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At first, the board announced it would keep Harmony staff and students at home for the first week of school and open the building on Monday, September 8. However, on Thursday, September 4, with an occupancy permit still not granted for the building by the City of Belleville, board officials put a contingency plan in place. They announced that Harmony students could begin classes at three temporary locations in central Belleville: Sir Winston Churchill Public School, William R. Kirk Public School and Quinte Secondary School. The shift impacts the families of 537 Harmony students, ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 8. \"It's not an ideal world,\" she said, on the delay. \"But I also need to say we've been so impressed by our board staff and how they've worked so collaboratively.\" Kerry Donnell, the school board's communications officer, said a \"Question and Answer\" sheet has been posted on the board's web site, www.hpedsb.on.ca, for Harmony parents and will be updated as new information becomes available. \"They're expressing a bit of relief that their children are back in school; their children are in school and learning and that's what we want as well,\" Donnell said.

\"I think it's a societal issue, so I think we'll always have to keep working at it,\" [Mandy Savery-Whiteway] said. \"We understand that this is the week where we recognize and publicize (bullying prevention), but we have to work at this every single day.\" \"There's so many kinds of bullying, and as we all know it has extended into social media as well,\" Savery-Whiteway said. \"That's why this is not just an educational piece, this is a whole community effort.\" \"Students have a large voice if they choose,\" Montgomery said. \"We have some excellent student leaders at the school, and it's about giving them some ideas in terms of how to make the school better, and giving them the opportunity to do that.\" \"It's difficult to watch a close friend of yours deteriorate, and see them lose something that you didn't think could ever be taken away from them,\" she said. \"It's disappointing and frustrating as a bystander to watch that, so eventually you have to do something.\"

\"We are very fortunate to have a new, modern learning facility being built in the Trenton community,\" said Director of Education Mandy Savery-Whiteway. \"Our new Trenton elementary school, The new Trenton elementary school will be built on the exact location of the existing Queen Elizabeth Public School. In order for that to happen, Queen Elizabeth Public School will close as of June 30, 2015. The school will be demolished during July and August 2015. Construction is scheduled to begin in September 2015. The proposed opening date for the new Trenton elementary school is January 2017. \"This is one of the crown jewels of the ward,\" [Michael Laurie] said. \"It's time to renew. It will give new life to this land.\" [Mark Fisher] noted the new school will include natural light, an open concept, a kitchen, safe sight lines and stateof-the-art technology.

Adopted by the OPSBA in November of 2013, the Charter of Commitment on First Nation, Metis and Inuit education puts forward a strengths-based set of values to promote success in First Nation, Metis and Inuit education. The intent of the charter is for school boards to show their support for First Nation, Metis and Inuit knowledge systems and learning models, the central value of culture, language and knowledge of history in contributing to the well-being of First Nation, Metis and Inuit students, families and communities, and a holistic approach that addresses spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual development in relation to one's self, family, community and environment.

The Charter details a number of ways to promote First Nation, Metis and Inuit education, including fostering initiatives that provide students with positive transition experiences in moving from First Nation communities to provincially funded schools, actively identifying opportunities to integrate First Nation, Metis and Inuit histories, cultures and perspectives in delivery of curriculum in the classroom, and consulting with Elders and other First Nation, Metis and Inuit experts in traditional knowledge, cultures, and histories to bring relevant local perspectives to instruction planning. \"We will continue all of our efforts that we have underway in the board, through our board approval plan for student achievement, through our whole school approaches, we'll just continue the work we do and we're always looking for that opportunity to be better at what we're doing,\" [Mandy Savery-Whiteway] said.

Submitted photo. / Hastings Prince Edward Learning Foundation officials celebrate the donation of $533,870 to the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board. Pictured (from left) is school board vice chair [Lucille Kyle], Director of Education [Mandy Savery-Whiteway]-Whiteway, Learning Foundation Chair GeoffCudmore and Treasurer David Clazie.; Submitted photo. / Hastings Prince Edward Learning Foundation officials celebrate the donation of $533,870 to the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board. Pictured (from left) is school board vice chair Lucille Kyle, Director of Education Mandy Savery-Whiteway, Learning Foundation Chair GeoffCudmore and Treasurer David Clazie. [PGBE_20151217_Final_B5_01_I001.jpg];

Submitted photo. / Hastings Prince Edward Learning Foundation officials celebrate the donation of $533,870 to the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board. Pictured (from left) is school board vice chair [Lucille Kyle], Director of Education [Mandy Savery-Whiteway]-Whiteway, Learning Foundation Chair GeoffCudmore and Treasurer David Clazie.; Submitted photo. / Hastings Prince Edward Learning Foundation officials celebrate the donation of $533,870 to the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board. Pictured (from left) is school board vice chair Lucille Kyle, Director of Education Mandy Savery-Whiteway, Learning Foundation Chair GeoffCudmore and Treasurer David Clazie. [PGQU_20151217_Final_B5_01_I001.jpg];

Submitted photo. / Hastings Prince Edward Learning Foundation officials celebrate the donation of $533,870 to the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board. Pictured (from left) is school board vice chair [Lucille Kyle], Director of Education [Mandy Savery-Whiteway]-Whiteway, Learning Foundation Chair GeoffCudmore and Treasurer David Clazie.; Submitted photo. / Hastings Prince Edward Learning Foundation officials celebrate the donation of $533,870 to the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board. Pictured (from left) is school board vice chair Lucille Kyle, Director of Education Mandy Savery-Whiteway, Learning Foundation Chair GeoffCudmore and Treasurer David Clazie. [PGCA_20151217_Final_B5_01_I001.jpg];

\"I'm so proud of our students and our staff for their response to the situation yesterday,\" she said \"We are so grateful for our partnerships (with police).\" [Mike Callaghan] would not say where specifically the shots were fired inside the school, explaining that such information \"may compromise the investigation.\" \"These types of incidents in Belleville are an anomaly,\" he said. \"That's something we're very proud of.\" \"We will dedicate resources available to handle an incident,\" he said. \"But we always have our mind in the state of emergency responsiveness so we can deal with other matters.\"

\"I'm so proud of our students and our staff for their response to the situation yesterday,\" she said \"We are so grateful for our partnerships (with police).\" [Mike Callaghan] would not say where specifically the shots were fired inside the school, explaining that such information \"may compromise the investigation.\" \"These types of incidents in Belleville are an anomaly,\" he said. \"That's something we're very proud of.\" He said that diversion tactics are extremely rare here, but not unheard of in larger cities. He also said that Belleville Police are conscious of the fact that, when responding to major emergencies, they must also ensure there are other resources available in case another incident happens at the same time. \"We will dedicate resources available to handle an incident,\" he said. \"But we always have our mind in the state of emergency responsiveness so we can deal with other matters.\"