BEACON HILL OTTAWA EAST

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BEACON HILL OTTAWA EAST SECONDARY SCHOOL
STUDY ACCOMODATION REVIEW COMMITTEE VALUATION
REPORT JUNE 15, 2009
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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCINTRODUCTION

• ARC MAKEUP
• PURPOSE OF ARC
• GOALS OF PRESENTATION
• VALUATION FRAMEWORK
• COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
• KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
• CONCLUSION

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCPURPOSE

• 'Balance enrolment by means of school closure,
  boundary amendments, balancing programing or
  amending grade structures in a manner that
  provides the greatest LONG TERM STABILITY but is
  sensitive to student disruption.'

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCVALUATION FRAMEWORK

• Process used by ARC to become familiar with the
  schools involved
• ARC led through the development of the Framework
• End result - identified features, strengths and
  assets of each school
• No numerical valuation attributed to our
  Valuation Framework

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCOMMUNITY FEEDBACK

• Community Feedback/Input was solicited from
  various sources throughout the process
• Between Oct 2008 and May 8th, 2009
• 160 people provided input in writing
• 173 documents received
• 1099 discrete or substantive comments identified
  within these documents
• 4 large petitions
• Additional comments received at each meeting

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCOMMUNITY FEEDBACK

• 40.7 of comments received identified that a case
  to close any of the 3 high schools involved in
  this ARC had not been made.

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCOMMUNITY FEEDBACK

• Feedback/Input was provided by
• Past, Current, and Future Parents within the
  School Communities
• Students
• Alumni
• Area Residents
• Comments were received via E-mail, Letter and ARC
  comment sheets

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCRECOMMENDATIONS

• 1. The future of Beacon Hill- Ottawa East Schools
• 2. Future ARC Processes
• 3. OCDSB Strategic Planning

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCFUTURE OF BEACON
HILL-OTTAWA EAST SCHOOLS

• Implement a comprehensive Community Consultation
  Strategy
• Implement Transparent and co-ordinated initiative
  management
• Retain the IB Program in its current location in
  Ottawa East and expand program options in Ottawa
  East
• Determine program viability threshholds to
  support long term planning
• Establish a funding model for equitable outcomes
  rather than equal funding based on a per student
  approach
• Strategic changes to the transfer policy
• Implement boundary changes which support
  enrolment growth within the urban and per-urban
  core of the city

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCFUTURE ARC PROCESSES

• Clear mandate must be defined
• Include all schools affected by potential change
  no splitting of mandate into separate Phases
• Options presented MUST include expert information
  on their viability detailed analysis is
  required
• Ensure all communities potentially affected are
  pro-actively notified of the process
• Ensure transparency on concurrent activity and
  decisions already taken or under consideration by
  the Board

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCFUTURE ARC PROCESSES

• ARC process MUST be disclosed in a comprehensive
  manner instead of one step at a time
• Revise the ARC methodology
• Trustees must allow community consultation
  processes to proceed without undue influence
• Clearly identify the roles and responsibilities
  of all ARC participants

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCOCDSB STRATEGIC
PLANNING

• Build a robust vision for OCDSB schools
• Must not implement short-term responses to
  long-term issues
• Apply lessons learned from previous issue
  responses to current and emerging accommodation
  issues
• Create a strong communications strategy on the
  value and strengths of OCDSB Schools

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCONCLUSIONS

• Report No. 09-079
• 15 April, 2009
• Accommodation Initiatives 2009-2010
• Recommended
• Accommodation Policy Review
• Schools For the Future
• Arc Policy Review

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCONCLUSIONS

• PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION REPORT
• Strong schools linked to strong communities have
  the potential to be centres of change, innovation
  and equity. By working together and by demanding
  vision from our leaders, we can make that happen

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCONCLUSIONS

• PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION and
• Declining Enrolment Working Group MOE
• Recommendations
• focus on the need for both long-term,
  coordinated planning and support for integration
  and partnerships.

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCONCLUSIONS

• PEOPLE FOR EDUCATION
• Extensive international research shows that
  students seem to be more successful in smaller
  high schools. The graduation rates are higher,
  students more engaged and more likely to
  participate in activities, even though there are
  few activities.

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCONCLUSIONS

• Research shows that students in disadvantaged
  communities are significantly more successful in
  smaller schools. The optimal size appears to be
  between 600 and 900 in secondary schools.

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BEACON HILL-OTTAWA EAST ARCCONCLUSIONS

• The Ministry of Education will be reviewing the
  Ontario Education Funding Formula in 2010.
• Before the review of funding, the MOE, in
  cooperation with ministries such as children and
  Youth Services,Health, Health Promotion and
  Municipal Affairs examine research on optimal
  school size investigate the impact of a
  community hub model on things like overall health
  promotion, neighbourhood viability, youth
  violence and poverty reduction and develop
  policy and funding to support and promote
  integrated planning and schools as community
  hubs.