Term: Manitoba Education

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-05-31

Definition:

A Manitoba government department with a mandate for "setting priorities and allocating funds for the Province's public and funded independent Kindergarten-Grade 12 (K-12) schools. The Department is also responsible for providing policy direction on administrative matters of the education system under authority of" ... [a variety of legislated Acts]. (Manitoba Education Annual Report 2009-2010 - available on-line at http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ar_edu_0910/report.pdf - accessed May 31, 2012).

The Manitoba Education department was formed in the 2009-2010 fiscal year as a result of a department restructuring of the Manitoba provincial government. Previously, it was part of the department called Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (MECY). Currently, it is part of a department called Education and Advanced Learning.

The MCHP Data Repository houses several Education related databases, including the Enrollment, Marks and Assessments and the Early Literacy Intervention Program data from Manitoba Education.

For more information see the Education Data concept.

Related terms 

• Early Literacy Intervention (ELI) Program Data
• Education Data
• Enrollment, Marks and Assessments (STS/ICAB) Data
• Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (MECY)
• Reading Recovery Data

Links 

• Manitoba Department of Education and Advanced Learning Web Site