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Eastern School District School Organization Plan

Eastern School District School Organization Plan. Dr. Alex (Sandy) MacDonald Superintendent of Education January 7, 2009. Chronology. Nov./06 - Request to Department to complete study on impact of declining enrollment in public school system. Aug./08

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Eastern School District School Organization Plan

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  1. Eastern School DistrictSchool Organization Plan Dr. Alex (Sandy) MacDonald Superintendent of Education January 7, 2009

  2. Chronology • Nov./06 - Request to Department to complete study on impact of declining enrollment in public school system. • Aug./08 - Presentation by Department of Education to ESD on Provincial Declining Enrollment Study • Sept./08 - Request from Department of Education for an ESD School Organization Plan by Dec. 31/08 • Dec.17/08 - School Organization Report presented to ESD Trustees

  3. Chronology (Continued) • Jan. 7/09 • School Organization Report released to public • Jan. 7-April 7/09 • Ninety-day public consultation process • May 31/09 • Deadline for ESD submission to Provincial Government

  4. ESD Enrollment by School (Grades 1-9) SchoolGrades20012008Change (Actual) (Actual) Belfast Consolidated 1-9 283 144 -49% Birchwood Intermediate 7-9 447 317 -29% Cardigan Consolidated 1-8 215 118 -45% Central Queens Elementary 1-6 264 182 -31% Donagh Regional 1-9 166 141 -15% Dundas Consolidated 1-8 78 69 -11% East Wiltshire Intermediate 7-9 581 556 -4% Eastern Kings Consolidated 1-8 83 55 -34% Eliot River Elementary 1-6 439 411 -6% Englewood School 1-9 239 187 -22% Fortune Consolidated 1-4 129 53 -59% Georgetown Elementary 1-8 93 94 -- Glen Stewart Elementary 1-6 646 647 -- Grand Tracadie Elementary 1-6 54 30 -44% Gulf Shore Consolidated 1-9 331 218 -34% L.M. Montgomery Elementary 1-6 404 244 -40% Montague Consolidated 1-6 412 371 -10% Montague Intermediate 7-9 351 326 -7% Morell Consolidated 1-8 213 156 -27%

  5. ESD Enrollment by School (Grades 1-9) SchoolGrades20012008Change (Actual) (Actual) Mt. Stewart Consolidated 1-8 118 50 -58% Parkdale Elementary 1-6 159 102 -36% Prince Street Elementary 1-6 327 236 -28% Queen Charlotte Intermediate 7-9 560 526 -6% Rollo Bay Consolidated 5-8 126 34 -73% Sherwood Elementary 1-6 571 473 -17% Souris Consolidated 1-8 245 253 ✚3% Southern Kings Consolidated 1-8 332 263 -21% Spring Park Elementary 1-6 487 319 -34% St. Jean Elementary 1-6 209 106 -49% St. Peter’s Consolidated 1-8 109 59 -46% St. Teresa’s Consolidated 1-8 62 47 -24% Stonepark Intermediate 7-9 764 875 ✚14% Tracadie Cross Consolidated 1-8 123 73 - 40% Vernon River Consolidated 1-9 236 137 -42% West Kent Elementary 1-6 127 183 ✚44% West Royalty Elementary 1-6 450 394 -12% Westwood Primary 1-3 435 408 -6%

  6. Eastern School District has lost approximately 2,000 students in the past seven years – 2001-2008 • Twenty elementary schools have lost between 30-50% of students in the past decade

  7. School Statistics • 7 schools with 50 or fewer students • 7 schools where all 1-6 students are in split grades • 7 schools where: a) 0 grade 1 students b) 1 grade 1 student c) split grade 1/2 class • 10 schools with fewer than 100 students

  8. Enrollment Projections: 2008-2017 • Souris Schools — -25% • Morell Schools — -28% • Montague Schools — -25% • Colonel Gray Schools — -15% • Bluefield Schools — -6% • Charlottetown Rural — -5% Schools

  9. The “So What” Question ➀ Breadth/Depth of Programming • Physical education, music, resource-based learning (library) - .10 - .30 ➁ The scope of Student Support Services • Guidance, special education, resource, Reading Recovery® ➂ The Teaching - Learning Process • Multiple grades, multiple subjects, little supervision/support, little collaboration with same grade/subject peers ➃ Diversity • Nine smallest schools - smallest grades range from 1 to 5 students

  10. Suggested Groupings • School numbers should be sufficient to warrant: ➝ At least two teachers per grade ➝ 15-20 students per grades 1-3 ➝ 20-25 students per grades 4-6 ➝ Grade 1-6 configuration - approximately 210-270 students

