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Accommodation Review Committee Public Meeting Monday, January 23, 2017 General Vanier Site - Cornwall

ACCOMMODATION REVIEW COMMITTEE 2 B PUBLIC MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017 GENERAL VANIER SITE 1500 CUMBERLAND STREET, CORNWALL, ON 1. 6:30 pm Call to Order Agenda 2. Welcome & Introductions 3. Summary of the ARC Process to date (video) 4. Overview of Feedback Received to Date

1. Delegations 5. 1) Our children’s future is our community’s future - Gina Dragone/Isabella Bayne and Loretta Landmesser 2) Tagwi: Protect our Boundaries - from a Student Council Perspective - Ayeisha Khan and Brooklyn Woodside 3) Save South Stormont Schools - Jason Crites and Alex MacIssac Agenda 4) Char-Lan - A school powered by, Heritage, Community, and Sustainability - Todd Rozon and Tara McRae 5) Opportunity for improved mental health and wellbeing of students and educators; the unspoken benefits of smaller schools - Dr. Claude Manigat and Dr. Anna Williams Short Break

6) North Stormont: Preserving Our Rural Way of Life - Amy Martin and Marc Chenier 7) Char Lan Programming - Tara McArthur and Ian MacMillan 8) Education beyond the Walls - Sally Booth and Alyson Graham Agenda 9) Township of South Stormont Building for the Future ARC Public Meeting #2 Presentation - Peter Young Township of North Glengarry Feedback - Jeff Manley and Brian Caddell

1. Statements from the audience (to be 6. included as part of the public record) for the attention of/and consideration by members of the local Accommodation Review Committee.  Please note, these statements would be received and recorded this evening, then reviewed and discussed at the next working Agenda meeting of the ARC. 2. Next Steps 7. 9:30 pm Adjourn

FEEDER PARENT/GUARDIAN MEMBERS FOS SCHOOL CHAIR GROUP 1ST ALTERNATE(s) Char-Lan Highland Char-Lan IS/DHS Tim Mills Carolyn Reed (1) Wendy Rozon (A1) Char-Lan Highland Char-Lan IS/DHS Tim Mills John Danaher (2) Bill Chambre (A2) Char-Lan Highland S.J. McLeod P.S. Tim Mills Shawn McRae Garry Atchison Char-Lan Highland Williamstown P.S. Tim Mills Sally Phypers Stephanie Jaworski Cornwall Cornwall Bridgewood P.S. Tim Mills Krystal Loynachan No alternate Cornwall Cornwall Central P.S. Tim Mills Robin Duperon Ryan O'Neil Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall IS/SS Tim Mills Martha Woods (1) Bonnie Brazeau (A1) Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall IS/SS Tim Mills Denise Nielsen (2) No alternate ARC 2 B Cornwall Cornwall St. Lawrence IS/SS Tim Mills Steven Carriere (1) Sandeep Banga (A1) Cornwall Cornwall St. Lawrence IS/SS Tim Mills Rebecca Besner (2) Amanda Pyke (A2) Committee Glengarry Highland Glengarry IS/SS Tim Mills Scott Campbell (1) David Filion (A1) Glengarry Highland Glengarry IS/SS Tim Mills Erika Tomsons (2) Chris MacPherson (A2) Glengarry Highland Laggan P.S. Tim Mills Dean MacGillivray Genevieve Malouin-Diraddo R-O Highland Longue Sault P.S. Tim Mills Dale Rudderham Kent McDougall R-O Highland Rothwell-Osnabruck Tim Mills Jennifer MacIsaac (1) Paul MacIsaac (1) R-O Highland Rothwell-Osnabruck Tim Mills Teri-Lynn Beckstead (2) Jennifer Woodside (2) R-O Highland Rothwell-Osnabruck Tim Mills Troy Froats (3) Sandra Hric (3) Tagwi Highland Maxville P.S. Tim Mills Emily Andrews Robin McDonell Tagwi Highland North Stormont P.S. Tim Mills Amy Michaud Kristen Casselman Tagwi Highland Roxmore P.S. Tim Mills Victoria Butzer Kerri-Ann Mainville Tagwi Highland Tagwi IS/SS Tim Mills Jamie Patterson (1) Kelly Zollinger Tagwi Highland Tagwi IS/SS Tim Mills Sara Patterson No alternate

1. Char Lan DHS be closed with the grade 7-12 attendance boundary for the school consolidated with St. Lawrence Draft DHS and Cornwall Collegiate VS Recommendations Char Lan 2. S.J. McLeod PS and Williamstown PS be Feeder Group closed and consolidated and located temporarily at the (former) Char Lan school facility

