Community Consultation for Southeast Oakville (Ward 3)

Email to trustees regarding the community consultation process in Oakville Ward 3 can be sent to: Ward3Oakville@hdsb.ca

Select the following link to access Ward 3 Question and Answer - September 4, 2009

On June 17th the following motion for the accommodation of students in Ward 3 was passed by the Halton District School Board.

Be it resolved that the Halton District School Board approve hybrid #3 B as outlined in report 09109 (appendix 4).

Be it resolved that the Halton District School Board direct staff engage the New Central and Clearview parents regarding thematic programming to enhance the educational experiences for students in these schools; and that staff report back on their findings no later than October 2009

Be it resolved that the Halton District School Board direct staff to provide capital/renewal plans for Maple Grove Public School, EJ James Public School and New Central Public School no later than January 2009.

Be it resolved that the Halton District School Board approve the closure and disposal of the following schools: 

1. Brantwood Public School
2. Chisholm Pubic School
3. Linbrook Public School

Be it resolved that Halton District School Board rescind motion M08-147.

As a result of this motion the configuration of the schools in Ward 3 will be the following:

EJ James Single Track French Grade 1-8
Maple Grove Single Track English Grade JK-8
New Central Single Track English Grade JK-6

Clearview (Either dual track or single track english depending on the delivery of the French Immersion program. This will be determined after public consultations. If it is single track English that is chosen to be at Clearview, the French Immersion students will be bussed to EJ James)

Click here for the boundry maps for each of the schools.

There have been a number of questions sent to the Board regarding the themes of New Central and Clearview, the timelines for public meetings, the renewal plans for the affected schools and many other questions.

These questions and their answers will start to be posted the week of Aug 31st.

Thank you
Stuart Miller
Superintendent of Education 

As a result of the provincial facilitator's observations and suggestions, outlined in the review of the PARC 14 process, the Halton District School Board is undertaking a Community Consultation Process to address program and accommodation issues in southeast (Ward 3) Oakville.

Below are materials (public advertisements, Board reports, data and other information) relating to this public consultation process. This information will be updated on a regular basis as new information becomes available.

A "Question and Answer" section is located below, and will be updated as new questions are posed. An email link to the Halton District School Board trustees is also provided.

Facilitator David Cooke's Report
Board Report 09028 -- Community Consultation Process
Board Report 09029 -- Response to Facilitator's Report
Board Report 09039 -- Ward 3 Oakville Consultation
Note: the motion, amended from Report 09039 and approved at the February 18, 2009 meeting of the Board is as follows:

M09-0054 M.E. Dilly / P. Ellis
Be it resolved that the Halton District School Board approve the following program and accommodation alternatives for use in the community consultation process:
A1 Two dual track JK-Grade 8 schools (Clearview and New Central) and one English single track JK-Grade 8 school (Maple Grove).
A2 Two dual track JK-Grade 8 schools (Clearview and Linbrook) and one English single track JK-Grade 8 school (Maple Grove).
B1 Two English single track JK-Grade 8 schools (Clearview and EJ James) and one French Immersion single track Grade 1-8 school (Maple Grove).
B2 Two English single track JK-Grade 8 schools (Clearview and Maple Grove) and one French Immersion single track Grade 1-8 school (EJ James).
C1 One dual track JK-Grade 8 (Clearview), two English single track English JK–Grade 8 schools (Maple Grove and New Central) and one single track French Immersion school Grade 1-8 school (EJ James)
C2 One dual track JK-Grade 8 school (Clearview), two English single track English JK-Grade 8 schools (Maple Grove and Linbrook) and one French Immersion single track school Grades 1-8 school (EJ James)

Ward 3 Oakville Community Consultation Survey and Support Documents

Letter from Director Joudrie
Survey

This package of supportive documentation has been created to provide information to the public as a reference for community input, and to assist in the completion of the survey

You will find the following items listed in the package:

Model Summary Sheets for each alternative
Boundary Maps for each alternative
Scatter Maps for each alternative
Enrolment Data Spreadsheet
Enrolment Data Methodology
Busing Data Spreadsheet
Renewal and Construction Cost Summaries

Thank you for your interest and involvement. 

Survey Results

The following are the results of the survey that was handed out for the Ward 3 accommodation process: Ward 3 Survey Results. Please note that the results of this survey do not represent a vote. I emphasize that this survey was just one piece of the information that Wayne and I are gathering to help inform our report and recommendation to the Board. The numbers in this survey are the responses received from all over the ward. We had responses from community members with no children in the system. We also had responses from the parents of each of the schools and they came from each geographic part of the ward.

The information the survey has generated will be examined along with the focus group report, the other information we have received from the public and the work of our own staff on bussing numbers, renovation or new construction dollars, the projected enrolments, the impact on enrolments in offering program, the research on transitions and any other information relevent to making a decision.

As mentioned above the survey results are just one of the pieces of information and the results will not be used as a vote to determine our report or recommendation. 

Summary of Focus Group Results

The following is the final summary report on the focus groups which occured on April 15th, 16th, 20th (2) and May 4th. The report was written by Michael Rowland of the Randolph Group. 

Ward 3 Accommodation Process Timelines

May 29th/09 The report for accommodation in Ward 3 is made public. Select the following link to access the Ward 3 Accommodation Report. This report is also available in the June 3, 2009 Board Agenda.

June 3rd/09  The report and recommendation goes to the Board

June 4th/09  A public meeting outlining the report will be held at Oakville Trafalgar High School at 7:00 pm in the cafeteria

June 15th/09 Special Delegation evening at the Board

June 17th/09 Tentative date for decision by the Board

Note: The different Hybrids that have been investigated along with their projections, busing numbers etc have yet to be made public. These will be included as part of the Board report and therefore will be made public at the same time as that report (May 29th). 

The following are boundary maps for the Hybrids that are found in the Board report. The breakdown of busing numbers are also included.

Hybrid 1 - Grades JK-8 English
Hybrid 1 - Grades 1-8 French Immersion (FI)
Hybrid 2 - Grades JK-8 English
Hybrid 2 - Grades 1-8 French Immersion (FI)
Hybrid 3 - Grades 1-8 French Immersion (FI)
Hybrid 3 - Grades JK-6 English
Hybrid 3 - Grades 7-8 English
PARC 14 Options A, B & C Feb 2009
PARC 14 Hybrid Options 1, 2, & 3 Feb 2009
Hybrid 3B
Hybrid 3B Ward 3 (boundaries) accommodation
Hybrid 3B Boundary Maps
Executive Summary Report 09109

The following report was presented to Trustees at their June 3, 2009 Board meeting. This Director's Report and initial recommendation follow the additional community consultation process recommended in Faciltator David Cooke's report.

Agenda: Delegation Evening re: Ward 3 Oakville -- 7 p.m., June 15, 2009

News Release: Trustees to hear more than 40 delegations re: Oakville Ward 3