Prepared by: Ian Moore and Julia Belmonte APPENDIX 9
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APPENDIX 9 Prepared by: Ian Moore and Julia Belmonte APPENDIX 9 Our view of the Current State — Catholic population in East Credit is declining, due to population change and increases in property values, fewer families with younger children are moving in. — Areas with more affordable homes like Brampton and Milton are experiencing growth. — To ensure the long-term sustainability of Catholic education in East Credit, in addition to reducing empty seats we need to add programs that will attract: Catholic families with young children to the area and Catholic students currently enrolled in public or private school programs. APPENDIX 9 Our View of Staff Options — In coming up with their proposals board staff sought to: — Eliminate ~1400 student spaces — Retain central schools in the middle of the boundary area– this increases the walkable area of the remaining open schools and means less bussing and lower transport costs — Retain newer schools – these schools would have lower maintenance costs over the near term — Have the major East/West roads as boundary lines and distribute remaining open schools evenly north to south between: Hwy. 403, Eglington, Bristol and Britannia — Increase utilization by >20% at any receiving schools — Each of the staff options involves splitting school populations as part of relocation — Decisions based solely on geography are not aligned with the Ontario Ministry of Education PAR guidelines and are not representative of a sound evidence-based decision making process APPENDIX 9 What We Didn’t Hear from Staff About Options “Ministry of Education’s vision (for Pupil Accommodation Review)…, focuses on student well-being; academic achievement; and school board financial viability/sustainability. All school board pupil accommodation review policies should be designed to align with these guiding principles.” MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PUPIL ACCOMMODATION REVIEW GUIDELINE March 2015 Student Well Being 1. — Not served by splitting school populations Academic Achievement 2. — — — High achieving schools attract families to our area The formula for a great school is more than the sum of its parts. The students, parents, teachers and administrators come together to create something unique that can’t be divided and transferred The Board view is that student performance is transferable School Board Financial Viability 3. — Eliminating empty spaces achieves short-term goal of closing budget gap but is not long-term sustainable without adding programs that will attract families APPENDIX 9 Our Proposal – Option 4 — Does not split schools population when relocating — — — — students Keeps schools with high and growing utilization open Achieves a reduction of 1369 students spaces Has ideas/provisions for adding new single stream and dual stream programs to schools that will attract new students Adheres to the principles set out by the Ontario Ministry of Education PAR guidelines 1. 2. 3. Student well-being Academic achievement Financial Viability APPENDIX 9 Our Methodology – Option 4 — Considered all possible closure combinations that keep 5 schools open. There were 56 possible combinations which resulted in a reduction of pupil places of between 1251 and 2054 pupil places with a resulting 2017 utilization rate ranging from 84% to 133% — Not all of these combinations would make geographic sense i.e. some involve keeping open only schools in one corner of the study area — Priority 1 - Student Well-Being — We looked at each possible outcome for a solution that had geographic distribution in the catchment area and most importantly, where the students of closed schools could be accommodated entirely within the empty spaces available in an adjacent school. — Impact on student well-being is minimized when moving to a new school building when their peer support network is with them APPENDIX 9 Our Methodology – Option 4 (Continued) — Academic Achievement — Where possible, attempted to maintain top performing schools and/or transition students to a similar or higher performing school — School Board Financial Viability and Long-Term Sustainability — Where possible, maintained schools that have current high utilization, high growth rates and high academic achievement — Proposed new programs to attract new students APPENDIX 9 List of Possible Combinations (1-25) Overall Utilization Open O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Gregory St Herbert St Gertrude O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Herbert St Raymond St Gertrude O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Herbert St Valentine St Gertrude O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Gregory St Raymond St Gertrude O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Gregory St Valentine St Gertrude O.L. Good Voyage St Dunstan St Gregory St Herbert St Raymond St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Dunstan St Gregory St Herbert St Valentine St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Gregory St Herbert St Raymond St Dunstan O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Gregory St Herbert St Valentine St Dunstan O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Gertrude St Herbert St Gregory O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Raymond St Valentine St Gertrude O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Gertrude St Gregory St Herbert O.L. Good Voyage St Dunstan St Herbert St Raymond St Valentine St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Herbert St Raymond St Valentine St Dunstan O.L. Good Voyage St Dunstan St Gertrude St Gregory St Herbert St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Gertrude St Gregory St Herbert St Dunstan O.L. Good Voyage St Dunstan St Gregory St Raymond St Valentine St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Gregory St Raymond St Valentine St Dunstan O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Gertrude St Raymond St Gregory O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Gertrude St Valentine St Gregory O.L. Good Voyage St Gregory St Herbert St Raymond St Valentine St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Dunstan St Gertrude St Herbert St Raymond St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Dunstan St Gertrude St Herbert St Valentine St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Gertrude St Herbert St Raymond St Dunstan O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Gertrude St Herbert St Valentine St Dunstan Close St Raymond St Gregory St Gregory St Gregory St Gregory St Gertrude St Gertrude St Gertrude St Gertrude St Raymond St Gregory St Raymond St Gertrude St Gertrude St Raymond St Raymond St Gertrude St Gertrude St Herbert St Herbert St Dunstan St Gregory St Gregory St Gregory St Gregory St Valentine St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Herbert St Valentine St Gregory St Gregory St Valentine St Valentine St Herbert St Herbert St Valentine St Raymond St Gertrude St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond Spaces Removed 2054 1959 1959 1936 1936 1890 1890 1887 1887 1858 1841 1835 1795 1792 1789 1786 1772 1769 1740 1740 1723 1694 1694 1691 1691 2017 113% 109% 109% 108% 108% 106% 106% 106% 106% 104% 104% 103% 102% 102% 102% 101% 101% 101% 100% 100% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 2018 112% 108% 108% 107% 107% 105% 105% 105% 105% 103% 103% 103% 101% 101% 101% 101% 100% 100% 99% 99% 98% 97% 97% 97% 97% 2019 111% 107% 107% 106% 106% 104% 104% 103% 103% 102% 102% 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 99% 98% 98% 97% 96% 96% 96% 96% 2020 110% 106% 106% 105% 105% 103% 103% 103% 103% 101% 101% 101% 99% 99% 99% 99% 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 95% 95% 95% 95% 2021 109% 105% 105% 104% 104% 102% 102% 102% 102% 100% 100% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 96% 95% 94% 94% 94% 94% 2022 109% 105% 105% 104% 104% 102% 102% 102% 102% 101% 100% 100% 98% 98% 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 96% 95% 94% 94% 94% 94% 2023 109% 105% 105% 104% 104% 102% 102% 102% 102% 101% 100% 100% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 96% 96% 96% 95% 95% 95% 95% 2024 110% 106% 106% 105% 105% 103% 103% 103% 103% 102% 101% 101% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 98% 97% 97% 97% 96% 96% 96% 96% 2025 110% 106% 106% 105% 105% 103% 103% 103% 103% 102% 101% 101% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 98% 97% 97% 97% 96% 96% 96% 96% APPENDIX 9 List of Possible Combinations (26-56) Overall Utilization St Bernadette St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage St Dunstan St Bernadette O.L. 