OCDSB reporting elementary enrolment 1,100 students less than projected [Video]

Ottawa’s largest school board will finish reorganizing staff and students at 40 schools this week, as it deals with a significant drop in enrolment this school year.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) says enrolment was 1,130 students below projections in elementary schools in September, including 750 fewer Kindergarten students.

“As a result of being down that number of students in elementary, we have had some reorganization, and that reorganization is taking place this week,” Shawn Lehman, OCDSB Superintendent, told trustees earlier this week.

“As of Friday, all students in our elementary classes that are in new classes will be with their new teacher.”

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The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s 2024-25 budget estimated enrolment at 51,683 elementary students for this school year. The drop in enrolment is spread out at schools across the city, trustees were …