1. Interim Report to Hopewell Community May 10, 2011
OCDSB Centretown, Glebe and Old Ottawa South Working Committee on Accommodations
Interim Report to Hopewell Community May 10, 2011

2. Background
Several schools in area have population and/or program challenges (some detail following next slide)
“Emergency” consultation in Fall/Winter led to move of JK for this Fall from First Ave. to Mutchmor
This process is hoped to be instead of a formal “Accommodations Review Committee,” as that typically takes 2 years and has a lot of cumbersome provincial requirements
Committee includes 2 reps from each school’s Council, plus 1 from each of 3 Community Associations
Schools involved:
Cambridge Street Public School          Glashan Public School Centennial Public School                         Hopewell Avenue Public School Elgin Street Public School                        Mutchmor Public School First Avenue Public School

3. Hopewell’s Issues Over-population Decline of English and MFI programs
(Projected)
27%
23%
16%
12%
57%
65%
Total: 890 (111% of Cap.)
Total: 970 (121% of Cap.)

6. Other Factors
Catchment areas for schools vary widely in sizes for different programs (see following slides)

7. English JK-6
Catchment
Areas

8. EFI JK-6
Catchment
Areas

9. English 7-8
Catchment
Areas

10. EFI 7-8
Catchment
Area

11. MFI 4-8
Catchment
Areas

12. Issues Before the Working Group
What is a “community school” or a “neighborhood school”?
What makes programs stronger or weaker? Does larger numbers necessarily make for stronger programs?
With most schools in the study area being older, less flexible structures, and the Board having no capital to spend on modernizing them, how do we match the structures and their capacities with the desires of the neighborhoods?

13. What the Hopewell Community thinks (from Survey, May, 2010)

14. What the Hopewell Community thinks (from Survey, May, 2010)
“How do you feel about these options for reducing the student population?”

15. Board Staff Proposed Solutions
Staff was asked to start the conversation with two theoretical proposals. Goals:
Re-balance populations so that 2015 capacities in all schools are roughly 100%
Address program weaknesses by consolidating smaller populations into bigger ones
Result: Scenarios A and B (summary follows)

16. Scenario A
Elgin Street JK-6 English program consolidated at Centennial
Hopewell JK-6 English program consolidated at Mutchmor
Portion of First Ave EFI program redirected to Hopewell
Portion of Hopewell 7/8 EFI redirected to Glashan
Hopewell 7/8 ENG/MFI/SE program relocated to Glashan
Centennial/Hopewell 4-6 MFI consolidated at Elgin

17. Scenario A Hopewell Elgin Centennial First Ave Mutchmor Glashan EFI
4-6 MFI
JK-6 Eng
JK-6 Eng
7/8 EFI (FA & ELG)
7/8 ENG/MFI/SE
4-6 MFI
First Ave
Mutchmor
Glashan
EFI

18. Scenario A – After-Effect
Hopewell
Elgin
Centennial
JK-8 EFI
JK-6 EFI
JK-6 Eng SE
First Ave
Mutchmor
Glashan
JK-6 EFI
JK-6 Eng
1-6 Gifted
7-8 Eng
7-8 MFI
7-8 EFI SE

19. Scenario B
Elgin Street JK-6 English program consolidated at Centennial
Hopewell JK-3 English program consolidated at Mutchmor
Mutchmor 4-6 English program consolidated at Hopewell
First Ave PS 4-6 EFI program relocated to Glashan
Portion of Hopewell 7/8 EFI redirected to Glashan
Glashan 7/8 ENG/SE program relocated to Hopewell
Hopewell/Centennial 4-6 MFI program relocated to Mutchmor
Hopewell 7/8 MFI program consolidated at Glashan

20. Scenario B Hopewell Elgin Centennial First Ave Mutchmor Glashan
4-6 MFI
JK-3 Eng
JK-6 Eng
7/8 EFI (FA & ELG)
7-8 MFI
4-6 MFI
First Ave
Mutchmor
Glashan
4-6 Eng
7/8 ENG/SE
4-6 EFI

21. Scenario B – After-Effect
Hopewell
Elgin
Centennial
4-8 Eng
JK-8 EFI
JK-6 EFI
JK-6 Eng SE
First Ave
Mutchmor
Glashan
JK-3 EFI
JK-3 Eng
4-6 MFI
1-6 Gifted
7-8 Eng/SE
7-8 MFI
4-8 EFI

22. Where Hopewell/OSCA Reps Stand
Opposed to both Scenarios A and B
Want to keep all 3 streams at Hopewell in some form, and have proposed a model that does that
Lots of discussion and debate ahead; we will have another community meeting soon after next meeting, early in June
We need your input on what trade-offs would be acceptable