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April 6, 2022
Education Minister Grants Conditional Approval for Holden Rural Academy
The grand opening of Altario Agriculture Academy took place on April 4. Pictured L-R: Holden Rural Academy board member Gail Alger, Altario Agriculture Academy Principal Kevin Van Lagen, future Holden Rural Academy Grade 12 student Cordell Janzen and fellow Holden Rural Academy board member Karla Janzen. (Karla Janzen/Submitted Photo)
Michelle Pinon News Advertiser Plans to open a charter school in the Village of Holden are one step closer to reality with Education Minister Adriana LaGrange granting conditional approval to the application put forward by members of a community group. Spokesperson Karla Janzen confirmed the news. “We received conditional approval for the Holden Rural Academy to open this fall!” Janzen said there are other requirements that will have to be met before final approval is granted. “The budget we submitted to the Minister had estimates
for anticipated expenses. They want to see specific numbers, so we will be making some decisions and getting quotes to comply with that. The Minister also wants us to determine how many students we have for sure. We started the process of collecting parent declarations about a year ago, so we will be contacting and confirming those, as well as reaching out to more families. The legislation specifies that charter schools should have at least 100 students, but the Minister can approve a number
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