Slocan Valley of Schools Pre se nta tio n to the Bo a rd April 19 th , 2016 2016-2024 F a c ilitie s Pla n Dra ft Pla n 1
The Slocan Valley “T he de mo g ra phic o f the Slo c a n Va lle y is a c ha ng ing o ne . Se nio rs a re mo ving c lo se r to to wn, a nd mo re a nd mo re yo ung e r fa milie s a re mo ving to the a re a .” - Wa lte r Po po ff Re g io na l Dire c to r – Are a H
Slocan Valley Students • We a re Rura l Sc ho o ls T he va lue o f rura l e duc a tio n “T he va lue o f a sc ho o l in a rura l c o mmunity g o e s fa r b e yo nd its prima ry purpo se o f e duc a ting c hildre n” – BC T e a c he r’ s F e de ra tio n • Hear t of the community L inda F a rr-Da rling , a pro fe sso r with the F a c ulty o f E duc a tio n a t UBC ha s sa id, “…sc ho o ls a re o fte n a t the he a rt o f a sma ll c o mmunity.” • Safe & nur tur ing envir onment • Close community bonds • Str ength of volunteer ism
Winlaw Elementary School • • WI L D: Winla w I ndig e no us Multi-Ag e pro g ra m b iwe e kly; L e a de rship De ve lo pme nt Da nc e , po tte ry, pa inting , me c ha nic s, te c h, • Ac c e ss to Ra il T ra il fo r a e xpe rime nts, c o o king , se wing , multitude o f e nviro nme nta l c ho ir, dra ma , b uilding studie s a nd PE • $7900 fundra ise d with a dde d • Na ture Pa rk (ripa ria n in-kind do na tio ns a nd studie s) vo lunte e rism to b uild o utdo o r • L imite d WiF i with o n/ o ff c la ssro o m o ptio ns • Wildsig ht Pro g ra m with • Hig h ra tio o f c o mmitte d Sha nno o n Be nne t pa re nt vo lunte e rs • Skille d a nd de dic a te d fa c ulty • Music Pro g ra m • Stro ng a nd c o mmitte d PAC • K -6 c ro ss c o untry a nd with g re a t fundra ising to do wnhill ski pro g ra m e nha nc e sc ho o l • 7 we e k swim, dra ma , ska te pro g ra mming pro g ra m
Socio ‐ Economic Benefits of Winlaw School • • Sc ho o l is inte g ra l hub o f Ce ntra l lo c a tio n in the rura l c o mmunity va lle y inc re a se s a c c e ssib ility • Witho ut o the r so c ia l • se rvic e re so urc e s, I nc re a se d o ppo rtunitie s te a c he rs a re c ruc ia l to with CBAL , pa re nt a nd sa fe ty ne t o f vulne ra b le c o mmunity vo lunte e rs fa milie s • Vulne ra b le c hildre n a re • Bre a kfa st a nd ho t lunc h re c o g nize d a nd ha ve pro g ra m nurturing suppo rt fro m the c o mmunity • Stro ng Sta rt a nd e a rly c hildho o d pa re nt suppo rt he lp with e a rly inte rve ntio ns
Rural Education Challenges And yet….. • E c o no mic a nd • Winlaw is one of the mostly Po pula tio n E ffe c ts highly utilized schools in the District. • Dista nc e s & • N3 or N16 would further T ra nspo rta tio n complicate the issue of transportation. • E • Outstanding Instructional duc a tio na l E q uity Quality, Vibrant Programming, Exemplary Volunteers
How can we increase WEG utilization? Pro g ra mming • Wildflo we r • E xpa nde d Outdo o r E duc a tio n pro g ra mming • L a te F re nc h I mme rsio n • K -12 • Stro ng Sta rt • I nte rna tio na l Ba c c a la ure a te • I nte rna tio na l Stude nts Co mmunity Pa rtne rships • De c re a se c a pa c ity with le a sing / se lling spa c e
Sloc an Valley Sc hools Sur vey Re a so ns I nflue nc ing Cha ng e in Sc ho o l Cho ic e (Ple a se ra nk using 1 a s mo st imp o rta nt): He lp us info rm Sc ho o l Distric t 8 a b o ut the uniq ue Pro ximity to Ho use ho ld (Sho rte r Bus T rip ) na ture o f the Slo c a n Va lle y F a mily o f Sc ho o ls. Pro ximity to Wo rkp la c e Whe re d o yo u live (Circ le One )? Pro ximity to a Sc ho o l o the r Sib ling s Atte nd Winla w / Slo c a n/ Pa ssmo re / Slo c a n Pa rk/ Ap p le d a le Sc ho o l Pro g ra mming L e mo n Cre e k / Va llic a n / Cre sc e nt Va lle y/ Othe r Sc ho o l Sta ffing I ndic a te the no . o f p re sc ho o l/ sc ho o l a g e c hild re n in Othe r__________________________________________ yo ur ho use ho ld a nd the sc ho o ls the y c urre ntly a tte nd : # o f Child re n Ho me sc ho o l I f yo ur c hild p re se ntly d o e s no t a tte nd WE Gra ha m, wo uld a ny o f the fo llo wing c ha ng e s ma ke it a n # o f Child re n WE Gra ha m a ttra c tive o p tio n