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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Chair. Is the Minister saying that the results won't be released or is it a suggestion that the board keep them private? I am just trying to get a sense of what he meant from that comment. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, the results will be released. We are looking for the results as a snapshot of the territorial-wide performance. The results will be released on that basis.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Hawkins.

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Chair. When can we expect the fullness of that release on a territorial-wide basis? Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am not exactly sure what date is planned for the release. I will have to get that information for the Member.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Hawkins.

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Chair. This next question came in from a constituent. I guess it kind of made it relevant. Is the Minister able to tell me how many students we have in the education system, in a precise way? Is he able to tell me, as of today, we have X amount of students in our education system? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. I can tell the Member how many students we had as of September 30, 2005. That was 9,082.8. I know that .8 may be surprising, but we have different levels of part-time students. So as we have part-time students, they get added together to make fractions at times.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Hawkins.

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Chair. Is the Minister saying that we only sort of structurally take their attendance once a year from the point of view of ECE? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, the DECs will track attendance throughout the year and on a regular and ongoing basis. But the report to us, specifically on September 30th, because that is the figure on which the school year funding is based.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Hawkins.

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Chair. If I am to understand it correctly, the department has a $10 million computer program system that organizes students and is able to correlate them and keep track of them. Is that the system? I don't know the name of the system. So is there a system that exists that does that, takes care of the number of students, monitors them, and keeps track of them? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't know how much the computer program might be worth, but I assume that the Member is talking about the CMAS program which has a number of sub-systems, one of which does track or record student performance.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Hawkins.

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you. Does this system work to its fullest ability? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am not sure that it is used to its fullest capability. It has grown over the years. It has changed to accommodate our needs. It does fulfill the needs of the department right now. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Hawkins.

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Madam Chair, would this system be able to tell us how many students we have in our education system? Thank you.