of Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts Update to Board of Education January 15, 2013
Purpose Review our Integrated Arts Schools (program and facilities) to determine future needs and sustainability of the program. Background: Previous reviews (2008-09) Long Term Facilities Plan (recommendations) Strategic Plan (access, flexibility)
Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts
Strategic Plan To improve student access to programs & services Consult with the community internally and externally to ascertain satisfaction levels and interests or choices not being met. Implement the recommendations from the Long Range Facilities Plan to ensure equity of access and reduction of waitlists. Improve parental engagement Develop Board tools/resources for public engagement as part of the Communication Plan.
The Program The Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts is a program where creative writing, dance, drama, visual arts, digital arts and music are, wherever possible, integrated into core curriculum. Ideas and concepts are studied across subject and grade boundaries, using skills developed in the arts. As a public school we follow the curriculum set out by the Ministry of Education, the difference is in the way through which curriculum is taught and studied.
The Program EXPLORE - EXPRESS - EXCEL 14 th year of our program Enrolling over 800 students North Poplar (K 5) Sumas Mountain (6 12)
Enrolment Sep 30/12 Sep 30/12 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total ASIA North Poplar 66 70 66 71 69 68 410 ASIA Sumas Mountain 45 61 74 66 37 57 45 385
Transitions 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Abbotsford Middle Where Grade 5 students attended after leaving ASIA North Poplar Elementary ASIA Sumas Mountain Chief Dan George Middle CG Howe Middle WA Fraser Middle Clayburn Middle Eugene Reimer Middle Unknown 2009-10 3 44 2 2 4 5 2010-11 6 39 6 1 1 5 2011-12 9 32 5 3 2 2 4
Transitions 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 ATSS Where Grade 8 students attended after attending ASIA Sumas Mountain Middle ASIA Sumas Mountain Abbotsford Senior Bateman WJ Mouat Yale AVS Unknown 2009-10 1 50 2 2 17 3 2010-11 61 5 6 1 7 2 2011-12 39 5 4 4 4 1 3
Transitions Where Grade 5 students attended after leaving ASIA North Poplar Elementary 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% ASIA Sumas Mountain Other Middle Schools Unknown 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Transitions 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Where Grade 8 students attended after leaving ASIA Sumas Mountain Middle ASIA Sumas Mountain Other Secondary Schools 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Unknown
Demographic Information - Where students attending ASIA North Poplar and ASIA Sumas Mountain come from. (2011-12) Enrolment Subtotals School of Residence K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 K-5 6-8 9-12 K-12 Dormick Park Elem. 10 10 11 13 9 3 1 7 7 3 6 2 5 56 15 16 87 Mountain Elem. 1 3 2 2 1 5 7 8 19 10 9 10 4 14 34 33 81 Godson Elem. 11 9 7 9 6 12 6 6 5 2 5 1 1 54 17 9 80 Blue Jay Elem. 1 5 5 5 6 5 1 2 7 3 1 4 0 27 10 8 45 Ten Broeck Elem. 3 7 4 5 1 6 4 3 5 1 0 0 2 26 12 3 41 Margaret Stenersen Elem. 3 5 1 1 3 3 1 5 3 3 3 3 2 16 9 11 36 John Maclure Community Elem. 6 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 1 2 1 0 25 6 4 35 Terry Fox Elem. 4 2 7 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 20 8 6 34 Ross Elem. 2 3 6 2 2 0 8 3 4 2 1 1 0 15 15 4 34 McMillan Elem. 2 1 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 3 4 2 1 9 15 10 34 Alexander Elem. 3 3 6 2 5 2 3 3 1 0 1 3 1 21 7 5 33 Jackson Elem. 1 0 2 2 4 2 6 6 2 4 2 1 1 11 14 8 33 Out of District - Mission 4 2 0 4 1 4 3 2 3 4 2 0 1 15 8 7 30 Prince Charles Elem. 1 2 0 3 1 0 3 1 6 1 2 3 0 7 10 6 23 Dr. Roberta Bondar Elem. 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 9 7 3 19 Clearbrook Elem. 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 7 6 5 18 Centennial Park Elem. 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12 2 1 15 Sandy Hill Elem. 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 6 7 2 15 Out of District - Chilliwack 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 2 3 1 1 4 10 15 Dave Kandal Elem. 3 0 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 1 2 14 Mt. Lehman Elem. 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 7 5 2 14 Dr. T.A. Swift Elem. 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 2 0 4 5 5 14 Upper Sumas Elem. 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 4 3 5 12 Out of District - Langley 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 2 6 10 Auguston Traditional 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 4 9 Aberdeen Elem. 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 2 8 Bradner Elem. 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 2 8 Harry Sayers Elem. 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 6 Out of Dist. - Maple Ridge\Pitt Meadows 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Out of District - Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Barrowtown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Matsqui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 393 233 185 811 Total by Grade 63 68 66 69 64 63 67 76 90 53 58 48 26 393 233 185 811
Enrolment (headcount) Sep 30/11 District of Residence (11-12 Headcount) K-5 6-8 9-12 K-12 Abbotsford students 372 218 160 750 Out of District students 21 15 25 61 Total 393 233 185 811
ASIA Historical Enrolments (FTE) 538 593 652 727 746 802 795 232 289 340 382 419 428 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
1000 Abbotsford School for Integrated Arts (ASIA) Historical and Projected Total Headcount Enrolment Long Term Facilities Plan 800 667 724 771 811 848 864 860 876 861 857 857 857 857 857 857 857 857 857 857 Headcount Enrolment 600 400 552 605 200 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
LTFP (Long Term Facilities Plan) Recommendations:..determine the ability of the ASIA North Poplar Elementary Campus facility and site to accommodate current and projected enrolments as well as evaluate potential relocation options in the central Abbotsford area...determine the ability of the ASIA Sumas Mountain Campus facility and site to accommodate current and projected enrolments.
