THE GREATER ESSEX COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

MEMORANDUM TO:

CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

FROM:

erin kelly, director of education and

Todd awender, Superintendent of education:
Accommodations

SUBJECT:

REPORT OF THE PROGRAM AND ACCOMMODATION REVIEW

INVOLVING GENERAL AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSVILLE
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, WESTERN SECONDARY SCHOOL,
HARROW DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL AND HARROW PUBLIC
SCHOOL

DATE:

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

In accordance with the Ministry of Education Pupil Accommodation Review Guidelines of June 2009, and after
consideration of the report of the Program and Accommodation Review Committee posted on the Greater Essex
County District School Boards website on June 2, 2015, and presented at a meeting of the board on the same
day, Administrations recommendations for this group of schools have been determined.
Background
AttheDecember9,2014,regularmeetingoftheBoard,Trusteesapprovedthefollowingrecommendation
regardingGeneralAmherstHS,HarrowDHS,HarrowPS,KingsvilleDHSandWesternSS:

THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCOMMODATIONS FACILITATES AN

ACCOMMODATION REVIEW OF GENERAL AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSVILLE
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, WESTERN SECONDARY SCHOOL, HARROW DISTRICT HIGH
SCHOOL AND HARROW PUBLIC SCHOOL, TO ADDRESS CAPACITY ISSUES.
ScopeoftheStudy
TheGreaterEssexCountyDistrictSchoolBoardisresponsibleforoperatingandmaintainingitsschoolsas
effectivelyandresponsiblyaspossiblewithanemphasisonprogrammingthatwillsupportstudent
achievement.

Rationale
Intheeffortstoeffectivelyandresponsiblymaximizeefficienciesbyallowingresourcestobeallocatedto
studentprogrammingandopportunity,theBoardmustcontinuetoperformsystematicreviews.
Implementingcosteffectivestrategiesaddressingprogrammingopportunities,theshiftingdemographics,
decliningandincreasingenrolments,utilizationrates,renewalneeds,andaginginfrastructureareanecessity.
Ethicalstewardshiprequiresresponsiblechangeinprovidingsafeandwelcomingschoolsandfacilitiestoall
ourlearnersandcommunities.

Methodology:
ConsultationwithSchoolPrincipalsandSchoolCouncilChairspriortotheAccommodationReview
Committeecomprisingofschoolpersonnel,parentsandcommunitymemberswasstruckinJanuaryof
2015andapprovedbytheTrustees

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RegularMeetingswiththecommitteefromJanuary2015toJune2015
Identificationandanalysisofdataandrelatedinformationasrequired/requestedbythecommittee
DevelopmentofenrolmentprojectionchartsbasedonOctober31,2014enrolmentdata
DevelopmentofalinkfromeachschoolswebsitedirectlytotheStudentAccommodationicononthe
GECDSBwebsitewhererelatedinformationcanbefound
NotesofmeetingspostedtotheBoardwebsiteinatimelyfashion
KeepingeachschoolcommunityinformedviaSchoolCouncilmeetingreports,staffmeetings,school
newsletterarticles,andcommunityinformationletters
Communityinformationmeetingstoapprisethecommunityofthestudysprogressand
recommendations
Collectionofcommunityinput
Letters,distributedviastudents,toallfamiliesofeachschoolinthestudy
Synrevoicephonemessagestoallfamiliesofeachschoolinthestudyapprisingofthecommunity
meetinglocation,date,andtimeandpresentationofreporttoTrusteesmeetinglocation,date,andtime
NewsReleasetomediaannouncingthecommunitymeetings
EventscastdisplayedonBoardwebsitepublicizingcommunitymeetings
Meetingswithschoolstaffofallschoolsinvolvedinthestudytoprovideupdatesandanswerconcerns
ConsultationwithAreaSuperintendentsofEducationandSuperintendentofBusiness
ConsultationwithSpecialEducationSuperintendent
ConsultationwithTransportationConsortiumstaff
ConsultationwithFacilityServicesstaff
ConsultationwithSeniorAdministration

Resources:
The20142015AnnualAccommodationandCapitalPlanningReport
SchoolenrolmentchartsbasedonOctober31,2014enrolmentfigures
Consultationwithschoolprincipals,D.Salinitre,M.Edwards,M.SpragueKeane,M.MacIntyre,and
H.Keefner
ConsultationwithrespectiveSchoolCouncilChairs
Developedanemaillink(parc@publicboard.ca)asanadditionalforumtocollectcommunityinput
ConsultationwithCapitalPolicyandProgrampersonneloftheMinistryofEducation
Consultationandmeetingswithmunicipalitytowncouncilmembers
BaragerSystemssoftware
ConsultationwithPlanningProcessAssociatesInc.

ConsiderationsoftheStudy:
TodeterminethebestscenariostostrengthenbusinesscasestoreceiveMinistryfundingfornewbuilds
Toenhancestudentprogrammingandopportunity
Toendeavourtoreducethenumberofemptystudentspaces,thusaddressingcapacityissues
Toimproveutilizationratesintheschools
Toexaminethecurrentinfrastructureandrenewalneeds
Todevelopaplanfortherelocationofstudentswiththeleastamountofdisruption,wherepossible
Tobefiscallyresponsible,inconsiderationofstudenttransportationissues

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Torecognizetheimpactoftransportation(schoolbus)routeswithregardtodistances
Toeffectivelyandresponsiblymaximizeefficienciesintheallocationofresources

FORTHEREASONSTHATFOLLOW,THEDIRECTOROFEDUCATIONRECOMMENDS:
1.

THAT HARROW DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL CLOSE EFFECTIVE JUNE 2016 AND BE DECLARED
SURPLUS TO THE BOARDS NEEDS. THE GRADE 9-12 STUDENTS WILL TRANSITION TO
KINGSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. THE GRADE 7 AND GRADE 8 STUDENTS WILL TRANSITION
BACK TO HARROW PUBLIC SCHOOL, CREATING A JK TO GRADE 8 SCHOOL.
THAT HARROW PUBLIC SCHOOL BE A FEEDER SCHOOL TO KINGSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH
SCHOOL. THE IN-DISTRICT STUDENTS TRANSITIONING FROM HARROW DISTRICT HIGH
SCHOOL TO KINGSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR BUSSING.

2.

