HAMILTON EAST

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HAMILTON EAST ACCOMMODATION REVIEW
COMMITTEEPUBLIC MEETING 1

• St. David Catholic Elementary School
• Tuesday October 30, 2007
• 7 P.M.

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AGENDA

• Prayer
• Welcome
• Introduction of Committee Members
• Accommodation Review Process
• Questions
• Adjournment - 830 p.m.

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Hamilton East Accommodation Review Committee
Members

• Chair Patricia Amos
• Superintendent of Education
• Trustee Linda DiBartolomeo
• Ward 5

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Hamilton East Accommodation Review Committee
Members

• St. David
• Principal Sandra Scime
• Catholic School Council Ralph Urciuoli
• St. Eugene Parish Maxine Whitehead
• Incarnation Parish Kerry Dwyer-Mitchell
• Community Rep. Luisa Butera

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Hamilton East Accommodation Review Committee
Members

• St. Christopher
• Principal Loretta Ferro
• Catholic School Council John Zimmerman
• St. John the Baptist Parish Terri Persaud
• Community Rep. Bill MacIntosh

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Hamilton East Accommodation Review Committee
Members

• St. Luke
• Principal Marcelo DeAngelis
• Catholic School Council Anita Thompson
• St. Luke Parish Lucienne Rowan
• Community Rep. Marco Fortino

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In keeping with the following Education Act s.
8(1)Ministry of Education Pupil Accommodation
Review Guidelines October 31,
2006Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School
Board Policy S. 09

• The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District
  School Board shall review its pupil accommodation
  requirements annually.

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Effects of Declining Enrolment

• Declining enrolment presents many challenges and
  obstacles to sustain viable schools.
• Grade structures and the reduction of teaching
  staff make it difficult for the Board to
  accommodate the needs of all students. (triple
  grades)

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• For the Board to sustain and offer appropriate
  services for program delivery, special education,
  co-curricular activities as well as responsible,
  cost efficient facilities, schools in areas of
  significant declining enrolment with lower
  utilization levels or higher per pupil operating
  costs, need to be reviewed and considered for
  possible closure/consolidation.

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• Enrolment is the major factor in the overall
  operating and capital funding for a school board.
• Enrolment and demographics determine to need for
  facilities
• Enrolment is the major component of the Ministry
  of Education funding model
• Enrolment is the key determinant of staffing
• Given certain sizes and structures of schools,
  programs can be limited or enhanced based on
  enrolment.

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Ministry of Education New Capital Funding Program

• District school boards are to review their long
  term accommodation needs annually.
• Local board data submitted annually to Ministry.
• Ministry reviews data to determine provincial
  priorities related to funding capital projects in
  the upcoming years.

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Data Submission to Ministry

• Includes
• 10 year enrolment projections
• Identification of current and future
  accommodation needs
• Estimate of capital expenditures related to
  future school projects
• 10 year estimate of expenditures related to
  school renewal
• 10 year estimate of expenditures related to
  school operations

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Comparison of Elementary Enrolment 2000-2007
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Enrolment Projections 2005 2015(From March 2,
2007 Board Report)
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Declining Enrolment

• The HWCDSB has experienced and will continue
  to experience declining enrolment within the
  Board.

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Enrolment October 2006
19,725 / 18,043 FTE
Enrolment October 2007
19, 391 / 17,794 FTE
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• Factors Influencing Decline in Enrolment
• Birth rate number of 0-3 year olds has
  decreased by 8 since 1996
• Average size of family
• Immigration
• Residential construction
• Catholicity of area

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Shifting Student Population
In the last few years, increased housing activity
has caused a shift in the population ie
families moving from the lower city to the
developing areas on the escarpment and in the
suburbs. Such a pattern of growth and decline
has an impact on the system. As the enrolment in
the lower city schools continues to decline, the
enrolment in schools on the escarpment and
suburbs continues to increase.
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Historical and Future Redevelopment

• Enrolments have been declining in the lower city
  for a number of years. Since the 1980s there
  have been a number of school closures and
  consolidations due to declining enrolment
• St. Emeric - closed
• St. Charles - closed
• St. Thomas Aquinas closed

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Addressing Shifting Student Population

