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Sim coe County District School Board Pupil Accom m odation Review 2 0 1 1 :0 2 Coldwater Public School Moonstone Elementary School (Grades JK-6) Warminster Elementary School Public Meeting - October 27, 2011

Accommodation Review Committee Members Carol Carpenter Principal Coldwater PS Michele Clark Parent Rep. Coldwater PS (Voting) Christine Bowman Parent Rep. Coldwater PS (Voting) Rose Phillips Principal Moonstone ES Simon Kennedy Parent Rep. Moonstone ES (Voting) Denise Osborne Parent Rep. Moonstone ES (Voting) Jeff Bell Principal Warminster PS Kim Ball Parent Rep. Warminster PS (Voting) Karen Aigeldinger Parent Rep. Warminster PS (Voting) Alison Smith Community Rep. Tay Township (Voting) Lila Osborne Community Rep. Township of Oro-Medonte (Voting) Counc. Ron Stevens Community Rep. Township of Severn (Voting) Peter Beacock SCDSB Trustee Jodi Lloyd SCDSB Trustee John Dance SCDSB Superintendent of Facility Services/ARC Chair Steve Blake SCDSB Superintendent of Education David Few SCDSB Manager of Planning & Enrolment

Accommodation Reviews • The capital planning process addresses areas facing particular challenges regarding: • enrolment (either too few or too many students) • the ability to deliver programming (multi grades or scheduling classes), and • the condition of school buildings (the need for repairs) • On November 24, 2010, the Board approved accommodation reviews for three groups of elementary schools • 2 0 1 0 :0 3 – Alliston Union PS, Ernest Cumberland ES • 2 0 1 1 :0 1 - Port McNicoll PS, Victoria Harbour ES, Waubaushene ES (Grades 4-8), Waubaushene Pines ES (Grades JK-3) • 2 0 1 1 :0 2 – Coldwater PS, Moonstone ES, Warminster ES

ARC 2011: 02 Elementary Schools • Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) 2011: 02 consists of: • Coldwater Public School • Moonstone Elementary School (Grades JK-6) • Warminster Elementary School

Policy Background • Board adopted Policy 2313, Pupil Accommodation Review on June 20, 2007 and was revised on March 24, 2010 • Policy 2313 is implemented by APM A5500, Pupil Accommodation Review • The policy and APM are in keeping with the Ministry of Education Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines issued June 2009

Policy Highlights • Staff present an alternative accommodation option(s) to the ARC and community • The pupil accommodation review process is transparent and consultative • An accommodation review focuses on a group of schools in an area rather than on a single school • Each school will be assessed using a School Information Profile (SIP) • The ARC makes recommendations • A Board resolution to close a school will include timelines for closure

ARC Membership • Membership of the ARC is set out in section 4.2 of Policy 2313, consisting of: • Voting membership consists of: (a) two parents/ guardians, from the attendance area of each school, appointed by the school council; (b) one student appointed by student council (secondary schools); (c) one community representative from each municipality, appointed by the municipal council, who is a public school supporter • Non voting membership consists of; (a) local trustee(s); (b) the principal(s); (c) the superintendent(s) of education K-12; (d) the director of education or designate who will chair the ARC • Membership provides balanced representation of affected communities • Trustees may participate in the work of an ARC but are not “voting” members

ARC Meetings • All working sessions of the ARC are open to the public for observation and information shall be made available • Written comments will be received by the ARC Chair at any time • The ARC shall hold a minimum of four public meetings and will encourage feedback and comments from the community • The first public meeting will inform the community of the ARC’s purpose, present the alternative accommodation option(s) and present the SIP • The final public meeting of the ARC will be the presentation of the ARC recommendations to the community • Attendance at public meetings will be recorded

Timeline Milestones • Accommodation review process will take a minimum of 90 days from date of first public meeting • ARC report submitted to Director by late February, 2012 (TBD) • ARC report will be received at a Special Board meeting • Another Special Board meeting shall be held within 30 days of this meeting to hear delegations • The Board shall make a decision within 90 days of receiving the ARC Report at the initial Special Board meeting • Community may seek an administrative review of Board decision • Timelines do not include summer vacation, Christmas, Spring break and adjacent weekends • ARC dissolves after submission of report to the Board of Trustees

