LAAR Elementary Panel Decisions
(Board Meeting, June 28, 2022)
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Trustees approve attendance area changes following London Attendance Area Review The Board of Trustees approved several recommendations outlined in the final London Attendance Area Review (LAAR) report during last night’s Board meeting in order to better balance enrolment across Elementary schools in the City. Administration presented the report at a special Board meeting on June 7, which was followed by presentations from the public at the June 22 Board meeting. “Enrolment is rapidly increasing in many London neighbourhoods as more families move to the City,” said Chair Lori-Ann Pizzolato. “It’s clear that our Board needs to act now to rebalance enrolment and strengthen our business cases with the Ministry of Education for building new schools in the future.” Trustees took public feedback into account when considering recommendations from the final report, which was developed in consultation with community subcommittees. Among the motions carried last night was one by Trustee Rahman requesting that the Chair send a letter to the Mayor of London and City Council to encourage further collaboration between Trustees and Councillors on development in the City and its impacts on London schools. To view a list of motions carried at last night’s Board meeting, view the "Motions Carried" menu below. |
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| THAT the attendance areas for the Northwest London Focus Area, forming part of the City of London Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review, be approved as shown in Appendix H and that these take effect in September of the year of opening of the approved new Northwest London elementary school;
THAT the attendance areas for the Downtown London Focus Area, forming part of the City of London Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review, be approved as shown in Appendix L, with the boundary changes between Aberdeen PS and St. George’s PS taking effect in the 2023-2024 school year and the boundary changes between Old North PS and St. George’s PS taking effect in September of the year of opening of the approved new Northwest London elementary school;
THAT Sir Arthur Currie PS students going into grade 8 in the first year of operation of the New Northwest PS be provided with the option to continue attending Sir Arthur Currie PS with transportation until graduation. That on a case-by-case basis, for families that apply by February 1st of the year of opening of the new Northwest School, the board will consider Out of Area Exemption Requests (Procedure 4012a) for students within the boundary of the new Northwest PS currently attending Sir Arthur Currie PS without transportation as well as those at St. George’s to Old North PS.
THAT the Sunningdale North holding zone be permanently accommodated at Old North PS as of the first year of operation of the new northwest London elementary school. Enrollment from this area will be monitored annually.
THAT the attendance areas for the West London Focus Area, forming part of the City of London Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review, be approved as shown in Appendix I and that these take effect in September of the year of opening of the proposed new West London elementary school;
THAT the attendance areas for the Southwest London Focus Area, forming part of June 7th, 2022, Final Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel, be approved as shown in Appendix J and that these take effect in September of the year of opening of the approved new Southwest London elementary school;
THAT a new holding zone (Uplands North Holding), as shown on Figure 6-3 to the June 7, 2022 Final Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel, be established within the attendance area of Centennial Central PS (including land known municipally as 2300, 2102, and 2154 Richmond Street; and 310 and 348 Sunningdale Road East) and that K-8 students from the holding zone attend Evelyn Harrison PS commencing in the 2022-2023 school year until permanent accommodations are available;
THAT a new holding zone (Northeast London Holding), as shown on Figure 6-3 to the June 7, 2022 Final Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel, be established within the attendance area of Cedar Hollow PS (including land known municipally as 1140 Fanshawe Park Road East; 2123, 2135, 2141, 2149, 2157, 2165, 2171, and 2179 Highbury Avenue North; and 1597 Sunningdale Road East) and that K-8 students from the holding zone attend Bonaventure Meadows PS commencing in the 2022-2023 school year until permanent accommodations are available;
THAT a new holding zone (East London Holding), as shown on Figure 6-2 to the June 7, 2022, Final Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel, be established within the attendance area of F.D. Roosevelt PS (including land known municipally as 840 and 850 Highbury Avenue North) and that K-8 students from the holding zone attend Sir John A. Macdonald PS commencing in the 2022-2023 school year until permanent accommodations are available;
THAT a new holding zone (West Kilbourne Holding), as shown in Appendix G from the June 7th, 2022, Final Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel, be established within the attendance area of Lambeth PS as proposed in the Initial Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review and that K-8 students from the holding zone attend Nicholas Wilson PS commencing in the 2022-2023 school year until permanent accommodations are available;
THAT a new holding zone (East Kilbourne Holding), as shown in Appendix G from the June 7th, 2022, Final Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel, be established within the attendance area of Lambeth PS as proposed in the Initial Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review and that K-8 students from the holding zone attend Glen Cairn PS commencing in the 2022-2023 school year until permanent accommodations are available;
THAT the attendance areas for the Eagle Heights Focus Area, forming part of the June 7th, 2022, Final Attendance Area Review Report for the City of London Elementary Panel, be approved as shown in Appendix K commencing in the 2023-2024 school year with the exception of the attendance areas for Mountsfield PS and Cleardale PS, which are approved as per Figure 11-3 in the Final Attendance Area Review Report and are to commence in the 2023-2024 school year.
THAT current students and their siblings residing within that portion of Highlands Holding at Mountsfield PS as of March 31, 2023 and designated to Cleardale PS be provided with the “legacy agreement option” to remain at Mountsfield PS with transportation (if eligible) only being provided for the 2023-2024 school year.
THAT current students and their siblings residing within that portion of the Victoria PS attendance area designated to Wortley Road PS as of March 31, 2023 be provided with the “legacy agreement option” to remain at Victoria PS.
THAT Bostwick Holding, currently being accommodated at Sir Isaac Brock PS, be amended and that new K-8 families within this holding zone be accommodated at Victoria PS commencing in the 2022-2023 school year until permanent accommodations are available; and
THAT Kipps Lane Holding at Sir John A. Macdonald PS be permanently accommodated at Sir John A. Macdonald PS commencing in the 2022-2023 school year. That the Chair write a letter to the Mayor and (city) Council outlining the concerns expressed in the subcommittee reports surrounding the need for further collaboration between Trustees and Councillors related to the future growth within the City of London and the need for further consideration of the impact development has on schools in TVDSB. |
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Sir Arthur Currie Public School enrollment process As per the Board motion of November 23, 2021 that the enrollment at Sir Arthur Currie Public School be reviewed annually with consideration given to allow for the future enrollment of students residing in the catchment area should space become available, the following process will be followed:
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