THAT WESTERN SECONDARY SCHOOL CLOSE EFFECTIVE JUNE 2016 AND BE DECLARED
SURPLUS TO THE BOARDS NEEDS. ALL THE LOCALLY DEVELOPED CURRICULUM COURSE
(LDCC) STUDENTS WILL TRANSITION TO THEIR LOCAL IN-DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BASED
ON THEIR RESIDENCE. ALL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE GECDSB OFFER THE LDCC PROGRAMMING.
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS IN DISTRICT BASED ON
TRANSPORTATION POLICY.

3.

THAT THREE ADDITIONAL STRATEGICALLY PLACED ADAPTIVE BASIC (AB) PROGRAMS BE

CREATED AT THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOLS: GENERAL AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSVILLE
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, AND BELLE RIVER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. TRANSPORTATION WILL
BE PROVIDED TO ALL STUDENTS IN DISTRICT OF THE NEWLY CREATED ADAPTIVE BASIC
PROGRAM BOUNDARIES FALLING IN LINE WITH TRANSPORTATION POLICY.
Proposed new boundary for AB program at BRDHS
Students entering the AB program that reside in the current Tecumseh Vista Academy, the current Belle River
District High School, and the current Essex Public School boundaries would enroll in the AB program at BRDHS.
Proposed new boundary for AB program at GAHS
Students entering the AB program that reside in the current General Amherst High School, the current Sandwich
Secondary School, and the current Colchester North Public School boundaries would enroll in the AB program at
GAHS.
Proposed new boundary for AB program at KDHS
Students entering the AB program that reside in the current Kingsville District High School, the current
Leamington District Secondary School, the current Harrow District High School, and the current Gosfield North
Public School boundaries would enroll in the AB program at KDHS.

4.

THAT THE PRINCIPALS OF THE AFFECTED SCHOOLS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THEIR SCHOOL
COUNCILS, WORK WITH SENIOR ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT AND COMMUNICATE THE
CHANGES THROUGH A TRANSITION COMMITTEE.

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5.

THAT UPON APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION #1, RECOMMENDATION #2, AND

RECOMMENDATION #3, A BUSINESS CASE FOR THE PROPOSED NEW JK-12 CONSOLIDATED
HARROW DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, WESTERN
SECONDARY SCHOOL LDCC AND AB STUDENTS IN THE PROPOSED NEW BOUNDARIES,
KINGSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND JACK MINER PUBLIC SCHOOL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

6.

THAT UPON APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION #2 AND RECOMMENDATION #3, A BUSINESS

CASE FOR THE PROPOSED NEW GRADE 9-12 GENERAL AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE
WESTERN SECONDARY SCHOOL LDCC STUDENTS AND AB STUDENTS IN THE PROPOSED NEW
BOUNDARIES BE SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

Analysis
TheGreaterEssexCountyDistrictSchoolBoardisresponsibleforoperatingandmaintainingitsschoolsas
effectivelyandresponsiblyaspossiblewithanemphasisonprogrammingthatwillsupportstudent
achievement.WhenaPARCisinitiated,allschoolsidentifiedbecomepartofthereview,andasaresultmay
havetheiraccommodationstatuschanged.

AstheProgramandAccommodationReviewCommittee(PARC)embarkedonthetaskspecifiedand
reviewedalloftheschoolsidentifiedwithinthePARC,thefollowingchallengesemerged.

1. Lowutilizationratesinalltheschools
2. Enrolmentsareprojectedtoremainlowandcontinuetodeclineasawhole
3. Programmingopportunitiesandstaffingconcernsduetolowenrolments
4. Aginginfrastructure,andincreasingrenewalneeds

General
Asmentionedpreviously,thisaccommodationreviewinvolvedfiveschoolsGeneralAmherstHighSchool
(GAHS),HarrowDistrictHighSchool(HDHS),HarrowPublicSchool(HPS),WesternSecondarySchool
(WSS),andKingsvilleDistrictHighSchool(KDHS).Alloftheschoolsarelocatedinthecountyandtheir
respectiveboundariesareshowninFig#1.Theschoolsaresomewhatdifferentintheprogrammingand/or
gradestructure:GAHSisagrade9tograde12school,KDHSisagrade9tograde12school,HDHSisagrade
7tograde12school,HPSisaJKtograde6school,andWSSisagrade9tograde12specialeducationschool.
WesternSecondarySchooldoesdrawstudentsfromtheentirecounty.

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Fig#1

EnrolmentReview(Fig#2)
BasedonthedatausedthroughoutthePARCprocessanddemographicinformationprovidedbythe2011
census,itisourbeliefthatoverallenrolmentwillcontinuetodecline.Enrolmentprojectionsindicatethat
utilizationrateswillremainlowoverthenext10years.TheenrolmentbasedontheOctober31,2014actuals
alongwiththeOntheGroundCapacity(OTG),emptyspaceandutilizationratesofthefiveschoolsare
outlinedbelowinFig#2.

UtilizationRates(2014)oftheFiveSchools

GAHS
HDHS/Int. HPS(K6)
WSS
KDHS
TOTAL

OTG
1146
484
467
627
906
3630
Enrolment
678.5
254/110
368
311
568
2279.5
EmptySpaces 467.5
230/120
99
316
338
1350.5
Utilization% 59%
52.5%/75.2% 78.8%
49.6%
63%
62.8%
Fig#2

GeneralAmherstHighSchoolisgoingtoexperienceadeclineinenrolmentoverthenext10years,aswill
severalofourothersecondaryschools.Theschoolsutilizationratewillhoveraround50%.Withinfiveyears,
theschoolsFacilityConditionIndex(FCI)willreach108%andrenewalneedswillbeover$30million.In
termsofrankingforFCI,withinthenextfiveyears,thisschoolwillbeinthepoorestcondition.These
challengesneedtobeaddressed.Fig#3belowshowstheenrolmentprojectionsforGAHS.