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Good Voyage St Dunstan St Bernadette St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Gregory St Valentine St Herbert St Herbert St Herbert St Gregory St Gertrude St Gertrude St Herbert St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Herbert St Gregory St Gregory St Herbert St Herbert St Dunstan Spaces Removed 1683 1683 1671 1671 1668 1668 1622 1622 1588 1582 1576 1573 1565 1527 1519 1516 1504 1487 1487 1464 1464 1418 1418 1415 1415 1369 1323 1320 1300 1297 1251 2017 98% 98% 97% 97% 97% 97% 95% 95% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 92% 92% 92% 92% 91% 91% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 89% 87% 86% 86% 86% 85% 84% 2018 97% 97% 96% 96% 96% 96% 95% 95% 94% 93% 93% 93% 93% 92% 91% 91% 91% 90% 90% 90% 90% 88% 88% 88% 88% 87% 85% 85% 85% 85% 83% 2019 96% 96% 95% 95% 95% 95% 94% 94% 92% 92% 92% 92% 92% 90% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 89% 87% 87% 87% 87% 86% 84% 84% 84% 84% 83% 2020 95% 95% 94% 94% 94% 94% 93% 93% 92% 92% 91% 91% 91% 90% 89% 89% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 86% 86% 86% 86% 85% 84% 84% 83% 83% 82% 2021 94% 94% 93% 93% 93% 93% 92% 92% 91% 91% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 88% 88% 88% 88% 87% 87% 86% 86% 85% 85% 84% 83% 83% 82% 82% 81% 2022 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 92% 92% 91% 91% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 88% 87% 87% 86% 86% 86% 86% 84% 83% 83% 82% 82% 81% 2023 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 92% 92% 91% 91% 91% 91% 91% 89% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 87% 87% 86% 86% 86% 86% 85% 83% 83% 83% 83% 81% 2024 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 93% 93% 92% 92% 92% 92% 91% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 87% 87% 87% 87% 85% 84% 84% 83% 83% 82% 2025 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 93% 93% 92% 92% 92% 92% 91% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 87% 87% 87% 87% 85% 84% 84% 84% 83% 82% APPENDIX 9 Option 4 - Details — Open: St Bernadette, St Dunstan, St Gertrude, St Raymond, St — — — — — Valentine Closed: O.L. Good Voyage, St Herbert, St Gregory, Student Relocation: — All O.L. Good Voyage students moved, to St. Dunstan — All St Herbert students moved to St. Bernadette — All St Gregory students moved to St. Raymond St. Gertrude remains untouched, it has high overall utilization as is and French Immersion program does not move, you keep the experience, expertise and children together Leaves St Valentine with 270 empty spaces — We propose a dual stream program such as: extended French, International Business and Technology or Scitech Empty schools would be O.L. Good Voyage, St Herbert and St Gregory — For one of these empty buildings we propose adding a second Catholic Global Learning Centre, like the one recently opened at St. James. The program is over subscribed and one is needed in central Mississauga APPENDIX 9 Option 4 - Boundary Map Open Schools: 1. St Bernadette 2. St Dunstan 3. St Gertrude 4. St Raymond 5. St Valentine Distributed: North, South, East and West. APPENDIX 9 Option 4 - Cost Details — Calculated average school age, FCI, 5-year renewal costs and utility costs for each of 4 options Average Build Year Average FCI Total 5-yr Renewal Costs Total Utilities Salt and Snow Option 1 1999 10.2% $ 2,925,796.00 $ 467,730.06 Option 2 1998 11.0% $ 3,528,642.00 $ 446,805.76 Option 3 1996 19.5% $ 2,615,460.42 $ 418,723.12 Option 4 1998 12.4% $ 2,606,847.00 $ 410,109.70 T-2nd 3rd (only 0.5% above board average) 2nd 1st Option 4 St. Dunstan average age calculated as average between original build date (1993) and 12 room addition (2000) APPENDIX 9 Advantages of Keeping St. Dunstan – Option 4 — Walking distance to St. Joseph’s Church — YMCA with infant room — Strong parent council, participation and fundraising — On a main road with high visibility with good drop- off car flow and no traffic jams — No other schools nearby to increase traffic congestion when adding students APPENDIX 9 Option 4 - Enrollment Numbers Name St. Herbert St. Bernadette St Bernadette Available Spaces 487 487 OLGV St Dunstan St Dunstan * 484 484 St. Getrude FI St Gertrude 752 St Gregory St Raymond St Raymond 651 651 St Valentine St Valentine 651 651 2017 237 201 438 90% 174 331 505 104% 2018 230 196 426 87% 175 350 525 108% 2019 227 198 425 87% 171 346 517 107% 2020 230 200 430 88% 170 358 528 109% 2021 232 201 433 89% 165 365 530 110% 2022 237 203 440 90% 165 373 538 111% 2023 239 206 445 91% 170 370 540 112% 2024 239 215 454 93% 167 373 540 112% 2025 242 217 459 94% 171 369 540 112% 656 87% 285 368 653 100% 639 85% 283 348 631 97% 638 85% 277 321 598 92% 629 84% 270 297 567 87% 613 82% 266 275 541 83% 616 82% 271 252 523 80% 617 82% 275 241 516 79% 624 83% 280 231 511 78% 624 83% 280 232 512 79% 394 394 61% 403 403 62% 416 416 64% 419 419 64% 429 429 66% 432 432 66% 443 443 68% 454 454 70% 449 449 69% *Starting in 2017 no new out of boundary registration for St Dunstan APPENDIX 9 Option 4 Strengths — Strengths — Adheres to the principles set out by the Ontario Ministry of Education PAR guidelines — Student Well-being: — No splitting schools — Academic Achievement: — Highest performing school remains open — 2/3 closing schools merging with similar or higher performing schools — School Board Financial Viability — Still closes 3 schools eliminates 1369 spaces, overall projected utilization >85% — Adds needed specialization programs to attract Catholic students from other schools (private and public) — Distributed N,S,E,W APPENDIX 9 Possible Extra Programs to Add to Attract New Students to East Credit (Some in Public Schools) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. International Baccalaureate, a second Catholic Global Learning Centre, like the one recently opened at St. James. Extended French, none in East Credit, kids are going to Rose of Lima (West Credit). Gr 5,6,7,8 Actively in Motion (Athletics and Fitness), http://www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/regional/AIM/Pages/default.asp x Arts, http://www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/regional/arts/Pages/default.asp x Arts and Technology, http://www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/regional/arts_tech/Pages/defau lt.aspx International Business and Technology, http://www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/regional/IBT/Pages/default.asp x Scitech, http://www.peelschools.org/parents/programs/regional/SciTech/Pages/default. aspx Specialized program for leading into St. Joe’s AP classes. No template program now, but can be created to better prepare kids for AP high school classes APPENDIX 9 Thank you for your consideration Julia Belmonte Ian Moore APPENDIX 9 Closure Permutations for East Credit that Result in >80% Utilization 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Option 3 38 39 40 Option 1 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Option 2 50 Option 4 52 53 54 55 56 O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Bernadette O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. Good Voyage O.L. 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Good Voyage St Dunstan St Bernadette St Valentine St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Herbert St Valentine St Gregory St Gregory St Valentine St Valentine St Herbert St Herbert St Valentine St Raymond St Gertrude St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Gregory St Valentine St Herbert St Herbert St Herbert St Gregory St Gertrude St Gertrude St Herbert St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Valentine St Raymond St Herbert St Gregory St Gregory St Herbert St Herbert St Dunstan Spaces Removed 2054 1959 1959 1936 1936 1890 1890 1887 1887 1858 1841 1835 1795 1792 1789 1786 1772 1769 1740 1740 1723 1694 1694 1691 1691 1683 1683 1671 1671 1668 1668 1622 1622 1588 1582 1576 1573 1565 1527 1519 1516 1504 1487 1487 1464 1464 1418 1418 1415 1415 1369 1323 1320 1300 1297 1251 2015 119% 114% 114% 113% 113% 111% 111% 111% 111% 109% 109% 108% 107% 107% 107% 106% 106% 106% 105% 105% 104% 103% 103% 103% 103% 102% 102% 102% 102% 102% 102% 100% 100% 99% 99% 99% 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 96% 95% 95% 95% 95% 93% 93% 93% 93% 92% 90% 90% 90% 90% 88% 2016 115% 111% 111% 110% 110% 108% 108% 108% 108% 107% 106% 106% 104% 104% 104% 104% 103% 103% 102% 102% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 99% 99% 97% 97% 96% 96% 96% 96% 95% 94% 94% 94% 93% 93% 93% 92% 92% 91% 91% 91% 91% 89% 88% 88% 87% 87% 86% 2017 113% 109% 109% 108% 108% 106% 106% 106% 106% 104% 104% 103% 102% 102% 102% 101% 101% 101% 100% 100% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 97% 97% 97% 97% 95% 95% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 92% 92% 92% 92% 91% 91% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 89% 87% 86% 86% 86% 85% 84% 2018 112% 108% 108% 107% 107% 105% 105% 105% 105% 103% 103% 103% 101% 101% 101% 101% 100% 100% 99% 99% 98% 97% 97% 97% 97% 97% 97% 96% 96% 96% 96% 95% 95% 94% 93% 93% 93% 93% 92% 91% 91% 91% 90% 90% 90% 90% 88% 88% 88% 88% 87% 85% 85% 85% 85% 83% Overall Utilization 2019 2020 2021 111% 110% 109% 107% 106% 105% 107% 106% 105% 106% 105% 104% 106% 105% 104% 104% 103% 102% 104% 103% 102% 103% 103% 102% 103% 103% 102% 102% 101% 100% 102% 101% 100% 101% 101% 99% 100% 99% 98% 100% 99% 98% 100% 99% 98% 99% 99% 98% 99% 98% 97% 99% 98% 97% 98% 97% 96% 98% 97% 96% 97% 96% 95% 96% 95% 94% 96% 95% 94% 96% 95% 94% 96% 95% 94% 96% 95% 94% 96% 95% 94% 95% 94% 93% 95% 94% 93% 95% 94% 93% 95% 94% 93% 94% 93% 92% 94% 93% 92% 92% 92% 91% 92% 92% 91% 92% 91% 90% 92% 91% 90% 92% 91% 90% 90% 90% 89% 90% 89% 89% 90% 89% 88% 90% 89% 88% 89% 89% 88% 89% 89% 88% 89% 88% 87% 89% 88% 87% 87% 86% 86% 87% 86% 86% 87% 86% 85% 87% 86% 85% 86% 85% 84% 84% 84% 83% 84% 84% 83% 84% 83% 82% 84% 83% 82% 83% 82% 81% 2022 109% 105% 105% 104% 104% 102% 102% 102% 102% 101% 100% 100% 98% 98% 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 96% 95% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 92% 92% 91% 91% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 88% 87% 87% 86% 86% 86% 86% 84% 83% 83% 82% 82% 81% 2023 109% 105% 105% 104% 104% 102% 102% 102% 102% 101% 100% 100% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 96% 96% 96% 95% 95% 95% 95% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 92% 92% 91% 91% 91% 91% 91% 89% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 87% 87% 86% 86% 86% 86% 85% 83% 83% 83% 83% 81% 2024 110% 106% 106% 105% 105% 