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Southeast Galt School Closure Review

Public Consultation Session #4 October 16, 2012

Presentation Outline

• Background Information
• ARC’s work to date
• Preferred Option
• Phasing
• Next Steps

Study Area

Existing Schools:

• Holy Spirit
• St. Ambrose
• St. Anne
• St. Francis
• St. Vincent de Paul

Future School Site:

• Southeast Galt

Goals

• Determine the ideal long‐term location and size for each

Southeast Galt school.

• Determine long‐term enrolment boundaries within the Southeast

Galt Planning Area to balance enrolment amongst the schools.

• Explore the long‐term sustainability of the schools in Southeast

Galt with particular focus on the impact of small schools.

• Establish the boundary and size of a new elementary school east
• f Dundas Street.

Goals

• Address site size and/or facility issues at St. Ambrose, St. Francis

and St. Vincent de Paul.

• Determine how the full day kindergarten program can be fully

implemented by 2014.

• Maximize the number of walkers.

Work to Date

Public Consultation

School Council Presentations

• November 2011
• Background Information

Public Consultation Session #1

• February 28, 2012
• Background information
• School Information

Profiles Public Consultation Session #2

• April 24, 2012
• 11 Preliminary options

Public Consultation Session #3

• June 12, 2012
• 5 revised options

presented

Options

The ARC has reviewed 30+ options

• Boundary change only (no closures, with/without a new

school)

• One closure (with/without a new school)
• Two closure (with/without a new school)
• Three closure (with a new school and the purchase of Lincoln

Avenue Public School) Holy Spirit & St. Vincent de Paul are not being considered for closure.

Preferred Option

The ARC took a variety of information into consideration including:

• Public input
• Costs
• How well each option met the goals of the review

– Enrolment vs. Capacity – Transportation/Walkability – Facility and/or site issues – School size

• Ability to attract students to Catholic schools

Narrowing down the Options

Preferred Option

• Each school would receive a

major renovation or addition – every student will have an upgraded school.

• Purchase & renovate Lincoln

Avenue P.S.

• Major addition/ renovation or re‐

build St. Vincent de Paul.

• Addition to Holy Spirit.
• New school east of Dundas St.
• All construction projects are

dependant upon receiving Ministry funding.

Preferred Option

• Eliminates facility and site size

issues at St. Francis and St. Ambrose.

• All schools are approximately

the same size around 400‐600 pupil places.

• Eliminates small schools.
• A long term option.

Preferred Option

• Schools are distributed across

the Southeast Galt area with the majority of capacity towards the south end where the highest concentration of students live.

• Maximizes walkability over the

long term.

Walking Webs ‐ Existing

• 1.6km walk

distance shown

• n map.
• High

concentration of students living in the south end.

• Lincoln Ave. P.S. is

located very close to St. Anne but allows approx. 70 more students to walk (using the 1.6km walking distance).

Walking Webs ‐ Preferred Option

Phasing

Phase 1

• Purchase &

renovate Lincoln Avenue P.S.

• Close St. Anne and
• St. Ambrose
• All students move

to the new Lincoln Ave Catholic School Approximate Timing: September 2014

Phase 2

• Renovate and add

an addition to St. Vincent de Paul.

• Close St. Francis.
• Area I moves to

Lincoln Ave.

• Area J moves to
• St. Vincent de

Paul. Approximate Timing: September 2015

Phase 3

• Build a new 450

pupil place school in the new Southeast Galt Community.

• Areas G, H, Q2, R,

S, T, & U move to the new school.

• Grandparent Gr.8

students – no transportation. Approximate Timing: September 2017

Next Steps

Initiate Review & Form ARC (Nov. 14/11) School Information Profiles Public Consultation #1 (Feb. 28, 2012) Preliminary Options Public Consultation #2 (April 24, 2012) Revise Options Public Consultation #3 (June 12, 2012) Preferred Option & Recommendati

• ns

Public Consultation #4 (October 16, 2012) ARC Final Report to Director of Education Director’s Report to Board 3 Board Meetings (Nov 2012‐Jan 2013)

Review Process

Upcoming Board Meetings

• The Board of Trustees is responsible for making the final
• decision. All board meetings are public meetings. The

Southeast Galt School Closure Review will be discussed at the following Board meetings.

• November 26, 2012—The final report of the ARC will be

presented along with the recommendations. Delegations.

• December 17, 2012—The Board of Trustees may ask staff

questions of clarification. Delegations.

• January 28, 2012—The Board of Trustees is scheduled to

vote and make a final decision. No delegations.

• Delegations must register in advance to present to the Board.
• A notice will be sent to all families outlining the process.

Questions?

For more information visit www.wcdsb.ca Comments can be submitted any time during this review planning@wcdsb.ca