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ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSFORGENERALAMHERSTHIGHSCHOOL

GeneralAmherstHighSchool

Gr9

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

154
155
153
154
160
142
148
144
133
116
136
143
127
133
131

Gr10
158
154
154
153
154
160
141
148
143
133
116
136
143
127
133
Fig#3

Gr11

Gr12

Total

165
155
151
152
150
151
157
139
145
141
130
114
134
140
124

199
190
177
174
176
174
175
182
162
168
163
151
132
155
163

676
654
635
633
640
627
621
613
583
558
545
544
536
555
551

ThecommunityofHarrowcontinuestoexperiencedecliningenrolment,aginginfrastructureandincreasing
renewalcostsinitsschools.Accommodationchallengeshavebeenongoingforyears.Therehasbeennorecent
residentialactivityinHarrow.AsofSeptember2012,agraderestructuringtookplace.StudentsingradesJKto
6areaccommodatedattheSeniorschoolsiteandgrades712studentsareaccommodatedatthehighschool.
Thejuniorschoolsitewasclosed.TheKgrade6schoolhasalreadyexperiencedadeclineinenrolment.Itis
currentlyoperatingat79%utilizationrate.Therearecurrently99emptyspacesintheKgrade6building.Fig
#4belowshowstheprojectedenrolmentforHPS.

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ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSFORHARROWPUBLICSCHOOL

HarrowPublicSchool

JK

SK

Gr1

Gr2

Gr3

Gr4

Gr5

Gr6

Total

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

41
36
28
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
28

40
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
28

44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
28

40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29

44
40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29

49
44
40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29

52
49
44
40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30

51
52
49
44
40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30

361
347
323
305
292
282
269
258
246
240
241
238
236
233
231

Fig#4

StartingFebruary2004,theBoardprovidedtransportationforthoseHarrowstudentswhoexpressedadesire
foraprogramnotofferedatHarrowDHStoattendKingsvilleorGeneralAmhersthighschools.Thismotion
wasnotmetfavourablybythecommunityandoneoftherecommendationsofthePARCwhichconcludedin
June2011wastoeliminatethetransportation.TrusteesvotedthateffectiveSeptember1,2014,themotionof
February2004isrescinded.ThoseHarrowstudentscurrentlyattendingeitherKingsvilleorGeneralAmherst
highschoolswillcontinuetoreceivethistransportation,butanynewareastudentswishingtoattendaschool
otherthanHarrowHighSchoolmustprovidetheirowntransportation.Thisiscommonpracticeforoutof
districtsecondaryattendancethroughouttheBoard.

HarrowDistrictHighSchoolsenrolmentscontinuetodecline.Itisincreasinglydifficulttoprovideviable
programmingandtimetableforasecondaryschoolofonly237students.Therearealso99additionalstudents
inthesecondaryschoolspacethatareactuallygrade7and8students.Overthenext10years,secondary
enrolmentswillexperienceasignificantdecline.Itmustbenotedthattheutilizationrateofthesecondary
studentsonly,isat50%currently;thisisprojectedtodecreasetoonly34%inthenext5years,making
timetablingevenmorechallenging.Theviabilityofmaintainingthecurrentarrangementisquestionable.Fig
#5andFig#6belowshowtheenrolmentprojections.

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ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSHARROWDISTRICTHIGHSCHOOL+GRADE78

HarrowIntermediate

Gr7

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

44
50
51
48
43
39
43
41
40
35
28
31
30
30
30
Fig#5

HarrowDistrictHighSchool

Gr9

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

52
50
41
47
48
45
40
36
41
38
38
33
26
29
29

Gr10
54
49
47
39
45
46
43
38
34
39
36
36
32
25
28
Fig#6

Gr8

Total

55
46
52
53
50
45
41
44
42
41
37
29
32
31
31

99
96
103
101
93
84
84
85
82
76
65
60
62
61
61

Gr11

Gr12

Total

60
54
49
47
39
45
46
43
38
35
39
36
36
31
25

71
70
63
58
56
48
53
54
51
46
42
45
43
43
38

237
223
200
191
188
184
182
171
164
158
155
150
137
128
120

TheTownofKingsvillesawpopulationgrowthoverthelastfiveyearsbutmuchofKingsvilleshousingis
hometoretiredemptynesters.Thisdoesnotcreateaneedfornewstudentspaces.Somemodest
developmentgrowthisbeingforecastoverthelongertermintheRuthvenareaandshoulditactualize,the

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effectwillnotbesignificant.Aginginfrastructureandincreasingrenewalneedsalsoaddtothechallenges.
KingsvilleDistrictHighSchoolpresentlyhasapproximately340emptystudentspaceswithautilizationrateof
63%.Enrolmentisexpectedtoincreasethatrateto70%withinthenexttenyears.Withorwithoutnew
developmentactualizing,theschoolwillcontinuetohavesignificantexcessspaceavailableintothefuture.
Fig#7belowaretheprojectedenrolmentsforKDHS.

ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSFORKINGSVILLEDISTRICTHIGHSCHOOL

KingsvilleDistrictHighSchool

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

SCSE

Total

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

152
128
133
121
129
122
151
153
122
141
140
147
129
140
142

146
151
128
133
122
131
124
153
154
124
143
141
148
131
141
Fig#7

124
146
151
128
134
123
131
125
153
155
124
143
142
149
132

162
132
156
162
138
144
134
143
135
165
168
135
156
154
161

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

594
567
578
554
533
530
550
584
574
595
585
576
585
584
586

RecommendationsofthePARCprocesswhichconcludedinOctober2012recognizethechallengesfacingthe
KingsvilleFamilyofSchools.TrusteesapprovedthesubmissionofthebusinesscasetotheMinistryof
Education,beingtheconstructionofanewJKgrade12dualtrackschool.Uponitsconstruction,Kingsville
DistrictHigh,KingsvillePublicandJackMinerPublicschoolswouldbeclosed.

ThisprojectwasinitiallysubmittedasaCapitalPriorityin20132014.Itwasnotapprovedatthattimeduetoa
lackofanimmediateneedasidentifiedbytheMinistry.Itwasalsosubmittedin20142015underthenew
SchoolConsolidationCapitalfundingprogram,butwasnotapproved.ItwasrecommendedtheBoard
consideramorecosteffectiveproposalforfuturefundingconsideration.TheBoardbelievestheinclusionof
HDHSstudents,theAdaptiveBasicandLocallyDevelopedCurriculumCoursestudentsfromWSSintothe
initialrecommendationfrom2012foranewJK12facilitywillbeconsideredfromtheMinistrystandpointasa
morecosteffectiveproposalthatwillhopefullyreceivefunding.