fo r yo ur fa mily: # o f Child re n Bre nt K e nne d y E xp a nd ing WE to inc lud e g ra d e s 11/ 12 # o f Child re n Winla w E le me nta ry F re nc h I mme rsio n # o f Child re n Stro ng Sta rt (Winla w) Wild flo we r E d uc a tio n # o f Child re n Mt. Se ntine l Se c o nd a ry Va lha lla Wild . Pro g ra m/ Outd o o r E d . L e a d e rship # o f Child re n Va llic a n Who le Sc ho o l Stro ng Sta rt a t WE Gra ha m # o f Child re n Othe r Re turn to Ge ne ra l Pro g ra mming (No Sp e c ia lty) Sta ffing Cha ng e s Wha t sc ho o ls wo uld yo ur c hild re n a tte nd if Winla w E le me nta ry Sc ho o l we re c lo se d ? Othe r___________________________________________ # o f Child re n Ho me sc ho o l Wo uld yo ur fa mily sup p o rt a 4 -d a y sc ho o l we e k to # o f Child re n WE Gra ha m re d uc e sc ho o l d istric t o p e ra ting c o sts (Circ le One ): # o f Child re n Stro ng Sta rt (WE Gra ha m) Ye s/ No # o f Child re n Bre nt K e nne d y Wo uld yo ur fa mily c o nsid e r ho sting a n inte rna tio na l # o f Child re n Mt. Se ntine l Se c o nd a ry stud e rnt: # o f Child re n Va llic a n Who le Sc ho o l Ye s/ No # o f Child re n Othe r Wo uld yo ur fa mily c o nsid e r re -lo c a ting if the sc ho o l Wha t sc ho o ls wo uld yo ur c hild re n a tte nd if WE yo ur c hild re n c urre ntly a tte nd is c lo se d (Circ le One )? Gra ha m Sc ho o l we re c lo se d ? Ye s/ No # o f Child re n Ho me sc ho o l Ple a se e nte r the first 2 d ig its o f yo ur fire a d d re ss a nd # o f Child re n Winla w E le me nta ry the la st 2 d ig its o f yo ur p ho ne numb e r a s a no n- # o f Child re n Bre nt K e nne d y sp e c ific surve y id e ntifie r (to p re ve nt multiple surve ys o f the sa me ho use ho ld s). # o f Child re n Mt. Se ntine l Se c o nd a ry ____________________________________________________ # o f Child re n Va llic a n Who le Sc ho o l # o f Child re n Othe r ST AY I NF O RME D! K ind ly a d d yo ur e ma il a d d re ss if yo u wo uld like us to inc lud e yo u in future c o rre sp o nd e nc e :
Surveys from Winlaw Dot Day April 9, 2016 • 22 surve ys c o lle c te d • Surve ys re pre se nt 46 c hildre n Current School Residence Brent Kennedy 2 Appledale 1 Home School 8 Passmore 4 WEG 1 Slocan 1 Winlaw 20 Slocan Park 2 Strong Start (Winlaw) 6 Vallican 3 Whole School 3 Winlaw 11 Other 6
Interests in other options at WEG 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th choice choice choice choice choice Expand to Staff VW 13 1 Changes, K ‐ 12, P/O 7 9 EP WF 11 1 French Wildflowe K ‐ 12 9 Immersion r, 12 , 8 FI 7 1 SS 2 1 Status VWP/OEP , Quo, 1 SQ 1 14 Strong Staff 7 Start, 3
Survey of reasons influencing school choice Proximity to home School Programming Main factor Second Factor School Staffing Third Factor Fourth Factor Proximity to sibling school Fifth Factor Proximity to work 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Transfer Choices to Potential School Closures Winlaw WEG Vallican Whole School Strong Start WEG Closure Other Winlaw Closure No Response Current MSSS Home School BK 0 5 10 15 20 25
Petitions • We the unde rsig ne d a re de e ply c o nc e rne d a b o ut Sc ho o l Distric t 8’ s pla ns to c lo se e ithe r Winla w E le me nta ry o r W.E . Gra ha m Co mmunity Sc ho o l. Clo sing e ithe r sc ho o l will re sult in pro fo und ne g a tive e ffe c ts o n sc ho o l-a g e c hildre n, the ir fa milie s a nd e ntire c o mmunitie s. • We re q ue st the distric t to de la y a fina l de c isio n a b o ut sc ho o l c lo sure s in the Slo c a n Va lle y c o mmunitie s until a fte r Se pte mb e r 6, 2016 to a llo w the c o mmunitie s a de q ua te time to re se a rc h, de ve lo p a nd pro po se via b le a lte rna tive s to sc ho o l c lo sure . • T a lly a s o f 10:00a m April 19, 2016 is 218 sig na ture s School Act: Section 65(2) A board may (a) establish committees and specify the functions and duties of those committees, (b) establish a district advisory council comprised of persons representing parents ʹ advisory councils and other organizations in the community,
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