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Information Session

French Immersion Program Site Relocation for 2019-2020 School Year Holy Name and Alexander Kuska Catholic Elementary School Communities

Wednesday October 17, 2018 6:00 p.m.

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• A. WELCOME – Yolanda Baldasaro

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OPENING PRAYER – Yolanda Baldasaro

• C. INTRODUCTIONS
• D. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
• E. REVIEW OF TIMELINES

F.

QUESTIONS

• G. FURTHER ACTION
• H. ADJOURNMENT

AGENDA

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

Yolanda Baldasaro, Superintendent of Education

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Terry Antoniou, Principal, Holy Name Catholic Elementary School

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Dwane Smolders, Vice-Principal, Holy Name Catholic Elementary School  Mme. Hasan - Gr. 1  Mme. Arscot - Gr. 2  Mme. Purdie - Gr. 3  Mme. Melanson - Gr. 4/5  Mme. Piche-Cantin - Gr. 6

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Carlo Arghittu, Principal, Alexander Kuska Catholic Elementary School

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Mary Vetere, K-12 French as a Second Language Consultant/Numeracy Coach

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Lori Powell, Director of Niagara Student Transportation Services (NSTS)

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Scott Whitwell, Controller of Facilities Services

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Kathy Levinski, Administrator of Facilities Services

INTRODUCTIONS

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Background Information

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One of the recommendations in the Niagara Catholic District School Board Long Term Accommodation Plan 2016-2021 (LTAP) was to move the French Immersion Program from Holy Name Catholic Elementary School to Alexander Kuska Catholic Elementary School in the short term planning timeline of 2016-2018. The purpose of tonight’s meeting is to provide information on the process of relocating the French Immersion (FI) Program.

PURPOSE

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LONG TERM ACCOMMODATION PLAN 2016-2021 PLANNING PRINCIPLES

The following Planning Principles were approved by Trustees at the February 23, 2016 Board meeting to help form planning decisions:

• 1. Ensure viable and sustainable Catholic schools and programs for all

students.

• 2. Minimize the use of temporary accommodation/ facilities to address short,

medium and long term enrolment pressures.

• 3. The Long Term Accommodation Plan will be in compliance with

legislation such as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and will consider Daily Physical Activity, Child Care Centres with Before and After School Programs available at the school, the locations of Child Care Centres, Community Partnerships, and the community use of schools.

• 4. The Long Term Accommodation Plan will promote facility partnerships to

market schools as a community resource within the Region, municipalities and not for profit agencies.

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SCHOOL INFORMATION PROFILES

Data as of

• Sept. 5/18

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ENROLMENT

ENROLMENT SURPLUS SPACES UTILIZATION

ACTUAL ENROLMENT As of Sept. 5, 2018 SCHOOL ENROLMENT Alexander Kuska Catholic 318 Holy Name Catholic 528

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PROJECTED FRENCH IMMERSION ENROLMENT (LTAP)

CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR ENROLMENT SCHOOL ENROLMENT Alexander Kuska Catholic 318 Holy Name Catholic 528

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Holy Name Grades Enrolment Regular Track K – 8 428 FI Track 1 2 3 4/5 6 19 21 18 11/14 17 100

As of September 5, 2018

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French Immersion Program

" French Immersion programs help to develop strong fundamental skills in oral communication, reading and writing as well as to provide students with an understanding of the cultures of French societies by integrating cultural study into daily language."

The Ontario French as a Second Language Curriculum French Immersion, 2001

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French Immersion Program

• French must be the language of instruction for a

minimum of 50 per cent of the total instructional time at every grade level of the program. FI programs must include the study of French as a second language and the study of at least two

• ther subjects taught in French.
• Subjects must be selected from the following:

The Arts, Social Studies (Grades 1 to 6) or History and Geography (Grades 7 and 8), Mathematics, Science and Technology, and Health and Physical Education.

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French Immersion Program

French Instructional time English Language Instructional time in shaded area

Subjects that may be taught in French are: French Language Arts, Religion, Math, Science and Technology, Social Studies (History & Geography – intermediate grades), Music, Visual Arts, Drama/Dance, Health and Physical Education. Choice of subjects to teach in French may depend on the availability of staff able to teach that subject in French (i.e. Phys. Ed specialist)

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French Immersion Dual Track Delivery Model

➢Dual track schools offer two parallel

• programs. FI students share the school

with the English students.

➢All announcements and communications

with parents are done in English.

➢The Core French students benefit in

shared activities with the FI students.

