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Catchment Review

Catchment Review. A DRAFT PROPOSAL. What Do We Know…. Albion elementary was built for 450 students currently 555 students attend . (123 % Capacity) Alexander Robinson elementary was built for 475 students currently 544 attend . ( 115% Capacity)

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Catchment Review

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  1. Catchment Review A DRAFT PROPOSAL

  2. What Do We Know…. • Albion elementary was built for 450 students currently 555 students attend. (123 % Capacity) • Alexander Robinson elementary was built for 475 students currently 544 attend. (115% Capacity) • Kanaka Creek elementary was built for 575 students currently 591 attend. (103% Capacity) • These schools are above capacity. – presently there are no empty classrooms and portables onsite. • Building continues to occur in the area. Many of the homes have pre school and school age children.

  3. What Do We Know…. • The AL, KC, and AR sites cannot accommodate any more portables. • The infrastructure at these schools is maximized. • Historically we have provided courtesy bussing to students who are not outside the 4 km walk limits

  4. What Do We Know…. • Although the school district does own a piece of property on 104th, the Ministry of Education has not agreed to fund a new school at this time. • Difficult for the Ministry to give money for a new school when there is space at BM and WC • The east end of the district has schools that are above capacity and schools that are below capacity. (see next slide)

  5. Analyzing Capacity and Utilization: East

  6. What have we done to manage space/enrollment? • We have not placed any new international education students at Albion, Alexander Robinson and Kanaka Creek. • There are no daycare or strong start programs housed in these three schools • We have not allowed any out of catchment students or students with daycare in catchment to attend Albion. • Not allowed students new to these catchments to attend the school even if they live across the street.

  7. What have we done to manage space/enrollment? • We have modified the Albion catchment boundary for the 2010/11 school year and gave notice that we may have to make more changes • This year we have provided bussing for students from these schools to WC and BM. • Met with teachers at Albion to discuss ways to deal with overcrowding

  8. What did we learn at the December 8th meeting and from website feedback • Sibling issue was the biggest concern – research was required to identify the scope of the issue • Concerns about students having to be driven to school who could previously walk to school (eg north of Dewdney).

  9. Grandfathering of Siblings Number of Siblings by Year

  10. What are possible options that have resulted from this feedback • Develop a grandfather clause up to 2016 (listed students) • Consider designating any new subdivisions in the Albion/AR catchments as WC or BM catchment (provide bussing) until new school is built at which time new catchments will be drawn. • Deeper Checks into proof of residency in catchment

  11. What will happen if we do nothing • Infrastructure will not continue to hold – students will not be safe. • Fewer and fewer opportunities for access to gym, library, parking lot etc. • No rationale for who comes and who doesn’t – first come first serve in the parking lot • Making the problem worse than it is now – compounding over time • We would be remiss in our responsibility as our duty to children is to ensure that they have optimal education opportunities in a safe environment

  12. We need your thoughts and any new ideas to help us solve this issue…

  13. Registration

  14. Feedback • Grandfather of siblings (See Slide One) • AR Catchment change North of Dewdney Trunk road • Daycare is on the same line as out of catchment with siblings • ** Proactive Suggestion • New developments in the Albion catchment area be assigned to other school locations.

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