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Welcome to the November 2009 Constituency Meeting to Discuss our Future and to Review 3 Options for School Growth Winnipeg Adventist Academy Long-Range Planning Team. Our School - Your School Our Future - Your Future. Option #2 - Buying Another School And Renovating To Suit Needs
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Welcome to the November 2009 Constituency Meeting to Discuss our Future and to Review 3 Options for School Growth Winnipeg Adventist Academy Long-Range Planning Team Our School - Your SchoolOur Future - Your Future
Option #2 - Buying Another School And Renovating To Suit Needs Winnipeg Adventist Academy Long-Range Planning Team (presented by Brittany K. Dobbin on behalf of RRVJA Student Council) Our School - Your SchoolOur Future - Your Future
Synopsis for Option # 2(Buy/Renovate Another School) Projected to be a 50-year legacy Would house up to 300 students Requires $3 million fundraising Is a 5-year mid-range plan
Review of Key Objectives& Critical Success Factors Why Is This Option Preferable? How Would We Most Benefit? What Is Our Shared Vision? When Could This Be Achieved? What Is The Process?
How Will We Do This? Students Make A Wish List Board Investigates Schools For Sale Constituents Learn The Sale Process Fundraising Board Negotiates The Purchase Professionals Renovate/Retrofit
Student Wish List - Education Home-Economics Kitchen(s) Library With Wide Variety of Literature High School Science Laboratory Computer Lab Band Room and Drama Theatre Art Room, Dark Room, Graphic Arts Wood Shop, Metal Shop, Auto Shop
Student Wish List - Athletics Regulation-Sized Gymnasiums High-School Gym + Elementary Gym Wider Range of Sports Equipment Full-Sized Football/Soccer Fields Baseball Diamonds and Track/Field High School Exercise/Fitness Room Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool Outdoor Tennis, Basketball Courts
Student Wish List - Spacing Two-Storey Facility Plus Basement Larger Classrooms, Wider Hallways Wheel-Chair Accessible Stairs and Elevators Bigger Parking Lot (Students/Parents) Larger Sports Fields Larger Teacher/Staff Room
Student Wish List - Environment Lots of Windows for Sunlight Greenhouse and Gardens Air Conditioning Purified Drinking Fountains Larger Playground New Name, Proper Signage Eco-Friendly, Solar Energy
Student Wish List – Other Facilities Changerooms, Showers, Lockers More Stalls, Automatic Washrooms Student Lounge (High School) Cafeteria, Healthy Choice Vending School Buses Nursing Station and Sick Bay Safety Patrol Station, Detention Room Auditorium with Bleachers
Process For School Sales School Review Committee Examines Decreasing Enrollments Hold Public Meetings, Consider Consolidation/Closures Recommend Options To Division School Board Establish School Review Committee, More Public Meetings Parents, Neighbours, Form School Review Committee If Disposition Advised, Provincial Treasury Input Required Provincial Government OK's School For Sale Public Bidding Process, Full Disclosure Priority to Gov't, Then Community, Possibly Private Schools
Fundraising For Option #2 Parent/Family Donations Man/Sask Conference Support Canadian Church Participation General Conference Funding Corporation Donations Bank Loans/Mortgage Financing
Negotiating The Purchase Using A Commercial R.E. Agent Budget 2/3 Purchase, 1/3 Reno Board Has 75% Member Support Minimum $1mm Raised B4 Offer Arrange For Sale Of RRVJA
Renovations And Retrofit Hire Professional Reno Team Co-ordinate Move From Old to New Have Budget For Maintenance Plan Project In Stages
Top Issues For Consideration Pro’s and Con’s of Option # 2 Invite Audience Discussion
Key Spending Areas Planning For The Future Pre-Owned Land/Building Cost Renovation/Retrofit Finacing Operations/Maintenance Expenses
Summary Summarize Reasons That Constituents Should Select Option # 2 Reiterate Key Pro’s and Con’s Thanks
Common Needs For All Three Options Outlined For You Now All Require Constituent Input All Must Have Pro Expertise All Demand Fundraising Initiative All Compel A Volunteer Base All Need Additional Communication
Please Help Us Grow R.R.V.J.A. Into W.A.A. - Be Part of History in the Making – Come Dream with Us and Make This Reality Winnipeg Adventist Academy Long-Range Planning Team Our School - Your SchoolOur Future - Your Future