103% 103% 103% 103% 102% 101% 101% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 98% 97% 97% 97% 96% 96% 96% 96% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 93% 93% 92% 92% 92% 92% 91% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 87% 87% 87% 87% 85% 84% 84% 83% 83% 82% 2025 110% 106% 106% 105% 105% 103% 103% 103% 103% 102% 101% 101% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 98% 97% 97% 97% 96% 96% 96% 96% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 93% 93% 92% 92% 92% 92% 91% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 87% 87% 87% 87% 85% 84% 84% 84% 83% 82% APPENDIX 9 Prepared by: Julia Belmonte and Ian Moore APPENDIX 9 WHAT WE HEARD FROM BUDGET $4.5M shortfall for the entire Board $1.5M in cut-back savings solely coming from the East Credit PAR Review This accounts for 33% of the budget cutbacks coming from an 8 school catchment area out of a total of 148 schools in the board There have been no offers/proposals for empty buildings once schools are closed ln the next 4 years, the Board is looking at an additional 4 other areas flagged as “significantly under capacity”. APPENDIX 9 CURRENT STATUS QUO St. Dunstan and St. Valentine only 2 schools in East Credit showing projected increase Significant projected drop in St. Raymond 4 out of 8 schools under 50% utilization in projections: St. Herbert, St. Bernadette, St. Raymond and St. Gregory St. Dunstan increases to 76% utilization St. Valentine increases to 69% utilization St. Gertrude remains stable at 83% APPENDIX 9 CURRENT STATUS QUO East Credit Utilization 100% 90% 80% 70% Utilization 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Year O.L. Good Voyage St Bernadette St Dunstan St Gertrude St Herbert St Raymond St Valentine EAST CREDIT St Gregory 2024 2025 APPENDIX 9 OPTION 5 - RATIONALE Keep 3 of the 8 schools with increased/stable capacity open Merge schools showing declining numbers and those less than 50% utilization to increase utilization in neighbouring schools Catholic presence in ALL of East Credit from west to east and north to south Focus on keeping children together as a unit moving to a neighbouring school Reduce impact for school communities closing only 2 of 8 schools rather than 3 schools Complies with ALL PAR GUIDELINES set by the Ministry APPENDIX 9 OPTION 5 - DETAILS Close OLGV and move children as a unit to St. Raymond Close St. Herbert and move children as a unit to St. Bernadette Add French Extended to St. Dunstan St. Dunstan has classroom space available to accommodate Gr.5 through 8 needed for the program OLGV, St. Raymond, St. Herbert and St. Bernadette combined have 1951 pupil spaces. In 2017 the combined projected number of students between these 4 schools is 980 (50.2%). By combining these 4 schools into 2 schools reduces available spaces to 1138 and brings the average utilization between these 4 schools to 86% St. Herbert building available for International Baccalaureate program as in Option 4 APPENDIX 9 Option 5 - Map Open Schools: 1. St Bernadette 2. St Dunstan 3. St Gertrude 4. St Raymond 5. St Valentine 6. St. Gregory Distributed: North to South and East to West. APPENDIX 9 OPTION 5 - DETAILS Name St. Herbert St. Bernadette St Bernadette Utilization OLGV St Raymond St Raymond Utilization St Dunstan St Dunstan Extended French St Dunstan Utilization St Gertrude Utilization St Gregory Utilization St Valentine Utilization EAST CREDIT Available Spaces 487 487 651 651 484 484 752 556 651 3581 2017 237 201 438 90% 174 368 542 83% 331 50 381 79% 656 87% 285 51% 394 61% 2018 230 196 426 87% 175 348 523 80% 350 60 410 85% 639 85% 283 51% 403 62% 2019 227 198 425 87% 171 321 492 76% 346 72 418 86% 638 85% 277 50% 416 64% 2020 230 200 430 88% 170 297 467 72% 358 86 444 92% 629 84% 270 49% 419 64% 2021 232 201 433 89% 165 275 440 68% 365 100 465 96% 613 82% 266 48% 429 66% 2022 237 203 440 90% 165 252 417 64% 373 100 473 98% 616 82% 271 49% 432 66% 2023 239 206 445 91% 170 241 411 63% 370 100 470 97% 617 82% 275 49% 443 68% 2024 239 215 454 93% 167 231 398 61% 373 100 473 98% 624 83% 280 50% 454 70% 2025 242 217 459 94% 171 232 403 62% 369 100 469 97% 624 83% 280 50% 449 69% 2696 75% 2684 75% 2666 74% 2659 74% 2646 74% 2649 74% 2661 74% 2683 75% 2684 75% APPENDIX 9 Option 5 Utilization East Credit Utilization - Option 5 100% 90% 80% 70% Utilization 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Year St Bernadette St Raymond St Dunstan St Gertrude St Gregory St Valentine EAST CREDIT APPENDIX 9 WHAT THIS OPTION OFFERS More than half of empty spaces are filled Closing 2 schools not 3 gives room to grow if enrollment projections increase No added costs of $1.5M to add additional Kindergarten classrooms in Options 1, 2 and 3 to schools with low utilization Keeps all children together in any transition Reduces transportation costs from Board’s “preferred” option Allows French Extended wait list to be reduced, attract families back into the Catholic school system and feeder school for French close by Catholic presence in ALL of East Credit West of Creditview, East of Mavis, North of Britannia, South of Eglington and between. APPENDIX 9 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS We would also recommend a reconsideration review in 7 years for East Credit to re-assess if projected numbers are not met in coming years. This proposal leaves room for any new review to accommodate a possible growth in the East Credit APPENDIX 9 February 2016 APPENDIX 9 Agenda Introduction Problem Statement Guiding Principles Evaluation Methodology Criteria Development Results Recommendations APPENDIX 9 Introduction Recognize the PAR process Need to reduce excess capacity in East Credit Review Area Closure is not just an option but a reality Evaluation of Options need to be clear, transparent and repeatable and in alignment with PARG Guiding Not everybody will like the final recommendation but intent is to find the most preferred APPENDIX 9 Problem Statement What is the Problem? Review of school closures include: “a school or group of schools to facilitate the development of viable solutions for pupil accommodation that support the guiding principles”. APPENDIX 9 Guiding Principles Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines (March 2015) “framework of minimum standards for school boards to undertake pupil accommodation reviews to determine the future of a school or group of schools” Any PAR shall be aligned with Guiding Principles: Focus on student well being Academic Achievement; and School board financial viability/sustainability APPENDIX 9 Evaluation Methodology “Triple-bottom line” Repeatable and can be applied objectively with any other options that have or may be presented Typical criteria: Environmental Socio-economical Financial Incorporate Guiding Principle criteria APPENDIX 9 Evaluation Methodology (cont.) Criteria represents Impact from Options presented “High” – represents a high impact and high degree of concern => Least Preferred “Moderate” – represents a moderate impact or some concerns but not significant => Indifferent or Neutral “Low” – represents a low impact or minor or no negative issues => Most Preferred APPENDIX 9 Environmental Criteria Impacts to the environment APPENDIX 9 Socio-Economical Criteria 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Number of students displaced Potential for maintaining or increasing student grade School Utilization Over-capacity Crossing of major intersections / streets Minimizing separation of students from same school Maintaining Catholic Elementary school presence in key districts APPENDIX 9 Financial Savings from deferred major maintenance over next 5 year Operating/Maintenance Costs – Electricity and Gas Commodity Pricing Additional costs for portables Costs to French Immersion parents APPENDIX 9 Evaluation Matrix CRITERIA OPTION 1 OPTION 2 OPTION 3 OPTION 4 OPTION 5 OPTION 6 OPTION 7 OPTION 8 OPTION 9 CLOSE OLGV, ST. DUNSTAN, ST. GERTRUDE CLOSE OLGV, ST. DUNSTAN, ST. VALENTINE CLOSE ST. DUNSTAN, ST. HERBERT, ST. GREGORY CLOSE OLGV, ST. HERBERT CLOSE OLGV, ST. HERBERT, ST. VALENTINE CLOSE OLGV, ST. BERNADETTE, ST. VALENTINE CLOSE OLGV, ST. DUNSTAN, ST. VALENTINE CLOSE OLGV, ST. HERBERT, ST. GREGORY CLOSE OLGV AND ST. HERBERT 87% 87% 85% Environmental Air Quality Social 1 No. of Students Displaced Social 2 Potential for Academic Achievement (Frazer) Social 2 Potential for Academic Achievement (EQAO) Social 3 School Utilization Social 4 Over capacity (Safety issue) Social 5 Increased Road Crossings (Safety issue) Social 6 Separation of students from the same school Social 7 Maintain distributed Catholic presence in area Financial 1 Savings in school 5-Y Financial 2 O&M – Electricity and Gas Consumption (Energy Intensity) Financial 3 Additional costs for portables Financial 4 Additional costs to FI Parents for increased travels 90% 87% 92% 72% 75% 72% APPENDIX 9 Recommendations Further assess Options 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in greater detail with weighting factors to arrive at a preferred solution Agreement on priority ranking and weighting factors Consider other options that may have been raised or are going to be raised in ARC (i.e. St. Dunstan Option #5) APPENDIX 9 Option #4 APPENDIX 9 Option #5 APPENDIX 9 Option #6 APPENDIX 9 Option #8 (St. Dunstan #4) APPENDIX 9 Option #9 (St. Dunstan #5) APPENDIX 9 OTG 418 2017 174 171 345 83% 2018 175 180 355 85% 2019 171 179 350 84% 2020 170 185 355 85% 2021 165 187 352 84% 2022APPENDIX 2023 9 2024 165 170 167 192 192 192 357 362 359 85% 87% 86% 2025 171 190 361 86% St Bernadette South St. Dunstan 487 201 160 361 74% 196 170 366 75% 198 167 365 75% 200 173 373 77% 201 178 379 78% 203 181 