Catchment ReviewA DRAFT PROPOSAL

What Do We Know….

Albion elementary was built for 450 students currently 555 students attend. (123 % Capacity)

Alexander Robinson elementary was built for 475 students currently 544 attend. (115% Capacity)

Kanaka Creek elementary was built for 575 students currently 591 attend. (103% Capacity)

These schools are above capacity. – presently there are no empty classrooms and portables onsite.

Building continues to occur in the area. Many of the homes have pre school and school age children.

What Do We Know….

The AL, KC, and AR sites cannot accommodate any more portables.

The infrastructure at these schools is maximized. Historically we have provided courtesy bussing to

students who are not outside the 4 km walk limits

What Do We Know….

Although the school district does own a piece of property on 104th, the Ministry of Education has not agreed to fund a new school at this time.

Difficult for the Ministry to give money for a new school when there is space at BM and WC

The east end of the district has schools that are above capacity and schools that are below capacity. (see next slide)

Analyzing Capacity and Utilization: East

Design Capacity

2011-12 %

Albion 450 555 123%Alexander Rob. 475 544 115%Blue Mountain 300 215 72%Kanaka Creek 575 591 103%Webster’s Corner

250 161 64%

Whonnock 250 228 91%

Total 2300 2294 95%Difference between capacity and utilization

+6

What have we done to manage space/enrollment?

We have not placed any new international education students at Albion, Alexander Robinson and Kanaka Creek.

There are no daycare or strong start programs housed in these three schools

We have not allowed any out of catchment students or students with daycare in catchment to attend Albion.

Not allowed students new to these catchments to attend the school even if they live across the street.

What have we done to manage space/enrollment?

We have modified the Albion catchment boundary for the 2010/11 school year and gave notice that we may have to make more changes

This year we have provided bussing for students from these schools to WC and BM.

Met with teachers at Albion to discuss ways to deal with overcrowding

What did we learn at the December 8th meeting and

from website feedback Sibling issue was the biggest concern – research was

required to identify the scope of the issue

Concerns about students having to be driven to school who could previously walk to school (eg north of Dewdney).

Grandfathering of Siblings

School 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total

Albion 5 8 2 2 1 18

Alexander Robinson

5 5 2 0 1 13

Number of Siblings by Year

What are possible options that have resulted from

this feedback Develop a grandfather clause up to 2016 (listed

students) Consider designating any new subdivisions in the

Albion/AR catchments as WC or BM catchment (provide bussing) until new school is built at which time new catchments will be drawn.

Deeper Checks into proof of residency in catchment

What will happen if we do nothing

Infrastructure will not continue to hold – students will not be safe. Fewer and fewer opportunities for access to gym, library, parking

lot etc. No rationale for who comes and who doesn’t – first come first

serve in the parking lot Making the problem worse than it is now – compounding over

time We would be remiss in our responsibility as our duty to children is

to ensure that they have optimal education opportunities in a safe environment

We need your thoughts and any new ideas to help

us solve this issue…

Registration

Feedback

Grandfather of siblings (See Slide One) AR Catchment change North of Dewdney Trunk road Daycare is on the same line as out of catchment with

siblings

** Proactive Suggestion New developments in the Albion catchment area be assigned

to other school locations.