Asthecurrentphilosophyofdeliveringcurriculumineducationrecognizesdifferentiatedinstructionwithina
studentshomeschool,furtherconsiderationmustbegiventoreviewingthemodelofprogramdelivery
withinthespecialeducationschoolsetting.Thisparalleledwithalowutilizationrate,increasingFCIand
uncertainenrolmentovertimewarrantsareview.FollowingCenturysreformationtoaneighbourhood

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secondaryschool,WesternremainsastheBoardsonlyspecialeducationmagnetschool,drawingstudents
fromacrosstheentirecounty.

EnrolmentatWesternSecondarySchoolhasbeendecliningaslocallydevelopedcoursesarenowavailablein
everysecondaryschoolintheGECDSB.Theschoolsutilizationrateswillhoveraround50%overthenextten
years.WitheverysecondaryschoolnowofferingLDCCprograming,theenrolmentmayexperiencea
significantdeclineastheappropriatecoursesarebeingofferedinthestudentsneighborhoodschool.Fig#8
belowshowstheprojectedenrolmentofWSS.

ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSFORWESTERNSECONDARYSCHOOL

WesternSecondarySchool

Gr9

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

Total

55
76
119
316
62
59
125
312
62
66
108
302
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
62
66
115
309
Fig#8

AsofSeptember2014,WestviewFreedomAcademy,acomprehensivesecondaryschoolofferingfullacademic
programmingasrequired,openedontheformerCenturysite.FormerCenturystudentshadtheoptionof
attendingWestviewtoaccesstheadaptivebasicprogrammingbeingofferedforthemortheyhadtheoptionto
attendtheirneighbourhoodsecondaryschoolwherelocallydevelopedcoursesareoffered.Theconcentration
ofthemajorityofESLsecondarystudentsfromacrossthecitywererelocatedtoWestviewFreedomAcademy.

FacilityAnalysis
IntermsofbuildinginfrastructureHPSwasfirstconstructedin1965,withadditionsin1967and1970.GAHS
wasfirstconstructedin1922,withadditionsfollowingupto1966.HDHSwasfirstconstructedin1952,with
additionsin1962and1973.KDHSwasfirstconstructedin1953,withadditionsupto1994.WSSwas
constructedin1975,withadditionsin1994and1999.Therangeofageintheseschoolsisfrom93yearsoldto
40yearsold,withallbutoneschoolbeingover50yearsold.OftenwithaginginfrastructurecomesahighFCI
andhighrenewalneeds.

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Fig#9belowpointsoutthecurrentsituationisnotsustainableandmustbeaddressed.

School
CurrentRenewal RenewalBacklog SiteAcreage CurrentFCI
FCIin10years
Backlog$
$in10years
GAHS
$5,716,935
$37,267,706
3.516
20.56%
117.64%
HPS
$4,634,952
$8,909,410
9.04
44.4%
91.63%
HDHS
$7,916,462
$13,659,677
13.45
60.9%
86.95%
KDHS
$18,315,061
$24,876,587
14.82
79.31%
98.31%
WSS
$3,718,995
$11,027,831
66
23.55%
61.52%
Total
$40,302,405
$95,741,211

Fig#9

Afterreviewingenrolments,projectedenrolments,andfacilityconditions,thefollowingsummarizesthe
currentsituationofthefiveschoolsinthereview:

Therearesignificantrenewalneeds
Utilizationratesareextremelylowandareprojectedtodeclinefurtherandremainlow
Theaginginfrastructureisaconcern
CurrentandfutureFCIoftheschoolsisaconcern
RenewalneedsofschoolsaredisproportionatetothetotalrenewalamountreceivedbytheBoard.
Theamountofemptyspaceisdisproportionatewiththeemptyspaceexistingthroughoutthe
Board.
Appropriateprogrammingandstaffingisaconcern
Newschoolbuildsarenecessary
Community Hubs
CommunityHubswereatopicofdebateandconversationthroughoutthereview.Areportwasproducedby
theadvisorygroupworkingwiththeMinistry.ExampleswerereferredtointheCommunityHubreport.
Manycommunityhubsappeartorequirecapitalfundingintermsofrebuildingorbuildingnewstructures.In
addition,afullcostrecoverymodelisnecessary,yetmoredifficultwithaginginfrastructure.
Community Input
Communityinputhasbeenreceivedatcommunitymeetings,andviacorrespondencetotrusteesandstaff,and
thePARCemailboximplementedbytheBoard.MeetingsandconversationswithmembersoftheTown
Councilsoccurred.Variousideaswerepresentedbyeachrespectivecommunity.

Duringthecourseofitswork,thePARCCommitteedevelopedTermsofReferencewhichwereofassistancein
makingdecisionsasitexaminedover25variousscenarios.ItwasevidentthroughoutthecourseofthePARC
meetingsthatthecommitteewouldnotlikelyreachconsensusontherecommendationstheyputforth.ANil
reportwassuggested,butdefeated.Amajority/minorityreportwassuggested,butdefeated.Thecommittee
reportwasprovidedtotheTrusteesonJune2,2015.

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Staffreviewedallcommunityinputandhavetakenintoconsiderationtheconcernsnoted.Stafffirmlybelieve
thatitsrecommendationspresentedbelowprovidesustainableprogrammingwithafiscallyresponsible
allocationofresources.
AS PREVIOUSLY STATED ABOVE, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION RECOMMENDS:
1.

THAT HARROW DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL CLOSE EFFECTIVE JUNE 2016 AND BE DECLARED
SURPLUS TO THE BOARDS NEEDS. THE GRADE 9-12 STUDENTS WILL TRANSITION TO
KINGSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. THE GRADE 7 AND GRADE 8 STUDENTS WILL TRANSITION
BACK TO HARROW PUBLIC SCHOOL, CREATING A JK TO GRADE 8 SCHOOL.
THAT HARROW PUBLIC SCHOOL BE A FEEDER SCHOOL TO KINGSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH
SCHOOL. THE IN-DISTRICT STUDENTS TRANSITIONING FROM HARROW DISTRICT HIGH
SCHOOL TO KINGSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR BUSSING.

2.