384 79% 206 178 384 79% 215 181 396 81% 217 179 396 81% St Herbert FI 533 237 309 546 102% 230 303 533 100% 227 304 531 100% 230 303 533 100% 232 301 533 100% 237 302 539 101% 239 302 541 102% 239 302 541 102% 242 302 544 102% St Gertrude St Valentine 752 347 394 741 99% 336 403 739 98% 334 416 750 100% 326 419 745 99% 312 429 741 99% 314 432 746 99% 315 443 758 101% 322 454 776 103% 322 449 771 103% St Raymond St Gregory 651 368 285 653 100% 348 283 631 97% 321 277 598 92% 297 270 567 87% 275 266 541 83% 252 271 523 80% 241 275 516 79% 231 280 511 78% 232 280 512 79% OLGV Noth St. Dunstan 1691 Pupil Places Reduced 98% Utilization OLGV OTG 280 2017 174 62% 2018 175 63% 2019 171 61% 2020 170 61% 2021 165 59% 2022 165 59% 84% Utilization St Dunstan 484 331 68% 350 72% 346 71% 358 74% 365 75% All school communities remain intact St Gertrude FI 752 347 309 656 87% 336 303 639 85% 334 304 638 85% 326 303 629 84% St Valentine 651 394 61% 403 62% 416 64% St Raymond St Gregory 651 368 285 653 100% 348 283 631 97% St Herbert St Bernadette 533 237 201 438 82% 230 196 426 80% 1043 Pupil Places Reduced APPENDIX 9 2023 170 61% 2024 167 60% 2025 171 61% 373 77% 370 76% 373 77% 369 76% 312 301 613 82% 314 302 616 82% 315 302 617 82% 322 302 624 83% 322 302 624 83% 419 64% 429 66% 432 66% 443 68% 454 70% 449 69% 321 277 598 92% 297 270 567 87% 275 266 541 83% 252 271 523 80% 241 275 516 79% 231 280 511 78% 232 280 512 79% 227 198 425 80% 230 200 430 81% 232 201 433 81% 237 203 440 83% 239 206 445 83% 239 215 454 85% 242 217 459 86% APPENDIX 9 APPENDIX 9 Additional Option Presented by St. Valentine School ARC Committee Members: Karen Canlas & Zarah von Schober February 28, 2016 APPENDIX 9 Agenda • • • • • • • Purpose Methodology Presentation of Option Supporting Details Analysis Considerations Closing Remarks APPENDIX 9 Purpose To conduct further analysis, exploration and promote discussion of an alternate option, to address the utilization problem. APPENDIX 9 Methodology • Maintain rationale / criteria presented through the current PAR process. No new criteria was introduced. Maintain Catholic presence within the East Credit Review area Keep school communities together when possible Retain newer schools with lower maintenance costs Reduce overall capacity by 1400 – 1600 pupil places Take into consideration major roads as boundary lines Increase utilization minimizing need for portables or an addition at receiving school APPENDIX 9 Presentation of Option Close 3 schools; OLGV, St. Raymond & St. Herbert • ALL students of OLGV would go to St. Dunstan • ALL students of St. Raymond would relocate to St. Gregory • ALL students of St. Herbert would relocate to St. Bernadette APPENDIX 9 Supporting Details Boundary Map APPENDIX 9 APPENDIX 9 Enrollment Numbers APPENDIX 9 Cost Details APPENDIX 9 Our Analysis • School communities would be kept together • The presence of catholic communities within the proposed boundaries is still maintained. o Covering a North to South, West to East geographical region • Schools with higher financial / operating cost or decreased in utilization numbers • Aging schools • When possible minimized crossing of major roads • 1464 pupil spaces would be reduced APPENDIX 9 Specific Details • St. Raymond cannot accommodate RCMs • St. Raymond is centrally located but adjacent to Braeban golf course, thus community growth is limited. • OLGV has the highest 5-yr renewal need $2.85 mil • St. Bernadette & St. Herbert since 2015 are below 50% in utilization o St. Bernadette 44% and St. Herbert 50% and are projected to decline in the next 5 yrs. APPENDIX 9 Considerations • Key facts about St. Valentine ♥ Projected enrollment over 10 years is expected to steadily increase ♥ Short walking distance to St. Francis Xavier Church ♥ 21st century learning • Therefore, this is a viable location for new & other programs (i.e. Catholic student wellness or Science & Tech) • Transportation costs in proposed option would need to be evaluated • Possible RCM requirement is recognized in schools absorbing students APPENDIX 9 Closing Remarks • Our approach was first to minimize school closures across all the impacted 8 schools. Initially, we attempted re-distributing boundaries and then attempted closing only 2 schools. • We suggest this as an alternate and proposed option in that it addresses the key issues but preserves key PAR and ARC concerns. APPENDIX 9 APPENDIX 9 St. Gregory Community Proposal Prepared By: Erin Ljubanovic & Jennifer Greenman APPENDIX 9 WHAT WE KNOW TO DATE: • $4.5 Million shortfall for the entire board. • $1.5 Million savings coming from our East Credit PAR review. • A very high 33% “solution” sourcing from only 8 schools, with a total of 148 schools as a whole within the board. • We need to reduce excess capacity within East Credit area. • To date, there has been no interest/proposals for the empty schools once closed. APPENDIX 9 FACTS ABOUT ST. GREGORY: • St. Gregory is the ONLY school North of Britannia under PAR. • If St. Gregory were to close this would seriously harm our neighbourhood, and change the entire demographics with the loss of the only Catholic school. • St. Gregory has potential to expand our boundaries, with an option of extending north of 401. We could provide bussing to students to/from the future pedestrian bridge at 2nd Line. • St. Gregory is 1 of 2 schools within PAR that is part of the Mississauga Brampton Central Family of Schools. • St. Gregory is 1 of 3 schools within PAR that has a 3 lane Kiss N’ Ride area. APPENDIX 9 ST. GREGORY: NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS: • • • • • • • • Our next north school is St. Julia, which is very close to capacity! There will be a permanent traffic closure of 2nd Line when it becomes a bicycle/pedestrian bridge in the future. We propose to extend our boundary to 2nd Line, allowing the students / parents affected to feed into St. Gregory. It is the outmost importance to keep communities intact, while maintaining a strong Catholic representation. Schools located on major routes are more viable for alternative uses over sites located deep within residential areas. East/West flow or movement of students is safer and involves shorter trips. The two largest roads through the study area are Britannia and Eglington, both of which are major commuter routes and also Region of Peel designated truck routes. Avoiding the North/South flow over these routes should take priority! The Credit River on the western edge of the study area, handcuffs the viability of schools located close to it as it limits study area expansion to the west. Hence all movement is Easterly or to the North or South. The area North/West of St. Gregory (Kenninghall, Falconer, River St, Old English Lane) houses students that currently are bussed to St. Joseph’s in Streetsville. We propose to extend our boundary to accommodate the families living in that area, attend St. Gregory. With a possibility of saving incurred costs with bussing. APPENDIX 9 POTENTIAL IMPACT TO DPCDSB: • • • • • • • • • Increasing or at a minimum maintaining students numbers in the DPCDSB needs to be priority moving forward. The DPCDSB needs to makes decisions that will not negatively impact or push additional students out the DPCDSB system Our school community can confirm that we have lost at least 2 families (total of 4 children) in the recent school years to FI program “next door” offered at a Peel School. When we say ”next door” we are referring to St. Gregory and Britannia Public School being side by side, separated only by a playground. The concept of DP schools being “next door” to PS is not exclusive to us! It is a very common practice. Seriously consider how many more families will choose this option for convenience, over staying within Dufferin Peel Schools. With school closures, come the possibility of an even lower pupil place ratio that is unforeseeable! Keeping Catholicity in the area of East Credit is utmost in importance!! We cannot lose sight of the implications of school closures on Catholicity!! APPENDIX 9 Grade 8 OCSGE SURVEY: • Data reflects the attitudes of grade 8 students in Dufferin-Peel. • The following six themes were each cited by more than 10% of the students when asked what they liked best about their Catholic Elementary School 1) Having, making, being with friends, new people 2) Caring and supportive staff 3) Perspectives related to positive personal growth 4) Extra-curricular, clubs, teams, sports, activities, special events 5) Welcoming, safe, supportive, respectful, accepting school community 6) Learn about, appreciate, live catholicity in school Source: DPCDSB presentation – Our Catholic Journey:Achieving the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations through Catholic Community Culture and Caring. APPENDIX 9 ABSENCE OF LONG TERM PLAN: • DPCDSB Proposed Options #1, 2, 3 have St. Raymond as a feeder school. • Out of the 8 schools under review, St. Raymond is the ONLY school that cannot accommodate portables!! • Where is the long term plan?? What if the bricks and mortar of the existing school is not enough? • Short sighted decisions – impact future on generations, affecting children, communities and schools…we need to be prepared for the future!! • Has there been an environmental study done on the locations in and around St. Raymond and St. Valentine as a result of the former landfill site?? APPENDIX 9 ABSENCE OF LONG TERM PLAN: • If St. Gregory was to close and students move to St. Raymond (as proposed within Option #3) a major disconnect will occur. • Our Grade 8 graduating class will be split in two when moving to secondary school. • St. Raymond students will go to St. Joseph, and St. Gregory