Kipling CI, Richview CI & Scarlett Heights EAPupil Accommodation Review

Monday, March 20, 2017Richview CI- Library

Committee Meeting #3

Committee Meeting #3Dinner - 6:00pm Meeting - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

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1. Welcome and Introductions2. Review PARC Meeting Norms3. Review Stakeholder Feedback and Provide Staff Response4. Additional Considerations for Implementation Plan5. Committee Feedback Task 6. Open Discussion/Opportunity for Committee Feedback7. Review Next Steps

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PARC Meeting Norms

• Rauda Dickinson will facilitate Pupil Accommodation Review Committee Meetings

• Members will arrive on time and we will ensure that meetings end at the scheduled time

• The chair and the facilitator will follow the meeting agenda

• Members wishing to speak will be acknowledged by the facilitator who will maintain a speakers list

• Members will treat each other, and the opinions of each other, with respect

• Meaningful information sharing comes through dialogue and collaboration

Review of Stakeholder Feedback

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Feedback Highlights

• Changes to French as a Second Language programming• Transition of students to their new school• Changes to attendance boundaries• Changes to optional attendance • Additional program options • Challenges associated with low enrolment and over

utilization• Capital investments for Kipling CI• Need for a school closure

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Student VoiceProgramming

• Significant interest in introducing the following programs:

• Athletics/sports (basketball, football, soccer, track, swimming)

• Technology (robotics, computer programming, biotechnology, STEM)

• Arts (languages, dance, fashion, music, film)

• ‘Life skills’ (money management, drivers ed., sewing, cooking, first aid)

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Student Voice

Facility

• Students were most interested in the following facility upgrades:

• Sports equipment and facilities ( improved gymnasiums, weight room, bleachers, swimming pool, track upgrades, basketball court, field dome)

• Basic necessities (heat, air conditioning, fresh paint, washroom upgrades)

• Cafeteria and food programs

• Improved library/learning commons

• Student lounge/games room

• Prayer room

• Technology improvements (better WIFI connectivity, upgraded computer lab etc.)

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Student Voice

Services/Extra-Curricular/Supports• Sports teams and access to weight room• Specialized clubs (Glee, wrestling, dance, art, music, languages,

debate, chess)• Breakfast & lunch nutrition program• Afterschool tutoring and resource rooms• Extended hours for school facilities (library, gymnasium, art

and science labs)• Increase the number and options of field trips• Employment programs

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Student Voice

Safety/Acceptance/Integration• Teams, clubs, extra-curricular activities • Promote multiculturalism • Hall monitors/security guards/cameras • Welcome Committee/ Community outreach

(community BBQs, Pep rallies)• Supports for new Canadians

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Student Voice

Other comments :• Merging two communities and schools is difficult, there will be

inevitable conflict• Scarlett Heights students are used to uniforms, will this be applied

to Kipling CI students (no uniforms are preferred) • Transportation costs, travel times and proximity to school • Kipling CI could offer the same business programs currently

offered at Scarlett Heights• Kipling CI has a bigger facility, better infrastructure, larger

enrolment, which is why Scarlett Heights should close• Scarlett Heights is a better facility than Kipling CI, therefore

Scarlett Heights should stay open

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Student Voice

Other comments :• Merging the two schools to increase enrolment will result in

more program, course, and extra-curricular options • Students are concerned that both school identities will be

lost through the school merger• Students fear a lack of diversity and inclusion • Transitioning to a new school may negatively effect student

performance• Concerned about the loss of the Business SHSM• Richview CI students should be included in the merger to

Kipling CI (promote integration)

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Staff Voice

Programming

• The business/ entrepreneurial focus is not succeeding

• Wide variety of program interests including technology, athletics, and the arts

• Desire to understand why students are leaving to attend other schools on optional attendance and what programs they might be choosing

• Offer the programs students are receiving elsewhere at Kipling CI

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Staff Voice

Facility

• Basic necessities (heat, air conditioning, fresh paint, washroom upgrades etc.)

• Cafeteria and food programs

• Improved library/learning commons

• Student lounge

• Improved sports infrastructure and equipment

• Technology improvements (better WIFI connectivity, upgraded computer lab etc.)

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Staff VoiceServices/Extra-Curricular/Supports

• More child and youth workers, support workers, and educational assistants

• Programs for newcomers (ESL, LEAP etc.) • Food and nutrition program• Health and safety supports (school nurse)

Safety/Acceptance/Integration• Welcome Committee/ Community outreach (community BBQs, Pep

rallies, team building events, school tours)• Hall monitors• Renaming the school• Combining memorabilia• Transition planning

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Staff Voice

Other comments:• PAR announcement/information sharing was poor, should

have been more transparent • Need a transition plan for the students (BBQ, icebreakers,

welcome party, guidance counsellor involvement)• Understanding “urgent repairs” at both facilities makes staff

recommendation more reasonable• Concerned with process and protocol for staff placement

and realignment once the school is closed• Provide access to trades education (carpentry, mechanics)

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Staff Voice

Other comments:• Invest in more computer labs• Offer Justice SHSM and law program (similar to those offered at

Central Technical School) • Build on existing programs offered at Kipling CI (film, broadcasting,

music production)• Magnet program is great but maintain a comprehensive school

perspective • Financial investment supporting school programs ( STEM, software

licenses etc. )• Should we maintain the STEM focus or explore the STEAM program ?