• Since 2000, the Board has closed and consolidated
  5 schools
• Christ the King with Canadian Martyrs
• St. Bernard with St. David
• St. Cecilia with Mother Teresa
• St. Anthony - with St. Luke
• St. Joan of Arc - with St. Agnes

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Addressing Shifting Student Population

• Since 2000, the Board has opened 6 elementary
  schools
• Guardian Angels
• Holy Name of Mary
• Mother Teresa
• Pope John Paul
• St. Mark
• St. Therese of Liseux

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HWCDSB Capital Plan

• Ancaster new school
• Heritage Green new school
• Flamborough new school
• Binbrook new school
• St. Thomas More addition
• St. Jean de Brebeuf - addition

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Board RecommendationMarch 6, 2007

• That the Board direct staff to prepare a
  report to the next meeting of the Committee of
  the Whole which identifies schools that should be
  considered for possible consolidation or closure
  review.

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Board RecommendationApril 10, 2007

• That the Board approve the pupil accommodation
  review for the
• East Review Area
• St. Christopher, St. David, St. Luke
• Central Review Area
• St. Helen, St. Eugene, Holy Family, St. John the
  Baptist, Holy Name of Jesus, St. Ann, St.
  Columba, St. Patrick, St. Brigid
• West Review Area
• St. Lawrence, St. Mary, St. Joseph
• South Review Area
• St. Jerome
• St. Catherine of Sienna
• 17 / 53 Elementary Schools currently under review

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Pupil Accommodation Review Policy(S.09)

• The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School
  board is responsible for providing schools and
  facilities for its students and for operating and
  maintaining its schools as effectively and
  efficiently as possible to support student
  achievement.

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Pupil Accommodation Review Policy(S.09)

• The annual review of the Boards pupil
  accommodation requirements shall examine the
  on-going viability and operation of any of its
  schools. This accommodation review would take
  into consideration questions such as declining
  enrolments and/or overcrowding, facility needs
  and programming, financial realities, aging
  building and the need for new facilities.

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Pupil Accommodation Review Policy(S.09)

• A School Valuation Framework shall be conducted
  on each school under review. The process shall
  assess each of the following
• Value of the school to the student
• Value of the school to the Board
• Value of the school to the community
• Value of the school to the local economy

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Hamilton-East Accommodation Committee Review Area

• Currently the Hamilton-East Accommodation
  Review Committee is working on the School
  Valuation Frameworks for the 3 schools in Ward 5
• St. Christopher
• St. David
• St. Luke

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Value to Students

• Adequacy of internal physical space to support
  learning and development
• Safety
• Range of programs
• Accessibility
• Adequacy of external physical space
• Academic outcomes
• Quality of the learning environment
• Proximity to other community resources
• Co-curricular activities

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Value to Board

• Adequacy of the site
• Proximity to students
• Cost to operate
• Long term capital/renewal costs
• Enrolment factors
• Staffing

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Value to the Community

• Interaction between the school and the parish
• Value of the school if it is the only Catholic
  school in the community
• Utilization of the school facility by community
  groups
• School grounds as green space and/or available
  for recreational use
• School as a partner in other government
  initiatives
• Range of programs offered that serve both
  students and community members

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Value to the Local Economy

• Availability of training opportunities or
  partnerships with business
• Value of the school if it is the only Catholic
  school in the community
• Other potential impacts of closure/consolidation

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Sharing of Findings School Valuation Framework
Second Public Meeting

• At the November 29, 2007 Public Meeting each
  school in the Review Area will share the School
  Valuation Framework data for their school.
• The public will be invited to discuss the data
  presented for each school and provide feedback to
  the committee.

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The Accommodation Review Committee shall

• Conduct a minimum of 4 public meetings
• October 30, 2007
• November 29, 2007
• January 24, 2008
• February 20, 2008
• Prepare a report for presentation to the
  Administration at the Board

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The Administration shall

• Review and analyse the School Valuation Report
  submitted by the Review Committee
• Present its findings and recommendations to the
  Board of Trustees

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• The Board of Trustees will make a decision
  regarding the schools under review.
• The decision could include
• Maintain the status quo
• Recommend boundary changes
• Recommend Closure/consolidation

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Board Web Sitewww.hwcdsb.ca

• Directors Office
• 905-525-2930 - Emilia Rastelli
• Superintendents Office
• 905-525-2930 Ext. 2203

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QUESTIONS