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Brown Jr PS and Deer Park Jr & Sr PS

Program Area Review Team

Meeting #1

March 20, 2017

Brown Jr PS and Deer Park Jr & Sr PS PART – Meeting #1

Agenda 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Setting the Context

3. Program Area Review Process and Role of the Program Area Review Team

4. Review of Current Situation

5. Review of Models Considered in the Local Feasibility Team Review

6. Presentation of Local Feasibility Team’s Preferred Scenario

7. Next Steps

8. Questions and Answers

9. Adjournment

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Setting the Context – why are we here?

• TDSB’s Long-Term Program and Accommodation Strategy (LTPAS), first approved in 2014 (and updated annually), identifies a number of studies to be undertaken to resolve existing and future accommodation pressures in the mid-town area.

• The Yonge-Eglinton Program Area Review was undertaken and completed in the Fall/Winter of 2015.

• The Whitney, Rosedale, and Deer Park Program Area Review concluded in the Fall of 2016.

• The following 2 studies were grouped together into a single Local Feasibility Team exercise: • Boundary Change Study: Explore a boundary change review to address overutilization at Brown

Jr PS, which is situated on a constrained school site. This review will examine a boundary change with Cottingham Jr PS.

• Boundary Change Study: Explore a boundary change review involving Deer Park Jr & Sr PS and Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr PS to establish an appropriate middle school pathway for Cottingham Jr PS. Note that this review will coincide with the boundary change study of Brown Jr PS and Cottingham Jr PS.

• The Local Feasibility Team explored a number of different scenarios to address the current and projected accommodation pressures at Brown Jr PS.

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TDSB Long-Term Program and Accommodation Strategy

Program Drivers - Program choice - Equity - Fair access to specialized program and schools - Viability

Accommodation Drivers - Good distribution of schools - Minimal transitions - Minimal use of portables - Service integration - Good utilization - Distinct attendance areas - Efficient use of space

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Program Area Review Process Central Accommodation Team (CAT) Project Launch – December 2016 • Studies in the LTPAS are approved by CAT to commence Local Feasibility

Team work

Local Feasibility Team (LFT) – December 2016 to February 2017 • Once approval is received from CAT, an LFT is formed. • LFT is composed of directly affected superintendents, principals, trustees,

and other central staff as required. • LFT meets to review data and discusses impacts of any proposed changes. • LFT agrees on recommendation and reports back to CAT.

Program Area Review Team (PART) - March 2017 to April 2017 • CAT reviews LFT report and recommends approval to form a PART. • PART members review data, discuss impacts, and makes a recommendation

to proceed or not to proceed with any change. • One of the PART meetings shall be a community meeting to receive

broader feedback. • Once PART has reached decision, superintendent prepares report with

recommendations and brings it to CAT for review.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3 (we are here)

Step 4

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Board of Trustees – June 2017 • After considering the committee’s recommendations, central staff shall

present its own recommendations to the Board of Trustees for approval. • Following Board’s approval to make change, the affected Superintendents

and Principals will notify staff and students and proceed with addressing details related to the transition.


Program Area Review Process

Meeting Dates: PART Working Meeting #1: Monday, March 20th, 2017 (6:00pm to 8:00pm) PART Working Meeting #2: Monday, March 27th, 2017 (6:00pm to 8:00pm) PART Public Meeting: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 (6:30pm to 8:30pm) PART Working Meeting #3: Tuesday, April 18th, 2016 (6:30pm to 8:30pm)

Role of the PART: - Advisory role - The PART shall make recommendations to inform staff and Board - PART recommendation(s) may be modified by staff and/or Board members

Functioning of the PART: - The PART shall function by reaching consensus among members - If consensus cannot be reached, a vote shall occur - Voting members: Principals and School Council Chairs - PART to define quorum, voting procedure, and process to be followed in the event

of tie vote

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Map of Schools in the Program Area Review Team

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Current Situation – Brown Jr PS Brown Jr PS JK-Grade 6 (English track) SK-Grade 6 (French Immersion)

Site Size: 2.67 acres

Current School Capacity: 601

2016/17 Enrolment (Oct. 31st): 613

Current Building Utilization: 102%

2016/17 Optional Attendance Status: Closed/Closed

Existing Regular-Sized Classroom Spaces (700 sf+): 25

4 resource-sized classrooms (between 400 and 700 sf) currently being used to deliver classes.

