The Calgary Board of Education

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• The Calgary Board of Education
• Welcomes You

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Public Meeting Consideration of Closure of
Traditional Learning Centre Alternative Program
at King George Elementary School

• Thursday, March 2, 2006
• 7 10pm

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Identifying the Issue
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Key Issue

• The Traditional Learning Centre (TLC) Program
  (North) has experienced a significant increase in
  enrolment. Due to its successful growth, King
  George School can no longer accommodate the
  program and allow for its continued growth and
  expansion to Grade 12.

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2006 TLC Program Projections at King George
Elementary School

• Enrolment in the TLC
• program is increasing year
• after year.
• 110 students are
• anticipated to
• enter Grade 5 in
• September.
• Enrolment in the
• TLC program at King
• George has increased by
• almost 400.

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Enrolment breakdown

• The combined enrolment of students in the TLC and
• French Immersion programs at King George is
• anticipated to be approximately 770 students for
• September 2006.
• When compared to the provincial capacity of
• 656, the student population is projected to be
  more
• than 100 students above capacity.

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Impact of Projections on TLC program at King
George Elementary

• King George Elementary School is not large
• enough to accommodate the tremendous growth
• and popularity in both the TLC and French
• Immersion programs.

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Background
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History King George Elementary

• Sandstone Legacy Project
• Introduction of French Immersion to bolster
  enrolment in 1987
• Introduction of TLC in 2002

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Program Growth

• Program has reached full capacity at King George
  Elementary School
• Need additional space for growth, consolidation
  and expansion

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Administrative Recommendation

• Since 2004, Administration has been working with
  representatives of the TLC community to find a
  suitable facility for the consolidation and
  expansion of the TLC program north of the Bow
  River
• Program closure would allow for the relocation of
  the TLC program to a suitable facility
• Also provides ample opportunity for growth and
  expansion of the Kindergarten to Grade 6 French
  Immersion program

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Section A

• Implications for
• Affected Attendance Areas

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Current and Proposed Attendance Areas
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Implications on Student Designation

• Grades 6 to 9 students currently in TLC at King
  George School would be redesignated to Balmoral
  School
• Areas II and III Grades 4 and 5 students
  currently in TLC at Colonel Sanders School would
  also be redesignated to Balmoral School
• Area I Grades 4 to 6 students would be designated
  to Brentwood School effective September 2006,
  with consideration given to siblings of older
  students

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Implications (Contd)

• In 2007 2008, Crescent Heights High School will
  be designated as the TLC high school site for the
  Grades 9 to 12 TLC program

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Section B

• Long-Range Capital Plan

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Implications Relative to CBEs Long Range Capital
Plan

• CBEs goal is to increase systemic utilization
  to 85 by 2015
• Why utilization?
• Strategies to maintain utilization rates

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Section C

• Busing

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Implications with Respect to Busing

• 400 students in Grades 5 to 9 would be eligible
  for charter transportation approximately 16 bus
  routes required to transport all of these
  students
• 30 Grade 10 students would be eligible for
  subsidized bus passes
• 14 students live within the walk limit of
  Balmoral School and would not eligible for
  subsidized transportation

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Educational Impacts of Non-Closure

• Ability to offer current level of TLC
  programming would be challenging
• School facility does not have capacity to
  accommodate all TLC students projected for
  September 2006
• TLC program would not be able to expand to
  include the high school component

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Educational Impacts of Closure

• Traditional Learning Centre Alternative Program
• Kindergarten to Grade 6 French Immersion Program
  at King George Elementary
• Colonel Sanders School

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Implications of Closure for Teaching Staff

• Resource allocation
• Per school base allocation
• Reflect student enrolment and profile
• Deployed at Principals discretion
• Surplus to need teaching staff

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Implications of Closure for Support Staff

• Support staff and the CBE Staff Association
  Collective Agreement
• Facilities Operations staff and CUPE Collective
  Agreement

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Section E

• Financial and Capital Implications

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Financial and Capital Implications of Closure

• Limited cost savings
• Factors of Financial Impact Assessment
• Capital funding and School capacity

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Section F

• Future Facility Plans

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Future of King George Elementary School Facility

• Kindergarten to Grade 6 French Immersion program
  continuation and, where possible, expansion

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Summary

• Consideration of TLC program closure
• Relocation of the program to Balmoral School in
  order to accommodate tremendous growth and
  interest
• This would allow both the TLC and French
  Immersion programs to expand in their respective
  Balmoral and King George facilities, as needed

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Responses to Previously Submitted Questions
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Question and Answer Period
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• Thank You for Attending