By Pearl Lorentzen, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeside Leader Northland School Division has successfully implemented all requirements from the Auditor General of Alberta. In December 2025, the Auditor General presented his report to the Alberta Legislature. The report said, “We completed our assessment of implementation of three recommendations from our March 2015 audit of the Systems to Improve Student Attendance in Northland School Division. We found that all three recommendations have been implemented. We previously reported on the progress of these recommendations in 2018.” The three recommendations were that Northland develops a plan to improve student attendance, Northland monitor and enforce student attendance, and the Department of Education and Childcare oversee Northland’s progress. The Auditor General’s report says, “Since making our recommendations in 2015, the percentage of students regularly attending…







