At its June 23, 2020 Board Meeting, Trustees approved the following motion:

“That the next attendance area review address the significant student distribution problem in the City of London, pending Capital Priorities submission results, as well as the overcapacity accommodation issue at Roch Carrier French Immersion Public School.” 

The subject report provides options for resolving the overcapacity issue at Roch Carrier French Immersion (FI) Public School (PS) and a separate report to be presented in November will provide options for addressing student distribution challenges in the City of London. 

Roch Carrier is Oxford County’s only FI elementary school. Due to the small facility size (on-the-ground capacity of 282 pupil places) and overall enrolment growth in Oxford County, the school is sustaining accommodation pressure.

In addition to enrolment pressure at Roch Carrier FI PS, there is also a growing accommodation challenge across English-track schools in the City of Woodstock. There are a number of elementary schools that are experiencing capacity constraints and where enrolment is projected to steadily increase.

However, there are also schools that are underutilized with stable or declining enrolment. Through discussions with Ministry of Education Capital Program Branch staff regarding the TVDSB’s 2019-2020 Capital Priorities Grant Program submission, Administration was encouraged to develop accommodation solutions in the City of Woodstock that address both enrolment pressure and underutilization of schools prior to pursuing funding for capital investments in this area.

•  Initial Attendance Area Review Report for the Oxford County French Immersion and City of Woodstock Elementary Panel Accommodation Review – February 23, 2021
• Oxford County French Immersion and City of Woodstock Elementary Panel Accommodation Review, Watson & Associates – February 23, 2021
• TVDSB Accommodation Plan – 2020-21 School Year Planning Approaches – June 23, 2020
• Board report on Woodstock elementary school accommodation issues – Oct. 27, 2020

From the Minutes of the April 24, 2018 Board meeting:

Superintendent S. Mark D introduced Learning Supervisor L. Munro, Planning Coordinator B. Moore and Planning Analyst D. Kettle. S. Mark referred to the Western Middlesex Attendance Area Review (2018) Initial Report (item 13.a) provided to Trustees in advance of the meeting.

It was noted this report was prepared in response to the following motion of 2017 November 28:


THAT Administration provide an Initial Attendance Area Review Report for the Komoka- Kilworth area by 2018 April 24. 


S. Mark reviewed the slide-deck provided in the agenda package. S. Mark reported in order to address the accommodation challenges in the Komoka-Killworth and Delaware areas of Western Middlesex County the creation of a Holding Zone and designation of a Holding School is recommended. Administration responded to questions of clarification.

The following recommendation was moved by Trustee Morell, seconded by Trustee J. Bennett and CARRIED: 


THAT an Attendance Area Review be conducted for the attendance area (inclusive for assigned/future holding zones) of Parkview P.S., Valleyview P.S., Oxbow P.S., and Delaware Central P.S. 

THAT the review, as per the TVDSB Attendance Area Review procedure, be commenced no later than 2018 November 27 with the final report presented to Trustees no later than 2019 May 28.

THAT, during the review, consideration of boundary adjustments be given to the boundaries for Caradoc P.S., East Williams Memorial P.S. and Centennial Central P.S.

In consideration of the above, the following deferred motion of 2017 November 28 was withdrawn.

THAT the Kilworth Holding Zone be created for subdivision plans 39T-MC-CDM1704, 39T-MC1301, 39T-MC0902 as outlined on Figure 16 of the Western Middlesex Attendance Area Review (2018) Initial Report, designated to Delaware Central PS as a Holding School.

About

On September 26, 2017 the Board authorized Senior Administration to conduct an Attendance Area Review for the Elementary French Immersion program serving Elgin County.

The review was in response to the growing demand for French Immersion programs within Elgin County, the capacity issues at Pierre Elliott Trudeau and to address the interim solution of Grade 7 and 8 Immersion programs temporarily located in Port Stanley.

The Attendance Area Review focused on the options for new SK-8 attendance areas for both Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School and a new French Immersion School to be located at Sparta Public School, as of September 2018. 

French Immersion parents and guardians were invited to participate in the public consultation process as a member of the Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC) for their school. The committees were asked to share with and gather information from their respective community and to complete a report to the Board that represents input from the community.

Key Dates

Reports and Shared Information

Approved Recommendations

The following reflects the decisions made by the Board of Trustees for the Thames Valley District School Board on February 27, 2018.

1. THAT a new single track SK to grade 7 French Immersion Public School open at 45885 Sparta Line, St. Thomas, effective 2018 July 1.
   