students will go to St. Marcellinius. • The intersection of Britannia and Whitehorn is a dangerous intersection, with 8 lanes of traffic, heavy commuter volumes, busses and truck traffic - extremely dangerous route, endangering the safety of all students! • Britannia used to be 80 km/hr in this location, and in recent years has gone down to 70km/hr. However cars speed along this road as if it were a highway! APPENDIX 9 ST. GREGORY SUPPORTED OPTION: • • • • • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. St. Gregory supports Option #5 as proposed by the families of the St. Dunstan community. Option #5 proposes to: Close Our Lady of Good Voyage and move students as a unit to St. Raymond. Close St. Herbert and move students as a unit to St. Bernadette. Add French Extended to St. Dunstan. This option is preferred for various reasons: Closes only 2 schools of 8, reducing the impact on children within a school community. Strong Catholic presence in ALL East Credit …West of Creditview, East of Mavis, North of Britannia and South of Eglington. Focuses on keeping children together as a unit moving to a neighbouring school. No added costs of $1.5M to add Kindergarten classrooms as proposed within Options #1, 2, 3. This proposal also leaves room for any new review to accommodate possible growth within East Credit. APPENDIX 9 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: • We encourage a strong Long Term Plan Accommodation be made to prevent any further disruption to the learning journey of our young children within DPCDSB!! • There has not been a formal census in more than a decade! Very disheartening to know school closures are based on out of date projections. • In recent years within our community we have seen a change in families having 3 children…3 is the new 2!! • We encourage the Board of Trustees to choose an option that leaves room for any new growth within East Credit and surrounding areas. APPENDIX 9 Thank you for your consideration!! Questions APPENDIX 9 Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board PAR – East Credit Preferred Rationale Proposed by the St. Herbert Community Prepared by Natasha De Menna, ARC Member Presented to the ARC on March 2, 2016 APPENDIX 9 Ministry’s PAR Guideline The Ministry of Education’s Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline requires school boards to consider three guiding principles when developing PAR policies: 1. Student well-being; 2. Student achievement; and 3. School board financial viability APPENDIX 9 Source of the Guidelines • Section 169.1(1) of the Education Act mandates that every school board shall, “promote student achievement and well-being and . . .ensure effective stewardship of board resources”. • The Ministry of Education clearly states that trustees must consider these three principles in all decision making including decisions to close schools. • Trustees are expected to carry out “. . . their primary responsibilities of fostering student achievement and wellbeing, and ensuring effective stewardship of school board resources.” (Source: Ministry of Education, Pupil Accommodation Review Guideline, March 2015) APPENDIX 9 Balanced Budget • Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (the “Board”) must maintain a balanced budget. • Due to a significant reduction of provincial funding, the Board must reduce their budget by $1.5 million in each of the next three years for a total savings of $4.5 million. • In November 2015, our Board of Trustees approved the commencement of the PAR process in East Credit in order to address the budget shortfall. APPENDIX 9 Alternative to School Closures • The preference of the St. Herbert community is that no schools be closed. • As stated, Trustees are mandated by the Ministry of Education pursuant to the Education Act, to promote student well-being and achievement. • During the Finance Department’s presentation on February 3, 2016, the ARC was advised that, • “Trustees may choose to do nothing, but depending on the outcome of this process, it will affect the budget next year. Trustees may reprioritize the budget cuts. If savings don’t come from here, they must come from somewhere else to balance the budget.” • Given the potential negative impact of school closures on student wellbeing and achievement, it is our position that the Board should first explore all other possible means of achieving a balanced budget before resorting to school closures. APPENDIX 9 School Closures • In the event that a comprehensive analysis of all alternatives to school closures concludes that school closures are the only means of achieving a balanced budget, the St. Herbert community respectfully submits that the Board should close as few schools as possible. • We strongly recommend that our proposed rationale be used to determine which school(s) should be closed. • Our proposed Option 7 meets the proposed rationale without having to close three schools. APPENDIX 9 Closure of Three Schools • Board data indicates that East Credit is “significantly under capacity”. Four additional areas within the DPCDSB are projected to be “significantly under capacity” in the next four years. • Any Option that proposes closing three schools in East Credit to address the funding cuts is inequitable as it places a disproportionate burden on the school communities of East Credit. • Closing three schools in East Credit is inconsistent with the principles of student well-being and achievement due to the proposed separation of student communities and the resulting over capacity at one or more receiving schools. Utilization rates of the combined schools in Options 1-4 range from 102%-129% (2017-2025). APPENDIX 9 Preferred Rationale 1. Promote student well-being by keeping students together when moving a school community to another school. 2. Retain newer schools that have lower costs (i.e. outstanding renewal needs + maintenance costs). 3. Reduce the number of schools significantly under capacity in East Credit. 4. Avoid over capacity to minimize the need for RCMs or portables at receiving schools and maintain reasonable class sizes consistent with Ministry guidelines. APPENDIX 9 Preferred Rationale cont. 5. Maintain Catholic presence in the area. 6. Additional considerations raised by ARC members: • Keep schools with high projected enrollment; • Maintain space for the possible introduction of new programs to the East Credit area such as Extended French or International Baccalaureate; • Ensure accessibility for special needs students; • Maintain space for prayer room and specialized classrooms; • Avoid separation of school community upon graduation to high school; and • Keep schools with air conditioning to provide physical environment conducive to learning and also to attract revenue generating rental during the summer. The preferred rationale complies with all PAR Guidelines set by the Ministry of Education. APPENDIX 9 Application of Rationale • Option 7 complies with the preferred rationale. The details of Option 7 are set out below. Open schools: • St. Dunstan, St. Gertrude, St. Gregory, St. Herbert, St. Raymond, and St. Valentine Closed schools: • Our Lady of Good Voyage and St. Bernadette Student Relocation: • All Our Lady of Good Voyage students move to St. Raymond • All St. Bernadette students move to St. Herbert APPENDIX 9 Option 7 Meets Preferred Rationale • No school communities are separated. All students from closed schools are moved as a unit to receiving schools. • Schools with the highest projected enrollment over the next 3 years remain open. • Five out of six East Credit schools are no longer significantly under capacity. • In 2017, O.L.G.V., St. Bernadette, St. Herbert and St. Raymond combined have a projected utilization rate of 50%. In Option 7, the projected utilization after combining these schools increases to 83% in the receiving schools. • Option 5 proposes the addition of Extended French at St. Dunstan. Options 5 and 7 result in virtually the same average utilization (2017 to 2025) with the inclusion of Extended French at St. Dunstan (74.4% for Option 5 and 73.6% for Option 7). APPENDIX 9 East Credit Utilization - Comparison 80% 75% 70% 65% UTILIZATION 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 YEAR Option 7 Option 5 2022 2023 2024 2025 APPENDIX 9 Option 7 Avoids Problems Caused by Over Capacity • No portables or RCMs required at receiving schools. • Average class size for the two consolidated schools is 20 students which is consistent with the Ministry’s average class size requirements. • Space is available at one or more schools in East Credit for the introduction of programs such as Extended French and International Baccalaureate. These programs may increase utilization but more importantly, will promote student well-being and achievement. • Does not require the elimination of prayer rooms and/or specialized classrooms. APPENDIX 9 Option 7 – Additional Considerations • Receiving schools are accessible for all students (special needs and students who may suffer an injury). There is an elevator at both receiving schools providing access to both the second floor and the stage. Any other possible accessibility issues would be fully addressed by the Board prior to September 2017 in compliance with the Education Act and the Human Rights Code. • Students in the proposed consolidated schools live within St. Joseph’s boundary and thus, graduating students will be able to attend high school together. • Keeps newer schools with air conditioning which assists student learning and may attract possible revenue stream during the summer months. For example, French Summer Program offered by a private company. • Maintains Catholic