The North East School Division is working to determine the attendance boundaries for Gronlid Central School now that it’s turning into a K to 8 school in the next school year.
The board listened to concerns of Pam Van Reeuwyk, a parent, at its Feb. 14 meeting
“We’ve encouraged people to approach their school community council or the board around attendance area boundaries,” said Don Rempel, the division’s director of education.
There are some parents that would like their children to go to Gronlid Central in their elementary years and then go to a high school in Tisdale and Nipawin instead of Melfort because those two centers are closer to home.
“It’s something that the board will have to deal with,” Rempel said. “What’s changed now is how far you are from Gronlid and then how far away are you from Tisdale, Nipawin or Melfort.”
Luke Perkins, the division’s chair, said it will have to take into account that new environment as it decides the final boundaries. It is working in conjunction with the Gronlid Central School Community Council to make those decisions.
