MOOSE JAW — There are 12 classes with more than 28 students in Prairie Â鶹´«Ã½AV School Division (PSSD) this semester, while there are 73 classes with fewer than 10 students, a new report says.
Board trustees received a class size report during their March meeting, with data about the number of students in classrooms as of Feb. 7.
Large classes
Central Collegiate has four classes with more than 28 students this semester, which is the most in the division, the data show.
The classes with the most students are Wellness 10 (29 pupils), Pre-Calculus 30 (one class with 29 pupils and a second class with 30 pupils) and Native Studies 30 (29 pupils).
The next highest schools are Prince Arthur School with three classes with more than 29 students, A.E. Peacock Collegiate with two classes, and Assiniboia Composite High School, Central Butte School and William Grayson, with one class each.
Small classes
Coronach School has the most classes with fewer than 10 students, with nine such classes. The next highest schools are Bengough and Briercrest Christian Academy with eight classes, Mankota with seven classes, Rouleau and Avonlea with five classes, and Mossbank and Chaplin with four such classes.
Meanwhile, Central Collegiate, Eyebrow, Glentworth, Kincaid Central and Lafleche Central each have three classes with under 10 pupils.
Also, Mortlach and Central Butte have two such classes, while Assiniboia Composite, Cornerstone Christian School, Craik and Ecole Gravelbourg each have one such class.
Tender report
Division administration also presented a report about tenders that it issued between Feb. 1 and 28. During that period, it awarded:
- $69,398 to IBM for the supply of two computer software firewalls
- $69,080 to Horizon Computer Solutions for several wireless internet access points
- $39,562 to Horizon Computer Solutions for Cisco network switches
- $40,512 to Matrix Video Communication Corp., for interactive TVs
- $56,789 to 3rd Gear Auto Sales and Service for a used cube van
These five tenders total $275,341.
The next PSSD board meeting is Tuesday, April 1.
