Meeting to decide accommodation review outcomes rescheduled

The Special Meeting of Rainbow District School Board to decide accommodation review outcomes has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

“At public meetings, parents asked the Board to delay the decision date until secondary school exams were complete,” said Chair Doreen Dewar. “Trustees passed a motion approving the new date at the regular Board meeting held on October 25, 2016.”

Rainbow District School Board is carrying out accommodation reviews in six planning areas in the 2016-2017 school year – Central Sudbury, Espanola, New Sudbury, Valley East, Valley North and West Sudbury.

The Board is currently seeking input at a series of public meetings. The input will inform the Capital and Accommodation Plan Final Staff Report.

The Board will continue to receive input through its online feedback form until Wednesday, November 16, 2016.

Schedule of Public Meetings

West Sudbury Planning Area
Meeting held on Monday, October 17, 2016
Online Feedback Form: www.bit.ly/feedbackoct17

Valley North Planning Area
Meeting held on Thursday, October 20, 2016
Online Feedback Form: www.bit.ly/feedbackoct20

New Sudbury Planning Area
Meeting held on Monday, October 24, 2016
Online Feedback Form: www.bit.ly/feedbackoct24

Valley East Planning Area
Meeting held on Thursday, October 27, 2016
Online Feedback Form: www.bit.ly/feedbackoct27

Espanola Planning Area
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Espanola High School
147 Spruce Avenue, Espanola
6 pm to 8:30 pm
Online Feedback Form: www.bit.ly/feedbacknov3

Central Sudbury Planning Area
Monday, November 7, 2016
Sudbury Secondary School
154 College Street, Sudbury
6 pm to 8:30 pm
Online Feedback Form: www.bit.ly/feedbacknov7

Rainbow District School Board approved modified accommodation reviews for Central Sudbury, Espanola, New Sudbury, Valley East, Valley North and West Sudbury at its regular meeting on Tuesday, August 30, 2016.

The reviews were approved following the presentation of the Capital and Accommodation Plan Initial Staff Report, which outlined the proposed delivery of education in each of the planning areas.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Staff will present the Capital and Accommodation Plan Final Staff Report to Trustees at a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, November 24, 2016.

A Special Board Meeting will be held on Monday, December 12, 2016 for members of the public to make presentations on the Final Staff Report to the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Board’s governance by-laws, which can be accessed here.

A Special Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 to decide accommodation review outcomes.

Locations and start times will be posted on rainbowschools.ca.

LEARN MORE:

More information is available on the Board website at rainbowschools.ca, including:
• Updates
• School Information Profiles
• News releases with background information
• Capital and Accommodation Plan Initial Staff Report
• Long-Term Capital Plan Reports
• Board Policy GOV-15 Student Accommodation
• Community Planning and Facilities Partnerships Administrative Procedures
• Ministry of Education Guide to Pupil Accommodation Reviews

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171, ext. 7217.