The Government of Saskatchewan is announcing nearly $29 million in funding to support school divisions and independent schools with sanitation, substitute teacher costs, procuring PPE, and assisting schools in ensuring proper supports for students are in place for the fall of 2021.
The funding is in addition to the $37.5 million announced in December and the $51 million announced in September.

Fifty-three applications have been approved for funding. They are primarily for sanitation and substitute teacher costs, totaling $3.1 million. In preparation for the fall, school divisions are receiving $20.7 million to be used for: Interventions for Grade 1 students who did not attend Kindergarten in 2020-21; interventions to support Grade 1 to 3 students who are behind in their reading levels; Support staff to reach out and engage with students and families who did not attend or had low attendance in 2020-21; Supporting student mental health; and Sanitation and PPE.
$4.9 million of the new money will be allocated to recognize previous and future purchases made directly for PPE required to maintain the safe operations of schools during the pandemic.

With this latest allocation, the remainder of the COVID contingency fund for education has been distributed.