  11. Advantages • Single grade classrooms • Greater student access to trained specialist teachers and programs and services they offer (physical education, music, French, resource-based learning [library], guidance, resource, computer studies, etc.) • Greater numbers of student role models • Broader and deeper collaboration between and among teachers • Improved administrative support and supervision

  12. RecommendationsSouris Family of Schools 1. The Eastern Kings Consolidated School be permanently closed. All grade 1-7 students will be enrolled in Souris Consolidated School and all grade 8 students enrolled in Souris High School. 2. The Fortune Consolidated School be permanently closed. All students will be enrolled in Souris Consolidated School.

  13. RecommendationsSouris Family of Schools (Cont’d) 3. The Rollo Bay Consolidated School be permanently closed. All grade 5-7 students will be enrolled in Souris Consolidated School and all grade 8 students enrolled in Souris High School. 4. The Souris Consolidated School be rezoned to a grade 1-7 configuration. A detailed rezoning report will be made public by December 2009 with implementation to take place September 2010. All grade 8 students attending Souris Consolidated for September 2009 will be given the option of attending Souris High School.

  14. RecommendationsSouris Family of Schools (Cont’d) 5. The Eastern School District ask the Provincial Department of Education to begin the planning of a single K-12 facility in Souris to serve all Souris and area students under a single administration. It is beyond the scope of this report to recommend that a new K-12 facility be constructed or Souris Consolidated/Souris High be remodeled. Regardless, a single K-12 facility in Souris designed to meet the curricular needs of these students is a necessity. 6. The Souris Kindergarten/Daycare be moved to accommodate the incoming students from Eastern Kings, Rollo Bay and Fortune schools.

  15. RecommendationsMorell Family of Schools 1. The Tracadie Cross Consolidated School should be permanently closed. These students should attend Mt. Stewart Consolidated School. 2. The St. Teresa’s Consolidated School should be permanently closed. These students should attend Mt. Stewart Consolidated School. 3. The St. Peter’s Consolidated School should be permanently closed. These students should attend Morell Consolidated School.

  16. RecommendationsMontague Family of Schools 1. Dundas School to close. Grade 1-6 students to attend Cardigan Consolidated and grade 7-8 students to attend Montague Intermediate School. 2. Georgetown School to close. Grade 1-6 students to attend Cardigan Consolidated and grade 7-8 students to attend Montague Intermediate. 3. Grade 7-8 students at Cardigan Consolidated be rezoned to Montague Intermediate. A detailed rezoning report will be made public by Dec. 2009 with implementation to take place Sept. 2010. These students will be given the option to attend Montague Intermediate for Sept. 2009.

  17. RecommendationsCharlottetown Rural Family of Schools 1. Grand Tracadie School to close. All students to be enrolled in L.M. Montgomery School. 2. The ESD ask the Department of Education to construct a new grades 4-6 facility in Stratford as close as possible to the existing Glen Stewart School.

  18. RecommendationsCharlottetown Rural Family of Schools (Cont’d) 3. Glen Stewart School be rezoned to accommodate incoming kindergarten students. A detailed rezoning report will be made public by Dec. 2009 with implementation to take place in Sept. 2010. 4. Stonepark Intermediate School be rezoned from its over 800 students to approximately 600 students. A detailed rezoning report will be made public by Dec. 2009 with implementation to take place in Sept. 2010.

  19. RecommendationsColonel Gray Family of Schools 1. The St. Jean Elementary School should be permanently closed and the students transferred to West Kent Elementary. 2. The Parkdale Elementary School should be closed and the students transferred to Prince Street Elementary School. 3. The catchment area of Birchwood Intermediate School should be rezoned to increase its population to approximately 500 students. A detailed rezoning report will be made public prior to December 31, 2009 with implementation occurring September 2010. 4. The catchment area of West Royalty Elementary should be rezoned to accommodate the incoming kindergarten students. A detailed rezoning report will be made public prior to December 31, 2009 with implementation occurring September 2010.

  20. RecommendationBluefield Family of Schools 1. The Westwood Primary School should be immediately renovated to accommodate the incoming kindergarten cohort. Its configuration should remain at K-3.

  21. 900 students relocated • 158 staff directly affected • 70 teachers, 22 administrators, 26 educational assistants, 15 bus drivers, 14 custodian cleaners, 11 administrative assistants

  22. Time Frame • School closures to take effect September 2009 • School rezoning to take effect September 2010

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