3. An addition with significant renovations occur at Williamstown school in accordance with the UCDSB Capital Draft Priorities Plan Recommendations 4. A northern portion of the current Char Lan attendance boundary for S.J. McLeod Feeder Group School be consolidated with Laggan School and draft recommendations for the Glengarry feeder group of schools

1. Glengarry DHS be closed at a future date to be determined and contingent upon the Draft possible development of a business case for Recommendations an addition at Vankleek Hill CI and/or Glengarry confirmation of opportunities to consolidate Feeder Group the current attendance boundary of Glengarry DHS with Tagwi SS and/or Vankleek Hill CI

2. An eastern portion of the current attendance boundary of Maxville School be consolidated with the Glengarry feeder group of schools a date to be confirmed pending Ministry approval of an addition at Roxmore School Draft (Tagwi feeder group) and the UCDSB Capital Recommendations Priorities Plan, Glengarry Feeder Group 3. Effective September 2017, a northern portion of the current attendance boundary for S.J. McLeod School (Char-Lan feeder group) be consolidated with Laggan (Glengarry feeder group) School.

1. The number of K-6 elementary schools for the Rothwell-Osnabruck feeder group of schools be reduced from two to one school with the closure of Longue Sault Public Draft School Recommendations 2. The grades 7-12 component of Rothwell- Rothwell-Osnabruck Feeder Group Osnabruck School be closed and consolidated with an expanded grades 7-12 attendance boundary for Cornwall Collegiate V.S.

3. Geographically, students from Longue Sault P.S. attend Rothwell-Osnabruck P.S. for grades K-6 for Regular French/ English and Early Immersion in accordance with its current grades 7-12 attendance boundary Draft Recommendations 4. Students resident to the northern portion of Rothwell-Osnabruck the current Rothwell-Osnabruck Regular Feeder Group French/English boundary (north of Ingleside) attend the Tagwi feeder group of schools (refer to Tagwi feeder group report).

1. North Stormont PS and Maxville P.S be closed at a future date to be determined pending Ministry approval for an addition at Roxmore PS in accordance with the UCDSB Capital Priorities Plan 2. Upon its closing, a western portion of the current Draft attendance boundary for Maxville School be Recommendations consolidated with Roxmore School and an eastern portion of its current attendance boundary be Tagwi consolidated with Laggan (Glengarry feeder group) Feeder Group School 3. Upon its closing, the current attendance boundary for North Stormont School be consolidated with Roxmore School

4. Effective September 2017, a northern portion of the current attendance boundary for Longue Sault School (Rothwell-Osnabruck feeder group) be consolidated with the Tagwi (Roxmore PS) feeder Draft group of schools Recommendations 5. September 2017 an “optional” attendance between Tagwi Tagwi School and Rothwell-Osnabruck School be Feeder Group aligned with Rothwell-Osnabruck (K-6) School and Cornwall Collegiate VS (grades 7-12) School.

 The UCDSB has a roster of schools with almost 10,000 vacant pupil places  The Ministry of Education funding for operating this vacant student space is declining Context for the Accommodation  The UCDSB has embarked on a Pupil Accommodation Review process, with the goal of Review reducing the amount of excess space to more efficiently direct its funding to the kinds of learning experiences our communities expect now and into the future

 Accommodation Review Committees (ARCs) provide local information and context that will inform the completion of a final staff report to be The purpose of the submitted to the Board on February 15, 2017 Accommodation  The Board will decide its response to the Review Committees recommendations of the Final Staff Report on (ARCS) March 23, 2017

 The role of the ARC is to act as a “conduit of information” to assist the review process as a whole  The essential mandate of the ARCs is to obtain The Role of information from their respective school the ARC communities in response to the Initial Staff Report, in order to assist the decision-making responsibilities of the Board of Trustees

 1 parent/guardian and 1 alternate parent/guardian from each elementary school impacted by the draft recommendations (selected by the respective school councils)  2 parents/guardians and 2 alternate ARC parents/guardians from each Grades 7 to 12 school Membership impacted by the draft recommendations (selected by the respective school councils)  1 elementary school principal  1 secondary school principal  1 superintendent of schools

 This staff report represents a starting point for discussion  The recommendations are draft only  The ARC receives feedback on these The Initial Staff recommendations Report: Draft  This input will help the senior staff to Recommendations prepare a final report  This final report will be presented to the Board of Trustees on February 15, 2017  Final decision of the Board will be made on March 23, 2017

 The public meetings will provide a face-to-face opportunity to receive information in a similar format to the on-line survey for the accommodation review Public  All feedback will be given equal consideration, Meetings regardless if it has been submitted through the survey and/or through public delegations  Delegations may also be heard by the Board of Trustees on March 2nd