presence in the area. Catholic Presence in the Area • The map of feeder schools for St. Joseph Secondary School shows the Catholic presence in East Credit and adjacent areas. • St. David of Wales contributes to the Catholic presence in the area despite the fact that it was not included in the East Credit PAR process. • In Option 7, two schools would close – one north of Bristol Road and one south of Bristol Road. • Option 7 retains a total of seven Catholic schools in the area – five schools in St. Joseph’s family of schools and two schools in the adjacent areas north of Britannia and east of Mavis. • Option 7 maintains the Catholic presence in East Credit to the same or greater extent as all other proposed options. APPENDIX 9 APPENDIX 9 Option 7 – Financial Advantages • Compared to Option 5, which also proposes the closure of two schools, Option 7 results in a lower average FCI. • Option 5: Average FCI = 12.4% (higher than Board average) • Option 7: Average FCI = 10.0% (lower than Board average) • Maximum savings are achieved by closing the oldest schools with the highest overall costs. • Option 7 would result in over $5 million in savings for the Board as early as September 2017. • In comparison to Option 5, Option 7 saves the Board an additional $1.27 million dollars. APPENDIX 9 Total Costs Saved – Option 5 vs. Option 7 $6,000,000 $5,074,410 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,805,282 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 Option 5 Option 7 School Renewal Needs Maintenance Expenditures APPENDIX 9 Disadvantages of Staff Options • In all three staff options, students are not moved together as a unit to another school. Two school communities in each option are separated and sent to different receiving schools. • All three options result in one or more schools being over capacity as early as 2017. In 2025, two schools are over capacity in each option which may result in larger class sizes, the need for portables or additions, and/or the loss of specialized classrooms. • For example, Option 1 creates the need for portables at St. Valentine and/or the elimination of one or more of the specialized classrooms within the school. APPENDIX 9 Disadvantages of Staff Options cont. • Another example of the difficulty created by over capacity in Option 1 relates to FDK. No new facility requirements are identified in the Initial Staff Report for St. Valentine meaning that all FDK students (86 from St. Gertrude and 99 from St. Valentine) would be put into the existing four FDK classrooms. • Thus, from 2017-2025, each FDK class would consist of at least 46 students. This raises serious concerns regarding student safety and student learning. • Options 1-3 close schools with the highest projected enrollment. • As already explained, closing three schools in East Credit places a disproportionate burden on the school communities of East Credit. APPENDIX 9 Disadvantages of Option 4 • In 2017, St. Dunstan can accommodate 3 FDK classrooms, however, each class will have 30 students which is greater than the required Board average (26 students). • Loss of the science and technology classroom to make room for the third FDK classroom. • By 2020, Option 4 results in the need for a portable, the elimination of a specialized classroom, or the loss of YMCA spaces. • Portables at St. Dunstan would result in the loss of hard surface play area. APPENDIX 9 Disadvantages of Option 4 cont. • Closing three schools in East Credit places a disproportionate burden on the school communities of East Credit given that four other areas within the Board are significantly under capacity. • As with all options that propose closing St. Herbert, this Option increases the risk that the Board will lose students to the public school board. St. Herbert is the only school in this PAR review or in previous PAR reviews that has three public schools, covering Kindergarten to Grade 12, within walking distance. • The Transportation Dept. estimates that Option 4 will cost the Board an additional $162,000 per year in transportation costs. • Option 4 does not maximize the potential savings to the Board. Option 7 demonstrates that keeping St. Herbert open results in an additional $1.27 million dollar budget reduction. APPENDIX 9 Summary • It is respectfully submitted that the Board explore all other possible means of achieving a balanced budget before resorting to school closures. • If school closures are deemed necessary, no more than two schools should be closed in East Credit. • The rationale proposed addresses all of the PAR Guidelines and it is strongly recommended that this rationale be used to determine which schools should close, if any. • Option 7 promotes student well-being and achievement as well as ensures the continued financial viability of the Board. APPENDIX 9 EAST CREDIT P.A.R. ST. GERTRUDE SUBMISSION APPENDIX 9 GUIDING RATIONALE • This is fundamentally a financial problem (funding & top-up levels) driven by reduced utilization • Let data be the guide • Recognize the constraints of geography and school sizes • Attempt to keep school families together & keep schools where the students are • Balance the overall number of students required to change schools APPENDIX 9 SCHOOL POPULATION AND PLANNED CHANGES 2016-2025 APPENDIX 9 CURRENT POPULATION AND FORECAST Enrolment POPULATION BY SCHOOL – 2016 OLGV, 7% St. Bernadette, 8% St. Dunstan, 11% St. Raymond, 16% 4500 4000 3500 Students St.Valentine, 14% 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 St. Herbert, 10% St. Gertrude, 23% St. Gregory, 12% 500 0 Available Capacity 2016 - Act 2025 - Fcst APPENDIX 9 STATUS QUO - 2025 Projected Enrolment 2025 700 624 600 500 449 369 400 280 300 242 232 217 171 200 100 0 St. Gertrude St. Valentine St. Dunstan St. Gregory St. Herbert St. Raymond St. Bernadette OLGV Without changing anything, 56% of the total population will be in the first 3 schools APPENDIX 9 NUMBER OF VACANCIES BY SCHOOL - 2016 300 Surplus Spaces 250 200 150 100 50 0 OLGV St. Bernadette St. Dunstan St. Gertrude St. Gregory St. Herbert St. Raymond St. Valentine Currently St.Valentine, St Herbert and St. Bernadette have the highest number of surplus spaces APPENDIX 9 FORECAST CHANGES IN ENROLMENT: 2016-2020 St. Raymond St. Gregory St. Herbert OLGV St. Gertrude St. Bernadette St. Valentine St. Dunstan 42 46 100 Number of spots 50 0 -34 -50 -22 -17 -15 -53 -100 -150 -150 -200 80% of the additional surplus spots are in the first 3 schools APPENDIX 9 FORECAST CHANGES IN ENROLMENT: 2016-2025 OLGV St. Bernadette St. Dunstan St. Gertrude St. Gregory St. Herbert St. Raymond 30% Percentage Change in Enrolment 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% -30% -40% -50% -60% Clear areas of change in certain schools catchment areas St. Valentine Average APPENDIX 9 2025 EXCESS CAPACITY REVIEW – STATUS QUO 450 100% 400 90% 350 80% 70% 300 60% 250 50% 200 40% 150 30% 100 50 0 20% 80% of excess capacity St. Raymond St. Herbert 20% of excess capacity St. Gregory St. Bernadette St. Valentine St. Gertrude 2025 Vacancies Cumulative % St. Dunstan OLGV 10% 0% Cumulative % Surplus Spots Review of Excess Capacity - 2025 Status Quo Enrolment By Location - 2025 APPENDIX 9 280 55% of student population in the St. Dunstan, St.Valentine, St. Gertrude areas 171 54% of surplus student spaces in the combined areas of St. Raymond, St. Herbert and St. Gregory areas 232 449 624 242 369 217 APPENDIX 9 CAPITAL INVESTMENT APPENDIX 9 SCHOOL AGE • St. Valentine Elementary School - 2001 Enrolment Expectations St. Valentine Growth St. Raymond Decline 16 • St. Herbert Elementary School - 2000 St. Herbert Decline 16 • St. Gregory Elementary School - 1998 St. Gregory Decline • St. Raymond Elementary School - 2000 • St. Bernadette Elementary School - 1996 • St. Dunstan Elementary School -1993 • St. Gertrude Elementary School -1993 • Our Lady of Good Voyage Elementary School -1989 < average age 15 At or > average age 18 Stable St. Bernadette St. Dunstan St. Gertrude 20 Growth 23 Stable 23 Decline OLGV 0 5 The average age of the schools is 20 years old 10 27 15 20 25 30 APPENDIX 9 5 YEAR RENEWAL COSTS – EAST CREDIT AREA 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Our Lady of Good Voyage Elementary School St. Bernadette Elementary School St. Dunstan Elementary School St. Gertrude Elementary School St. Gregory Elementary School St. Herbert Elementary School St. Raymond Elementary School Our Lady requires 25% of the total capital investment in the East Credit Area St. Valentine Elementary School APPENDIX 9 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY SCHOOL COST PER M2 COST PER STUDENT 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 - 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 - • • Older schools ‘tend’ to require more funding, but not always true OLGV, St. Bernadette and St. Dunstan all have greater than average capital requirements • St. Hebert has declining attendance, but relatively little required capital investment APPENDIX 9 RECURRING COSTS: UTILITY & TRANSPORTATION APPENDIX 9 UTILITY COSTS BY SCHOOL $120,000 Total Utility Cost $100,000 $80,000 Gas $60,000 Water Electricity $40,000 $20,000 $0 OLGV St. Bernadette St. Dunstan St. Gertrude St. Gregory St. Herbert St. Raymond St. Valentine APPENDIX 9 UTILITY COSTS UTILITY COSTS PER M2 $22.00 $20.00 $18.00 $16.00 $14.00 $12.00 $10.00 UTILITY COSTS PER STUDENT $450 $400 $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 APPENDIX 9 TRANSPORTATION COSTS CURRENTLY USING TRANSPORTATION St. Dunstan, 199 St. Bernadette, 7 St. Herbert, 9 OLGV, 30 St. Gertrude, 34 St. Valentine , 54 St. Gregory , 32 St. Raymond , 30 TRANSPORT COSTS PER STUDENT $1,800 $1,600 $1,400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200 $- APPENDIX 9 UTILITIES & TRANSPORTATION SUMMARY UTILITIES TRANSPORTATION • St.Valentine, St. Hebert and St. Gregory are all above average (>10%) in utility consumption per M2 • St. Bernadette and St. Hebert pay a larger premium (per student) due to the low number of students • St. Bernadette and St. Gertrude are significantly cheaper per M2 • St. Dunstan represents the largest element of transportation costs due to the volume of students • Most schools pay around 16K annually for the use of one bus APPENDIX 9 SO WHAT? APPENDIX 9 SUMMARY School Population % Change from current Capital (5 Year) Cost (Annual) Enrol @ 2018 Vacancies in 2018 Vacancies in 2025 St. Raymond Declining -48% Very Low (57%) Medium (106%) 348 303 419 St. Herbert Declining -8% Very Low (36%) High (114%) 230 303 291 St. Gregory Declining -13% Medium (89%) Medium (110%) 293 263 276 Stable +1% High (124%) Low (86%) 196 291 270 St.Valentine Growth 19% Low (63%) High (117%) 403 248 202 St. Gertrude Stable -3% Medium (83%) Very Low (72%) 639 113 128 St. Dunstan Growth +18% High (144%) Medium (94%) 350 134 115 OLGV Declining -11% Very High (242%) Medium (107%) 175 105 109 St. Bernadette Growth = > 5% Stable = +/- 5% Declining = < -5% Relative to Avg. VL < 60% L = < 80% M =80-120% H = > 120% VH = > 150% Relative to Avg. VL = < 80% L = < 90% M = 90-110% H = > 110% VH = > 120% APPENDIX 9 TOP VACANCY SCHOOLS School Utilization – Top 4 Vacancy Schools by 2025 700 600 500 419 400 291 276 Alternative Scenarios 270 300 200 100 0 232 St. Raymond 242 St. Hubert Enrolment • 280 St. Gregory Excess Capacity Consideration of transportation costs – St. Raymond Example* • 419 empty spaces at St. Raymond requires a significant change in catchment area • Assume 75% of students require transportation (419 X 0.75)= 314 students into the area each day • Avg. bus costs (within East Credit area) are $425/student X 314 students = $133K/year minimum 217 St. Bernadette • Close and move OLGV (OTG – 280) to St. Raymond improve utilization to 61% - impact to 175 students • Could not move St. Valentine in as the 2025 projection has population exceeding the St. Raymond available capacity • Close and move St. Gregory (OTG - 556) to St. Raymond to improve utilization to 73% - impact to 283 students • Close St. Raymond (OTG- 651) and move to St. Gregory to improve utilization from 50% to 92% - impact to 348 students - transportation costs are based on the average costs of bussing within the East Credit area. Transporting students across catchment areas would be anticipated to be higher. Data needs to be validated by the transportation group. APPENDIX 9 RELATIVE SCHOOL CAPACITIES AND FLEXBOUNDARY STUDENTS 700 Flex-Boundary Students - Total Combined St. Gregory & St. Raymond Enrolment and Available Capacity 70 63 60 600 52 47 50 500 40 400 30 300 20 200 10 28 24 30 23 28 26 18 23 20 23 28 22 28 0 100 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 St. Gregory St. Raymond St Gregory Capacity St. Raymond Capacity 2025 Total Outside East Credit 297 students in total – but 121 from within East Credit area for a net inflow of 176 students from outside East Credit area (excluding FI) With declining enrolment, particularly St. Raymond, it makes sense to consolidate in the smaller of the two schools Between the two schools there are 51 flex-boundary students – managing this could prevent over-capacity issues from 2018-2020 APPENDIX 9 TOP VACANCIES SCHOOLS School Utilization – Top 4 Vacancy Schools by 2025 • Similarly; 700 600 500 419 400 291 276 270 300 200 100 0 • Closing St. Hubert (OTG – 533) and consolidating into St. Bernadette would improve utilization from 45% to 94% impact to 230 students • Or 232 St. Raymond 242 St. Hubert Enrolment 280 St. Gregory Excess Capacity 217 St. Bernadette • Closing St. Bernadette (OTG – 487) and consolidating into St. Hubert would improve utilization from 45% to 86% - impact to 196 students APPENDIX 9 OUR LADY OF GOOD VOYAGE REVIEW • Capital investment 2.5 times that of average school in East Credit Decision Point: A 10 year government T-bill @2.25% would cost a total of $341K in interest to finance this expenditure • Slightly more expensive than average from operating expense perspective ~ $5,100/year more expensive than average in utility costs (pro rated) • Declining enrolment – 192 projected to decrease to 170 by 2020 • Flex boundary - 24 of 28 from outside East Credit area • No other schools fit to fill it up • To achieve a 90% capacity, it would require at least another 82 students to be transported in. For 82 students @ 425/student = $70K annual in transportation costs Five Year Capital Requirement/M2 Capital Requirement Per Square Metre • $800 $700 $600 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $0 OLGV Avg of Other 7 Schools Cost/M2 There is a significant cost penalty associated with keeping Out Lady Of Good Voyage open APPENDIX 9 SUMMARY – WITH RECOMMENDATIONS School Population % Change from current Capital Cost Enrol @ 2018 Vacancies in 2018 Vacancies in 2025 Close St. Raymond Declining -48% Very Low (57%) Medium (106%) 348 303 419 Close St. Herbert Declining -8% Very Low (36%) High (114%) 230 303 291 Backfill St. Gregory Declining -13% Medium (89%) Medium (110%) 293 263 276 Backfill St. Bernadette Stable +1% High (124%) Low (86%) 196 291 270 Maintain St.Valentine Growth 19% Low (63%) High (117%) 403 248 202 Maintain St. Gertrude Stable -3% Medium (83%) Very Low (72%) 639 113 128 Backfill St. Dunstan Growth +18% High (144%) Medium (94%) 350 134 115 Close OLGV Declining -11% Very High (242%) Medium (107%) 175 105 109 APPENDIX 9 YEARLY DETAIL FOR SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION Capacity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 St. Bernadette St. Hubert 487 196 230 426 87% 198 227 425 87% 200 230 430 88% 201 232 433 89% 203 237 440 90% 206 239 445 91% 215 239 454 93% 217 242 459 94% St. Dunstan OLGV 484 320 147 467 96% 316 143 459 95% 328 142 470 97% 335 137 472 98% 343 137 480 99% 340 142 482 100% 343 139 482 100% 339 143 482 100% reduced by 30 of 52 FB reduced by 28 FB St. Gregory St. Raymond 556 293 348 641 115% 277 321 598 108% 270 297 567 102% 266 275 541 97% 271 252 523 94% 275 241 516 93% 280 231 511 92% 280 232 512 92% 23 FB could be removed 28 FB could be removed St. Gertrude St. Gertrude - FI 752 336 303 639 85% 334 304 638 85% 326 303 629 84% 312 301 613 82% 314 302 616 82% 315 302 617 82% 322 302 624 83% 322 302 624 83% St. Valentine 651 403 62% 416 64% 419 64% 429 66% 432 66% 443 68% 454 70% 449 69% Total 2930 2576 88% 2536 87% 2515 86% 2488 85% 2491 85% 2503 85% 2525 86% 2526 86% St. Valentine could take overflow Special program candidate? APPENDIX 9 SUMMARY COMPARISON OF OPTIONS Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Proposed Option Students Changing Schools (in 2018) • 1,164 students • 928 students • 863 students • 725 students Schools Closed Eliminated Surplus Spots • • 3 1516 • • 3 1415 • • 3 1573 • • 3 1464 Schools Split Up • 2 of the 3 • 2 of the 3 • 2 of 3 • None Distributed Catholic Presence • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes Resulting Utilization* • Utilization of 90% • Utilization of 90% • Utilization of 92% • Utilization of 86% Estimated Cost Savings • Estimated savings $272/yr • Estimated savings $290K/yr • Estimated savings $319K/yr • Estimated savings $326/yr Change to 5 year Capital Requirements • Saves 53% of capital expenditure • Saves 38% of capital expenditure • Saves 31% of capital expenditure • Saves 37% of capital expenditure New Infrastructure Required • Relocation of Ontario Early Years Center • • 3 new FDK - $1.5M Relocation of OEYC • Relocation of OEYC • TBD • Yes – Approx. ~ 6 • Yes – Approx. ~ 1 • Yes – Approx. ~ 4 • No – Redirect flex-boundary students/1 for 1 year • Additional transportation costs of $45K • Additional transportation costs of $28K • Additional transportation costs of $28K • TBD** Portable Requirements Additional Transportation Costs** * Utilization calculation for all 4 options needs to be reviewed for standard approach ** All transportation costs require further review – Options 1-3 use average cost per student of $167 whereas average in East Credit area (within catchment) is $425 APPENDIX 9 Q&A APPENDIX 9 St. Raymond East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Jesus Is The Reason! ▪ No matter which school our kids attend in the future – Jesus is the reason for each of the schools. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 A Bit Different… ▪ We already have 14 different options – do we want to make it 15? ▪ At this stage in the PAR process, the St. Raymond community does not wish to formulate and present an additional option. ▪ Emphasis on the qualities which make St. Raymond an ideal receiving school. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Central & Safe Location ▪ St. Raymond is centrally located. ▪ Ensures Catholic presence within East Credit area. ▪ Maintains a convenient location for receiving students and families. ▪ Street where school is located is calm and safe with low traffic. ▪ Two crossing guards and cross-walks are positioned at the north and south points of the school. ▪ Since school is located on a corner – there is ample street parking in addition to school parking lot. