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Learning Services Division
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The Learning Services Division of the Ministry of Education was created in 1987, assuming responsibilities from the defunct Regional Services Division. It consisted of six Regional Offices, plus the School Boards Services Unit, the School Business and Finance Branch, and the Program Implementation and Review Branch.
The School Board Services Unit was transferred to the Administration Division in 1989. In 1990, the Youth Employment Services Branch was transferred to the Learning Services Division from the Ministry of Skills Development, and the School Business and Finance Branch was transferred to the Corporate Planning and Policy Division.
The Learning Services Division was replaced by a new Regional Services Division in 1991.
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The Learning Services Division, through the Ontario Ministry of Education's six regional offices, ensured that school boards implemented Ministry of Education guidelines and regulations, evaluated the effectiveness of policy, inspected private schools, and liaised with the public and universities in the province of Ontario. In addition. the Learning Services Division provided leadership and supervision in the areas of school attendance, school calendars, safety, and foreign students. The Learning Services Division was also responsible for financing elementary and secondary education, including capital programs for school boards, by developing and administering grants to school boards. As well, the Learning Services Division administered the Educational Computing Network of Ontario (a co-operative of school boards that shared administrative application software, application support and technical support). In 1990 and 1991, the Learning Services Division was also responsible for youth employment programs.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Archivist(s):
Gorton