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Alton Village School Boundary Review Interim Report. New School Due to the growth in the Alton neighbourhood the Ministry of Education has approved a new ALTON VILLAGE School to be built north of Dundas Street. Alton Village Community. Agenda. Schools Affected Boundary Committee
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New School Due to the growth in the Alton neighbourhood the Ministry of Education has approved a new ALTON VILLAGE School to be built north of DundasStreet.
Agenda • Schools Affected • Boundary Committee • Committee Mandate & Process • Boundary Criteria • Interim Options • Next Steps • Questions
St. Christopher Schools Affected The opening of this new school will impact the current enrolment at St. Christopher and St. Elizabeth Seton Schools St. Elizabeth Seton
School Boundary Review Committee(SBRC) St. Christopher John Karcz Wendy Vallesi St. Elizabeth Seton Mary Blonde Courtney Rainville Margaret Lavallee – Alton Village Diana Rodin – Alton Village Halton Catholic District School Board Lorrie Naar – Superintendent of Education Giacomo Corbacio – Superintendent of Facilities Scott Bland – Administrator of Planning Services
SBRC Committee • Two parent representatives from each school community • The committee represents the interests of all involved parties – the students, families and staff • Principals and other Board staff are not involved in this process • The Committee is an Advisory Committee only
Committee Mandate & Process • To develop new boundary options for St. Christopher, St. Elizabeth Seton and the new Alton Village Catholic Elementary Schools • To assess boundary options based on the Halton Catholic District School Board criteria for school boundary adjustments
Committee Mandate & Process • To provide interim options to the community for review and feedback • To review community input & provide a final recommendation(s) to the Board
Criteria • Optimizing schools within enrolment capacities • Minimizing use of portable classrooms • Minimize future boundary adjustments • Optimize cost-effective school transportation • Optimize school enrolment to ensure cost-effective program delivery • Consideration of Catholic Parish boundaries to extent possible
Interim Options Current Boundaries Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Current Boundary - Enrolment Below Capacity At Capacity Over Capacity Beyond Capacity
Option 1 - Enrolment Over Capacity Beyond Capacity Below Capacity At Capacity
Option 2 - Enrolment Beyond Capacity Over Capacity Below Capacity At Capacity
Option 3 - Enrolment Below Capacity At Capacity Over Capacity Beyond Capacity
Comparison of Options Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Feedback Requested • Please take the time to provide us with your comments and your preferred Option • Comments are required by January 20, 2012 • The Committee will review all of your feedback
Next Steps • Jan 20, 2012 - Community input is due • Feb 7, 2012 – Committee Final Report presentation to the Board • Feb 21, 2012 – Public Delegations to the Board and Board approval of new school boundaries