What is the source for the front end population data that you’ve been using to make your decisions to close schools? How have you adjusted for the in-migration of some 10,000 Saskatchewan residents?
As the actual enrolment at Herchmer and other schools slated for closure appears to be higher than the enrolment numbers stated in your Renewal document, can you please clarify how and when the enrolment numbers that helped form the basis of your proposals were collected?
What are the enrolment figures as of January 2008 for each school? Will you update your Renewal plan document accordingly?
Further to this, how have you adjusted your projections to accommodate reported population growth in Regina, including tracking the resultant changes to neighbourhood demographics?
What, if any, particular attention have you paid to First Nations school-aged population growth?
What percentage of the total Regina public student population attends schools slated for potential closure?
What percentage of these students are First Nations, compared to their representation in the total school population?