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Administrative Procedure

AP-405 — Disposal of Surplus Land and Buildings

Section Four: Business Administration
Effective Date: February 1, 2016 Last Reviewed: October 4, 2021

Background

The Board believes that when land and buildings become surplus to current and projected needs, effective disposal of these items should be arranged.

Procedures

  1. Pursuant to existing government legislation and regulation, surplus land and buildings should be disposed of in the best interest of students and the community.
  2. Surplus land and buildings can be disposed of only with the permission of the Board.
  3. In determining whether or not a school closed pursuant to the Closure of Schools Regulation, school reserve, municipal and school reserve, or a municipal reserve is surplus to the division's needs, the following criteria will be used:
    1. Enrolment trends and population projections within the area intended to be served by the school reserve, municipal and school reserve, or municipal reserve,
    2. Student accommodation and transportation issues,
    3. Whether a school on the school reserve, municipal and school reserve or municipal reserve is included in the division's capital plan,
    4. The length of time that the school reserve, municipal and school reserve or municipal reserve has existed and has not been needed by the board,
    5. Consultation with other boards with respect to their potential need for the school building, school reserve, municipal and school reserve, or municipal reserve,
    6. Any other criteria the Board considers necessary.
  4. If the Board is of the opinion that a closed school, school reserve, municipal and school reserve, or municipal reserve is surplus to the division's needs, the Board must provide the Minister with a declaration to that effect.