Information Open House March 10, – 9 pm

 Tonight we will have several information stations for the public to visit.  Please visit those areas that you are interested in and ask questions of the staff.  Pick up a copy of the feedback form to provide us with your thoughts on the project.  Follow the progress on the Board’s web site.

 Information stations:  Planning enrolments and demographics.  Draft options for the project.  Photos of ‘typical’ new features found in recently constructed schools.  Pick up your feed back form.

 Halton DSB has projected enrolment growth in Milton.  There are currently no new sites to construct a school on. (there will be sites in the future)

 Board staff suggested that we use an existing school/site and make it larger.  The Ministry of Education has approved the funding for a new school on the Martin St. P.S. site.  Several options are being considered and will be explained at the information evening.

 A ‘new’ school would be designed to include the following:  Junior Kindergarten to grade 8  740 pupil places  Speciality rooms for science, technology and music  Larger gymnasium  Support rooms

 In addition to the new building there are site related items that will also be looked at:  Parking  Bus loop/drop off  Car loop/drop off  Playground  Kindergarten play area

 Remove the existing building.  Build new school in the location of the original building.  Recreate or relocate heritage parts of the original building.  Students would have to be relocated off site during construction.  Schedule would be longer than other options.

 Build in the existing location of the school.  Students would have to be located off site at other school(s).  Existing sections or parts of the school could be reused.  Timing of the building and student moves need to be known and targets reached.  Lowers the ‘change’ to the area.

 Build a new ‘school’ next to the existing building.  May allow for students to remain on site.  Enables the ‘move’ into the new building to occur at almost anytime.  Some restricted use of the existing site during construction.  Safety and scheduling must be coordinated

 There are some unique characteristics of the site:  Located behind existing residential homes.  Looped drive is behind homes.  Rail line to the South West.  Triangular shape of the property.  History of the building.

 We have created a form for you to provide us with your feedback on the project.  Feel free to pick up a copy at the information meeting or on line.  Or submit your comments in your own form.  Please return the form to ‘Gerry Cullen’ at the JW Singleton Center by March 23, 2015  You can use any schools mail system.

 Staff will be gathering information from tonight, the Architect, the Town of Milton and Region of Halton.  A report will be prepared by staff recommending a specific approach to this project.  Trustees will set the direction at a meeting in May/June.

 Following approval of the approach staff will proceed with the details of design and approval.  Only after an option is approved will we be able to confirm the schedule.  We will keep the community informed through the school and the Board’s web site.  Thank you.