PRESENTATION OF OPTIONS Donald Young School Accommodation Review Committee
Common Core Values Supports Local Businesses Central to Provides a Rainy River Workforce District Early Value to Key Aspect of Learning a Family’s offers the Local Decision to opportunities Move to a for Economy Community employment Within Magnet for Walking New Business Distance to Development Community (e.g.., mining) Facilities Partnerships with Local Businesses
Common Core Values Community Use of Schools Early Promotes Learning/Exten Local ded Day Development Programming Value to the Community Shared Use of Parental Recreational Involvement in Facilities (e.g., School spray park) Potential for Full Service Partnerships Community (e.g., Library)
Common Core Values Offer specialized programs to attract students Co-curricular and extra- curricular Community programming Partnerships (e.g., musicals) Value to the System Reduced Inclusive Bussing Programming Needs High Academic Achievement
Common Core Values Academic Excellence Community Support for Programming Specialized & Activities Programming (e.g., fundraising) Potential for Value to Partnerships (e.g., Early Providing a the Learning & Sense of Extended Community Day for Students Student Programming ) Centrally Co-curricular Located to and extra- Access curricular Community activities Partners Proximity to Home
Option # 1 – Keep School Open and Renovate Factors to Consider • Approximate Cost of Renovation: • Education Centre - $192/sq. ft. • Must consider that with any renovation, building must be up to current code • Areas for Renovations and Approximate Costs: • Library – present library is a classroom • Computer Lab – present computer lab is 315 sq.ft. (compared to the 747 sq.ft. lab at RMS) • Administration Area – considering Safe Schools, Accessibility
Option # 1 continued . . . • Areas for Renovation and Approximate Cost continued: • Early Learning Classroom(s) – ensure space is adequate for increased class size and to facilitate the Extended Day Programming • Accessibility – exterior doors, fountains, playground and parking lot paving, fire alarm, sidewalks, office/staff area, windows • Renovations for Accessibility alone are potentially $538,000, based on costs for similar renovations across the District. • Funding is based on Ministry of Education’s Capital Funding Process.
Option # 1 Strengths Weaknesses
Option # 2 – New Donald Young School Factors to Consider: • Prohibitive to Repair designation – DYS Facility Condition Index is 99.67. • The potential cost of new construction – a minimum of $6 million – is dependent on Ministry of Education funding.
Option # 2 Strengths Weaknesses
Option # 3 – Consolidation (within Emo) Factors to Consider: A) SCS/DYS consolidation: • Approximate consolidated school population: 286 FTE • Increase in teacher staffing with savings in non-teaching staffing • 4 out of 10 classes would not be split, with an average class size for Gr. 4 to 8 being 24.16. There would be a need for 5 to 7 additional spaces depending on location of consolidation. • A potential overall savings to the Board at approx. $33,407
Option # 3 continued . . . Factors to Consider: B) CRS/DYS consolidation: • Approximate consolidated school population: 332 FTE • Increase in teacher staffing with reduction in non-teaching staffing • 7 out of 12 classes would not be split classes, with an average class size for Gr. 4 to 8 being 24.57. There would be a need for 6 to 7 additional classes, depending on location of consolidation. • A potential loss to the Board of approximately $15,000.
Option # 3 continued . . . Factors to Consider: C) SCS/DYS/CRS Consolidation: • Approximate consolidated school population: 441 FTE • Increase in teacher staffing yet decrease in non-teaching staffing • 8 out of 15 classes would not be split, with an average class size for Gr. 4 to 8 being 25.11. • A potential benefit to the Board of approximately $353,000, as it attracts Supported School Funding.
Option # 3 Strengths Weaknesses
Option # 4 – Close Donald Young School and Move Students to Other Schools Factors to Consider: • The facility condition index (FCI) for • Donald Young School is 99.67 % • Sturgeon Creek School is 64.45% • Crossroads School is 8.67%. • At present, the enrolments of the CRS and SCS versus the capacity of each school is as follows:
Option # 4 continued . . . • Donald Young School – 165.4 FTE with 73.8% utilization • Increase in bussing costs estimated at $81,000/yr. • There could be a potential loss of students and thus, funding, versus a benefit of approx. $261,000 in Supported School Funding. • Difficult to determine and maintain schools’ catchment areas.
Option # 4 Strengths Weaknesses
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