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Enrolment 624 652 666 670 684 683 681 678 680 665

Utilization 104% 108% 111% 111% 114% 114% 113% 113% 113% 111%

Additional Regular-Sized Classrooms Required

6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7


School Floor Plan and Room Uses - Brown Jr PS

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Current Situation – Deer Park Jr & Sr PS Deer Park Jr & Sr PS JK-Grade 8 (English track)

Site Size: 4.92 acres

Current School Capacity: 508

2016/17 Enrolment (Oct. 31st): 479

Current Building Utilization: 94%

2016/17 Optional Attendance Status: Closed

Existing Regular-Sized Classroom Spaces (700 sf+): 27

Programs: PD (2 classrooms)

Other Users: • Heath & Ferndale Child Care Program (2

classrooms) • Deer Park Extended Primary Education Program (1

classroom)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Enrolment 471 471 477 484 504 506 507 485 475 500

Utilization 93% 93% 94% 95% 99% 100% 100% 95% 94% 98%

Additional Classrooms Req’d

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*These are preliminary projected enrolments as 2017/18 projections have not been finalized yet.


School Floor Plan and Room Uses – Deer Park Jr & Sr PS

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Review of Options Considered by Local Feasibility Team

• A total of 8 different scenarios were considered by the Local Feasibility Team

• Modelled scenarios include: • Boundary changes between Brown Jr PS and Deer Park Jr & Sr PS • Boundary changes between Brown Jr PS and Cottingham Jr PS • Grade changes at Brown Jr PS • Turning Cottingham Jr PS into an FDK site and Brown Jr PS into a Grade 1-6

school • Changes to French programming at Brown Jr PS

• All changes to occur effective September 2018

• Grandparenting of existing students has been factored into all models

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Local Feasibility Team’s Recommended Option

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September 2017 Status quo

September 2018 • Direct north portion of Brown Jr PS’

attendance area north of Oriole Gardens to Deer Park Jr & Sr PS effective September 2018

• All students who reside in the current Brown Jr PS attendance area and attend Brown Jr PS as of the end of the 2017/18 school year be allowed to attend Brown Jr PS until they graduate.

• Reduce Brown Jr PS’ SK French Immersion entry cohort to 1 class of 30 beginning September 2018


Brown Jr PS – LFT Recommended Scenario Current Capacity: 601 2016/17 Utilization: 102%

Total Head Count

Utilization (%) based on current

capacity

Additional regular-sized

classrooms req’d* Options for classroom use

2017 624 104% 6 • 4 resource-sized classrooms at the

school

• Site cannot accommodate portables

• No other opportunities to retrofit space within the school

• Tennis court cannot support portable classrooms or future addition

• Can space be found in the adjacent arts school?

• Status of the pool is uncertain

2018 626 104% 5

2019 618 103% 3

2020 599 100% 3

2021 586 98% 2

2022 558 93% 2

2023 532 89% 0

2024 501 83% 0

2025 465 77% 0

2026 451 75% 0

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*Regular-sized classrooms are 700 sq ft. or larger. As per Ministry guidelines, total classroom requirement includes allotment of 1 speciality/withdrawal space in a regular-sized classroom as well as regular-sized classrooms for special education and HSP.


Deer Park Jr and Sr PS – LFT Recommended Scenario Current Capacity: 508 2016/17 Utilization: 94%

Total Head Count

Utilization (%) based on current

capacity

Additional regular-sized

classrooms req’d* Options for classroom use

2017 472 93% 0 • Can the school continue to deliver 2

PD classes in existing resource-sized classrooms?

• Can the number of HSP classes be reduced to 1?

• Can HSP be delivered in a resource-sized classroom?

• Can 2 new classrooms be created in the former design and tech classroom?

• Can the existing staff room be created into a classroom?

• Can 2 new classrooms be created in the lunchroom?

2018 498 98% 0

2019 519 102% 1

2020 543 107% 1

2021 580 114% 3

2022 600 118% 4

2023 617 121% 5

2024 612 120% 5

2025 631 124% 5

2026 655 129% 6

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*Regular-sized classrooms are 700 sq ft. or larger. As per Ministry guidelines, total classroom requirement includes allotment of 1 speciality/withdrawal space in a regular-sized classroom as well as regular-sized classrooms for special education and HSP.


PART Working Meeting #1: Summary

What did we achieve? • Reviewed status quo situation at schools • Reviewed and discussed modeled concepts from LFT meetings • Presentation of LFT Recommended Option

Next steps… • Continue review and discussion of options/additional options • Next PART working meeting on Monday, March 27th at Deer Park

Jr & Sr PS • Public meeting #1 on Monday, April 3rd at Hodgson Sr PS • Final PART working meeting on Tuesday, April 18th at Brown Jr PS

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Questions

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