The purpose of these reports is to provide the data and background information necessary for Bluewater District School Board to make a decision respecting continuing the accommodation review and exploration of future viability of schools in meeting student accommodation needs.
As per the Student Accommodation Policy (BP-3101-D) of the Bluewater District School Board, approved on December 14, 1999, several conditions may exist which will trigger an accommodation review.
Conditions Triggering an Accommodation Review:
1)
School loading capacity reaches less than 80% of the Ministry of Education loading or is in excess of 120% over a five year enrollment forecast period.
2)
School loading within a group of schools that is reasonably accessible to each other reaches less than 80% of the Ministry of Education loading or is in excess of 120% over a five year enrolment forecast period.
3)
Enrollment conditions or accommodation design are such that required program conditions cannot be met.
4)
Health or safety conditions of the building are such that students or staff would not have a healthy, safe learning or working environment.
5)
Age and/or condition of the building is such that the cost of renovations and alterations may be inappropriate in relation to program benefits.
6)
Five-year enrollment forecasts indicate that portable accommodation at the school site will extend beyond five years.
7)
For any other reason upon the recommendation of the Director of Education. (Examples of this include, but would not be limited to, the following: health, safety or environmental conditions affecting the immediate area of the school, unforeseen changes in provincial funding, request from community, etc.).
As a result of the above, twenty-three schools in the Bluewater District School Board catchment have triggered an Accommodation Review. These are listed below: