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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-09-21, Page 16Wedneseay, September 21, 2011 • Signal Star 15 orne Central and Holmesville schools under review sults may affect derich, Clinton, Ellett Central PS 11 and Holmesville public 1 undergo an.accommoda- c gut Brookside Public School scrutiny for now, the Avon District .School Board s decided. 13 board meeting,trustees need with a 'recommenda-. all three schools under an lion review den review is a result of es, discovered in the spring Colborne Central PS. The elation of Colborne Central to a section of the former blic School in Goderich at g of the -school year. of fixing the mould and uee at Colborne Central is million dollars. Mike Ash, dent of education, school operations, told trustees that repair costs at the school for work not related to mould come in at $966,400. Director of education Ted Doherty said total repair costs for Colborne Cen- tral are about two million dollars, but told trustees not to compare that figure to repair costs for other schools since updated information for those schools is not available yet. Trustees were also given projected enrolments, capacity and loading infor- mation for five schools in the northwest Huron area: Brookside PS, Colborne Central, GDCI Elementary, Goderich Public School and Holmesville PS. Ash noted that each school is pro- jected to have some declining enrol- ment over the next decade except for Goderich PS, which is expected to have a slight increase. Both Goderich PS and GDCI Elementary have stable enrol- ments and have the capacity to take in additional students if necessary, Ash added. Ash told trustees that the enrolments at Holmesville PS, however, area con- cern. Triple grade classes have been created in the past "and continue to be a real possibility," according to the pre- liminary accommodation analysis report. Examining loading percentages, Holmesville PS came in at 45% loading capacity. A loading per- centage of 60% or•lower can trigger a review. Brookside PS, which sits on the northwest bound- ary of the board and also takes in students from Bluewater District School Board, has a loading capacity of 62.8%. Ash said that the low loading capacity of Brook- side PS, the low enrolments at Holmesville PS and the costs of repairing Colborne Central led AMDSB staff to recommend those three schools for a review. But the proposed review could also impact other schools in the Huron area. Ash said Goderich PS, Clinton PS and possibly Hulled Central PS may see changes through migration of students or. bound- ary adjustments. North Perth trustee Jenny Versteeg questioned why Brookside PS was included in the review when there are other elementary schools, such as those in Goderich and Clinton, which are closer to Hol- mesville PS and Colborne Central PS. Ash said Goderich was not included in the review because the school community had just fin- ished an accommodation and transition process. He said that Goderich PS can still receive students from the current review but not be a part of it, as long as the school receives a number of students less than 5P% of their current population. Clinton PS was also kept out of the review because staff doesn't anticipate any "significant changes" to the school as a result of the review, er ".`"1111rs,p A Division of ShipCo international ,_ Watch For Our rand Re -Opening 816th Anniversary Celebration October 2011 at our new Goderich location ItVI5fr.stN We invite our Goderich Clients to visit or contact our Clinton Location 9 Albert Street ton Store: 519-482-11471 Head Office 519-482-3579 id like to sinconNy thank everyone for all the support and istance in the past iiw weeks and with our re -location 'E COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT 'MUM forward to seeing all of our Clients very soon at our new location l i 10+ although that school may also take in additional students, as long as the number is less than 50% of the school's population. Ash said Brookside PS was included In the review to give the board more options. Versteeg proposed an amendment, seconded by Northeast Huron trustee Colleen Schenk, to remove Brookside PS from the review. Versteeg said the school is outside the area around Colborne Central, calling Brookside PS "an outpost" and describing it as unique. The amendment passed and the amended motion for a review of only Colborne Central PS and Holmesville PS also passed. Doherty told trustees that the sudden review, presented in September of the 2011-2012 year was "particularlyunusual". Ash said the Colborne Cen- tral situation "basically forced our hand." Doherty said the board prefers to present pre- liminary reviews in June, like they did in lune of 2011 when the board decided to place four Strat- ford schools under review. Doherty said the next preliminary accommoda- tion review would not be until the school year of 2012-2013, and probably later in the school year than earlier. 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