THAT WESTERN SECONDARY SCHOOL CLOSE EFFECTIVE JUNE 2016 AND BE DECLARED
SURPLUS TO THE BOARDS NEEDS. ALL THE LOCALLY DEVELOPED CURRICULUM COURSE
(LDCC) STUDENTS WILL TRANSITION TO THEIR LOCAL IN-DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BASED
ON THEIR RESIDENCE. ALL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE GECDSB OFFER THE LDCC PROGRAMMING.
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS IN DISTRICT BASED ON
TRANSPORTATION POLICY.

3.

THAT THREE ADDITIONAL STRATEGICALLY PLACED ADAPTIVE BASIC (AB) PROGRAMS BE

CREATED AT THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOLS: GENERAL AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSVILLE
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, AND BELLE RIVER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. TRANSPORTATION WILL
BE PROVIDED TO ALL STUDENTS IN DISTRICT OF THE NEWLY CREATED ADAPTIVE BASIC
PROGRAM BOUNDARIES FALLING IN LINE WITH TRANSPORTATION POLICY.
Proposed new boundary for AB program at BRDHS
Students entering the AB program that reside in the current Tecumseh Vista Academy, the current Belle River
District High School, and the current Essex Public School boundaries would enroll in the AB program at BRDHS.
Proposed new boundary for AB program at GAHS
Students entering the AB program that reside in the current General Amherst High School, the current Sandwich
Secondary School, and the current Colchester North Public School boundaries would enroll in the AB program at
GAHS.
Proposed new boundary for AB program at KDHS
Students entering the AB program that reside in the current Kingsville District High School, the current
Leamington District Secondary School, the current Harrow District High School, and the current Gosfield North
Public School boundaries would enroll in the AB program at KDHS.

4.

THAT THE PRINCIPALS OF THE AFFECTED SCHOOLS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THEIR SCHOOL
COUNCILS, WORK WITH SENIOR ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT AND COMMUNICATE THE
CHANGES THROUGH A TRANSITION COMMITTEE.

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5.

THAT UPON APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION #1, RECOMMENDATION #2, AND

RECOMMENDATION #3, A BUSINESS CASE FOR THE PROPOSED NEW JK-12 CONSOLIDATED
HARROW DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, WESTERN
SECONDARY SCHOOL LDCC AND AB STUDENTS IN THE PROPOSED NEW BOUNDARIES,
KINGSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND JACK MINER PUBLIC SCHOOL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

6.

THAT UPON APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION #2 AND RECOMMENDATION #3, A BUSINESS

CASE FOR THE PROPOSED NEW GRADE 9-12 GENERAL AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE
WESTERN SECONDARY SCHOOL LDCC STUDENTS AND AB STUDENTS IN THE PROPOSED NEW
BOUNDARIES BE SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

ConsiderationsforRecommendations
SimilartoanyPARCprocess,thereisanabundanceofinformation,data,andemotion.Intheend,the
Directorsrecommendationsarebasedonwhatisbestforoursystem.Recommendingtheclosureofany
schoolisnotacondemnationofthepeopleortheexcellentthingsthatarehappeninginabuilding.Senior
administrationfirmlybelievesthatexcellenceispervasiveatallofourschools.Toensurethatwecan
continuetosupportthatexcellencethroughoutourentiresystem,wearechallengedtomakesomevery
difficultdecisions.SomeoftheconsiderationsinvolvedwiththisdecisionaredepictedinFig#10.

TERMS OF
REFERENCE

STEWARDSHI
P

SCENARIOS

STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT

COMMUNITY
INPUT

LENS

IMPACT

Fig#10

TermsofReference

Scenarios

InthisPARCstudy,statusquowassaidnottobeaviableoption.Senior
Administrationstronglybelievesweneedtoresponsiblyoperateoursystem.The
Boardcannotsupportthedeliverymodelcurrentlyexistingwithintheschoolsof
thisstudy.
Over25scenarioswerereviewedwiththePARCCommitteeinanattemptto
meetthemandateofthePARC,assetoutbyTrustees.

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CommunityInput

Impact

Lens

Stewardship

Page 14 of 29

Itwasevidentthatthemaintenanceofacommunityhighschoolwasapriority.
Lossofaschoolandthedifficultiesassociatedwiththedecision.
Allstudentsdohavetheopportunitytotransitiontogether.
Nocapitalinvestmentrequired.
Emptystudentspaceswillbefilled.
Studentprogrammingstrengthenedalongwithmoreopportunity.
Amoreeffectiveandresponsibleallocationofresources.
BuildsastrongbusinesscasetoMinistryforcapitalfundingtowardnewschools.

Someofthecommitteeandcommunityunderstandthatachangeisnecessary,
whilesomeofthecommitteeandcommunityfeelchangeisnotnecessary.

Improvedprogramopportunityandstaffingefficiencies,assetutilization,cost
savings,fiscalresponsibility,andareductioninrenewalcosts.

StudentAchievement

Muchhasbeendiscussedwithrespecttothebenefitsandchallengesofsmall
schools.Administrationcontinuestoreinforcethatitisnotthebuildingthat
peopleareinbutthepeoplethatareinthebuildingthatmakethedifference.

Overview
Staffdevelopedthefollowingrecommendationsbasedonnumerousfactors.Oneextremelyimportantfactor
wasrecommendingscenariosthatwouldcreatestrongbusinesscasestotheMinistryofEducationinhopesof
fundingapprovalfornewschoolsthataredesperatelyneeded.TheMinistrycurrentlyhasfundingavailable
underSchoolConsolidationCapitalandCapitalPrioritiesPrograms.Staffwillsubmitbusinesscasesasnoted
intherecommendations.Stafffeeltherecommendationsbelowpresentstrongcasestoreceiveapprovalfora
newJK12KingsvilleConsolidatedSchool,aswellasanewgrade912GeneralAmherstConsolidatedSchool.
These,ifapproved,wouldbetwosubmissions,amongothers,totheMinistryrequestingfunding.

Recommendations#1,#2,and#3arerecommendedbystaffanddonotrequirefundingfornewconstruction.
Wewishtoemphasizethattheserecommendationscanbeachievedandarenecessaryregardlessofwhether
fundingisapproved.Recommendations#5and#6areindependentoftheotherrecommendationsandrequire
funding.

Belowarefurtherconsiderationsrelatedtorecommendations#1,#2,and#3.

