Long Range Student Accommodation Planning for the Bonavista Community Scenario Development Team Meet

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Long Range Student Accommodation Planningfor the
Bonavista CommunityScenario Development Team
Meeting 1March 22/06
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Agenda

• Introduction
• Purpose
• Student AccommodationPlanning Process
• Understandings to Guide Our Work Together
• What We Value Community/Calgary Board of
  Education
• Communication History
• Data Used to Define StudentAccommodation Needs
• Questions/Comments on Data
• Next Steps
• Questions/Comments

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Purpose

• Provide Information
• Understand Concerns
• Develop Scenarios
• Obtain Feedback (Opportunities/Challenges)

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Student Accommodation Planning Process

• Identification of Student Accommodation Needs
• Development of Accommodation Scenarios
• Development of Administrative Recommendations
• http//www.cbe.ab.ca/policies/policies/AR1090.pdf

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Understandings to Guide Our Work Together
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Understandings to Guide Our Work Together

• Ensure understandings
• Active listeners
• Open minded
• Open discussions
• Positive
• The work is about the children
• Not to spin wheels, more scenarios
• Think outside
• Keeping to agenda
• Respecting viewpoints
• Trusting perspective
• One person speaking at a time

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Understandings to Guide Our Work Together

• Reading material before hand
• Questions to post to be addressed later on
• Stay on agenda
• Shorter meetings
• Avoid digressions
• Think in terms of the general good
• Ask for clarifications
• Dont stereotype
• Capture ideas for improving process
• Provide enough time between meetings

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Calgary Board of Education Vision Statement

• The Calgary Board of Education is the
• dynamic learning community of choice.
• We provide quality learning opportunities and
  options.
• Our learners take ownership by discovering and
• developing their potential, passions and gifts.
  They
• take their place as lifelong learners and make a
• significant contribution within a complex,
  changing
• world.

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Calgary Board of Education Values

• 1. Students come first.
• We believe that everyone can learn. Each
• student is unique and worthwhile. We
• acknowledge, recognize and celebrate the
• diversity of our learners. Success for each and
• every student is the goal of our work.

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Calgary Board of Education Values

• 2. Learning is our central purpose.
• We believe that learning empowers students to
  achieve
• their potential. Attention to continuous
  improvement,
• high expectations, innovation and relationships
  will
• enable all students to reach their potential.
  Student
• learning is at the heart of everyones work at
  the
• Calgary Board of Education.

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Calgary Board of Education Values

• 3. Public education serves the common
• good.
• Public education is essential for a vibrant
  democracy.
• The principles of democracy drive our
  accountability to
• the public and the publics participation in our
  work.
• Our school system is owned by and accountable to
• Calgarians and therefore, the Calgary Board of
• Education is accountable to Calgary taxpayers for
  
• using resources wisely to meet students learning
  
• needs.

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Calgary Board of Education Values- Key Concepts

• Student Learning
• Achievement of Potential
• Empowerment
• Continuous Improvement
• High Expectations
• Innovation
• Relationships
• Democratic Process
• Public Participation and Input
• Public Accountability
• Continuity of the Educational Experience
• Educational Programming

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Community Values
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Community Values

• Good strong teaching in closed classrooms in
  regular programs
• Equal education opportunities for all students
• Meeting student needs
• Adequate environments
• Safe environment social emotional physical
• Value public education
• Value choice of second language learning
• Value choice
• Extending sense of community to bus students
• Value the fact that you can walk to school
• Value school in local geographical community
• Value school as a part of community
• Value quality of education
• Dual track valued

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Community Values

• Parents value being partners in childs education
• Keep all three schools viable
• Minimal disruptions for families and students
• Value acceptance and parent involvement
• Accessibility to programs (physical access)
• Long range planning for childs benefit

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Communication History
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Trends

• Regular program enrolment at Andrew Sibbald, Lake
  Bonavista and Sam Livingston is declining
• Interest in French Immersion is growing
• Interest in Montessori is growing

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New Schools ImpactDouglasdale/glen
R.T. Alderman

• Douglasdale School
• (Grades K-4)
• 2006 Opening Capacity 525
• ImpactEnrolment will decline at
• Andrew Sibbald
• Fred Seymour
• Nickle Junior High
• Students in Grades 5-9will attend R.T. Alderman

