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Project Information

The department of Planning and Transportation Services and the Area I Office has identified the need to address student enrolment in the residential district of Silver Springs.
Why has this student accommodation issue been identified?

  • There is excess capacity at both Silver Springs and W.O. Mitchell Schools

In order to effectively use space and resources for both educational programming and plant operations & maintenance, there is a need to provide: 

  • Sustainable regular programming for students in grades k-6 from the residential district of Silver Springs
  • Effective use of space and resources
  • For both educational programming and plant operations & maintenance

The department of Planning and Transportation Services and the Area I Office is working with school and community stakeholders to address this issue. See below for the community engagement strategy and meeting documents to help you stay informed.

Community Engagement Strategy

Our goal is to involve you by obtaining your feedback to develop possible scenarios to address this accommodation challenge and implementation of any recommendation.
By involve, we mean that we will:

  • Seek your input on the development of possible options for students in the residential district of Silver Springs
  • Keep you and other identified stakeholders informed
  • Listen to and acknowledge concerns
  • Be open to feedback regarding any proposed administrative recommendation

Your input may influence the possible options considered and final implementation plan. However, the final decision on any attendance area changes will be made by the Area I Director in conjunction with the System Principal of Planning and Transportation Services. Any decisions regarding consideration of closure of programs and/or schools will be made by the Board of Trustees upon a recommendation from the Area I Director and the System Principal of Planning and Transportation Services.  We will also provide you with an opportunity to offer feedback on this engagement process. 

Meetings and Communication

Date Meeting/Communication Type Documents (PDF)
  Community engagement plan • Community engagement plan
Oct. 12, 2011 Area I student accommodation meeting with parent representatives to share information with their school communities. • Presentation
Dec. 12, 2011 Meeting with principals, and parents of identified schools to present issue and seek feedback.

• Presentation
• Parent feedback
• Priorities survey
    • Focus group survey
Jan. 30, 2012 Focus Group Meeting #1 • Presentation
• Parent feedback
• Sticky notes
• Questions
• Update
Mar. 12, 2012 Focus Group Meeting #2 • Presentation
• Questions
• Values and principles
• Update
• Scenarios and Q & A
Apr. 11, 2012 Focus Group Meeting #3

• Presentation
• Update

 

Apr. 18 - May 17 Survey • Silver Springs scenarios survey

Online feedback

If you have feedback that you’d like to share with us, whether it’s about the community engagement process or the project, please fill out the online form available here.


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