Recommendation#1
Intermsofrecommendationone,thecapacityofKDHSissuchthatitisabletoaccommodatealltheHDHS
grade9tograde12studentswithoutanymodificationstothebuilding.TheHDHSstudentbodyisableto
transitionasawhole.Further,thegrade7and8studentshousedinthehighschoolcanbeaccommodated
backintheJKtograde6HarrowPublicSchoolasawhole(Fig#11),thusmakingitatraditionalJKtograde8
elementaryschoolonceagain.

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EnrolmentForecastforSeptember2016ProposedChange

Schools
HDHS+KDHS
HPS+Grade78

OTG
906
467

Enrolment
790(223+567)
443(347+96)
Fig#11

Currently,HDHShasapproximately75eligiblewalkers.Theremainderofthestudentsattendingarebussed.
Thus,transportationindicatesthattwoadditionalbusseswouldberequiredtotransportthecurrentHDHS
walkerstoKDHS,alongwithalltheotherstudentswhoarecurrentlybussedtoHDHS.Thedistancebetween
HDHSandKDHSisapproximately14km.Thedistancefromtheboundary(ArnerTownline)isapproximately
7km.ThedistancebetweenHDHSandGAHSisapproximately20km,withtheboundaryatMaldenCenter
beingapproximately9km.Fig#12providesanoverviewofthecurrentHDHSboundarywiththereddots
indicatingwherethestudentsliveinthatboundaryattendingHDHS.

Fig#12

Programopportunitieswiththeincreasedenrolmentinthehighschoolwillbemorebeneficialtoourstudents.
Appropriateclasssizesandmorestudentchoicewillallowourconfidentlearnerstoachieveindividual
successinthepathwayoftheirchoice.Certainly,ourresourceswillbeallocatedinamoreresponsiblemanner.

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HPShasautilizationrateofunder80%.Thiscomputestoapproximately110studentspacesunused.Thereare
approximately100studentsinthecurrentgrade7and8classesatHDHS.Thisisprojectedtostabilizeforthe
nextfewyearsbutthenbegintodeclinesignificantlyastheschoolhaslowerJKenrolmentsovertime.The
modelofdeliverywouldgobacktoatraditionalJKtograde8modelthatexiststhroughoutthemajorityofthe
Board.Atpresent,withminormodifications,thegrade7and8studentscouldbeaccommodatedinHPS,
movingittojustundera100%utilizationrate.

PotentialSavings
Therearepotentialcostsavingsthatcanbeidentifiedintheoperations,utilities,maintenance,includingthe
eliminationofrenewalneeds.Thesavingswouldbeinitiallyover$449,000,excludingtherenewalneeds.
Becauseoftheschooltopupfundingbeingeliminatedoverthenext3years,fundingwillcontinuetobe
reduced.Itshouldbenotedthattheseareestimatedcostsandtheymaynotberealizedfullyasthebuilding
willstillhavetobemaintained.Furthersavingswouldbeexpectedintermsofstaffingefficienciesand
resourceallocation.

Tosummarizethefirstrecommendation,Fig#13providestheprojectionsifHDHSweretobeclosed,withthe
transitioningofthestudentsintoKDHS.TheprojectionsoftheproposedJKtograde8school,withthegrade7
andgrade8studentsremainingintheelementaryschoolareprovided(Fig#14).

ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSFORKDHS+HDHSPROPOSEDCHANGE

KingsvilleDHSand
HarrowDHS
Combined(from
Baragar)

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

SCSE

Total

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

204
178
174
168
177
167
191
189
163
179
178
180
155
169
171

200
200
175
172
167
177
167
191
188
163
179
177
180
156
169

184
200
200
175
173
168
177
168
191
190
163
179
178
180
157

233
202
219
220
194
192
187
197
186
211
210
180
199
197
199

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

831
790
778
745
721
714
732
755
738
753
740
726
722
712
706

Fig#13

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ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSFORHPS(JK8)PROPOSEDCHANGE

HarrowJK8

JK

SK

Gr1

Gr2

Gr3

Gr4

Gr5

Gr6

Gr7

Gr8

Total

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

41
36
28
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
28

40
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
28

44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
28

40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29

44
40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29

49
44
40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30
29

52
49
44
40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30
30

51
52
49
44
40
44
41
41
36
28
31
31
31
30
30

44
50
51
48
43
39
43
41
40
35
28
31
30
30
30

55
46
52
53
50
45
41
44
42
41
37
29
32
31
31

460
443
426
406
385
366
353
343
328
316
306
298
298
294
292

Fig#14

Recommendation#2
Intermsofrecommendation2,allthestudentsattendingWesternSecondarySchoolarebussedfromacross
theentirecounty.Thisbusrideisextremelylengthyformanyofourstudents.Fig#15providesanoverviewof
thedistributionofallthestudentsattendingWesternSecondarySchoolacrossthecountywiththeredcolour
beingstudentsintheLDCCprogram,andthegreencolourbeingstudentsintheABprogram.

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Fig#15

BelowinFig#16isamapwithallthecurrentcountySecondarySchoolcatchmentareaswiththetotalnumber
ofstudentsfromthatcatchmentarea,andoverallpercentage,whoareattendingWesternSecondarySchool.

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AllStudentsAttendingWesternSecondarySchool

Fig#16

EverySecondarySchoolintheGECDSBofferstheLDCCprogramforthestudents.Itisourbeliefthatthe
studentsenrollinginthisprogramcandosomuchclosertohomeintheirlocalschool.Thisalleviatesthe
extensiveamountoftimeourstudentsarerequiredtobeonabus.Fig#17isamapwithallthecounty
SecondarySchoolcatchmentareaswiththenumberofLDCCstudentsfromthatarea,andthepercentage,who
arecurrentlyattendingWesternSecondarySchool.

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LocallyDevelopedCurriculumCourseStudentsAttendingWesternSecondarySchool

Fig#17

ItisourbelieftheadditionoftheLDCCstudentstothelocalSecondarySchoolswillstrengthentheprogram
byprovidingalargercriticalmassofstudents,whilemoreopportunitiesinprogrammingwillalsobean
optionthatmaynothaveexistedpreviously.SomesuchopportunitiesmaycomeintheCooperativeEducation
placementsbeingincloseproximitytotheirSecondarySchoolandinthecommunitytheyreside.Further,
integrationofourstudentsatalllevelsisimperativetorichSecondaryexperience,whichwebelievewillbe
evidentwiththisrecommendation.ItmustbenotedthatmostofourSecondarySchoolshavetheSTEPS
programthatisflourishingacrossthesysteminourschools.