Fred Seymour
Nickle
Douglasdale School
Andrew Sibbald
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Data Used to Define Student Accommodation Needs
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General Lifecycle Patternof Neighbourhoods
(1940s, 50s 60s Communities)
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• Historic Enrolments for Lake Bonavista Schools

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• Demographic Data for the Lake Bonavista and
  Bonavista Downs Communities

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Lake Bonavista CommunityCBE Enrolment(Based on
September 30, 2005)
Total Provincial Capacity of all Elementary
Schools in Lake Bonavista 1,246
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Preschool Census
Public School Preschool Population (Based on
April 2005 City Census)
Note Public School supporters represent
approximately 2/3 of total preschool
census Preschool Census data includes Lake
Bonavista and Bonavista Downs
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Schools Regular Lake Bonavista and Bonavista
Downs Students are Designated to

• Sam Livingston, Andrew Sibbald or Lake Bonavista
  Elementary
• Nickle Junior High
• Dr. E.P. Scarlett Senior High (Lake Bonavista) or
  Lord Beaverbrook (Bonavista Downs)

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Schools Fr Im Lake Bonavista Students are
Designated to

• Sam Livingston Elementary
• Fairview Junior High (Grades 7-9)
• Dr. E.P. Scarlett Senior High (Grades 10-11)
• Central Memorial Senior High (Grade 12 for
  2005-2006 only)

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Elementary School Locations
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• September 30, 2005 Enrolment
• for Lake Bonavista Schools

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Andrew Sibbald ElementarySchool Current
Enrolment(Based on September 30,
2005)Provincial Capacity 410
Kindergarten students are considered at 0.5 FTE
when calculating utilization rates
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Lake Bonavista ElementarySchool Current
Enrolment(Based on September 30,
2005)Provincial Capacity 308
Kindergarten students are considered at 0.5 FTE
when calculating utilization rates
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Sam Livingston ElementarySchool Current
Enrolment(Based on September 30, 2005)
Provincial Capacity 528 (includes 6
relocatables 1 portable)
Kindergarten students are considered at 0.5 FTE
when calculating utilization rates
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Nickle Junior High SchoolSchool Current
Enrolment(Based on September 30,
2005)Provincial Capacity 779 (includes 3
relocatables)
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• 2006-2010
• Straight-Line Enrolment Projection for Lake
  Bonavista Schools

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Andrew Sibbald Elementary 2006-2010
Straight-Line Enrolment ProjectionProvincial
Capacity 410
See Replacement Slide in April 10, 2006
Presentation Entitled Long Range Student
Accommodation planning for the Bonavista
Community Scenario Development Team 2 (April
10, 2006)
Kindergarten students are considered at 0.5 FTE
when calculating utilization rates
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Lake Bonavista Elementary 2006-2010
Straight-Line Enrolment ProjectionProvincial
Capacity 308
Kindergarten students are considered at 0.5 FTE
when calculating utilization rates
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Sam Livingston Elementary 2006-2010
Straight-Line Enrolment ProjectionProvincial
Capacity 528 (includes 6 relocatables 1
portable)
See Replacement Slide in April 10, 2006
Presentation Entitled Long Range Student
Accommodation planning for the Bonavista
Community Scenario Development Team 2 (April
10, 2006)
Kindergarten students are considered at 0.5 FTE
when calculating utilization rates
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Nickle Junior High 2006-2010 Straight-Line
Enrolment ProjectionProvincial Capacity 779
(includes 3 relocatables)
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Questions/Comments
999P2901.512
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Next Steps

• Identify proposed new scenarios
• Analyze opportunities of each proposed scenario
• Provide data for each proposed scenario
• Revise scenario with community input
• Develop transition plan for students with
  community input
• Area Director prepares Scenario Recommendation
  Report
• Scenario Selection Team reviews, revises (if
  necessary) and selects optimal Scenario
• Optimal Scenario presented to Superintendents
  Team for decision
• Board of Trustees receive report for information
  and will pass a motion if consideration for
  closure is required
• Communication Plan is developed implemented

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Questions/Comments
999P2901.512