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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, \u201cWe 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.\u201d 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\u2019s progress. The Auditor General\u2019s report says, \u201cSince making our recommendations in 2015, the percentage of students regularly attending… <\/p>\n

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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, \u201cWe 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.\u201d 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\u2019s progress. The Auditor General\u2019s report says, \u201cSince making our recommendations in 2015, the percentage of students regularly attending... <\/p>\n

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