Regina Catholic School Division Building a Vision for the Future Information Meetings October 2015

Presentation Overview Review of the Past Board Motions – February 2015 Considerations & Guidelines Board Announcements – October 2015

Begin with the End in Mind… 30 schools (includes 1 Associate School) A student population that is growing and projected to continue to grow 3 new joint elementary schools to open September 2017 Capital capacity SE High School Feasibility Study

May 2014 – February 2015 -Consultation with school communities: -May, October & November 2014 -Building a Vision for the Future Praxis Survey: -November/December 2014 -Consultation & survey feedback presented to the Board: -January 2015 -Board review and decisions: -February 2015

Board Motions January 12, 2015 February 2 Guiding Principles Building a Vision for the Future Praxis Report February 2 Board Statements Regarding the 2015-2016 School Year Board Statements Regarding Division Plans Following the 2015-2016 School Year

RCSD Vision The Regina Catholic School Division will provide a quality Catholic education that is faith-based, student-centred and results-oriented. RCSD Mission The Regina Catholic School Division will work with the community and the local church to provide a Quality Catholic education that fosters academic excellence and the development of informed, responsible citizens.

Key Considerations Ensure a quality Catholic education is offered for each student within all Regina Catholic schools Strategically plan for and accommodate the annual projected student enrolment growth Strategically plan to incorporate the Division’s short, middle and long term proposals Strategically invest resources, and review program offerings and facilities usage for effectiveness and efficiency

Guiding Principles Make decisions to ensure a quality Catholic education Provide equitable student learning opportunities Provide a safe and healthy learning environment Maintain the best value for money in its resource allocations and facility utilization Ensure long term sustainability and stability considerations in all financial decisions Solicit and value community and partner inputs and dialogue Be flexible to accommodate unexpected challenges and changes Develop efficient and effective transition plans Adhere to the concept of transparency when planning for the future

Board/CSCC Linkage Meetings – May 2015 5 meetings held High schools Community schools French Immersion schools North/West elementary schools South/East elementary schools Reviewed the February 2, 2015 Board Motions Board announcements to be made by October 31, 2015

Board Announcements Building a Vision for the Future October 2015

Northwest

Northwest September 2017 St. Angela Merici School – French Immersion St. Nicholas School – English

Information – September 2017 École St. Angela is projected to have 515 students   St. Nicholas School is projected to open with an enrolment of 350 students (260 students from St. Angela and 90 students from St. Bernadette) St. Bernadette School is projected to have 450 students The transition for all St. Angela School English students will occur in September 2017

Boundary Change – St. Nicholas School

With new boundaries created for St. Nicholas and St With new boundaries created for St. Nicholas and St. Bernadette schools, transferring bused students from the former St. Bernadette catchment area to St. Nicholas School, will result in busing requirements with similar or potentially shorter bus routes English school boundary changes would result in: providing busing to students within the respective school boundaries

grandfathering St. Bernadette students who wish to remain at the school but will not be eligible for busing to St. Bernadette School if they reside in the St. Nicholas boundary making a busing exception for the St. Bernadette Grade 8 (approximately 8) students who would receive the option of busing, even though they are out of the St. Bernadette boundary

As of September 11, 2015, 429 out of 682 students attending St As of September 11, 2015, 429 out of 682 students attending St. Angela were bused to school, leaving 253 students that get to school by other means. It is possible that up to four bus routes would be required to transport English speaking students destined for St. Nicholas School pending the establishment of the walking/busing boundaries. Since all students from the current St. Bernadette School attendance area are presently bused to St. Bernadette School, no additional busing capacity would be required to bus these students to St. Nicholas School.

Southwest

Southwest September 2017 St. Kateri Tekakwitha School – Dual Track (English & French Immersion) St. Pius X School – French Immersion Deshaye Catholic School - English

Deshaye Catholic “English students” Boundary to St. Kateri

St. Pius “French Immersion Students” Boundary to St. Kateri

Information – September 2017 St. Kateri Tekakwitha is projected to open with an enrolment of 310 students (160 English and 150 French Immersion) École St. Pius X is projected to have 475 students Deshaye Catholic School is projected to have 300 students  

As of September 11, 2015, 296 out of 425 students attending Deshaye School were bused to school, leaving 129 students that get to school by other means. Deshaye students living within the current proposed St. Kateri boundary are bused to Deshaye and would be bused to St. Kateri with no anticipated change to the current busing complement. As of September 11, 2015, 388 out of 523 students attending St. Pius were bused to school, leaving 135 students that get to school by other means. St. Pius students living within the current proposed St. Kateri boundary are bused to St. Pius and would be bused to St. Kateri with no anticipated change to the current busing complement.

With new boundaries created for St. Pius, Deshaye and St With new boundaries created for St. Pius, Deshaye and St. Kateri schools, transferring bused students to St. Kateri will realize bus requirements to a different school/location with similar or shorter bus routes Given the number of students attending Deshaye Catholic and St. Pius from Harbour Landing, it is possible that bus routes may be eliminated at the time St. Kateri opens.

