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Accommodation Review Committee Public MeetingTuesday, January 31, 2017
Seaway District High School ‐ Iroquois
ARC 2ACommittee
1ST ALTERNATE(s) 1ST ALTERNATE(s)North Dundas Dundas North Dundas IS/SS Chair Carolyn Barkley No alternate D.Banks/S.McInnes L.McElheran/B.BeaudetteNorth Dundas Dundas North Dundas IS/SS Tim Mills Melissa Cooper No alternate D.Banks/S.McInnes L.McElheran/B.BeaudetteSeaway Dundas Iroquois P.S. Tim Mills Joyce Latulippe Julianne Staebler D.Banks/S.McInnes L.McElheran/B.BeaudetteSeaway Dundas Morrisburg P.S. Tim Mills Kirsten Gardner Charles Cadieux D.Banks/S.McInnes L.McElheran/B.BeaudetteSeaway Dundas Seaway IS/SS Tim Mills Carol Collard (1) Sandra Cummins D.Banks/S.McInnes L.McElheran/B.BeaudetteSeaway Dundas Seaway IS/SS Tim Mills Stephanie Lough (2) Jennifer Graham D.Banks/S.McInnes L.McElheran/B.Beaudette
PRINCIPAL REPRESENTATIVESFEEDERGROUP
FOS SCHOOL CHAIRPARENT/GUARDIAN MEMBERS
Agenda
Agenda
4.Delegations
1) Accommodation Review ‐ a Parents' Perspective ‐Geoff Howard
2) A special needs presentation, focusing on transitioning, anxiety, and transportation ‐ Rhonda Barkley‐Shaver and Lisa Vreman
3) Programming Benefits for Small Schools in Supportive Communities ‐ Susan Barkley
4) A Grandparents Perspective –Wayne Barkley5) We Need to Keep "ALL" of Our Schools ‐Morning Mullin
Agenda
Short Break
6) Preserving our Future ‐Michael Staebler7) Meeting the Needs of South Dundas & South Stormont: A
long‐term solution for elementary and secondary students, families and the rural communities of the Upper Canada Region ‐Tom Manley
8) It takes a community to raise a child, it takes a high school to raise a community ‐Mayor Evonne Delegarde and CouncillorMarc St. Pierre
9) UCDSB Programming and Educating our Youth – A Parents Perspective in South Dundas ‐ Paul Horne
10) Teaching South Dundas Students in South Dundas ‐ Jayme Henry, Spencer Fawcett, Nate Collard, Quin Horne
Agenda
5. Next Steps
6. Statements from the audience (to be included as part of the public record) for the attention of/and consideration by members of the local Accommodation Review Committee. Please note, these statements would be received and
recorded this evening, then reviewed and discussed at the next working meeting of the ARC.
9:30 pm Adjourn
DraftRecommendationsSeawayFeeder Group
1. Effective September 2017, Seaway District High School be closed,
a) Students in grade 7‐12 residing in the southern portion of the existing Seaway D.H.S. program boundary (along the 401) attend South Grenville D.H.S.
a) Students in grade 7‐12 residing in the northern portion of the existing Seaway D.H.S. program boundary attend North Dundas D.H.S.
DraftRecommendationsSeawayFeeder Group
2. Effective September 2017, the number of K‐6 elementary schools for the Seaway feeder group of schools be reduced from three to two schools with the closure of Morrisburg Public School,
a) Geographically, students from the feeder group will attend Grades JK‐6 at Iroquois Public School, relocated to the Seaway D.H.S. facility, in accordance with one attendance boundary that encompasses the existing Regular French/English boundaries for each school.
b) Pending ongoing interest, Iroquois Public School continue to offer Early Immersion as a compliment to the Regular French/English program.
