Georgetown 2015-2016 Elementary Boundary Review Thursday, November 5, 2015 Christ the King Catholic Secondary School
• Opening Prayer & Introductions • Why a Boundary Review? • Advisory School Boundary Review Committee • Milestone Dates • Why Are We Here Tonight? • Boundary Review Criteria • Current School Boundaries • Proposed School Boundary Options • Format for Tonight’s Consultation • Next Steps Agenda Page 2 Page 2
WHY A BOUNDARY REVIEW? Page 3 Page 3
• Portable to Portable reality in South Georgetown soon to be exacerbated by new development activity in South Georgetown (patches V71 & V75) • Holy Cross CES cannot accommodate any portables, limiting its ability to offset enrolment pressures from other schools • Holy Cross CES would benefit from a new facility; however the Ministry has yet to provide funding for the capital project • St. Catherine of Alexandria CES is facing significant enrolment pressures, • St. Francis of Assisi CES is anticipated to have stable enrolment, sustained by new development growth • St. Brigid CES enrolment is anticipated to be sustained by special programing • New Vision Georgetown Catholic Elementary School opening anticipated for 2022 (attendance boundary comprised of patches V74 & U74) Why A Boundary Review? Page 4 Page 4
Schools Involved Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School St. Brigid Catholic Elementary School St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Elementary School St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School Page 5 Page 5
ADVISORY SCHOOL BOUNDARY REVIEW COMMITTEE Page 6 Page 6
• Two parent representatives from each Catholic elementary school community (8) and one alternate (4) • Board Staff • The Committee represents the interests of all involved parties - the students, the families and the staff • The Committee is an Advisory Committee only Advisory Committee Composition Page 7 Page 7
Superintendent of Education Lorrie Naar Nelia Raposo-DeSousa (alternate) Administrator, Planning Services Frederick Thibeault Superintendent, Facility Management Services Giacomo Corbacio Marie Paterson Superintendent of Education Ellen Faraone Tiim Overholt Karen Truyens Elaine Kingsley (alternate) Joanne Wilson Janet O’Hearn Lisa Beagle (alternate) Felicia Fenlong (alternate) Karen Hill Angela Richardson Frank Sirianni Advisory Committee Members Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Elementary School St. Brigid Catholic Elementary School St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School Board Staff Page 8 Page 8
• To review and evaluate school boundary options for the Georgetown Catholic elementary schools • To assess boundary options based on the Halton Catholic District School Board criteria in Board Policy I-29, School Boundary Review Process • To facilitate communication and understanding of the school boundary review process to the school communities in Georgetown • To review community input and submit a final recommendation to the Board Advisory Committee Mandate Page 9 Page 9
MILESTONES DATES Page 10 Page 10
November 4, 2015 3. Second Advisory SBRC Meeting October 28, 2015 4. SBRC Interim Report Posted on Board website October 14, 2015 Boundary Review Process 1. Board approves Georgetown Elementary Schools June 18, 2013 2. Inaugural Advisory SBRC Meeting Milestone Dates MILESTONES DATES 5. Community Consultation Meeting November 5, 2015 6. Feedback Survey is live on our website November 6, 2015 7. Community Comments & Feedback are due November 26, 2015 8. SBRC reviews Options & community input December 10, 2015 9. SBRC Final Report posted on website December 17, 2015 10. SBRC Final Report & Recommendations January 5, 2016 presented to the Board 11. Board receives Delegations and approves January 19, 2016 new elementary school boundaries Page 11 Page 11
WHY ARE WE HERE TONIGHT? Page 12 Page 12
holding this Community Consultation Meeting to gather the • As a part of this school boundary review process, we are input of our parents and community members. • The intent is neither to make a decision tonight, nor to persuade anyone’s opinion one way or the other. Tonight is about providing parents with an opportunity to tell us what they think. Why Are We Here Tonight? Page 13 Page 13
• All of the feedback we receive will be recorded, and provided to the Advisory Committee as they review the attendance areas, and will be posted on our Board’s website. • Parents will also be able to provide feedback through an online feedback form: https://survey.hcdsb.org/GeorgetownBoundaryFeedback.aspx How Your Feedback Will Be Used Page 14 Page 14
CURRENT BOUNDARIES & PROPOSED OPTIONS Page 15 Page 15
BOUNDARY REVIEW CRITERIA Page 16 Page 16
boundaries. that said boundaries remain stable, over a minimal five-year period; community in which school boundaries will substantially match Catholic parish associated schools and where feasible, give consideration to a Catholic school • To the extent possible, give due consideration to the concept of a community of needs, is achieved through the optimum distribution of school enrolment; • Ensuring that a cost-effective range of program delivery, responding to pupil effective use of school transportation; • To the extent possible and in accordance with Board policy, optimize the cost- • To the extent possible, minimizing school boundary adjustments, thereby ensuring phases of schools; the establishment phases of new communities and throughout the peak enrolment • Minimizing the use of portable classrooms whenever possible, excepting during within their enrolment capacities; accommodated to the extent possible, in permanent school facilities that are • Optimizing the use of existing school facilities, while ensuring that pupils are Boundary Review Criteria Page 17 Page 17
MAP & CHART OVERVIEW Page 18 Page 18
Legend Overview Boundaries Re-direct Study Area Holy Cross CES E N I L H St. Brigid CES T N E T St. Catherine of Alexandria CES St. Francis of Assisi CES 1000 Student Enrolment Breakdown 800 Total Enrolment Head Count (HC) 677 669 653 624 607 594 Portable Capacity + FBC Portable Capacity + FBC ENROLMENT (HC) 559 600 517 493 477 477 Functional Building Capacity 400 Cross-Boundary Special Education 200 Early French Immersion 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 CB 67 59 55 49 46 43 41 38 37 37 37 Extended French SPEC 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EFI 97 119 135 151 167 182 182 168 151 146 146 ExtFI 70 65 64 55 57 56 52 48 47 45 45 New Development ROND 0 25 38 38 38 35 31 27 27 27 25 RT 434 393 354 323 292 271 247 229 225 216 218 Existing Communities Total 677 669 653 624 607 594 559 517 493 477 477 FBC 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 Total FBC 826 826 826 826 826 826 826 826 826 826 826 Page 19 Page 19
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