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PARC Committee Meetings Feedback

French as a Second Language• Changes to FSL optional attendance for Richview CI • Consider moving one FSL program from Richview CI to Scarlett

Heights or Kipling CI• Consider moving both Richview CI FSL programs into a ‘French

Centre’

Optional Attendance• Changes to optional attendance for Richview CI (possibly close)• Impact to existing Scarlett Heights students on optional

attendance

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PARC Committee Meetings Feedback

Programming • Effects of low enrolment and student population on

programming • Accommodations should be made for Scarlet Heights

students who would like to continue in the SHSM program

Transition • Staff realignment procedures after closure • Timing of school closure • Ensuring a smooth student transition and adjustment should

be a priority

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Public Meeting # 1 Feedback

• Closing Scarlett Heights is not a good idea, as Kipling CI would have to accommodate more kids that need ESL support

• Students whose siblings are currently in enrolled in Richview CI should continue to be given priority

• Students are fleeing Scarlett Heights to Richview CI• Enrolment maybe down at Scarlett due to the large number of students

that require ESL support • Offer a SHSM at Kipling CI• Change the attendance boundary to along The Westway• Need to provide a variety of programs that students want or more

schools will close• Change boundary to allow students in walking distance to Richview CI• It is disruptive to force students to start at one school for the 2017-2018

school year, then change the following year

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Public Meeting # 1 Feedback• The stigma attached to Scarlett Heights is the reason students chose to leave

on optional attendance • Kipling CI will be considered for closure too if enrolment does not increase• Students want to attend Richview because of the excellent reputation of the

programming, and those programs should be replicated at other schools• FSL programs at Richview are growing and cannot be accommodated in the

future , so a plan must be put in place• The SHSM program is only available at two schools in the system, and Kipling

will not offer it • Enrolment could possibly increase if those in the Scarlett Heights attendance

area decided to attend their home school• Accommodate more students at Richview CI, so the school will have

additional teachers • Stop optional attendance at Richview CI

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School Meetings FeedbackAttendance boundary

• Some students are in closer proximity to Richview CI yet will be sent to Kipling CI• Implications associated with adding students from the Buttonwood Hill

neighborhood to Richview CI catchment area• Effect of boundary changes to the French program catchments

Enrolment• Low enrolment at Kipling CI could continue after closure• Increasing enrolment at Richview CI will have adverse effects • Effects of adding students expected from the Buttonwood Hill neighborhood

French as a Second Language• Changes to FSL optional attendance for Richview CI • Consider moving one FSL program from Richview CI to Scarlett Heights or Kipling CI• Consider moving both Richview CI FSL programs into a ‘French Centre’

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School Meetings Feedback

Optional Attendance• Changes to optional attendance status at Richview CI (possibly close)• Impact to existing Scarlett Heights students on optional attendance

Programming • Effects of low enrolment and student population to programming • Options for Scarlet Heights students who would like to continue in the

SHSM program• Consider introducing new programs at Scarlett Heights

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School Meetings Feedback

School closure• Consider not closing either school• Consider closing Kipling CI rather than Scarlett Heights• Consider closing both Kipling CI and Scarlett Heights and sending all students

to Richview CI

Transition • Ensuring a smooth student transition and adjustment should be a priority• Disharmony amongst students, community, and neighbourhoods (inevitable

conflict)• TDSB should reach out to parents, students, staff and the community in an

effort to keep them informed throughout closure process• Support capital investment proposed for Kipling CI

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Community Feedback

Comments via telephone conversations, emails and Community Feedback Survey’s received to date

• A better mix of social status will result in a stronger school• Suggestions to redraw the secondary school boundaries to facilitate a

mix or integration of socioeconomic status, races, and cultures• Current divide in communities based on socio-economic status, so

students are marginalized based on the neighbourhood they live in (lack of equity of program options)

• The stigma surrounding Kipling CI will not change therefore resulting in poor enrolment

• Kipling CI could possibly close in the future due to under enrolment and utilization

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Community Feedback

Comments via telephone conversations, emails and Community Feedback Survey’s received to date

• Until EQAO and Fraser scores are improved at Kipling CI, students will continue to attend elsewhere

• Maintain French Programs at Richview CI• Move French Programs to Scarlett Heights• Offer a variety of new programs at Kipling CI• Rebrand Kipling CI to attract a variety of students • Facilitate the transition of students to Kipling CI• Walking distances are unacceptable• Maintain the attendance boundaries for existing Richview CI

students

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Have we accurately captured feedback and comments received from

stakeholders to date?

