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Question: What is the projected cost of a school merger (staffing, moving costs, renovating the building, advertising and re‐branding)? Answer: Staffing During the last major school change, tenured employees were given positions at other schools which became available due to the normal cycle of retirements from the school board. Moving costs Based upon the past school mergers, the anticipated moving costs from one school to another is $100,000. Renovating the building School mergers do not necessarily require any renovations. During the last major school change Purcell Academy was closed while the building on Huntingdon Street in Pierrefonds where Terry Fox elementary school was located was closed and the Terry Fox elementary school was relocated to the Purcell Academy building. Approximately $20,000 was spent moving and securing the playground structures located at the closed Terry Fox school to the Purcell Academy building. The last major school change included the decision to repurpose Beurling Academy and share a portion of the building with Vocational Education in order to offer a plumbing program. The Ministry of Education provided $4.4 million in funding in order to transform the building. Advertising The timing of Major School Change decisions are in December to coincide with school registration. Any changes will be included on the school board website and will be reflected in the annual advertising campaign for school registration. Re‐Branding A change to a school’s name requires that a new school sign be made. The signs cost $2,000. New letterhead, business cards, envelopes, school stamps etc. cost approximately $440.