Public Meeting

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Public Meeting 3
Accommodation Review Committee

• June 10, 2009

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Streetsville Accommodation Review

• Dianne Miles
• Superintendent of Education
• Streetsville Accommodation Review Committee
• Chair

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Agenda

• Welcome Introduction of ARC Members Dianne
  Miles, Superintendent of Education
• Chair of the Streetsville ARC
• 2. Review of School Consolidation Process and
  Timelines ARC members
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  Jeff White, PDSB Trustee
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  Wards 6 11
• Feedback from Public to date Dianne Miles
• Presentation of Scenarios Ellen Warling, Senior
  Planner
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  ARC members
• 5. Public Input ARC Members/Community
  Members
• 6. Public Questions Dianne Miles
• 7. Next Steps Dianne Miles

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Who are we ?

• To allow all of us to get a sense of our
  attendees tonight we want to ask for your
  participation in a little exercise.
• Please stand if you answer yes to the question
• I have a student in the Peel DSB
• I am a community member with no students
  currently attending a PDSB school.
• My child(ren) attend(s)
• Russell Langmaid
• Ray Underhill
• Willow Way
• Vista Heights
• Edenrose

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Who are we ?

• This is my first Public Meeting on the
  Streetsville accommodation review.

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Purpose of Public Meeting 3

• To review the accommodation review process with
  the community
• To share the short list of possible accommodation
  scenarios developed by the ARC
• To invite parents and residents in the
  Streetsville community to provide feedback on the
  short list of suggested scenarios

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Streetsville Accommodation ReviewCommittee(ARC)

• Committee Members

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Accommodation Review Committee

• Streetsville ARC Members
• School Council Chairs
• Parent Representatives
• Principals
• Municipal representation
• Community/Business representation
• Planning Department staff

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Mandate of the Accommodation Review Committee

• The mandate of the Streetsville ARC
• is to develop options for student accommodation
  that will maximize student learning within the
  resources available to the Peel District School
  Board.

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Our Shared Vision

• The school we value for the ideal accommodation
  for students provides
• A safe, nurturing and inclusive environment
• Academic social physical character
  education
• Up-to-date technology and resources in classrooms
• Extra-curricular activities (a wide variety to
  appeal to all teacher involvement commitment)
• Community involvement

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Accommodation Review Committee's Work To Date

• Accomplishments to date (as of June 10th)
• Six committee meetings to date and 2 public
  meetings held
• Collaborative team building and open dialogue
• Common understanding of reaching consensus
• Vision for ideal school accommodation
• Gathering knowledge to make an informed
  decision
• Beginning to narrow down possible accommodation
  options
• Sharing information with school councils and
  receiving input from school councils

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Streetsville Accommodation Review

• Jeff White
• PDSB Trustee, Wards 6 11

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Streetsville ARC

• PDSB guides any decisions about the review and
  potential consolidation of existing schools
• Decisions are made with the involvement of the
  community and based on the learning needs of
  students
• PDSB policy and procedures comply with the
  Ministry of Education guidelines

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Consolidation Stages

• Identification (Stage I) (Ministry Framework)
• Annual Planning Document identifies "trigger
  schools" (schools under 60 capacity listed)
• Annual Planning Document identifies review area
  to be considered for review and analysis
  (Streetsville Review Area)
• Review Analysis (Stage II) (Ministry Framework)
• Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) formed
• Solutions generated for community
• Presentation of Report (Stage III) (Ministry
  Framework)
• Recommendations submitted to Controller of
  Planning and Accommodation Support Services
• ARC report along with staff report sent to
  Physical Planning Building (P.P. B.) and
  Board for final decision
• Implementation (Stage IV) (Board Operating
  Procedure)
• Advisory Committee formed

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Timelines
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Four Public Meetings

• Community input is an important part of the
  accommodation review process.
• Feedback from Public to date.

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Community Feedback

• Summary
• French Immersion
• Capacity at Vista Heights
• Future trends and enrolment in 15 years
• Future program needs i.e. full day Kindergarten
• Siblings in different schools
• Communication everyone has a voice
• Timing
• Keep students together to attend the same middle
  school and
• secondary school

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Overview of School Consolidation Process

• Ellen Warling
• Senior Planner
• Planning and Enrolment
• Peel District School Board

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Review Area

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Changes to Review Area2004-2008

• Ray Underhill PS 2004 added all students
  south of HWY 401 who were attending Meadowvale
  Village PS
• Willow Way PS 2005 and 2007 added students east
  of Creditview Road
• Vista Heights PS 2004 FI boundary change with
  Plum Tree Park PS (directed students west of 10th
  line to Plum Tree Park) 2008 opened new FI site
  at Britannia PS all students north of Britannia
  Road now directed to Britannia PS for FI

