SD 73 Proposed School Catchment Areas and Secondary Feeder Schools. Public Consultation Meeting April 21, 2010

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1 SD 73 Proposed School Catchment Areas and Secondary Feeder Schools Public Consultation Meeting April 21, 2010

2 Presentation Outline Background Proposed Catchment Areas Proposed Feeder Schools Closer look/discussion/feedback form

3 Background School catchment areas are rarely permanent. Each school has a limited capacity and the neighbourhood that it serves is constantly changing. Changing demographics and other community changes can affect the enrolment of a school. Periodically the Board of Education will review school enrolments relative to catchment areas and make changes to boundaries where necessary. The goal of these changes is to ensure that each school has an appropriate student enrolment level to maintain quality educational programs supported by appropriate staffing levels.

4 Local Factors Affecting In-Town School Catchment Areas Declining Enrolment School Closures School/Program Reconfigurations Public input during reconfiguration process recommended a review

5 Guiding Principles School Location School Capacity Current Student Enrolment Enrolment Projections for catchments Enrolment Required for Quality Program Delivery

6 Review Results Many school catchment areas did not change Minor changes to some school catchment areas: Alignment/squaring of some irregular boundaries Adjustment around traffic or other physical barriers Consolidation/redefining of catchment areas of closed schools

7 Review Results Consolidation/redefining of French Immersion and English Program catchment areas Redefining of catchment areas and feeder schools for the Brock Middle School and NorKam Senior Secondary Maintaining enrolments in Secondary Schools

8 Proposed Secondary Catchments Secondary School Catchments are generally organized around Elementary Feeder Schools With few exceptions, all exiting students from an elementary school move on to the same secondary school

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10 Proposed Feeder Schools Secondary South Kamloops Secondary Lloyd George FI South Sa-Hali FI Aberdeen Pacific Way Stuart Wood

11 Proposed Feeder Schools Secondary Sa-Hali Secondary McGowan Park *Dufferin Summit * Dufferin students used to choose between Sa-Hali and SKSS but effective September 2010 all students will attend Sa-Hali.

12 Proposed Feeder Schools Secondary Valleyview Secondary R.L. Clemitson/Westwold Dallas Marion Schilling Juniper Ridge

13 Proposed Feeder Schools Secondary Norkam Secondary and Brock Middle School Arthur Hatton Bert Edwards Science A.E. Perry Kay Bingham Parkcrest Rayleigh/Heffley Creek

14 Proposed Feeder Schools Secondary Westsyde Secondary Arthur Stevenson David Thompson *Westmount Pinantan *Westmount Students from Batchelor Heights currently have the choice to attend Brock/NorKam or Westsyde. In 2011, all Westmount/Batchelor students will attend Westsyde Secondary

15 Proposed Feeder Schools Secondary Beattie School of the Arts Secondary Beattie School of the Arts Elementary

16 Proposed Elementary Catchment Areas Elementary school catchments are organized around geographic areas Exceptions are schools of choice

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18 Elementary French Immersion Proposed Catchment Changes Lloyd George Defined by north of Hwy #1 at Notre Dame Drive to the Valleyview interchange. North Shore, Brocklehurst, Westsyde, Downtown, Lower Sa-Hali, KIB, Paul Lake, Rayleigh, Heffley Creek, Sun Peaks South Sa-Hali Defined by south of Hwy# 1 through to Notre Dame Drive Upper Sa-Hali, Aberdeen, Dufferin, Valleyview, Dallas, Barnhartvale, and east

19 North Shore Area Proposed Elementary Changes Parkcrest Minor adjustment, removal or irregular street pattern by squaring of boundaries Defined by Windbreak Street and west of Windbreak Kay Bingham East of Windbreak Street to West of Singh Street A. E. Perry Singh Street to 8 th Street/Halson Cottonwood Ave. and McArthur Island

20 North Shore Proposed Elementary Boundary Changes Arthur Hatton Halston Ave. to 8 th Street Tranquille Road to Poplar Street Cottonwood Bert Edwards Science and Technology School District 73

21 Westsyde Area Proposed Elementary Boundary Changes Westmount Elementary Batchelor Heights to North Thompson River North on Westsyde Road to Alpine Terrace Arthur Stevenson North of Alpine Terrace to McArthur Drive and Cooper Place David Thompson Searle Road and Stansfield Road, north Includes Black Pines and Whispering Pines

22 South Shore Schools Proposed Elementary Boundary Changes Summit Elementary Combining former South Sa-Hali and Summit School Catchment areas Upper Sa-Hali (North boundary: Hwy #1 and Notre Dame Drive) South boundary: Coppertree Court and Summit Drive; Robson Dr. and Summit Dr. to Hollyburn to Garibaldi Dr. to Gladstone Drive to Robson Dr. and back to Summit

23 South Shore Schools Proposed Elementary Boundary Changes Stuart Wood Downtown and Lower Sa-Hali (North of Hwy #1 and Notre Dame Drive to the Valleyview interchange) Marion Schilling Combine Ralph Bell and Marion Schilling catchment areas Valleyview, Rose Hill, KIB

24 South Shore Schools Proposed Elementary Boundary Changes McGowan Park South of Summit boundary (Coppertree Court and Summit Drive; Robson Dr. and Summit Dr. to Hollyburn to Garibaldi Dr. to Gladstone Drive to Robson Dr. and back to Summit) to the Merrit Hwy #5A No Change Pacific Way, Aberdeen, Dufferin, Juniper Ridge, Dallas, R.L. Clemitson

25 When Would These Proposed Changes Take Effect? Once approved by the Board, the adjusted catchment areas would take effect September 2010 for new registering students. Students currently attending schools would not be affected. The Batchelor/Westmount/Westsyde change will become effective September 2011.

26 Discussion/Input Session Feedback Form