Moving Forward

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RELOCATION IMPACT

 Facilities:

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SCHOOL CURRENT NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS AND TEACHERS MOVING FORWARD 2019 and Beyond Alexander Kuska Catholic 19 classrooms Addition of FI Grs. 1 – 7, then Gr. 8 (2020); potential need for portables Holy Name Catholic 18 classrooms 4 portables Relocation of excess portables

RELOCATION IMPACT

 Facilities, continued:

• Review lay-out of footprint of schools, e.g. potential need

for vice-principal office at Alexander Kuska; continued use

• f music room at Alexander Kuska, etc.
• Review of furniture needs
• Review of outdoor play space at both schools
• Review of parking provisions at both schools
• Review of potential portable placements at
• Alexander Kuska
• Review of transportation flow at both schools

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RELOCATION IMPACT

 Staffing:

• Support staff requires review for both schools
• Resources (relocation of instructional resources)

 Child care:

• YMCA at both locations
• Potential redistribution of service; additional

licensing of childcare spaces

 School Boundaries:

• No changes
• Same parish: St. Kevin

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RELOCATION IMPACT

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Transportation Eligibility & Service

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Students in Grades 1 to 8 are eligible for transportation if they live 1.6km

• r greater from their home school.

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Currently at Alexander Kuska: – 23.5% of students live within the walk zone of the school; – 50.8% of students are eligible by distance; and – 25.7% of students live outside of the school boundary and are not eligible for transportation from their home address.

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Currently there are five(5) buses serving Alexander Kuska.

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Currently 100% of students are on the bus for less than 30 minutes.

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RELOCATION IMPACT Alexander Kuska School Boundary

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RELOCATION IMPACT French Immersion Transportation Eligibility

 Students in Grades 1 to 8 in French Immersion are eligible for

transportation if they live 1.6km or greater from their program school.

 Based on Current Year FI enrolment moving from Holy Name to

Alexander Kuska: – 9.8% of students live within the walk zone of the school; – 82.6% of students are eligible by distance; and – 7.6% of students live outside of the school boundary and are not eligible for transportation from their home address.

 With the move, we project eight (8) buses will serve Alexander Kuska.  Currently at Holy Name, 100% of students are on the bus for less than

45 minutes with 3% on the bus between 31 minutes and 45 minutes.

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RELOCATION IMPACT Current Holy Name and FI Program Boundary

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RELOCATION IMPACT School Bell Times

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In policy, every effort will be made to keep student rides time under one hour.

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To maintain reasonable student ride times, deliver on-time service and respect transportation efficiency, NSTS has requested Alexander Kuska alter bell times:

• Current – 8:45am to 2:59pm
• 2019-20 – 9:10am to 3:30pm

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Later bell times at schools with large school boundaries, including rural and French Immersion schools, provides NSTS with the ability to respond more effectively and efficiently to students who move, change daycares or if ride times are becoming too long.

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RELOCATION IMPACT Notifications

 In May, letters will be sent home to all home school and French

Immersion students at Alexander Kuska and Holy Name with preliminary transportation information for the 2019-20 school year.

 Families are encouraged to update home and daycare address

information with the school prior to the summer break to ensure they have transportation arranged for the first day of school.

 Bus route information is available mid-August using the secure

parent portal on the NSTS website, www.nsts.ca.

 NSTS staff are available during the summer months to respond to

parent transportation questions and support the transition.

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PROPOSED TIMELINES Date Meeting Expectation October 15, 2018 Information Session at Holy Name Catholic: invitation to Lakeshore Catholic and Notre Dame FOS elementary schools

• Provide background

information to communities and receive feedback October 17, 2018 Information Session at Alexander Kuska Catholic: invitation to Lakeshore Catholic and Notre Dame FOS elementary schools

• Provide background

information to communities and receive feedback November 21

st, 2018 Open House and

Registration: Kindergarten

• Alexander Kuska Catholic

and Holy Name Catholic Principals reinforce information regarding re- location of FI Program to Alexander Kuska

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PROPOSED TIMELINES Date Meeting Expectation December 2018 Registration for siblings of currently enrolled FI students

• Update enrolment
• Information to all elementary

schools shows change in location of FI Program to Alexander Kuska January/February 2019 French Immersion Registration

• Update enrolment

March 2019 Registration Organization planning and potential portable installation

• Submission of initial
• rganizational charts
• Determine if portable required

at Alexander Kuska and submit permits March – June 2019 Transition Plan

• Implement Transition Plan

between Holy Name and Alexander Kuska school communities

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