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This town hall meeting discusses the quality and impact of French instruction at elementary and secondary levels. Explore enrollment trends, delivery models, and community implications to enhance program offerings and address retention challenges.
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“Town Hall Meeting”Future Directions French Program Delivery
Issues • Quality of French Instruction and Learning • Delivery Models at Elementary • Impact on Enrollment and Retention • Impact on Community Schools
Early Immersion Levels K-2: 82% French 18% English Levels 3-6 47% French 53% English Bilingual Levels K-6 50% French 50% English Program Offerings- Elementary Our Current Approach
Our Current Approach French Immersion Program- Secondary • Available at every secondary school • Up to 50% French at Cycle 1 in some schools • Majority of Cycle 1 students enrolled in French Immersion (including Enriched Programs)
Elementary Schools by Program -- 2008 Bilingual • Allion • Bishop Whelan • Christmas Park • Clearpoint • Dorset • Edgewater • Evergreen • Greendale • Jubilee • Mount Pleasant • Purcell Academy • Sherwood Forest • Soulanges • Springdale • St. Lawrence Academy • St. Patrick • Thorndale • Verdun • Early Immersion • Beacon Hill • Beachwood • Dorval • Edgewater • Forest Hill • Margaret Manson • Meadowbrook • Orchard • Pierre Elliott Trudeau • Purcell Academy • Riverview • St. Anthony • St. Charles • St. Edmund • St. John Fisher • St. Paul • Sunshine Academy • Terry Fox • Westpark • Wilder Penfield
% of Eligible Students Attending French and Other English SchoolsOutside of the LBPSB: K-11
% of Grade 6 LBPSB students who did not enter LBPSB secondary schools The percentages also include students who moved away.
Considerations • Parental Right to Choose • Community School • Boundaries and Re-zoning • Availability of Teachers • Secondary Curriculum Reform • Financial Implications