Southeast London Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review (SELAAR)

THAT the attendance areas for Summerside PS and the new Southeast London elementary school as shown in Appendix A to the April 8, 2025, report title “Southeast London Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review: Final Attendance Area Review Report” be approved and that this takes effect upon the opening of the new Southeast London elementary school;

And THAT students who will be in Grade 8 in the year of implementation of the attendance area change and their siblings at Summerside PS and John P. Robarts PS be provided with the “legacy agreement option” to remain at their current school for the duration of the school year of implementation only, with transportation (if eligible).

On October 22, 2024, Thames Valley District School Board Trustees supported plans to seek public feedback on the Southeast London Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review (SELAAR) initial report. 
The report includes options for establishing an attendance area boundary for the new yet-to-be-named southeast London public school that was approved in 2024.

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 2026.

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/selaar.

• SELAAR Initial Report
• SELAAR Presentation (Planning and Priorities Advisory committee - October 8, 2024)

• Option #1 – The new school will open below capacity but will be full by approximately 2029. Summerside Public School will be full when new school opens.

  • Map
  • Interactive map

  Option #2 – New school will open near capacity but face more long-term pressure. Summerside Public School will be under capacity when school opens. 

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  • Interactive map

October 8, 2024: Initial presentation at Planning and Priorities Advisory Committee (PAPA) meeting

October 22, 2024: Board of Trustees decide whether to proceed with review and establishment of Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC)

October 2024: Website published to solicit feedback and answer questions regarding the boundary option under consideration.

Policy - Pupil Accommodation (4015)

Procedure - Pupil Accommodation and Facility Organization (4015a)

Procedure - Community Planning and Facility Collaboration Opportunities (4015b)

Procedure - Attendance Area Review (4015c)

Procedure - Holding Zones and Holding Schools (4015d)

What is an attendance area review? (YouTube)

What is a holding zone? (YouTube)

How are new schools built? (YouTube)