Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.
Mr. Speaker, school boards currently do a point-in-time count on September 30th of every year for student enrolment. This point-in-time count includes specifications for additional funding like special support needs of individual students. Unfortunately, this point-in-time count is not reflected in the school board's funding until 13 months later in the following school year. This makes serving the needs of existing students quite difficult for school boards.
So I'm wondering, can the Minister explain why funding is not delivered in the current school year to address the needs of existing student populations? Thank you.