Throughoutthecountyasawhole,thereisanabundanceofspaceinourSecondarySchools.Theprojected
studentenrolmentoftheSecondarySchools,excludingBRDHS,GAHS,andKDHSisshowninthecharts
below.ItisevidentthatourschoolshavethecapacitytoaccommodatetheLDCCstudentsacrossthecounty.

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ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSFORSCHOOLSWITHONLYLDCCSTUDENTSPROPOSEDCHANGE

EssexDHS

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

SCSE

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

176
157
173
165
166
149
151
168
142
152
173
142
143
145
144

163
180
161
177
169
170
153
154
173
145
155
178
146
146
149

170
165
182
162
179
171
172
154
156
175
147
157
180
147
148

195
199
193
213
191
211
203
204
184
185
207
175
187
213
175

12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

LDCCfrom
Western
34
33
32
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33

Total
750
746
753
762
750
746
724
725
700
702
727
697
701
696
661

Fig#18

Leamington

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

SCSE

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

193
178
200
192
195
184
192
202
184
185
189
180
177
182
182

208
203
197
220
192
194
185
192
202
184
186
190
191
180
185

242
212
207
198
221
193
195
186
193
203
185
187
203
192
182

269
269
237
233
217
243
209
208
195
212
219
200
202
207
196

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

Fig#19

LDCCfrom
Western
32
31
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31

Total
958
907
885
888
870
859
826
833
819
829
824
802
818
806
790

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Sandwich

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

SCSE

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

226
246
243
247
261
252
242
262
277
262
268
292
267
275
272

243
225
244
242
244
258
249
239
259
272
257
264
288
262
272

239
258
238
258
254
256
270
261
250
270
282
266
272
299
270

243
247
266
245
266
263
264
279
269
256
279
290
274
279
307

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

LDCCfrom
Western
25
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24

Total
986
1010
1024
1026
1059
1063
1059
1075
1089
1094
1120
1146
1135
1149
1155

Fig#20

Tecumseh
Secondary
20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

155
160
148
160
167
180
198
198
203
164
178
198
182
185
186

139
151
156
145
156
163
176
194
195
200
162
176
196
180
183

175
136
146
150
142
150
155
168
184
183
189
155
170
188
173

157
180
140
152
157
147
158
166
179
198
199
204
167
182
201

Fig#21

LDCCfrom
Western
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

Total
637
638
601
618
633
651
698
737
772
756
739
744
726
746
754

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PotentialSavings
Therearepotentialcostsavingsthatcanbeidentifiedintheoperations,utilities,maintenance,includingthe
eliminationofrenewalneeds.Thesavingswouldbeinitiallyover$610,000,excludingtherenewalneeds.
Becauseoftheschooltopupfundingbeingeliminatedoverthenext3years,fundingwillcontinuetobe
reduced.Itshouldbenotedthattheseareestimatedcostsandtheymaynotberealizedfullyasthebuilding
willstillhavetobemaintained.Further,savingswouldbeexpectedintermsofstaffingefficienciesand
resourceallocation.

100%ofthestudentsarebussedtoWesternSecondarySchool.Withstudentsbeingtransitionedtotheirlocal
SecondarySchool,buscostswilldecrease.Thedistancetravelledwilldecreaseandbecausethereareother
studentsattendingthelocalschoolintheirneighbourhood,existingbusrouteswouldalreadyexist.Thus,a
potentialdecreaseinbussesonthestreetispossible.

Recommendation#3
Intermsofrecommendation3,allthestudentsattendingWesternSecondarySchoolarebussedfromacross
theentirecounty.Thisbusrideisextremelylengthyformanyofourstudents.TheGECDSBcurrentlyhastwo
secondaryschoolsthathousetheAdaptiveBasic(AB)program,WesternSecondarySchoolandWestview
FreedomAcademy.WithaproposedclosureofWestern,theBoardwouldcreateanddevelopthreeadditional
newABprogramsitesthatarestrategicallyplacedthroughoutthecountysothatthereisaccesstothe
programmingwithmuchlesstransitforthestudents,whilestayingmuchclosertotheirresidenceand
community.Itisourbeliefthatthestudentsenrollinginthisprogramcandosomuchclosertohome,inor
neartheirlocalschool.Thisalleviatestheextensiveamountoftimeourstudentsarerequiredtobeonabus.
Further,thethreenewsitesfortheABprogramalsohaveamplespacetohousethestudents.Fig#22isamap
withthecountySecondarySchoolcatchmentareasandthenumberofABstudentsfromthatarea,andthe
percentage,whoarecurrentlyattendingWesternSecondarySchool.

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AdaptiveBasicStudentsAttendingWesternSecondarySchool

Fig#22

ItisourbelieftheadditionoftheABstudentstothemorelocalSecondarySchoolswillhavealargeenough
criticalmassofstudentstodevelopanexcellentopportunityforourstudents.Somesuchopportunitiesmay
comeintheCooperativeEducationplacementsbeingincloseproximitytotheirSecondarySchooland,inor
closer,tothecommunitytheyreside.Further,integrationofourstudentsatalllevelsisimperativetoarich
Secondaryexperience,whichwebelievetobeevidentwiththisrecommendation.Itmustalsobenotedthat
mostofourSecondarySchoolshavetheSTEPSprogram,whichisflourishingacrossthesystem.

Throughoutthecountyasawhole,thereisanabundanceofspaceinourSecondarySchools.Theprojected
studentenrolmentofthethreeSecondarySchoolsoftheproposednewABprograms,alongwiththeLDCC
studentsfromWSS,isindicatedinthechartsbelow.Itisevidentthatourschoolshavethecapacityto
accommodatetheLDCCstudentsacrossthecounty,aswellastheABstudentsinthethreenewproposed
schools.