ASIA North Poplar Campus Kindergarten to Grade 6 Facilities Condition Index Rating Good to Average (0.15). K-12 Capacity / Utilization Total No. of Classrooms 11 Strong Start / Childcare 0 Classooms for Instruction 11 2011 Operating Capacity 241 2011 Enrolment 393 Over Capacity 2016 Projected Enrolment 393 Projected Over Capacity 2021 Projected Enrolment 393 Projected Over Capacity Note: FCI does not include the 9 portables on-site.
ASIA Sumas Mountain Campus Grades 7 to 12 Facilities Condition Index Rating Good (0.12) K-12 Capacity / Utilization Total No. of Classrooms 14 Strong Start / Childcare 0 Classooms for Instruction 14 2011 Operating Capacity 339 2011 Enrolment 418 Over Capacity 2016 Projected Enrolment 468 Projected Over Capacity 2021 Projected Enrolment 464 Projected Over Capacity Note: FCI does not include the 4 portables on-site
Facility Condition Index Total Rating 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 Abbotsford School District CAMS VFA Facility Condition Assessments For All Schools 2010 FACILITY CONDITION RATING VERY POOR: 0.60 to 1.00 POOR: 0.30 to 0.60 AVERAGE: 0.15 to 0.30 GOOD: 0.05 to 0.15 EXCELLENT: 0.00 to 0.05 0.15 0.12 School
Consultation Public Information meetings: October 24 ASIA Sumas Mountain Campus (85 attended) November 6/12 ASIA North Poplar (60 attended) Paper feedback forms were distributed 124 were returned. The data collected via this method was entered into ThoughtStream. Meetings with each individual staff
Consultation During November and December parents and staff were invited to provide input through an online engagement tool called ThoughtStream. ThoughtStream allows stakeholders and interested individuals to contribute individual thoughts on an issue and then arrive at a shared understanding by collectively assigning value to those thoughts. It is an engagement system that allows you to guide groups to contribute, review and prioritize thoughtful responses to open ended questions.
Consultation - ThoughtStream: We asked: What key things do you like best about the integrated arts program? What are the key challenges with the integrated arts program? What other information do you need or think would be helpful as we consider the integrated arts program? (Note: The Board has been provided complete details of this input.)
Consultation ASIA North Poplar Elementary Participation Total # of potential Participants 393 # Participating 63 # of Participants Ave. Participant Rating (1-3) Total Rating Priority Issues Rank Parking H 47 2.36 111 Portables H 45 2.16 97 Size of current facility H 35 2.49 87 Location M 23 2.48 57 Appropriateness of existing spaces M 23 2.22 51 Lack of Extra-curricular L 24 1.88 45 Behaviour issues L 24 1.71 41
Consultation ASIA Sumas Mountain Middle-Secondary Participation Total # of potential Participants 332 # Participating 57 # of Participants Ave. Participant Rating (1-3) Total Rating Priority Issues Rank Course options/availability H 41 2.37 97 Appropriateness of existing spaces H 42 2.04 86 Transportation M 36 2.00 72 Lack of Extra-curricular M 30 1.90 57 Communication L 20 2.30 46 Maintain separate facility L 20 2.25 45
NEXT STEPS Determine what further action is required: What additional information is required? Set Board priorities: What should we work on first? Which issue is most serious? If left unresolved, which issue will get worse? What, if any, decisions need to be made? Determine what further analysis is needed. What are we trying to do? What processes will we use? Develop a work plan.