Eastern School DistrictSchool Organization Plan

Public Presentation

Colonel Gray Family of Schools

Feb. 24, 2009

Impact of Declining Enrollment

Eastern School District2001 2008

15,173 13,111

6 Years – Loss of 2,000

Impact of Declining Enrollment 20 elementary schools have lost

between 30% and 50% of students in the past decade

10 schools with 90 or fewer students

35 of our schools will lose students in the next decade

14 will lose up to 25% more of their students

2001 2008% Change

Colonel Gray 972 998 +3%Birchwood 447 317 -29%Parkdale 159 102 -36%Prince Street 327 236 -28%Queen Charlotte 560 526 -6%Spring Park 487 319 -34%St. Jean 209 106 -49%West Kent 127 183 +44%West Royalty 450 394 -22%

2008 2015% Change

Colonel Gray 998 730 -27%Birchwood 317 236 -25%Parkdale 102 80 -22%Prince Street 236 194 -18%Queen Charlotte 526 499 -5%Spring Park 319 310 --St. Jean 106 109 --West Kent 183 162 -11%West Royalty 394 502 +27%

How has this development impacted our students?

1. The breadth and depth of specialist programming

Physical Education Music Resource-based learning French

2. The scope of student support services

Guidance Special Education Resource Reading Recovery

3. Teaching – Learning Process Teachers “stretched” across grades Teachers “stretched” across subject

areas Teacher isolation Lack of administrative direction and

support

4. Student Diversity Children’s social and emotional

development may be affected by split classes and soon, triple-graded classes

Why are we concerned?

Student Achievement

Student Improvement

Literacy – Numeracy standards increasing

What should we do?

Focus on the teaching – learning process

Emphasize structured and explicit teaching methods aimed at specific skill development in reading, writing and mathematics

What is the best way to do it? At least 2 teachers per grade Single graded classrooms 15-20 students grade 1-3, 20-25

students grade 4-6 Strong student support and

specialist programs Within grade teacher collaboration

and administrative leadership and support

Parkdale Catchment Area102 Students

Parkdale Elementary - 61 Brackley - 9 Brackley Beach - 8 Sherwood Elementary - 6 St. Jean (Hillsborough Development) - 4 Prince Street (Hillsborough Village) - 2 Central Queens Elementary - 2

Parkdale Elementary 102 students – 9.18 FTE Grade 1 - 15 students Grade 2 - 16 students Grade 3 - 20 students Grade 4 - 19 students Grade 5 - 14 students Grade 6 - 18 students S/T Ratio – 11.11

Parkdale Elementary Programs Resource – 1.00 (Administration) Special Education – 1.00 (Administration) Guidance – .33 Library – No qualified teacher librarian Physical Education – .40

(Grade 5 core subjects except LA) Music – .40 Principal (.50) – Gr. 1-3 Resource (.50) Vice-Principal (.20) – Resource - Gr. 4-6, French

- Gr. 6, LA - Gr. 5 (.80) French – .3 (2 staff)

St. Jean Catchment Area106 Students

St. Jean Elementary - 39 St. Jean (Hillsborough Development) - 24 Prince Street (Hillsborough Village) - 13 St. Jean/West Kent Dual Option -

10 Spring Park Elementary - 8 Prince Street Elementary - 5

St. Jean Elementary 106 students – 12.24 FTE Grade 1 - 17 students Grade 2 - 16 students Grade 3 - 16 students Grade 4 - 15 students Grade 5 - 17 students Grade 6 - 13 students Grade 6 - 12 students S/T Ratio – 8.6

St. Jean Elementary Programs Resource – 1.40 Special Education – 1.40 Guidance – 1.00 Library – .40 (4 other subjects) Physical Education – .60 (2 other subjects) Music – .60 Principal (.60) – Gr. 4 spelling, Gr. 6 LA

(.40) Vice-Principal (.30) – Gr. 5 spelling, math,

health, science (.70)