3. Iroquois Public School (K‐6) be rebuilt, timeline is pending Capital Plan decisions.
Context for the Accommodation Review
The UCDSB has a roster of schools with almost 10,000 vacant pupil places
The Ministry of Education funding for operating this vacant student space is declining
The UCDSB has embarked on a Pupil Accommodation Review process, with the goal of reducing the amount of excess space to more efficiently direct its funding to the kinds of learning experiences our communities expect now and into the future
The purpose of the Accommodation Review Committees (ARCS)
Accommodation Review Committees (ARCs) provide local information and context that will inform the completion of a final staff report to be submitted to the Board on February 15, 2017
The Board will decide its response to the recommendations of the Final Staff Report on March 23, 2017
The Role ofthe ARC
The role of the ARC is to act as a “conduit of information” to assist the review process as a whole
The essential mandate of the ARCs is to obtain information from their respective school communities in response to the Initial Staff Report, in order to assist the decision‐making responsibilities of the Board of Trustees
ARC Membership
1 parent/guardian and 1 alternate parent/guardian from each elementary school impacted by the draft recommendations (selected by the respective school councils)
2 parents/guardians and 2 alternate parents/guardians from each Grades 7 to 12 school impacted by the draft recommendations (selected by the respective school councils)
1 elementary school principal
1 secondary school principal
1 superintendent of schools
This final report will be presented to the Board of Trustees on February 15, 2017
Final decision of the Board will be made on March 23, 2017
The Initial Staff Report: DraftRecommendations
This staff report represents a starting point for discussion
The recommendations are draft only
The ARC receives feedback on these recommendations
This input will help the senior staff to prepare a final report
Public Meetings
The public meetings will provide a face‐to‐face opportunity to receive information in a similar format to the on‐line survey for the accommodation review
All feedback will be given equal consideration, regardless if it has been submitted through the survey and/or through public delegations
Delegations may also be heard by the Board of Trustees on March 2nd
Opportunity for Statements from the Audience
Members of the audience will be invited to make statements related to the ARC’s focus on scenarios relating to school closure, rebuilding of schools, and/or the consolidation of pupil spaces.
These statements may be up to a maximum of 3 minutes in length, and will be included as part of the public record for the attention of, and consideration by members of the Accommodation Review Committee.
Please note, these statements would be received and recorded this evening, then reviewed and discussed at the next working meeting of the ARC.
Delegation 1 Accommodation Review ‐ a Parents' Perspective
‐Geoff Howard
Delegation 2
A special needs presentation, focusing on transitioning, anxiety, and transportation
‐ Rhonda Barkley‐Shaver and Lisa Vreman
Delegation 3
Programming Benefits for Small Schools in Supportive Communities
‐ Susan Barkley
Delegation 4 A Grandparents Perspective
–Wayne Barkley
Delegation 5 We Need to Keep "ALL" of Our Schools
‐Morning Mullin
Short Break
Delegation 6 Preserving our Future
‐Michael Staebler
Delegation 7
Meeting the Needs of South Dundas & South Stormont: A long‐term solution for elementary and secondary students, families and the rural communities of the Upper Canada Region
‐Tom Manley
Delegation 8
It takes a community to raise a child, it takes a high school to raise a community
‐Mayor Evonne Delegardeand Councillor Marc St. Pierre
Delegation 9
UCDSB Programming and Educating our Youth –A Parents Perspective in South Dundas
‐ Paul Horne
Delegation 10
Teaching South Dundas Students in South Dundas
‐ Jayme Henry, Spencer Fawcett, Nate Collard, andQuin Horne
Feedback to Date:Cornwall and Highland Families of Schools
COMMON THEMES
Rural and Urban Schools
School Boundaries
Transportation
K‐12 continuity
Facilities and Operations
Finances
Extra Curricular Activities
Programming
Timelines for ImplementationARC Orientation October 2016
Next Steps:
Continue to review the feedback received, including all survey data, and any delegations/presentations made here tonight
Completion of the ARC Report to the Senior Team
Presentation of the Final Staff Recommendations to Board on February 15, 2017
Next Steps:
Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees for delegations (Thursday, March 2, 2017)
Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees for final decision on recommendations (Thursday, March 23, 2017)
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