The census is extremely important. For our community to flourish, we must be able to recruit students where they live. However, before welcoming them to our schools, we have to know how many of them there are. As Ms. Lapierre noted, the judge clearly explained to us that we couldn't have the maximum number of students using the current census method. So this issue is very important for us.
We also wanted to be consulted on the disposal of real property. We tried to buy properties, and we tried to talk to people, but they didn't want to respond to us. Nothing in the act requires federal institutions to consult the school boards. This issue is extremely important as well.
That's also true of the federal funding framework and the need for spending accountability.
Those are the three points we raised in our brief, and we feel they are our school board's priorities.