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Catholic Education ▪ Catholic education is under fire with growing interest demonstrated within Ontario to amalgamate Ontario’s school system and the elimination of publicly funded Catholic schools. ▪ St. Raymond is located immediately next door to Whitehorn Public School. ▪ Whitehorn Public School accommodates children in JK – grade 5, and currently has over 900 children enrolled with 4 portables. Enrollment is thriving. ▪ The potential closure of St. Raymond while the public school next door is thriving would present negative optics and provide further support to those in the community who believe in one publicly funded school system. ▪ The potential closure of St. Raymond presents a higher risk of losing enrollment to the public school next door for reasons of convenience. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Proximity to Feeder High School ▪ St. Raymond is located within very close proximity to feeder high school – St. Joseph’s Secondary School. ▪ According to Google Maps – St. Raymond is located 850 meters from St. Joseph’s Secondary and would take 7 minutes to walk from one school to the other. ▪ This maintains a convenient and safe location for graduating students and their families transitioning into high school. ▪ Close proximity allows older siblings who attend St. Joseph Secondary to pick up siblings after school at St. Raymond. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Air Conditioning (!) ▪ St. Raymond is a fully air-conditioned building. It is one of only three schools in the East Credit review area which is fully air-conditioned. ▪ Comfortable air-conditioned environment is conducive to learning and can aid in revenue generating rental opportunities during the summer months. ▪ A fully air-conditioned building also boasts health & safety benefits. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 (No) Portables ▪ St. Raymond is currently unable to accommodate portables. The St. Raymond community views this as a very positive fact based on the below points: ▪ Based on the ARC’s evaluation of all options, comments of “no portables” can be frequently found as being listed as a pro. ▪ Reviewing the vast majority of proposals, St. Raymond will be able to receive projected enrollment from other schools without the need of portables. ▪ “Minimize the need for portables” was a critical item and was selected as a category on the March 2016 survey. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Newer School / Low Renewal Costs ▪ St. Raymond is a reasonably new school, with the second lowest renewal costs in the East Credit area. Projected 5-Year Renewal Needs $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 Herbert Raymond Valentine Gregory Gertrude Projected 5-Year Renewal Needs St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review Dunstan Bernadette OLGV APPENDIX 9 Rental Permits ▪ St. Raymond has a high number of community permits, currently with eight (two per night, four times per week) making it a significant contributor on a cost recovery basis. ▪ This suggests that St. Raymond is a community hub, and a solid component of the community. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Special Needs Upgrades / Full Accessibility ▪ St. Raymond is a fully accessible school with ramps, an elevator, automatic doors, etc. ▪ Accessible washrooms on both the first and second floors within the school were recently upgraded (2015) with automatic door accessibility and safety alarms. Closing St. Raymond would potentially result in the receiving school incurring additional costs to accommodate children with special needs. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Prayer Room ▪ The prayer room within St. Raymond school is used on regularly which instils and reinforces strong Catholic values. ▪ The space was converted into a prayer room in 2015 where the community was engaged and contributed with various donations of faith-based items. ▪ The prayer room is used for class-based activities and for individual use. ▪ The St. Raymond prayer room contains: o 6 full size church pews which can accommodate at least two full classes at once o Altar with large crucifix on wall o Stations of The Cross (Donated by the Archdiocese of Toronto) o Large Mother Mary statue with kneeler (pictured at right) o And more… St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 More images of the St. Raymond chapel… St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Primed for Immediate & Future Accommodation ▪ In 2001/2002, St. Raymond effectively accommodated a student population of 800+ children. ▪ St. Raymond can accommodate incoming pupils, and can sustain future growth if needed. ▪ St. Raymond currently has four full-day kindergarten classrooms with a self-contained outdoor play yard. This is sufficient to accommodate incoming pupils and can also be utilized for childcare programs in the future. ▪ Out of 17 different options (14 ARC + 3 Staff), only one option (option F) projects St. Raymond would be at over-capacity. With projected continual decline in enrollment, this over-capacity issue would be short-lived. ▪ Beginning in the transition year (2017) – St. Raymond can accommodate 283 additional pupils without making any changes or retro-fits to the building. Going forward, St. Raymond will continue to be able to accommodate additional students should the community demographics change, or should school programs be implemented (i.e., French immersion program) – St. Raymond will continue to present itself as a solution. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Proximity to Key Community Facilities ▪ As St. Raymond is centrally located, it is within walking distance to: o St. Joseph Secondary School o River Grove Community Center o St. Joseph Church o Soccer Fields (directly behind school) o Park/Playground (directly behind school) St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 St. Raymond Community Response Option Which Names St. Raymond as a School Recommended for Closure St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 St. Raymond Community Response The St. Raymond community would like to address certain points from an option which was put forth earlier in the PAR process: The option proposes that St. Raymond should be closed and have the students relocate to St. Gregory. Option Supporting Details: ▪ “School communities would be kept together” ▪ Community response: Inaccurate. When transitioning into high school, students living within the St. Gregory proximity would attend St. Marcellinus, and grade 8 students living within the St. Raymond proximity would attend St. Joseph. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 St. Raymond Community Response Option Supporting Details: ▪ “Aging Schools” (Closure of) ▪ Community response: Inaccurate. St. Raymond (tied with St. Valentine) is the latest school built in the East Credit review area. OLGV 27 Gertrude 23 Dunstan 23 Bernadette 20 Gregory 18 Herbert 16 Valentine 15 Raymond 15 0 5 10 15 Years Old St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review 20 25 30 APPENDIX 9 St. Raymond Community Response Option Supporting Details: ▪ “The presence of catholic communities within the proposed boundaries is still maintained” ▪ Community response: Inaccurate. St. Raymond school is centrally located within the East Credit review area. The closure of St. Raymond would create a significant void of Catholic education (elementary level) within the review area particularly as it is adjacent to a public school. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 St. Raymond Community Response Option Supporting Details: ▪ “Schools with higher financial/operating cost” ▪ Community response: St. Raymond has the second lowest renewal costs in the East Credit review area, and other cost areas (i.e., utilities, transport, etc.) are average or below average. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Highly Active School / Strong Community Engagement St. Raymond is thriving with school activities such as: ▪ Sports: ▪ Volleyball, basketball, beach volleyball, soccer (all tournament fees paid by council) ▪ Extra Curricular: ▪ Lego Club, Forest of Reading, Eco Club, Choir, Karate Canada, Rock & Rings, Chess Club, Faith Ambassadors, Skills Canada, Craft Club, Crew Club, etc. ▪ Purchases/Contributions by Parent Council: ▪ Library books, numeracy & literacy website licensing fees, butterfly larvae kits, playground equipment, sports bins, virtue prizes, club t-shirts, Sacrament Gifts, first communion retreat, agendas, transportation to church & sporting events, $5 per student trip subsidy, SK and grade 8 graduation, smart boards, iPads, birthday pencils, etc. ▪ Rosary Apostolate: Rosary Visitors go into the classrooms to teach children to pray the rosary. The aim of the Apostolate is to create a positive experience of prayer which the students enjoy and remember with the goal of forming good habits of prayer. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Highly Active School / Strong Community Engagement St. Raymond is thriving with school activities such as: ▪ Event Days: ▪ Pancake Day, Freezie Day, Cap Day, Blue Jay Spirit Day, Picture with Santa, grade 8 retreat trip, Kinder Play Day, etc. ▪ Lunch Days: ▪ Pizza (weekly), pita day, sub day, Food 4 Students, Lunch Lady, Popcorn Sales, Pretzel, etc. ▪ Charity Support: ▪ Christmas Hampers, ShareLife, Dr. Simone’s Canadian Food For Children, Human Family in Christ, etc. St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Highly Active School / Strong Community Engagement St. Raymond is thriving with school activities such as: ▪ Parent/Community Engagement: ▪ School barbecue and open house in September where St. Raymond partners with our local Knights of Columbus council. ▪ Various guest speakers ▪ Family Movie Night ▪ Blue Jay Game Day ▪ Grandparents Day ▪ Welcome to Kindergarten Night ▪ And more… St. Raymond Presentation East Credit Pupil Accommodation Review APPENDIX 9 Thank You!