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Student Accommodation and Program Plan Considerations for Recommendation

Considerations for plan implementation:• Option for early transition to Kipling CI (ie. 2017 school year)

• Name change to rebrand and promote the transition

• Transition planning

• Explore introducing an Athletic/Sport SHSM at Kipling CI

• Capital investment at Kipling CI should include:

• Repairing, regrading, and seeding of the playfield and track

• Resurfacing of the parking lot

• Landscaping to improve curb appeal

• Painting

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Committee Feedback Task

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At the end of the PARC process, staff will create a Final Staff Report with a staff recommended option. The Report will be submitted to the Board of Trustees and posted on the TDSB website.

The final staff report must include a Community Consultation section that contains feedback from the PARC and any public consultations.

Task: With the committee members associated with your school, please write a paragraph summarizing the Committee feedback that you would like to see included in the community consultation section of the report.

Preparation for Final Public Meeting

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• Review all feedback received to date regarding Student Accommodation and Program Plan (including PARC, Public and School Meetings)

• Consolidate all feedback gathered and determine if there are any warranted changes to the initial recommendation

• The Final Public Meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Scarlett Heights EA

• Questions?• Public Website: www.tdsb.on.ca/accommodationreviews• Please select: Kipling CI, Richview CI, and Scarlett Heights EA• Email accommodationreviews@tdsb.on.ca

(reference Kipling CI, Richview CI and Scarlett Heights EA Pupil Accommodation Review in the subject line)

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Pupil Accommodation Review Process (Minimum Requirements)

Initial Staff Report Approved by Board

Public Meeting

Initial Staff Report recommending establishment of Pupil Accommodation Review approved by Board of Trustees.

Review Initial Staff Report.  Q & A. Record feedback and comments.  Explain PAR process moving forward.

Final Staff Report Posted

Respond to feedback received throughout the PAR process.  Recommendation contained in Final Staff Report disclosed.  Gather input on implementation strategy.      

Public Delegations (P&P)Provide opportunity for public delegations at Planning & Priorities Committee meeting prior to the decision of the Board regarding the Final Staff Report.

Final Staff Report Received by Board

Regular Board meeting where a decision will be made on the recommendation(s) contained in the Final Staff Report.

Minimum 30 Business

Days

Minimum 10 Business

Days

Minimum 10 Business

Days

Form PARCReview role of PARC.  Review Initial Staff Report.  Q & A.  Introduce Resource Binder.  Explain PAR process moving forward.  

PARC MeetingsReview Initial Staff Report.  Q & A. Record feedback and comments.  Explore any new alternatives.  Explain PAR process moving forward.  

Nov 232016

Jan 302017

Jan-April2017

April 262017

June 52017

June 212017

Final Public Meeting

Minimum 10 Business

Days

May 182017 Final Staff Report made available to public.

*Dates noted below are subject to change throughout the Pupil Accommodation Review.

Feb 132017

Minimum 40 Business

Days

• The June 5th Planning and Priorities Committee meeting is an opportunity for members of the public to provide feedback on the final staff report through public delegations to the Board of Trustees.

• The Planning and Priorities Committee meeting is scheduled to begin at 4:30 pm. The meeting is located at the Board head office at 5050 YongeStreet, Committee Room A.

• The deputation can be in person or in writing.

• In order to depute, you must contact Linda Mendonca at Linda.Mendonca@tdsb.on.ca by 4:00 pm two business days before the meeting (Thursday, June 1, 2017).

• A handout with deputation instructions is provided.

• For more information, please go to http://www.tdsb.on.ca/Leadership/Boardroom/Delegations.aspx

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Deputations

Pupil Accommodation ReviewMeeting Schedule

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Meeting Date Location Start TimeCommittee Meeting #1 January 30, 2017 Scarlett Heights EA 6:00pmCommittee Meeting #2 February 6, 2017 Kipling CI 6:00pmPublic Meeting  February 13, 2017 Scarlett Heights EA 6:30pmSchool Meeting #1 February 27, 2017 Scarlett Heights EA 6:30pmSchool Meeting #2 March 6, 2017 Kipling CI 6:30pmSchool Meeting #3 March 7, 2017 Richview CI 6:30pmCommittee Meeting #3 March 20,  2017 Richview CI 6:00pmCommittee Meeting #4 April 5, 2017 Kipling CI 6:00pmFinal Public Meeting April 26, 2017 Scarlett Heights EA 6:30pmCommittee Meeting #5 April 26, 2017 Scarlett Heights EA 8:45pm