Public Meeting # 2 May 19, 2011 Shaping Our Schools Together
WELCOME Brad MacDonald Trustee Mississauga Wards 2 & 8 Peel District School Board
Jane Mason Chair Clarkson/Erindale Accommodation Review Committee
Agenda Welcome Brad MacDonald, Trustee, Wards 2 & 8 Update from the ARC Jane Mason, ARC chair Julie Cuthbert Sue Piotrowski ARC members City of Mississauga Site Observation process Carla Kisko, Associate Director Operational Support Services Teresa Kerr, Community Planner City of Mississauga ARC member Feedback opportunity – Gallery Walk Wendy Dowling Superintendent of Education Next steps Jane Mason ARC chair
Purpose of Public Meeting #2 • To share the work of the ARC with the community • To invite parents and residents in the Clarkson/Erindale communities to provide feedback on community-developed scenarios
Mandate of the ARC • The Accommodation Review Committee will lead a review of the school accommodation needs within a review area. • Through consensus-building, decision making and community consultation, the committee will review available options and develop creative, community-driven solutions. • The ARC will make a recommendation for student accommodation in the review area to maximize student learning, within the resources available to the PDSB.
Key Criteria School Size School Organization 2. Does the option enhance the teaching and learning experiences for students and staff? 3. Does the option provide a staffing base to enrich a range of co-curricular programs? 4. Does the option create a greater number of diverse social grouping of students? 5. Does the option provide for increased resources?
Julie Cuthbert Sue Piotrowski Parent Representatives Clarkson/Erindale ARC
Site Considerations Carla Kisko Associate Director Operational Support Services Peel District School Board
City of Mississauga Site Observation Process Teresa Kerr Community Planner City of Mississauga ARC member
City of Mississauga Site Observation Process • Assumed a consolidation would result in more children attending and would require an addition to the school • A high level review was undertaken to identify: –potential site constraints , –potential impact to the surrounding community – potential safety issues • Preliminary in nature • Observation information is posted in the hallway
Wendy Dowling Superintendent of Education ARC Member
Gallery Walk •A process to invite public input •Scenarios posted in the gym (Erindale scenarios) and cafeteria (Clarkson and Clarkson/Erindale scenarios) •Site information in hallway •Protocol of Plus, Minus and Interesting •Listen for the tambourine
Next Steps • Using the feedback from tonight’s meeting the ARC will meet to revise and narrow options further June 7 th - third public meeting. The ARC’s revised • options will be presented and feedback gathered from community • The ARC's proposed recommendations will be presented at the fourth public meeting on October 4 th . October 14 th – ARC report submitted to Director of • Education • ARC Report and Staff Report are presented to Physical Planning and Building Committee in January 2012
Communication • Website www.peelschools.org • Sign-up to receive automatic e-mail notifications of updates • “Like” us on • Follow us on • School newsletters • Newspaper ads for public meetings • Binder/bulletin board at your child’s school Public Meeting # 3 – June 7 th Public Meeting # 4 – October 4th
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