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Existing School Boundaries
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Census Data
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Decision Making

• VALUATION FRAMEWORK
• Value to the Student (55)
• Value to the PDSB (25)
• Value to the Community (10)
• Value to the Economy (10)

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Value to the Student

• Quality of the learning environment
• Student outcomes
• Range of courses and/or programs offered
• Range of extracurricular activities
• Adequacy of school physical space to support
  learning
• Adequacy of school grounds for healthy physical
  activity and extracurricular activities
• Accessibility for students with disabilities
• Safety of the school
• Proximity of the school to students/length of bus
  ride to school

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Value to PDSB

• Student outcomes at the school
• Range of program or course offered
• Availability of specialized teaching spaces
• Condition and location of school
• Value of the school if it is the only school
  within the community
• Fiscal and operational factors (i.e. enrolment
  versus available space, cost to operate the
  school, cost of transportation, availability of
  surplus space in adjacent schools, cost to
  upgrade the facility so that it can meet student
  learning objectives)

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Value to the Community

• Facility for community use
• Range of programs offered at the school that
  serve both students and community members (i.e.
  adult ESL programs)
• School grounds as green spaces and/or available
  for recreational use
• School as a partner in other government
  initiatives in the community
• Value of the school - is it the only school
  within the community

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Value to the Local Economy

• School as a local employer
• Availability of cooperative education
• Availability of training opportunities or
  partnerships with business
• Attracts or retains families in the community
• Value of the school if it is the only school
  within the community

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Presentation of Scenarios

• ARC Members

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The work of the Accommodation Review Committee
continues

• The Arc has developed possible scenarios and
  narrowed the options using information gathered
  from
• School Valuation Frameworks
• Projected enrolment data and other planning
  information
• Tours of each school in the review area
• Input from the School Councils and Public
  Meeting 1 2
• Our shared vision guided the possibilities!

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Reaching Consensus

• Common goal
• Discuss
• Ask questions
• Review direction
• Reflective
• Clarify
• Paraphrase

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Using Consensus

• Initially 14 options
• Using the valuation frameworks, demographic
  information, shared vision, mandate and input
  from school councils
• Narrowed it down to 5 scenarios
• Using the valuation frameworks, demographic
  information, shared vision, mandate and input
  from school councils and public meetings
• Identified 3 scenarios plus a modification to the
  3rd scenario

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Overview of Scenarios

• The scenarios being shared tonight do not include
  retaining Russell Langmaid as a school
• Rationale
• Value to student is most important
• Student success drives our decision making
• Opportunities to socialize with peers
• Cost to upgrade Russell Langmaid
• Extending boundaries negatively impacts
  enrolment at review schools possibly striking
  another ARC

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Scenario 1
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Scenario 2
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Scenario 3
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Scenario 3
Russell Langmaid closes students directed to
Ray Underhill and Edenrose
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Scenario 4
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Scenario 4
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Scenario 5
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• Scenario 5a

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Scenario 5
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Public Input

• The Streetsville ARC would like your input.
• Group work at tables
• review each of the scenarios
• provide pros and cons for each of the scenarios
• Your ranking of each scenario
• you will be given a form for you to rank the
  scenarios after the discussions

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Group Norms

• Make sure all voices are heard
• Respect each other
• Be reflective using the information available
• Use time effectively

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Wrap-Up

• What did we hear at the table discussions?
• Please fill out your sheet ranking the scenarios
  and hand it in before you leave this evening

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Community Questions

• Please approach the microphone provided
• State your name
• Proceed with your question

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Accommodation Review Committee Process - Next
Steps

• Using the feedback from this public meeting the
  ARC will develop its final recommendation

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Next Public Meeting of the Accommodation Review
Committee

• Public Meeting 4
• Wednesday, October 7, 2009
• ARC presents proposed recommendation (s) going
  forward to the PDSB

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Stage III

• Streetsville ARC Report is submitted to
  Controller Wright on October 16th, 2009
• ARC Report and Staff Report are presented to
  Physical Planning and Building Committee on
  January 5th, 2010.

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Stage III Continued

• PDSB considers both reports on January 12th,
  2010. A final decision will be made at this
  regular Board meeting.
• The final decision belongs to the Board of
  Trustees, not the ARC or board staff
• Implementation of the Board's decision begins
  (Stage IV)

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Communication

• Website http//www.peelschools.org
• School newsletters and letters to parents
• Flyers to homeowners and businesses
• Newspaper

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Next Meeting

• Public Meeting 4
• Wednesday October 7th
• 7 p.m.
• Streetsville SS
• (final recommendation)

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The End

• Thank you for your participation

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Middle School Boundaries
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Bussing Distances