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St. Joseph’s (Thamesford)
Accommodation Review Committee
Public Meeting
St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary School, Thamesford
October 9, 2013
Background
• On October 22, 2012, the Board received the
report, Update Report on Schools with Low
Enrolment and/or Under-Utilization. The Board
approved the following recommendation:
That an ARC (Accommodation Review
Committee) be established to study the
possible closure of St. Joseph’s
(Thamesford) and consolidation with St.
David (Dorchester), and St. Jude’s (Ingersoll)
and make final recommendations to Trustees
by February 24, 2014.
Purpose of the ARC
ARC Mandate
To analyze School Information Profiles,
relevant Administrative reports, consider
alternatives and make recommendations to the
Board of Trustees that meet the educational
and accommodation objectives of the London
District Catholic School Board.
Throughout the process, the ARC will ensure
that opportunity is provided for public input.
Timeline
Step 1
Administration will prepare a Preliminary
Administrative Report (February 1, 2013);
Step 2
Establishment of St. Joseph’s (Thamesford)
ARC (by February 28, 2013);
Timeline
Step 3
Minimum of four (4) Public Meetings to be
held by the ARC to receive input (April to
October, 2013);
Step 4
ARC and Administration each to submit
separate final recommendations to the Board
(November, 2013);
Timeline
Step 5
Board to make final decision regarding St.
Joseph’s (Thamesford) review area (February
24, 2014).
St. Joseph’s (Thamesford) Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) Timeline
Administrative Report to the Board of Trustees
recommending that an ARC be created for a school review area
October 22, 2012
Board decision to proceed with an Accommodation Review
(Minimum of 30 days required between Board decision to
create ARC and 1st of 4 public meetings)
October 22, 2012
Administration prepares a Preliminary Report
which contains accommodation/closure options for circulation
to ARC, stakeholders, community
February 1, 2013
Creation of ARC
By February 28, 2013
Public Consultation Period
ARC must hold minimum of 4 Public Meetings
(Public consultation period must be no less than
90 days from date of 1st public meeting)
Administration to provide a separate report
containing recommendations to
the Board of Trustees
April 2013 to October 2013
November 2013
ARC to provide a separate report containing
recommendations to the Board of Trustees
(No less than 60 days notice is required prior to the meeting where the Board
will vote on the recommendations)
November 2013
Final Board Decision
February 24, 2014
ARC Review Process
• Administration will provide a Terms of Reference
describing the ARC’s mandate, review process, and
Reference Criteria;
• ARC will review School Information Profiles provided
by Administration and modify, if necessary;
• ARC will review each school to understand how well
each school meets the accommodation objectives and
the Reference Criteria, according to the following
framework:
- Value to the student
- Value to the LDCSB
- Value to the community
- Value to the local economy
ARC Review Process
• The final School Information Profiles and the
Reference Criteria will provide the basis for
discussion and analysis of accommodation
options.
• The ARC may create alternative accommodation
options in addition to those provided by
Administration in the Preliminary Administrative
Report.
Purpose of Preliminary Administrative Report
• To provide an analysis of enrolments (current
and future), capacity review, academic and
educational services at review area schools
(Part I);
• To present accommodation options (Part II);
• To provide an Administrative analysis of all
options (Part III), and,
• To assist stakeholders in providing input to the
ARC (Part IV).
Key Accommodation Review Issues
1. St. Joseph’s has significantly low
enrolment (i.e. current and projected
enrolment is less than 100 ADE) and is
operating significantly below its
permanent capacity, and,
2. St. David and St. Jude’s have a surplus
in pupil places (both current and
projected), and are located within a
reasonable distance from St. Joseph’s.
St. Joseph’s (Thamesford) Review Area
Status Quo Table
No school closure/no change to current boundaries
School
St. Joseph's
% Operating
Capacity
2011
OTG
Cap
112
St. David
% Operating
Capacity
293
St. Jude's
% Operating
Capacity
348
TOTAL
753
Enrol
2008
Enrol
2009
Enrol
2010
79
72
57
263
283
624
256
294
622
239
279
574
Proj
Enrol Proj Proj
Proj Proj Proj Proj
2014*
2011 2012* 2013
2015 2016 2021 2026
*
52
47
45
48
43
43
45
42
46%
42%
40%
43%
38%
38%
40%
38%
233
234
229
226
224
224
216
218
79%
80%
78%
77%
76%
76%
74%
74%
263
251
260
259
261
256
247
251
76%
72%
75%
74%
75%
74%
71%
72%
548
532
534
533
528
523
508
511
*St. David and St. Jude's implemented FDK program in September 2012 (JK/SK are counted as full-time).
**FDK program to be implemented at St. Joseph's in September 2014 (JK/SK are counted as full-time).
Note: Average Daily Enrolments/Full-Time Equivalent Enrolments have been rounded to the nearest integer.
Enrolment vs. Capacity
School
Enrol 2011
FTE
% Operating
OTG Cap
Capacity
2011
2011
Surplus
(Deficit)
Spaces
2011
% Operating
Proj 2016
Capacity
ADE*
2016
Surplus
(Deficit)
Spaces
2016
St. Joseph's
52
112
46%
60
43
38%
69
St. David
233
293
79%
60
224
76%
69
St. Jude's
263
348
76%
85
256
74%
92
TOTAL
548
753
73%
205
523
69%
230
* JK and SK students counted as full-time to reflect FDK program at all review area schools.
Note: Average Daily Enrolments/Full-Time Equivalent Enrolments have been rounded to the nearest integer.
