School Staff, Student and Parent Meeting November 18, 2019 Agenda - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

National Sport School Staff, Student and Parent Meeting

November 18, 2019

Agenda

• Introductions
• Background
• Options for the future
• Engagement timeline
• Next steps
• Questions – two ways to ask questions
• 1. App
• Go to slido.com and enter in event code #D654
• Type in your question any time
• If another question is of interest, you can use

thumbs up rather than typing same question again

• Questions with most interest rise to the top
• 2. Ask verbally

Welcome and Introductions

• Lisa Davis, Trustee, Wards 6 & 7
• Dianne Yee, Acting Superintendent,

School Improvement

• Prem Randhawa, Director, Area 1
• Carrie Edwards, Director, Property,

Planning & Transportation

• Ken Weipert, Principal, Chinook Learning,

Cbe-learn and Home Education

• Rob Jewan, Acting Principal
• Leanne Topp, Acting Assistant Principal

Correcting the record

• School Council Meeting – October 2019
• Provincial Budget 2019

Principles of Participation

• Listen to understand others’ perspectives
• Disagree respectfully
• Speak one at a time
• Balance airtime fairly

Background

• NSS opened about 25 years ago
• Operated in multiple facilities (William

Aberhart High School, Ernest Manning High School) prior to moving to WinSport

• Leased space at WinSport was intended

to be temporary

• Government pledged money for a capital

project based on negotiations for the old Ernest Manning site

• Funding is no longer available

Issue

• NSS has been identified on the Three-Year

System Student Accommodation Plan (SSAP)

• Lease for space at WinSport expires

June 20, 2020

• It is not financially sustainable for the

program to continue operating at the WinSport location

How Will We Address This Issue?

• Share information with you about
• ptions for the future
• Gather your feedback on these options

in alignment with our Dialogue Framework

What Else Will Guide Decision- Making?

In addition to stakeholder input and feedback, the CBE will be guided by:

• CBE Values
• Students come first
• Learning is our central purpose
• Public education serves the common good
• CBE Planning Principles
• Minimize disruptions for students
• Provide program continuity from kindergarten

to Grade 12

• Keep cohort groups of students together
• Allow students to attend school as close to

home as possible

• Provide long term sustainability
• Use space and resources effectively

CBE High School Engagement

• Decisions about NSS, and all unique

setting schools, are “out of scope” for the current CBE high school engagement that seeks to balance enrolment across 20 high schools

• Changes arising from the high school

engagement project will be made by October 2021, and implemented Sept. 2022

Decision to be Made

By the end of February 2020, CBE administration will make a recommendation to the CBE Board of Trustees about the location and program delivery of the National Sport School for the 2020-21 school year and

• beyond. A final decision about the future

location and delivery of the program will be made by the Board of Trustees by end of May 2020.

Option A

• NSS students will be relocated and
• perate out of a CBE high school

(strong consideration for Bowness)

• Where possible, students are

integrated with other students for classes

• In some circumstances, students

would come together as NSS students for some courses

• All students would be able to be

accommodated within single site

• Students would continue to access

WinSport by self transport

Option B

• NSS program closure
• Students attend their designated

school

• CBE schools have the flexibility to

work around athletes’ schedules and needs

• CBE schools have the capacity to

accommodate CBE students who repatriate to their designated high school

Decision-Making Process

• Any time a program moves from one

location to another or a program closes, the decision will go through a “closure process.”

• The closure process requires that a

formal report be presented to the CBE Board of Trustees.

• Report is submitted by CBE

administration, but final decision is made by the Board of Trustees.

• New process for school/program closures

effective November 2019.

Timeline

• Nov. 26 – Dec. 13, 2019:

Online survey

• pportunity

January 2020: In-person meeting with NSS students and parents February 2020: Report presented to Board

• f Trustees for consideration

Spring 2020: Decision is made by Board of Trustees

Questions?

Two options for asking questions:

• 1. App
• Go to slido.com and enter in event

code #D654

• Type in your question any time
• If another question is of interest,

you can use thumbs up rather than typing same question again

• Questions with most interest rise to

the top

• 2. Ask verbally

Closing Remarks

• Thank you for your participation and

understanding.

• We are committed to working

together with you to make the best possible decision we can for NSS students, given the circumstances and options available to us.

• Online survey will be emailed to you

next week.

• This presentation will be posted on

the website.