Regina Catholic School Division École St Regina Catholic School Division École St. Andrew Parent Information Meeting March 8, 2016

Presentation Overview Review of the Past Board Motions: January, February, November – 2015 February – 2016 Education Act and Regulations Future Considerations

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

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 - Board 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 - Board 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 Motions January 12, 2015 Guiding Principles Building a Vision for the Future Praxis Report February 2, 2015 Board Statements Regarding the 2015-2016 School Year Board Statements Regarding Division Plans Following the 2015-2016 School Year November 2, 2015 That the Board approve that École St. Elizabeth will offer a single track French Immersion program, effective September 2017. That the Board approve that École St. Andrew be under review with an intent to repurpose/close said school, commencing November 3, 2015. That the Board approve that Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School will become a dual track high school offering French Immersion, in addition to the English program currently being offered, commencing September 2018.

Education Act Consent of school community council to school closure or discontinuance of grades or years 87.1(1) With respect to any school situated in a school district, the board of education may close the school or discontinue one or more grades or years taught in the school if, before the effective date of the closure or the discontinuance of grades or years, the board of education obtains the consent of the school community council to the closure or the discontinuance, as the case may be.

Regulations Review Criteria Section 95.81 In carrying out a review of the school pursuant to section 87.2 of the Act, the Board of education may consider all or any of the following: a) the physical condition of the school b) the operational cost per pupil c) the number of grades combined in each classroom d) any additional criteria that the Board of education considers relevant to the review

Begin with the End in Mind… Review of École St. Andrew St. Elizabeth School: opening September 2017 French Immersion – single track

Next Steps: CSCC Meeting – Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Discussed next steps regarding École St. Andrew under review with the intent to repurpose/close the school Parent Information Meeting – Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Action plan for the review of École St. Andrew

Next Steps Continued: Note to parents regarding the review of the school with the March 2016 progress reports Survey question, included on the school note, to be answered and returned to the school Kindergarten to Grade 6 families will be invited to respond to the survey question

School Note… Preamble: background information on the transition of the French Immersion program to St. Elizabeth School Question: I support the closure of École St. Andrew at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. Yes____ No____

Survey Follow Up… Survey Responses collected March 17 – April 6 Survey feedback shared with the CSCC April 12 CSCC approves a letter to the RCSD Board, informing of the survey review results and provides a recommendation (ie: the community supports the school closure or a formal review to be conducted in the fall) RCSD Board reviews the CSCC recommendation at either the May or June Public Board

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

Board Announcements Building a Vision for the Future October 2015

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 School French Immersion Projected Enrollments LEBOLDUS   MILLER GRAND Gr9 Gr10 Gr11 Gr12 TOTAL Sep15 59 54 50 58 221 Sep16 70 233 Sep17 86 269 Sep18 45 260 36 296 Sep19 52 253 43 79 332 Sep20 69 252 122 374 Sep21 66 232 39 161 393 Sep22 241 184 425 Sep23 85 274 47 188 462 Sep24 53 198 472 Sep25 277 212 489

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!