Hastings Prince Edward District School Board Trustee Lucille Kyle
The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board of Trustees held their annual meeting on Monday night.
Trustee Lucille Kyle was reelected as Board Chair, while Trustee Jennifer Cobb was elected Vice-Chair. Trustees were reelected or elected to various committees during the meeting.
Later during the meeting, Superintendent of Business Services Nick Pfeiffer presented a report showing some revised estimates for the HPEDSB that have the school board finishing the year with an accumulated $6.9 million surplus.
He said the slight surplus which was projected for this year has disappeared because of the pandemic and HPEDSB is now looking at a 1.8% deficit, or $3.4 million, due to COVID-19 responses in school.
The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board is looking at some revised figures for the year end.
Superintendent of Business Services Nick Pfeiffer will present a report on Monday night during the board’s annual meeting that will show some revised estimates that have the school board finishing the year with a $6.9 million surplus.
This is down $3.4 million from earlier estimates.
Pfeiffer says because of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education has increased the threshold for an in-year deficit from 1% to 2% and in HPEDSB’s case, this works out to be $3.7 million.
In his report he states there has been a substantial decline in overall enrolment, particularly at the elementary level as well as a substantial enrolment decline at the secondary level from international students.