Transcript Presentation Slides - School Organization Plan

Eastern School District
School Organization Plan
Dr. Alex (Sandy) MacDonald
Superintendent of Education
January 7, 2009
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Chronology
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Nov./06
Request to Department to complete study on impact of
declining enrollment in public school system.
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Aug./08
Presentation by Department of Education to ESD on
Provincial Declining Enrollment Study
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Sept./08
Request from Department of Education for an ESD School
Organization Plan by Dec. 31/08
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Dec.17/08
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School Organization Report presented to ESD Trustees
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Chronology (Continued)
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Jan. 7/09
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Jan. 7-April 7/09
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School Organization Report released to public
Ninety-day public consultation process
May 31/09
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Deadline for ESD submission to Provincial
Government
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ESD Enrollment by School (Grades 1-9)
School
Grades 2001
2008
(Actual) (Actual)
Belfast Consolidated
1-9
283
144
Birchwood Intermediate
7-9
447
317
Cardigan Consolidated
1-8
215
118
Central Queens Elementary
1-6
264
182
Donagh Regional
1-9
166
141
Dundas Consolidated
1-8
78
69
East Wiltshire Intermediate
7-9
581
556
Eastern Kings Consolidated
1-8
83
55
Eliot River Elementary
1-6
439
411
Englewood School
1-9
239
187
Fortune Consolidated
1-4
129
53
Georgetown Elementary
1-8
93
94
Glen Stewart Elementary
1-6
646
647
Grand Tracadie Elementary
1-6
54
30
Gulf Shore Consolidated
1-9
331
218
L.M. Montgomery Elementary 1-6
404
244
Montague Consolidated
1-6
412
371
Montague Intermediate
7-9
351
326
Morell Consolidated
1-8
213
156
Change
-49%
-29%
-45%
-31%
-15%
-11%
-4%
-34%
-6%
-22%
-59%
---44%
-34%
-40%
-10%
-7%
-27%
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ESD Enrollment by School (Grades 1-9)
School
Grades 2001
2008
(Actual) (Actual)
Mt. Stewart Consolidated
1-8
118
50
Parkdale Elementary
1-6
159
102
Prince Street Elementary
1-6
327
236
Queen Charlotte Intermediate
7-9
560
526
Rollo Bay Consolidated
5-8
126
34
Sherwood Elementary
1-6
571
473
Souris Consolidated
1-8
245
253
Southern Kings Consolidated
1-8
332
263
Spring Park Elementary
1-6
487
319
St. Jean Elementary
1-6
209
106
St. Peter’s Consolidated
1-8
109
59
St. Teresa’s Consolidated
1-8
62
47
Stonepark Intermediate
7-9
764
875
Tracadie Cross Consolidated
1-8
123
73
Vernon River Consolidated
1-9
236
137
West Kent Elementary
1-6
127
183
West Royalty Elementary
1-6
450
394
Westwood Primary
1-3
435
408
Change
-58%
-36%
-28%
-6%
-73%
-17%
✚3%
-21%
-34%
-49%
-46%
-24%
✚14%
- 40%
-42%
✚44%
-12%
-6%
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Eastern School District has lost
approximately 2,000 students in the past
seven years – 2001-2008
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Twenty elementary schools have lost
between 30-50% of students in the past
decade
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School Statistics
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7 schools with 50 or fewer students
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7 schools where all 1-6 students are in split grades
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7 schools where:
a) 0 grade 1 students
b) 1 grade 1 student
c) split grade 1/2 class
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10 schools with fewer than 100 students
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Enrollment Projections: 2008-2017
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Souris Schools
Morell Schools
Montague Schools
Colonel Gray Schools
Bluefield Schools
Charlottetown Rural
Schools
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—
-25%
-28%
-25%
-15%
-6%
-5%
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The “So What” Question
➀ Breadth/Depth of Programming
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Physical education, music, resource-based learning
(library) - .10 - .30
➁ The scope of Student Support Services
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Guidance, special education, resource, Reading
Recovery®
➂ The Teaching - Learning Process
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Multiple grades, multiple subjects, little supervision/support,
little collaboration with same grade/subject peers
➃ Diversity
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Nine smallest schools - smallest grades range from 1 to 5
students
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Suggested Groupings
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School numbers should be sufficient to
warrant:
➝ At least two teachers per grade
➝ 15-20 students per grades 1-3
➝ 20-25 students per grades 4-6
➝ Grade 1-6 configuration
- approximately 210-270 students
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Advantages
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Single grade classrooms
Greater student access to trained specialist teachers
and programs and services they offer (physical
education, music, French, resource-based learning
[library], guidance, resource, computer studies, etc.)