   
2. THAT the new French Immersion Public School, located at 45885 Sparta Line, St. Thomas, attendance area for SK to grade 7 French Immersion program be approved, as per Figure 01, with the exclusion of area A, effective 2018 July 1.
   
   
3. THAT the Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School attendance area for SK to grade 7 French Immersion be approved, as per Figure 02, effective 2018 July 1.
   
   
4. THAT the Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School attendance area for grade 8 French Immersion be approved, as per Figure 03, effective for the 2018-2019 school year only.
   
   
5. THAT the Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School Extended French Immersion attendance area be approved as per Figure 04, not including Area A, effective 2018 July 1.
   
   
6. THAT Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School and the new French Immersion Public School, located at 45885 Sparta line, St Thomas, school models be expanded to grade 8, effective 2019 July 01.
   
   
7. THAT the new French Immersion Public School, located at 45885 Sparta line, St Thomas, attendance area for SK to grade 8 French Immersion be expanded to include Area A as shown on Figure 01, upon the opening of the new Belmont Public School.
   
   
8. THAT the Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School attendance area for Extended French Immersion be expanded to include Area A as shown on Figure 04, upon the opening of the new Belmont Public School.
   
   
9. THAT the French Immersion attendance area for Princess Anne French Immersion Public School, Princess Elizabeth Public School be adjusted to exclude Area A as shown on Figure 01, upon the opening of the new Belmont Public School.
   
   
10. THAT the Extended French Immersion attendance area for Princess Elizabeth Public School and Louise Arbour French Immersion Public School be adjusted to exclude Area A as shown on Figure 04 upon the opening of the new Belmont Public School.
    
    
11. THAT a Naming Committee be established to provide input regarding the naming of the new French Immersion Public School, located at 45885 Sparta line, St Thomas.
    
    
12. THAT Transition Committees be established for the new French Immersion Public School, located at 45885 Sparta line, St Thomas and Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School based on the proposed attendance areas.
    
    
13. THAT New Sarum Public School, located at 9473 Belmont Road, St. Thomas, be declared surplus and offered up for disposition, upon the opening of the new Southeast St. Thomas and new Belmont Public Schools.
    
    
14. THAT students residing in Area A of Figure 01 be permitted to attend the new French Immersion school for French Immersion programming or Pierre Elliot Trudeau F.I. Public School for Extended French Immersion programming effective 2018 July 01, with the understanding that transportation will not be provided until such time as a new Belmont School is opened.

* Minutes of the February 27 Board meeting to be approved on March 27, 2018

1 - Attendance area for the new French Immersion Public School, located at 45885 Sparta Line, St. Thomas

2 - French Immersion attendance area for Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School

3 - Grade 8 French Immersion attendance area for Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School for the 2018 2019 school year only 

4 - Extended French Immersion attendance area for Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion Public School 

5 - Upon the opening of new Belmont Public School, the proposed Area A French Immersion attendance area adjustments to Princess Anne French Immersion Public School and Princess Elizabeth Public School 

6 - Upon the opening of new Belmont Public School, the proposed Area A Extended French Immersion attendance area adjustments to Louise Arbour French Immersion Public School and Princess Elizabeth Public School 

• Summerside Holding Zone at Fairmont Public School
• Summerside Holding Zone at Princess Elizabeth Public School
• Summerside Holding Zone at Tweedsmuir Public School
• Westminster Central Public School
• New Southeast London Elementary School

Following is the summary of recommendations approved by the Board of Trustees on April 14, 2015.

1. That the attendance area for the proposed Southeast London JK to 8 Elementary School and Westminster Central Public School be approved as per Map 1, contingent upon Ministry of Education funding approval for the new school, upon opening.

2. That the Summerside Holding Zones, holding at Fairmont, Princess Elizabeth and Tweedsmuir Public Schools (Map 2) be permanently accommodated at the proposed Southeast London Elementary School, upon opening.

3. That the Grade 8 students, and their siblings, residing in the areas designated to the proposed Southeast London Elementary School, as per Map 1, be eligible to remain at the current designated school for the year of opening only, of the new school, with transportation if eligible, in order to graduate with their peers.

4. That the students in attendance as of March 1 at Westminster Central Public School be designated to the proposed Southeast London Elementary school at the time of the school's opening, be allowed to continue to attend Westminster Central Public School for the year the proposed Southeast school opens, with transportation, if eligible, and continue for the following years, until graduation without transportation, or as long as Westminster Central Public School remains open.