Meetings for Wembley Public School Accommodation Review Committee

For Immediate Release                       
Monday, February 11, 2008

Accommodation Review Committee for Wembley Public School


Hosts Public Meetings Beginning on March 5, 2008

Rainbow District School Board has established an Accommodation Review Committee for Wembley Public School. The committee includes parents/guardians from the School Council.

Parents/guardians and the community at large will have an opportunity to provide input as the consultative process unfolds. “A series of four public meetings will be held and we encourage parents/guardians and the public at large to attend,” said Board Chair Judy Hunda. “The first public meeting will be an information sharing session. This will be an opportunity for everyone to learn more about the accommodation review process, obtain data and ask questions.”

Schedule of Public Meetings


Wembley Public School

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Sharing the data

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
What is…. What could be

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Presentation of options developed by the Committee

Monday, June 16, 2008
Public input on options developed by the Committee


All meetings will take place

at Wembley Public School from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

The Accommodation Review Committee will develop options for student accommodation which will maximize student learning within the resources available to the Board and will present their findings and recommendations to the Board’s Administrative Council. Any changes that may be approved would take effect in September 2009.

In keeping with the following guiding principle – to ensure that all students continue to have access to the best programming possible in quality school facilities – the Accommodation Review Committee will be responsible for conducting a public accommodation review using a School Valuation Framework that assesses the value of the school to the student, the community, the school board, and the local economy.

The Accommodation Review Committee will share information at the public meetings related to the accommodation review process, data, school valuation information and options. The Committee will also consider community feedback on options for accommodating students, prepare an Accommodation Review Committee Report including findings and recommendations, submit the report to Rainbow District School Board’s Administrative Council and make the report accessible to the public.

The Administrative Council will present the Accommodation Review Committee Report to the Board. The Administrative Council will present their recommendations to the Board.

Requests for presentations at a public meeting must be made in writing prior to the meeting by emailing [email protected] or calling 705.674.3171, ext. 7212. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes. Written copies must be made prior to the meeting and submitted to the Accommodation Review Committee for the minutes.

For those unable to attend public meetings, written input will be accepted within the timelines specified in the Schedule of Public Meetings. Please send written submissions, clearly identifying the accommodation area as Wembley Public School, to:

Rainbow District School Board

Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning

Centre for Education, 408 Wembley Drive

Sudbury ON P3E 1P2

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 705.674.3167

For more information about the Accommodation Review, log on to rainbowschools.ca and click on accommodation under “highlights”. Information is also available at Wembley Public School.

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Media Contact:


Nicole Charette,


Senior Advisor, Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,


Rainbow District School Board, 705.674.3171, ext. 7217.