Charlottetown Family of Schools Study Report 2017/2018

WhyThe Public Schools Branch is

committed to ensuring that its

students have access to quality

educational programs and

services.

Charlottetown Family of Schools Reviewed

Charlottetown Rural Senior High

Colonel Gray Senior High

Queen Charlotte Intermediate

Birchwood Intermediate

Spring Park Elementary

West Kent Elementary

Functional Capacity for the Charlottetown Family of Schools2018

School Functional Capacity (2016) Jan 2017 Review May 2018 Review Functional Capacity(2018)

Birchwood Intermediate 600 594 594 594

Charlottetown Rural Senior High 900 900 950 950

Colonel Gray Senior High 900 900 950 950

Donagh Regional 244 244 244 244

Glen Stewart Primary 550 569 672 550

L.M. Montgomery Elementary 382 382 350 350

Parkdale Elementary 244 244 200 200

Prince Street Elementary 391 391 358 358

Queen Charlotte Intermediate 620 620 620 620

Sherwood Elementary 575 599 550 550

Spring Park Elementary 500 576 500 500

St. Jean Elementary 460 461 423 423

Stonepark Intermediate 810 810 810 810

Stratford Elementary 500 500 500 500

West Kent Elementary 400 409 376 376

West Royalty Elementary 526 558 495 495

Approved Additions and Rebuilds in the Charlottetown Family of Schools

Additions are being added currently to LM Montgomery Elementary and Stratford Elementary. It is projected that the capacities of these two schools would increase to 520 students for LM Montgomery Elementary and 826 students for Stratford Elementary. The additions for LM Montgomery Elementary and Stratford Elementary are projected to be completed for September 2019.

Future additions are being planned for the replacement of Sherwood Elementary and an addition to West Royalty Elementary. The capacities for these projects will be confirmed once the planning phase is finalized.

What We Heard

Change is needed

Solve the problems

Rezoning at the elementary level is preferred

Slightly more support for a new build over additions at the intermediate and senior high school levels

Could there be a rezoning process that would better use the available space? -Online survey feedback

Removing Stratford kids and placing them in their own communities in their own school solves most of the overcrowding issues in city intermediates and Charlottetown Rural with only a few minor rezones back within the city (ie some of Queen Charlotte students to Birchwood for example). Stratford's booming population growth supports this long term plan for the future.- Online survey feedback

Elementary

Option 1

Rezone students living in Orchard

Hill/Lewis Point Park area who are

currently zoned to Spring Park

Elementary and who are in the

English program to West Royalty

Elementary.

.

● 142 students in the area

● 78 students in the English program

● West Royalty Elementary would be 519 students (only 24

students over capacity)

● By 2021, West Royalty Elementary Functional Capacity will

be 700 students with the addition

Elementary

Option 2

Rezone students living in the ‘Queen

Street circle’ area (this includes

Burns Avenue, University Avenue,

Brown’s Court, Belvedere Avenue,

and North River Road), who are

currently zoned for Spring Park

Elementary and are in the English

program to West Royalty Elementary.

● 149 students living in this area

● 99 students in the English program

● West Royalty Elementary would be 540 students (45

students over current capacity)

Elementary

Option 3

Rezone students living on North

River Road (inclusive of Churchill

Avenue, Peake Street, Windsor

Street, Spring Street, Villa Avenue,

Victoria Street, Green Street,

Highland Avenue, McGill Avenue,

Greenfield Avenue, Ambrose Street,

Pembrooke Terrace, Vail Drive and

Greenfield Avenue) who are currently

zoned for West Kent Elementary and

who are in the English program to St.

Jean Elementary.

Extend the St. Jean Elementary boundary to North River Road to include 63 students currently zoned to West Kent Elementary. ● Would require some internal services to be moved● West Kent Elementary would have room for growth● Transportation efficiency

Secondary

Option 1

Build an addition on Queen Charlotte

Intermediate to accommodate 200

students to meet enrolment

projections and leave some room for

growth or rezoning from Birchwood

Intermediate, if needed.

Build an addition on Queen Charlotte Intermediate for 200 students for classrooms and an additional gym.● Cost $9,500,000● Two years to build● Loss of ball field

Secondary

Option 2

Acquire property to build a Stratford

Secondary to accommodate

intermediate and senior high school

students for a population of 1400

students.

Build a 1400 student Stratford Secondary school.● Cost $59,500,000 (1400 students)● Acquire land● Rezone Stratford students from Charlottetown Rural

Senior High and Birchwood Intermediate to Stratford Secondary

● Rezone Donagh Regional students from Charlottetown Rural Senior High and Stonepark Intermediate to Stratford Secondary

● Redistribute Charlottetown students (1430-1570) between remaining intermediates and senior high schools.

Benefits● Alleviate infrastructure constraints on Charlottetown

intermediates and senior high schools● Transportation efficiency

Site Selection Consideration● Achieves transportation efficiency● Multiple road access● Access to green space● Sports facilities

Secondary

Option 3

Acquire property to build a senior

high school (grades 10-12) in

Stratford.

Acquire a property to build a 10-12 school in Stratford, rezone all

students living in the Stratford zone and the Donagh zone who

are currently zoned for Charlottetown Rural Senior High to a 10-

12 school in Stratford. Redistribute remaining high school

students between the two existing high schools.

● Cost: $34,000,000● Would leave 1600-1900 students for the two Charlottetown

Area senior high schools● Wouldn’t impact core programs for all three senior high

schools● Could be some specialized programming● Transition will be handled to ensure little impact on

prerequisites and scholarships for post-secondary● Recommendation would be partnered with an addition to

Queen Charlotte Intermediate for 200 students

Secondary

Option 4

Build an addition onto Charlottetown

Rural Senior High to accommodate 300

or more additional students with the

possibility of rezoning some students

from Colonel Gray Senior High to

Charlottetown Rural Senior High.

If the Public Schools Branch was to approve an addition for 300

additional students it would need to include:

● 12 standard classrooms

● Student washrooms

● 2 teacher planning rooms

● 2 small group rooms

● Second floor access, if two story addition was developed

● Cost: $13,100,000

● Time: Two years

Secondary

Option 5

Build an addition onto Colonel Gray

Senior High to accommodate 300

additional students.

If the Public Schools Branch was to approve an addition for 300

additional students it would need to include:

● 12 standard classrooms

● Student washrooms

● 2 teacher planning rooms

● 2 small group rooms

● Cost: $12,000,000

● Time: Two years

Concurrent Development

If the Board of Directors support building additions to existing schools

Additions to Colonel Gray Senior High, Charlottetown

Rural Senior High and Queen Charlotte Intermediate:

Colonel Gray Senior High(300 students) $12,000,000

Charlottetown Rural Senior High(300 students) $13,100,000

Queen Charlotte Intermediate (200 students) $9,500,000

Total (800 students) $34,600,000

Potential Timeline

Charlottetown Rural Senior High 2020-2022

Colonel Gray Senior High 2021-2023

Queen Charlotte Intermediate 2021-2023

Areas of Further Research

Review of land and infrastructure implications of

additions and new builds for options outlined

Rezoning implications of any additions to existing

schools

Rezoning implications if a new secondary school or

senior high is built

Class composition best-practices

Thank you