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Accommodation Review Committee Public Meeting

Monday, January 23, 2017 General Vanier Site - Cornwall

Agenda

ACCOMMODATION REVIEW COMMITTEE 2B PUBLIC MEETING

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017 GENERAL VANIER SITE 1500 CUMBERLAND STREET, CORNWALL, ON

1. 6:30 pm Call to Order 2. Welcome & Introductions 3. Summary of the ARC Process to date (video) 4. Overview of Feedback Received to Date

Agenda

1. Delegations

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 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

5.

Agenda

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 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

Agenda

1. Statements from the audience (to be included as part of the public record) for the attention of/and consideration by members

• f the local Accommodation Review

Committee.

 Please note, these statements would be received and recorded this evening, then reviewed and discussed at the next working meeting of the ARC.

2. Next Steps 9:30 pm Adjourn

7. 6.

ARC 2B Committee

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 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) 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

FEEDER GROUP FOS SCHOOL CHAIR PARENT/GUARDIAN MEMBERS

• 1. Char Lan DHS be closed with the grade

7-12 attendance boundary for the school consolidated with St. Lawrence DHS and Cornwall Collegiate VS

• 2. S.J. McLeod PS and Williamstown PS be

closed and consolidated and located temporarily at the (former) Char Lan school facility Draft Recommendations Char Lan Feeder Group

• 3. An addition with significant renovations
• ccur at Williamstown school in

accordance with the UCDSB Capital Priorities Plan

• 4. A northern portion of the current

attendance boundary for S.J. McLeod School be consolidated with Laggan School and draft recommendations for the Glengarry feeder group of schools Draft Recommendations Char Lan Feeder Group

• 1. Glengarry DHS be closed at a future date to

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

• 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 (Tagwi feeder group) and the UCDSB Capital Priorities Plan,

• 3. Effective September 2017, a northern portion
• f the current attendance boundary for S.J.

McLeod School (Char-Lan feeder group) be consolidated with Laggan (Glengarry feeder group) School. Draft Recommendations Glengarry Feeder Group

• 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 School

• 2. The grades 7-12 component of Rothwell-

Osnabruck School be closed and consolidated with an expanded grades 7-12 attendance boundary for Cornwall Collegiate V.S.

Draft Recommendations Rothwell-Osnabruck Feeder Group

• 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

• 4. Students resident to the northern portion of

the current Rothwell-Osnabruck Regular French/English boundary (north of Ingleside) attend the Tagwi feeder group of schools (refer to Tagwi feeder group report).

Draft Recommendations Rothwell-Osnabruck Feeder Group

• 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

attendance boundary for Maxville School be consolidated with Roxmore School and an eastern portion of its current attendance boundary be consolidated with Laggan (Glengarry feeder group) School

• 3. Upon its closing, the current attendance boundary

for North Stormont School be consolidated with Roxmore School

Draft Recommendations Tagwi Feeder Group

• 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 group of schools

• 5. September 2017 an “optional” attendance between

Tagwi School and Rothwell-Osnabruck School be aligned with Rothwell-Osnabruck (K-6) School and Cornwall Collegiate VS (grades 7-12) School.

Draft Recommendations Tagwi Feeder Group

Context for the Accommodation Review

 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  The UCDSB has embarked on a Pupil Accommodation Review process, with the goal of 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

The purpose of the Accommodation Review Committees (ARCS)

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

The Role of the ARC

 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 information from their respective school communities in response to the Initial Staff Report, in order to assist the decision-making responsibilities of the Board of Trustees

ARC Membership

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

 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 Initial Staff Report: Draft Recommendations  This staff report represents a starting point for discussion  The recommendations are draft only  The ARC receives feedback on these recommendations  This input will help the senior staff to prepare a final report

Public Meetings

 The public meetings will provide a face-to-face

• pportunity to receive information in a similar

format to the on-line survey for the accommodation review  All feedback will be given equal consideration, 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

Opportunity for Statements from the Audience

 Members of the audience will be invited to make statements related to the ARC’s focus on scenarios relating to school closure, rebuilding of schools, and/or the consolidation of pupil spaces.  These statements may be up to a maximum of 3 minutes in length, and will be included as part of the public record for the attention of, and consideration by members of the Accommodation Review Committee.  Please note, these statements would be received and recorded this evening, then reviewed and discussed at the next working meeting of the ARC.

Delegation List

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

4) Char-Lan - A school powered by, Heritage, Community, and Sustainability

‐ Todd Rozon and Tara McRae

5) Opportunity for improved mental health and wellbeing

• f students and educators; the unspoken benefits of

smaller schools

‐ Dr. Claude Manigat and Dr. Anna Williams

Delegation List

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 9) Township of South Stormont Building for the Future ARC Public Meeting #2 Presentation ‐ Peter Young 10) Township of North Glengarry Feedback ‐ Jeff Manley and Brian Caddell

Delegation 1

Our children’s future is our community’s future

‐ Gina Dragone/Isabella Bayne and Loretta Landmesser

Delegation 2

Tagwi: Protect our Boundaries - from a Student Council Perspective

‐ Ayeisha Khan and Brooklyn Woodside

Delegation 3

Save South Stormont Schools

‐ Jason Crites and Alex MacIssac

Delegation 4

Char-Lan - A school powered by, Heritage, Community, and Sustainability

‐ Todd Rozon and Tara McRae

Delegation 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

Delegation 6

North Stormont: Preserving Our Rural Way of Life

‐ Amy Martin and Marc Chenier

Delegation 7

Char Lan Programming

‐ Tara McArthur and Ian MacMillan

Delegation 8

Education beyond the Walls

‐ Sally Booth and Alyson Graham

Delegation 9

Township of South Stormont Building for the Future ARC Public Meeting #2 Presentation

‐ Peter Young

Delegation 10

Township of North Glengarry Feedback

‐ Jeff Manley and Brian Caddell

Feedback to Date: Cornwall and Highland Families of Schools

COMMON THEMES  Rural and Urban Schools  School Boundaries  Transportation  K-12 continuity  Facilities and Operations  Finances  Extra Curricular Activities  Programming  Timelines for Implementation

ARC Orientation October 2016

Next Steps:

 Continue to review the feedback received, including all survey data, and any delegations/presentations made here tonight  Completion of the ARC Report to the Senior Team  Presentation of the Final Staff Recommendations to Board on February 15, 2017

Next Steps:

 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees for delegations (Thursday, March 2, 2017)  Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees for final decision on recommendations (Thursday, March 23, 2017)