Middlesex Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review

Middlesex North Elementary Attendance Area Review Update

June 27, 2024

Thames Valley’s Board of Trustees has approved boundary changes for Delaware Central and Parkview Public Schools, effective September 2025.  

On June 25, trustees accepted and approved the final report of the Middlesex Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review (MEAAR). The review sought to address enrolment pressure at Delaware Central Public School.  

As part of this review, it set new boundaries for both schools and changed the home school for some students in Komoka-Kilworth from Delaware Central Public School to Parkview Public School.  

Please see below for a list of approved motions.

 

 Middlesex Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review Motions Carried

THAT the attendance areas for Delaware Central PS and Parkview PS as shown in Appendix A to the May 14, 2024, report title “Middlesex Elementary Attendance Area Review – Final Attendance Area Review Report” be approved and that this take effect for September 2025;  

 

THAT students who will be in Grade 8 in the year of implementation of the attendance area change and their siblings at Delaware Central PS be provided with the “legacy agreement option” to remain at their current school, with transportation (if eligible), for the duration of the school year of implementation; and 

 

THAT students from the attendance area for Delaware Central PS and Parkview PS as shown in Appendix A, who are currently enrolled at Delaware Central PS (up to and not exceeding enrolment 2024, not including those enrolled at Parkview PS through enrolment capping) be provided an out-of-area exemption to attend Delaware Central PS, should they indicate an exemption, without transportation.  

 

May 2024

Public delegations

Please visit the school board’s Public Input webpage if you wish to present your input about the review at the June 11 committee meeting. You may also submit written input/delegations about the review through the above webpage.

The deadline for registration and/or submission will be June 5 at 9:00 a.m.

Final report presentation

At the May 14, 2024 Planning and Priorities Advisory Committee Meeting,  staff presented a report about the Middlesex Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review.

Read the final report (PDF)

A recording of the presentation is also included below.

Previous Updates

November 20, 2023 - Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC) Meeting Livestream 

Watch the AARC Committee meeting on YouTube
October 25, 2023 - Board to seek public feedback on Middlesex Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review
On October 24, 2023, Thames Valley District School Board Trustees supported plans to seek public feedback on the Middlesex Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review (MEAAR) initial report.

The report includes options for balancing enrolment at Delaware Central Public School and Parkview Public School.

Next steps will involve forming an Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC) as well as school level sub-committees with parent/guardian representatives from each affected elementary school. The sub-committees will hold meetings with their school communities to gather public feedback about the options under consideration.

Boundary changes would only take effect following public consultation and Trustee approvals. The soonest the Board would implement any attendance area changes would be September 2025.

For more information, including interactive maps where families can search to see if their address is within the proposed attendance areas, please visit www.tvdsb.ca/mearr.

Watch the Initial Report Presentation on YouTube

Read the MEAAR Initial Report (PDF) 

Additional Details

Maps of Proposed Boundary Changes
Proposed Process and Timeline
  • October 10, 2023: Initial presentation at Planning and Priorities Advisory Committee (PAPA) meeting
  • October 24, 2023: Board of Trustees decide whether to proceed with review and establishment of Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC)
  • October 2023: Website published to solicit feedback and answer questions regarding the boundary option under consideration
  • October - November 2023: Establish Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC)
  • November 27, 2023: Virtual AARC meeting
  • December 2023 - February 2024: Coordinate school-level AARC subcommittee meetings
  • March - April 2024: Review school community feedback and prepare Final Attendance Area Review Report
  • May 14, 2024: Presentation of Final Attendance Area Review Report
  • June 11, 2024: Public delegations meeting
  • June 25, 2024: Decision of the Board of Trustees
  • September 2025: Implementation of the decision of the Board of Trustees
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