St. Joseph’s (Thamesford) Review Area
(St. Joseph’s, St. David, and St. Jude’s)
2011 Utilization - Enrolment vs. Capacity
27%
2011 Enrolment = 548
Surplus Pupil Places = 205
73%
St. Joseph’s (Thamesford) Review Area
(St. Joseph’s, St. David, and St. Jude’s)
2016 Utilization - Enrolment vs. Capacity
31%
2016 Enrolment = 523
69%
Surplus Pupil Places = 230
St. Joseph’s October 2012 Enrolment by Grade
JK
SK
Gr 1
Gr 2
Gr 3
Gr 4
Gr 5
Gr 6
Gr 7
4
5
0
7
5
5
1
8
7
Gr 8 TOTAL FTE
9
51
46.5
Option 1
Close St. Joseph’s effective June 2014.
Consolidate St. Joseph’s students at St. David effective September 2014.
School
2011
OTG
Cap
Enrol
2008
Enrol
2009
Enrol
2010
St. Joseph's
112
79
72
57
Enrol Proj
2011 2012*
Proj
2013
Proj
2014
Proj
2015
Proj
2016
Proj
2021
Proj
2026
52
47
45
46%
42%
40%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
233
234
229
226
224
224
216
218
Plus St. Joseph's in
2014
48
43
43
45
42
Total St. David
274
267
267
261
260
% Operating
Capacity
St. David
293
263
256
239
% Operating
Capacity
St. Jude's
348
283
294
279
% Operating
Capacity
TOTAL
753
624
622
574
79%
80%
78%
94%
91%
91%
89%
89%
263
251
260
259
261
256
247
251
76%
72%
75%
74%
75%
74%
71%
72%
548
532
534
533
528
523
508
511
Map – Option 1
Legend
St. David’s, Dorchester
St. Jude’s, Ingersoll
Option 2
Close St. Joseph’s effective June 2014.
Consolidate St. Joseph’s students at St. Jude’s effective September 2014.
School
2011
OTG
Cap
Enrol
2008
Enrol
2009
Enrol
2010
Enrol
2011
Proj
2012*
Proj
2013
St. Joseph's
112
79
72
57
52
47
45
46%
42%
233
Proj
2014
Proj
2015
Proj
2016
Proj
2021
Proj
2026
40%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
234
229
226
224
224
216
218
79%
80%
78%
77%
76%
76%
74%
74%
263
251
260
259
261
256
247
251
Plus St. Joseph's in
2014
48
43
43
45
42
Total St. Jude's
307
304
299
292
293
% Operating
Capacity
St. David
293
263
256
239
% Operating
Capacity
St. Jude's
348
283
294
279
% Operating
Capacity
TOTAL
753
624
622
574
76%
72%
75%
88%
87%
86%
84%
84%
548
532
534
533
528
523
508
511
Map – Option 2
Legend
St. David’s, Dorchester
St. Jude’s, Ingersoll
Option 3
Close St. Joseph’s effective June 2014.
Consolidate St. Joseph’s students residing west of 17th Line and 19th Line at St. David and
consolidate St. Joseph’s students residing east of 17th Line and 19th Line at St. Jude’s,
effective September 2014
School
2011
OTG
Cap
Enrol
2008
Enrol
2009
Enrol
2010
Enrol
2011
Proj
2012*
Proj
2013
St. Joseph's
112
79
72
57
52
47
45
46%
42%
233
234
Proj
2014
Proj
2015
Proj
2016
Proj
2021
Proj
2026
40%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
229
226
224
224
216
218
Plus St. Joseph's in
2014
31
28
30
31
28
Total St. David
257
252
254
247
246
% Operating Capacity
St. David
293
263
256
239
% Operating Capacity
79%
80%
78%
88%
86%
87%
84%
84%
263
251
260
259
261
256
247
251
Plus St. Joseph's in
2014
17
15
13
14
14
Total St. Jude's
276
276
269
261
265
St. Jude's
348
283
294
279
% Operating Capacity
TOTAL
753
624
622
574
76%
72%
75%
79%
79%
77%
75%
76%
548
532
534
533
528
523
508
511
Map – Option 3
Legend
St. David’s, Dorchester
St. Jude’s, Ingersoll
Analysis of Accommodation Impact
• All options will affect approximately 48 St. Joseph’s
students in 2014.
• All options are viable from an accommodation
perspective given sufficient excess capacity exists at
St. David and St. Jude’s.
• Option 2 would minimize the impact of closure by
consolidating all St. Joseph’s students at St. Jude’s,
and would not result in splitting St. David as an
elementary feeder school to Regina Mundi College
as Options 1 and 3 would.
Analysis of Financial Impact
• All options will result in the need for 2 additional buses, at
an estimated annual cost of approximately $70,000.
• No costs are anticipated for portable
relocations/operations since sufficient surplus capacity
exists at St. David and St. Jude’s.
• In 2011/2012, there was a shortfall at St. Joseph’s
($5,378) when comparing revenues and expenditures for
school administration and operations.
• This gap in funding at St. Joseph’s is expected to grow as
enrolment declines throughout the forecast period.
Public Input
• All documentation, reports, ARC meeting
minutes, and related materials will be posted to
the Board’s website at www.ldcsb.on.ca (click on
the ARC link to access St. Joseph’s (Thamesford)
ARC website). Please check the website
regularly for updates.
• An input form is available for comments or
questions via the ARC website or input may be
submitted directly to: [email protected].
Next Steps
• St. Joseph’s ARC Working Meeting – October 16,
2013, commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room at
the Catholic Education Centre.
• Following the public consultation period, ARC and
Administration each to submit final recommendations
to the Board (November 2013).
• Board to make a final decision on ARC and
Administration recommendations (February 24,
2014).