2020-2021 Audited Financial Statement
AVAIL CPA, the Boards’ external auditors, presented the final results of the audited financial
statements for the year ending August 31, 2021. The year resulted in an operating surplus of
$1,140,889. The majority of this surplus will be transferred to capital reserves to fund commitments made for the Delia and Morrin new schools. The Board accepted the auditor report that confirmed that the division has appropriate internal controls and adheres to required accounting standards. The audited financial statements can be accessed on the divisions’ website at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B61UNEM1HN2YnU1fEmxNzY3IGoWN3E6i/view?usp=sharing .

Prairie Land Public School Division AERR
The Board adopted the 2020 – 2021 Annual Education Results Report (AERR). Prairie Land’s
Education Plan focuses on teaching and learning, health and wellness, culture and inclusivity, and community and engagement. Prairie Land’s results can be accessed at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z4_e0umZ6TPmdcARMT-m1dTOtjJV0AKk/view?usp=sharing .

ASBA Community Engagement Award and 2021 Friends of Education Award Focus
Prairie Land Public School Division was presented with two awards at the Alberta School Boards Association Awards Celebration held on November 14, 2021 in Edmonton. Board Chair Holli Smith accepted the ASBA 2021 Community Engagement Award on behalf of the division. The award recognizes the efforts of Prairie Land for embracing community engagement as a method to inform, involve, and gain input from stakeholders on school jurisdiction plans, programs and services. The division was recognized for their work with the Community Engagement meetings and the Assurance Model meetings held within each school community. Also recognized was the Boards work with the Community Leaders meeting to foster collaboration among locally elected municipal government representatives and senior administrators in an effort to work together in the common goal to build a vibrant, sustainable future for our rural communities.

Prairie Land Public School Division and Starland County were recognized as recipients of the ASBA 2021 Friends of Education Award. Starland County’s historic and ongoing donations to Prairie Land’s Family Resource Worker program has enabled Prairie Land to provide much needed mental health & family support services to many students & families over the years. Prairie Land Public School Division has been the benefactor of many years of funding support for the schools within the borders of Starland County, as well as contributing to programs to enhance education to all students within our school division.
Prairie Land Public School Division congratulates Starland County on receiving the 2021 Friends of Education Award and thanks them for all of the on-going and continued support of the division.

For additional information please contact: Cam McKeage, Superintendent of Schools, Prairie Land Public School Division 403.854.4481