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ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSOFSCHOOLSWITHLDCC+NEWABSTUDENTSPROPOSEDCHANGE

BelleRiverDHS

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

SCSE

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

189
176
185
194
194
172
187
184
172
179
165
174
175
166
160

192
195
182
189
201
199
178
194
186
178
183
169
177
179
168

197
191
194
181
188
200
198
176
193
185
176
181
167
176
177

197
222
218
221
207
214
230
226
204
220
212
203
207
191
200
Fig#23

19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19

GAHS

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

154
155
153
154
160
142
148
144
133
116
136
143
127
133
131

158
154
154
153
154
160
141
148
143
133
116
136
143
127
133

165
155
151
152
150
151
157
139
145
141
130
114
134
140
124

199
190
177
174
176
174
175
182
162
168
163
151
132
155
163
Fig#24

LDCCfrom
Western
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22

LDCCfrom
Western
39
38
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37

AB

Total

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

838
846
840
847
852
847
855
842
817
824
798
789
788
774
767

AB

Total

43
43
43
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44

758
735
715
714
721
708
702
694
664
639
626
625
617
636
632

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Kingsville
DHS
20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

SCSE

152
128
133
121
129
122
151
153
122
141
140
147
129
140
142

146
151
128
133
122
131
124
153
154
124
143
141
148
131
141

124
146
151
128
134
123
131
125
153
155
124
143
142
149
132

162
132
156
162
138
144
134
143
135
165
168
135
156
154
161
Fig#25

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

LDCCfrom
Western
43
42
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41

AB

Total

45
45
45
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46

682
654
664
641
620
617
637
671
661
682
672
663
672
671
673

PotentialSavings
Therearepotentialcostsavingsthatcanbeidentifiedintheoperations,utilities,maintenance,includingthe
eliminationofrenewalneeds.Thesavingswouldbeinitiallyover$610,000,excludingtherenewalneeds.
Becauseoftheschooltopupfundingbeingeliminatedoverthenext3years,fundingwillcontinuetobe
reduced.Itshouldbenotedthattheseareestimatedcostsandtheymaynotberealizedfullyasthebuilding
willstillhavetobemaintained.Furthersavingswouldbeexpectedintermsofstaffingefficienciesand
resourceallocation.

100%ofthestudentsarebussedtoWesternSecondarySchool.Withstudentsbeingtransitionedtoamorelocal
SecondarySchool,buscostswillpotentiallydecrease.Thedistancestravelledwilldecreaseandbecausethere
areotherstudentsattendingthelocalschoolintheirnearbyarea,existingbusroutesmightalreadyexist.Thus,
apotentialdecreaseinthenumberofbussesmayresult.

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TheproposednewboundariesforthethreeadditionalABprogramschoolsareoutlinedbelowinFig#26.

Fig#26

TheseboundarieswerechosenbecauseofgeographicproximitytotheSecondarySchools.Itwasalsofeltthe
existingboundariesintheEssexDistrictHighSchoolareaofthefeederelementaryschoolswouldbe
appropriatetousesothatstudentsattendingelementaryschooltogetherwouldhavetheopportunityto
remainwiththeirpeerstoenhancetheeaseoftransitionintotheirsecondaryschool.

Asmentionedthroughoutthereport,Fig#27outlinestheprojectedenrolmentoftheproposedconsolidationof
HDHS,KDHS,andtheWSSstudentsintheLDCCandABprogramsthatfallinthenewproposedboundaries
fortheconsolidatedschoolforthegrade912students.

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ENROLMENTPROJECTIONSFORHDHS,KDHS,WSS(AB+LDCCSTUDENTSINBOUNDARY)
PROPOSEDCHANGE

KingsvilleDHSand
HarrowDHSwith
WesternLDCCandAB

Gr9

Gr10

Gr11

Gr12

SCSE

LDCCfrom
Western

AB

Total

20152016
20162017
20172018
20182019
20192020
20202021
20212022
20222023
20232024
20242025
20252026
20262027
20272028
20282029
20292030

204
178
174
168
177
167
191
189
163
179
178
180
155
169
171

200
200
175
172
167
177
167
191
188
163
179
177
180
156
169

184
200
200
175
173
168
177
168
191
190
163
179
178
180
157

233
202
219
220
194
192
187
197
186
211
210
180
199
197
199

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

43
42
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41

45
45
45
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46

919
877
864
832
808
801
819
842
825
840
827
813
809
799
793

Fig#27

TransitionalIssuesandNextSteps
SelectingimplementationdatesofJuneandSeptember2016,allowstheBoardtimetoworkwiththeaffected
communitiesandfamilies.Thetimelinewillprovideopportunitiestomakeanynecessaryadjustments.The
datesalsoprovidetheBoardandschoolstimetoplaneffectiveimplementationstrategiestocompletethe
proposedrecommendations.

ItmustbenotedthatourCapitalrequestsmustbesubmittedtotheMinistrybyOctober31,2015.TheGECDSB
hassubmittedanewJKthroughgrade12Kingsvilleschoolinpastsubmissions,whichwerenotapproved.
OurbeliefisthattheconsolidationofHarrowDistrictHighSchool,KingsvilleDistrictHighSchool,Kingsville
PublicSchool,JackMinerPublicSchool,theLocallyDevelopedCurriculumCoursestudents,andtheAdaptive
BasicstudentsfromWesternSecondarySchoolwillbuildanextremelystrongbusinesscaseforoursubmission
undertheSchoolConsolidationCapitaltotheMinistrywiththehopeofbeingapprovedthefundingnecessary
foranewstateoftheartJK12schoolinKingsville.Thisfundingisspecificallyallocatedfornewschools,
retrofitsandadditionsthatsupportschoolconsolidations.

Further,theconsolidationofsomeoftheWesternSecondarystudentsintheLocallyDevelopedCurriculum
CoursesandthestudentsintheAdaptiveBasicprograms,paralleledwiththeextremelyhighrenewalneedsof
GAHSwillalsopresentalegitimatebusinesscasetotheMinistrytoattainfundingforanewgrade912High
SchoolintheAmherstburgarea.

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Conclusion
ThishasbeenacomplicatedandemotionalProgramandAccommodationReview.Thecommitteehasspent
anextensiveamountoftimeanalyzingalargevarietyofdata.Manyscenarioswerescrutinized.
Bearinginmindalltheconsiderationsreflectedinthisreport,itisStaffsstrongbeliefthatits
recommendationsabovearebothfiscallyresponsibleandprovideviableprogrammingsolutions.Afteran
extensivereviewprocess,staffarenotlookingtothepast,butratherarelookingforward,tobuilding
tomorrowtogetherforourstudents.