School Information Profile (SIP) Value to Student • Student outcomes, program delivery • Extracurricular activities, accessibility Value to the Board • Condition of the school, revenues, funding • Utilities, operational, and HR expenditures Value to the Community • Community use of facility and grounds, community partnerships • Program offerings for both students and community, heritage designations Value to the Local Economy • Contributions to local economy, support of local business • Socio-economic and cultural diversity, cooperative education

Alternative Accom m odation Option

Summary of Pressures Enrolment • Enrolment at schools in the ARC has seen a slow steady decline over the past five years and this trend is expected to continue • Full Day Kindergarten will minimize the impact of decline at Moonstone ES and Warminster ES. • Coldwater PS will continue to decline at a higher rate • Continued enrolment decline will result in increasing program challenges • School enrolments are not balanced with school capacity. Coldwater PS is becoming under capacity and Moonstone ES is 150% over capacity • Declining enrolment is not unique to this area and is prevalent in mature and rural regions board wide • Projections have taken into account the implementation of the full time early learning kindergarten program • No significant residential development is concentrated in the communities

Summary of Pressures Program • Declining enrolment is impacting the delivery of program to students at all schools in the ARC • Grade splits • Availability of extracurricular and co-curricular activities • Negative impacts on program delivery will begin to have a greater affect on these schools as they continue to decline • Moonstone PS accommodates JK – 6 • Moonstone grade 7 and 8s are accommodated at Coldwater PS

Summary of Pressures Facility Condition • Combined, there is an approximate $2.1 million backlog of renewal projects needed at these schools • By 2021 approximately $7.2 million will be required to address renewal projects needed at these schools • These estimations do not include upgrading schools to current building code and accessibility standards • These estimations do not include upgrading program spaces (library, gymnasium, special education, play area, kindergarten, administrative)

Alternative Accommodation Option • Pupil Accommodation Review Policy - 2313 requires board staff to provide the ARC with at least one alternative accommodation option • Board staff accommodation option would require a Capital Priority project to be submitted to the Ministry of Education • Sum m ary of option: • Close Moonstone ES (June 2015) • Transfer from Moonstone PS to Coldwater PS • – Approximately 114 students • Transfer from Moonstone ES to Warminster ES – Approximately 43 students • Construct a 5 room addition at Coldwater PS and 1 room addition at Warminster ES in 2015 to accommodate additional students

Current Attendance Areas

Proposed Student Transfers

Enrolm ent History

Coldwater PS Enrolment Coldwater PS: History, Actual and Projections 400 350 Ministry Capacity: 325 300 250 Students 200 150 100 50 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020 Year *Note: 2010 projection for Coldwater PS in 2011 was 299.0 Actual for Coldwater PS in 2011 was 298.5 Difference: 0.5 **Note: All data assumes Full Day Kindergarten

Moonstone ES Enrolment (Grades JK – 6) Moonstone ES: History, Actual and Projections 400 350 300 250 Students 200 150 100 Ministry Capacity: 89 50 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020 Year *Note: 2010 projection for Moonstone ES in 2011 was 144.5. Actual for Moonstone ES in 2011 was 144.5 Difference: 0 **Note: All data assumes Full Day Kindergarten

Warminster ES History Warminster PS: History, Actual and Projections 400 350 300 250 Students 200 Ministry Capacity: 167 150 100 50 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020 2025 Year *Note: 2010 projection for Warminster PS in 2011 was 144.5 Actual for Warminster PS in 2011 was 149.5 Difference: 5.0 **Note: All data assumes Full Day Kindergarten

ARC 2011: 02 Enrolment ARC 2011:02: History, Actual and Projections 450 400 Coldwater PS 350 OTG: 325 300 250 Students Warm inster PS Moonstone ES 200 OTG: 167 150 100 OTG: 89 50 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 5 0