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French Immersion Expansion in the West for September 2009
LH Frechette PS
November 19, 2008
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oard Welcome & Introductions
Greg Farrell – Principal, Louis-Honore Frechette PSSharon List - Superintendent of EducationJoel Hertz – TrusteeDawn Adams – Senior Planner
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1. Welcome & Introductions2. Growth of French Immersion:
Elementary & Secondary3. Issues of Growth/Planning4. Accommodation at Julliard PS5. Accommodation at LH Frechette PS6. The Proposal7. Boundary Process: Next Steps8. Questions9. Contact Information
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Elementary French ImmersionDate Central East North West
1981 Aurora Heights PS Meadowbrook PS Woodland PS
move to: moved to:
Jefferson PS, then Maple Leaf PS, then
Beverley Acres PS Mazo do la Roche PS
1985 Dickson Hill PS Deer Park PS
Franklin Street PS moved to:
RL Graham PS, then
WJ Watson PS, then
Keswick PS
1988 Royal Orchard PS
moved to:
Adrienne Clarkson PS
1989 Lester B Pearson PS
1990 Milliken Mills PS LH Frechette PS
2001 Buttonville PS Joseph A Gibson PS
moved to: moved to:
Sir Wilfrid Laurier PS Maple Creek PS, then
Julliard PS
2002 Oak Ridges PS Glad Park PS
moved to:
Windham Ridge PS
2003 Poplar Bank PS
2006 Mount Joy PS
2009 Elder's Mills PS (proposed)
Ventura Park PS (proposed)
Total 17 = 4 5 3 4
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Secondary French Immersion
Date Central East North West1989 Langstaff SS
Aurora HS
2000 Keswick HS moved to: Newmarket HS
2002 PE Trudeau HS
2009 Vaughan SS
Total 5 = 2 1 1 1
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• Provincial Capital FundingNeed to utilize all available pupil places
• Provincial InitiativesPrimary Class SizeFull Time Kindergarten
• Special Education Programming• Demographics/Yields• New Development
Phasing of UnitsSite availability
• Economy
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Julliard PS
OTG Capacity 516
Revised OTG Capacity 631 5 classroom addition (2008)6 pak 138
769
October 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NOM%
Utilization151 117 121 116 70 59 52 27 713 92.7%
8 grade 1 classrooms
Available spaces remaining: 56
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Attendance Boundary
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OTG Capacity 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
LH Frechette PS 481 560 590 629 668 687 707 711 713 715 708Portapac (6) 138
619
90% 95% 102% 108% 111% 114% 115% 115% 116% 114%
Available Pupil Places 59 29 -10 -49 -68 -88 -92 -94 -96 -89
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NOMOctober 2008 98 83 80 67 72 52 53 55 560
5 grade 1 classes
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Effective September 2009:
• LH Frechette PS and Woodland PS:
Uplands Learning Centre Community students move to Woodland PS
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Attendance Boundary
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Effective September 2009:• Create two new French Immersion Dual Track
Programs starting with grade 1:Elder’s Mills PS serving Vaughan WestVentura Park PS to serving Vaughan East
• Offer volunteer grade 2 and 3 French Immersion classes, if viable class sizes can be assembled
• All current LH Frechette PS French Immersion students from newly created Ventura Park PS FI boundary are able to remain until graduation
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LH Frechette PS:Wilshire ES Ventura Park PS
Julliard PS:
Bakersfield PS Carville Mills PSForest Run PS Herb Carnegie PS (Section A and B)Thornhill Woods PS Unnamed Block 11 #3 North ES
Unnamed Block 12 #2 ES
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Attendance Boundary
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SiblingsBoard Transfer PolicyTransportation limitations
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Boundary Process
Take recommended boundary change to Board for final approval.
March 2009:
Take recommended boundary change to Board Standing Committee;
March 2009:
Take recommended boundary change to Program Planning Committee;
February 2009:
Ventura Park PS Public MeetingElder’s Mills PS Public MeetingJulliard PS Community Meeting
January 2009:
Elder’s Mills PS School CouncilVentura Park PS School CouncilLH Frechette PS School CouncilRosedale Heights PSWilshire PS School CouncilJulliard PS School Council
November toDecember 2008:
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Questions
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Bill Gordon – Superintendent (retired)[email protected]
Planning Department:Jennifer Chepurny – Planning [email protected](416) 969-7170, Extension 2424
Thank you