Greater numbers of student role models
Broader and deeper collaboration between and
among teachers
Improved administrative support and supervision
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Recommendations
Souris Family of Schools
1. The Eastern Kings Consolidated School be
permanently closed. All grade 1-7 students will be
enrolled in Souris Consolidated School and all grade
8 students enrolled in Souris High School.
2. The Fortune Consolidated School be permanently
closed. All students will be enrolled in Souris
Consolidated School.
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Recommendations
Souris Family of Schools (Cont’d)
3.
The Rollo Bay Consolidated School be permanently
closed. All grade 5-7 students will be enrolled in
Souris Consolidated School and all grade 8 students
enrolled in Souris High School.
4.
The Souris Consolidated School be rezoned to a
grade 1-7 configuration. A detailed rezoning report
will be made public by December 2009 with
implementation to take place September 2010. All
grade 8 students attending Souris Consolidated for
September 2009 will be given the option of
attending Souris High School.
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Recommendations
Souris Family of Schools (Cont’d)
5. The Eastern School District ask the Provincial
Department of Education to begin the planning of a
single K-12 facility in Souris to serve all Souris and
area students under a single administration. It is
beyond the scope of this report to recommend that a
new K-12 facility be constructed or Souris
Consolidated/Souris High be remodeled.
Regardless, a single K-12 facility in Souris designed
to meet the curricular needs of these students is a
necessity.
6. The Souris Kindergarten/Daycare be moved to
accommodate the incoming students from Eastern
Kings, Rollo Bay and Fortune schools.
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Recommendations
Morell Family of Schools
1. The Tracadie Cross Consolidated School should be
permanently closed. These students should attend
Mt. Stewart Consolidated School.
2. The St. Teresa’s Consolidated School should be
permanently closed. These students should attend
Mt. Stewart Consolidated School.
3. The St. Peter’s Consolidated School should be
permanently closed. These students should attend
Morell Consolidated School.
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Recommendations
Montague Family of Schools
1. Dundas School to close. Grade 1-6 students to attend
Cardigan Consolidated and grade 7-8 students to attend
Montague Intermediate School.
2. Georgetown School to close. Grade 1-6 students to
attend Cardigan Consolidated and grade 7-8 students to
attend Montague Intermediate.
3. Grade 7-8 students at Cardigan Consolidated be
rezoned to Montague Intermediate. A detailed rezoning
report will be made public by Dec. 2009 with
implementation to take place Sept. 2010. These
students will be given the option to attend Montague
Intermediate for Sept. 2009.
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Recommendations
Charlottetown Rural Family of Schools
1. Grand Tracadie School to close. All students to be
enrolled in L.M. Montgomery School.
2. The ESD ask the Department of Education to
construct a new grades 4-6 facility in Stratford as
close as possible to the existing Glen Stewart
School.
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Recommendations
Charlottetown Rural Family of Schools (Cont’d)
3. Glen Stewart School be rezoned to accommodate
incoming kindergarten students. A detailed rezoning
report will be made public by Dec. 2009 with
implementation to take place in Sept. 2010.
4. Stonepark Intermediate School be rezoned from its
over 800 students to approximately 600 students. A
detailed rezoning report will be made public by Dec.
2009 with implementation to take place in Sept.
2010.
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Recommendations
Colonel Gray Family of Schools
1. The St. Jean Elementary School should be permanently closed and
the students transferred to West Kent Elementary.
2. The Parkdale Elementary School should be closed and the students
transferred to Prince Street Elementary School.
3. The catchment area of Birchwood Intermediate School should be
rezoned to increase its population to approximately 500 students. A
detailed rezoning report will be made public prior to December 31,
2009 with implementation occurring September 2010.
4. The catchment area of West Royalty Elementary should be rezoned
to accommodate the incoming kindergarten students. A detailed
rezoning report will be made public prior to December 31, 2009 with
implementation occurring September 2010.
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Recommendation
Bluefield Family of Schools
1. The Westwood Primary School should be immediately renovated
to accommodate the incoming kindergarten cohort. Its
configuration should remain at K-3.
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900 students relocated
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158 staff directly affected
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70 teachers, 22 administrators, 26 educational
assistants, 15 bus drivers, 14 custodian cleaners,
11 administrative assistants
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Time Frame
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School closures to take effect September
2009
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School rezoning to take effect September
2010
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