 |
| Prairie Land Regional Division No. 25 | $255,000 |
| Prairie Rose School Division No. 8 | $473,000 |
| Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39 | $1,194,700 |
| Red Deer Public School District No. 104 | $1,282,700 |
| Rocky View School Division No. 41 | $2,702,800 |
| St. Albert Public School District No. 5565 | $1,022,200 |
| St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1 | $444,000 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 38 | $544,400 |
| Sturgeon School Division No. 24 | $676,000 |
| The Southern Francophone Education Region No. 4 | $481,600 |
| Westwind School Division No. 74 | $568,100 |
| Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11 | $477,400 |
| Wild Rose School Division No. 66 | $636,000 |
| Wolf Creek School Division No. 72 | $904,000 |
| Total | $77,000,100 |