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Home My WebLink About08 PIC Student Learning and pupil Accommodation ReviewSTUDENT LEARNING/PUPIL ACCOMMODATION REVIEW WESTERN & EASTERN SECONDARY AREA REVIEW Presentation to PIC- October 12, 2016 Overview of this Presentation •A reminder of the purpose of the review •Opportunities to provide input •Summary of initial recommendations 2 3 •Improve equitable access to program offerings •Enrich program offering wherever possible •Increase diversity in peer relationships •Provide greater opportunities for extra-curricular offerings •Lessen transitions through school configurations of Grades JK- 6, 7-12 and Grades JK-8, 9-12; Purpose of the Reviews 4 •Enhance capacity to delivery special education programs using the geographic model •Create alignment with the Secondary School Program Framework and the draft Elementary School Program Framework •Consolidate support services to maximize access for students •Realign programs and services to support student achievement and well-being within available resources Purpose of the Review 5 •Address changes in Ministry of Education funding to effectively support student learning and well-being •Streamline maintenance to provide improved facility upgrades and care Purpose of the Review 6 The Western Area Pupil Accommodation Review is scheduled to begin in September, 2016 and encompasses 26 schools (22 elementary; 4 secondary) Currently the Western Review Area has 3,837 excess pupil spaces. The staff proposal reduces the excess pupil space by 2,074 pupil places and brings the overall utilization in the area to a factor of 85%. Specifics to the West 7 The Eastern Secondary Area Pupil Accommodation Review: Phase One is scheduled to begin in September, 2016 and encompasses the following 3 secondary schools: •Colonel By Secondary School •Gloucester High School •Rideau High School Currently the Eastern Secondary Area (as defined for the review) has 1,362 excess pupil spaces. The staff proposal reduces the excess pupil space by 966 pupil places and brings the overall utilization in the area to a factor of 85%. Specifics to the East Communications/Opportunity for Input The objectives of this consultation are to: •Make the community aware of the pupil accommodation review process; •Inform the community about the proposals for change to support student learning; •Encourage discussion and feedback to enhance our collective understanding about how to improve student learning in the review area; and •Seek input which can inform decision making and the implementation of the decisions to enhance student learning. 10 Communications/Opportunity for Input The following is a list of communications activities that have been completed to date: •Developed branding and web content on the pupil accommodation planning process, which has been posted to the District website; •Issued a media release regarding the multi-year plan; •Provided notice to all parents of the multi-year plan; •Provided notice to the staff of schools involved in the Western Area and Eastern Secondary Reviews; •Provided notice to all community associations of the review •Provided notice to parents of schools involved in the year one reviews; and •Invited school councils of affected schools to identify representatives to the advisory committees. 11 Communications/Opportunity for Input •Between September and December 2016, the OCDSB will focus on consultation with stakeholders. The goal is to encourage discussion and agreement or partial agreement on the proposals for change, and to seek input which can inform implementation of the decisions to enhance student learning. This will be achieved through three primary manners: •Pupil Accommodation Review Advisory Committee advisory process •Two Public meetings October 27t and January 10th •Online community engagement and discussion through the ThoughtexchangeTM insight platform 12 Communications/Opportunity for Input in West Key Dates are as follows •September 13th Board approval of consultation plan •September 15th Thoughtexchange Launches •October 20th Formation of/initial Accommodation Review Committee Meeting •October 27th First Public Meeting for Western Area Review •November 6th Thoughtexchange Closes •November 9th Accommodation Review Committee Meeting •December 6th Accommodation Review Committee Meeting •January 10th Second Public Meeting for Western Area Review •February 13th COW – Consider final staff report •March 1st Board Meeting – final decision for Western Area • 13 Communications/Opportunity for Input in East Key Dates are as follows •September 13th Board approval of consultation plan •September 15th Thoughtexchange Launches •October 20th Formation of/initial Accommodation Review Committee Meeting •November 1 First Public Meeting for Eastern Area Review •November 6th Thoughtexchange Closes •November 9th Accommodation Review Committee Meeting •December 6th Accommodation Review Committee Meeting •January 11th Second Public Meeting for Eastern Area Review •February 15th COW – Consider final staff report •March 7th Board Meeting – final decision for Eastern Area 14 INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS •The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is committed to providing optimal learning opportunities for students in a way that ensures equity of access within sustainable resources. The work being undertaken in this and future reviews is an essential component of work supporting all five objectives of the OCDSB Strategic Plan •The recommendations made in this report do not represent the “only” solutions, however they do represent, in staff’s collective opinion, the best solutions when dealing comprehensively with a broad area from a district perspective. Our ambition is to improve learning, focus and improve support services for students, provide more equitable access to programs of choice and concentrate resources so that facilities are in better condition to support the learning. 15 INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS Bell High School Family of Schools •Bell High School would become a Grade 7-12 school; •D.A. Moodie Intermediate School would close; •Bells Corners Public School, Lakeview Public School and Bayshore Public School would become Grades K-6 schools, with Bells Corners PS offering EFI, Lakeview PS offering ENG and MFI and Bayshore PS offering ENG; 16 INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS Sir Robert Borden Family of Schools •Sir Robert Borden High School would become a Grade 7-12 school; •Greenbank Middle School would close; •Leslie Park Public School would close and its students would attend Briargreen Public School; •Grant Public School would close and its alternative students would attend Churchill Public School; •The Middle French Immersion boundary (currently directed to Knoxdale PS/Greenbank PS bounded by Baseline Road, The Queensway, Woodroffe Avenue and Greenbank Road would be directed to D. Roy Kennedy PS and would become part of the Woodroffe Family of Schools; 17 INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS Merivale High School Family of Schools •Merivale High School would become a Grade 7-12 and (upon certification) would offer the West End International Baccalaureate Program; •Carleton Heights PS become part of the Merivale Family of Schools; •Sir Winston Churchill PS and Carleton Heights PS become K-6 schools •Century Public School would close and its students would attend either Carleton Heights Public School or Meadowlands Public School depending on place of residence; 18 INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS Woodroffe High School Family of Schools •Regina Street Public School would close and its students would attend D. Roy Kennedy Public School; •JH Putman Public School would close and its English students would attend Pinecrest Public School and its Early French Immersion program students would attend either Agincourt Road Public School or Woodroffe Avenue Public School, depending on place of residence; •Agincourt Road Public School and Woodroffe Public School would become K-8 schools; and •Severn Avenue Public School would become an EFI centre for immersion students, the Woodroffe Elementary School French Immersion boundary would be changed and the current Severn ENG students would attend Pinecrest Public School or D. Roy Kennedy Public School depending on place of residence. 19 20 The following are the proposals for change in the Eastern Secondary Area Pupil Accommodation Review: •Rideau High School would be closed and its Grade 9 through 12 students would attend Gloucester High School effective September 2017. •An International Baccalaureate Program boundary would be established for Colonel By Secondary School upon receipt of certification for the new western International Baccalaureate school site and program. INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS