national sport school staff, student and parent meeting · 2019-11-18 · national sport school...
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National Sport School Staff, Student and Parent MeetingNovember 18, 2019
Agenda
Introductions
Background
Options for the future
Engagement timeline
Next steps
Questions – two ways to ask questions
1. App Go to slido.com and enter in event code #D654
Type in your question any time
If another question is of interest, you can use
thumbs up rather than typing same question
again
Questions with most interest rise to the top
2. Ask verbally
Welcome and Introductions
Lisa Davis, Trustee, Wards 6 & 7
Dianne Yee, Acting Superintendent,
School Improvement
Prem Randhawa, Director, Area 1
Carrie Edwards, Director, Property,
Planning & Transportation
Ken Weipert, Principal, Chinook Learning,
Cbe-learn and Home Education
Rob Jewan, Acting Principal
Leanne Topp, Acting Assistant Principal
Correcting the record
School Council Meeting – October 2019
Provincial Budget 2019
Principles of Participation
Listen to understand others’ perspectives
Disagree respectfully
Speak one at a time
Balance airtime fairly
Background
NSS opened about 25 years ago
Operated in multiple facilities (William
Aberhart High School, Ernest Manning
High School) prior to moving to
WinSport
Leased space at WinSport was intended
to be temporary
Government pledged money for a capital
project based on negotiations for the old
Ernest Manning site
Funding is no longer available
Issue
NSS has been identified on the Three-Year
System Student Accommodation Plan
(SSAP)
Lease for space at WinSport expires
June 20, 2020
It is not financially sustainable for the
program to continue operating at the
WinSport location
How Will We Address This Issue?
Share information with you about
options for the future
Gather your feedback on these options
in alignment with our Dialogue
Framework
What Else Will Guide Decision- Making?
In addition to stakeholder input and feedback, the
CBE will be guided by:
CBE Values
Students come first
Learning is our central purpose
Public education serves the common good
CBE Planning Principles
Minimize disruptions for students
Provide program continuity from kindergarten
to Grade 12
Keep cohort groups of students together
Allow students to attend school as close to
home as possible
Provide long term sustainability
Use space and resources effectively
CBE High School Engagement
Decisions about NSS, and all unique
setting schools, are “out of scope” for the
current CBE high school engagement that
seeks to balance enrolment across 20
high schools
Changes arising from the high school
engagement project will be made by
October 2021, and implemented Sept.
2022
Decision to be Made
By the end of February 2020, CBE
administration will make a
recommendation to the CBE Board of
Trustees about the location and
program delivery of the National Sport
School for the 2020-21 school year and
beyond. A final decision about the future
location and delivery of the program will
be made by the Board of Trustees by
end of May 2020.
Option A
NSS students will be relocated and
operate out of a CBE high school
(strong consideration for Bowness)
Where possible, students are
integrated with other students for
classes
In some circumstances, students
would come together as NSS
students for some courses
All students would be able to be
accommodated within single site
Students would continue to access
WinSport by self transport
Option B
NSS program closure
Students attend their designated
school
CBE schools have the flexibility to
work around athletes’ schedules and
needs
CBE schools have the capacity to
accommodate CBE students who
repatriate to their designated high
school
Decision-Making Process
Any time a program moves from one
location to another or a program closes,
the decision will go through a “closure
process.”
The closure process requires that a
formal report be presented to the CBE
Board of Trustees.
Report is submitted by CBE
administration, but final decision is made
by the Board of Trustees.
New process for school/program closures
effective November 2019.
Timeline
Nov. 26 – Dec. 13, 2019: Online survey
opportunity
January 2020: In-person meeting with NSS
students and parents
February 2020: Report presented to Board
of Trustees for consideration
Spring 2020: Decision is made by Board of
Trustees
Questions?
Two options for asking questions:
1. App
Go to slido.com and enter in event
code #D654
Type in your question any time
If another question is of interest,
you can use thumbs up rather than
typing same question again
Questions with most interest rise to
the top
2. Ask verbally
Closing Remarks
Thank you for your participation and
understanding.
We are committed to working
together with you to make the best
possible decision we can for NSS
students, given the circumstances
and options available to us.
Online survey will be emailed to you
next week.
This presentation will be posted on
the website.