School boundary changes would result in: providing busing to students within the respective school boundaries grandfathering St. Pius and Deshaye students who wish to remain at their respective schools but will not be eligible for busing if they reside in the St. Kateri boundary making a busing exception for the St. Pius and Deshaye Grade 8 (Deshaye-15 and Pius-31) students who would receive the option of busing, even though they are out of their respective boundaries If St. Pius X receives Ministry approval to rebuild, it will become the French Immersion school for the area with St. Kateri offering only English programming

Southeast

Southeast September 2017 St. Elizabeth School – French Immersion St. Gabriel School – English St. Marguerite Bourgeouys School – English St. Dominic Savio School – English St. Andrew School – Under Review (with intent to repurpose/close)

Information – September 2017 St. Elizabeth School is projected to open with an enrolment of approximately 400 students St. Gabriel School is projected to have 429 students   St. Dominic Savio School is projected to have 232 students St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School is projected to have 219 students

Financial and operational efficiencies with 4 schools versus 5 schools All St. Andrew students would transition to the new school building for September 2017   St. Andrew has waited for at least a decade for a facility upgrade Significant French Immersion student enrolment numbers come from the east area of Regina Least disruption to the existing schools in east Regina

As many current French Immersion students live in east Regina, busing time would be reduced for students eligible for transportation As of September 11, 2015, 339 out of 393 students attending St. Andrew were bused to school, leaving 54 students that get to school by other means. It is possible that one additional bus route would be required to transport these students to St. Elizabeth School, pending the establishment of the walking/busing boundaries. It is possible, however, that students residing in the Greens on Gardiner subdivision that are currently bused to St. Andrew may no longer require busing (one route) pending finalization of the walking/busing boundary.

  St. Marguerite, St. Gabriel, St. Dominic remain viable for English programs (e.g. Praxis report) St. Marguerite School is projected to remain at an approximately 200 student enrolment over the next 10 years St. Marguerite and St. Dominic schools may be considered as additional sites for RCSD program relocations

High Schools Michael A. Riffel Catholic High School – no changes Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Catholic High School – no changes

Information – Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic High School LeBoldus’ projected 2025 enrolment is 1,201 students   LeBoldus’ space utilization is and will become more of a concern as the student population increases beyond its present enrolment number LeBoldus will realize the start of an enrolment growth within 3 years

High School French Immersion Projected Enrollments 1 LEBOLDUS   MILLER GRAND 2 Gr9 Gr10 Gr11 Gr12 TOTAL 3 Sep15 59 54 50 58 221 4 Sep16 70 233 5 Sep17 86 269 6 Sep18 81 296 7 Sep19 95 332 8 Sep20 112 374 9 Sep21 105 393 10 Sep22 113 425 11 Sep23 132 462 12 Sep24 122 472 13 Sep25 489 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 45 260 36 21 52 253 43 79 22 69 252 23 66 232 39 161 24 241 184 25 85 274 47 188 26 53 198 27 277 212 28

High Schools -English programming, and commencing in Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic High School -English and French Immersion programming Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School -English programming, and commencing in September 2018, Grade 9 French Immersion programming will be offered; Grades 9 & 10 will be offered in September 2019, etc…..

French Immersion Programming at Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School 2018-2019 – Gr. 9 French Immersion is offered (1st year of St. Elizabeth School French Immersion Gr. 8s transitioning to high school) 2019-2020 – Gr. 9 & Gr. 10 are offered 2020-2021 – Gr. 9, Gr. 10 & Gr. 11 are offered 2021-2022 – Gr. 9 - Gr. 12 are offered **The French Immersion elementary student enrolment increases beyond 2019 will continue to have an impact on high school facilities.

Information – Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School The Five Year High School Strategic Plan is being successfully implemented. Regardless of a new proposed high school, Miller will remain open.   Miller’s student enrolment numbers continue to increase due to a natural demographic shift from East Regina. Miller has space that may be repurposed based on future plans. Miller’s projected 2025 enrolment, without any new changes, is 880 students.

St. Elizabeth / Ecole St. Andrew will attend its neighbourhood high school Ecole St. Pius X / St. Kateri will attend their neighbourhood high school Phase in the grade levels beginning in September 2018 – First cohort of French Immersion Grade 9s at Miller; move to Gr. 10 and Gr. 9 in the sending year, etc. Will allow for long-term planning of high school enrolment capacity given the anticipated enrolment growth in South East and South West Regina

Communication to the St. Elizabeth School / St Communication to the St. Elizabeth School / St. Andrew School community is realized over 3 years Block scheduling would be required for Gr. 9 French Immersion students – this is already happening for the Gr. 9 English students at Miller Associate schools: St. Elizabeth, St. Dominic, St. Gabriel, St. Marguerite, St. Catherine, St. Theresa Keeping the French Immersion cohort together would be the same as when the French Immersion program originally began at LeBoldus Minimal change for the majority of families and students

Addresses program and utilization capacity at both schools for short and long term planning Investment of 1-2 more FI teachers would be required to initiate this change Investment of additional resources for the Miller French Immersion program Repurpose areas of Miller to accommodate the increased student enrolment

Thank You! Our Division looks forward to the opportunity of continuing to work with our school communities to meet the needs of our students and families to provide a quality Catholic education.