On Monday, November 24th, the school district will begin as series of planning discussions around long term facilities for langley schools. We are pleased that two executives from our PAC, along with Mrs. Boles have been invited to participate (Alicia Rempel and Sabrina Sidhu). We will keep you updated on how things progress; its an important issue for all of us. ------------------------------- The following is a summary of recommendations in the Long Term Facilities Plan. It is recommended that School District No. 35 (Langley): 1. Engages the appropriate stakeholders in processes to determine the preferred long term enrolment, grade configuration, and site locations of District, Alternate, and Career programs, and that the outcome of the reviews be incorporated into future capital planning. 2. Commences a stakeholder consultation process to discuss middle grades education with a potential follow-up process on middle grades configuration for the Brookswood, D.W. Poppy, and Walnut Grove areas. 3. Initiates a process to explore possibilities on the use of underutilized classroom space at Aldergrove Community Secondary School. 4. Engages the Langley Secondary community and other stakeholders in a process to develop a Strategic Plan to determine the preferred long term educational programs, enrolment, and site location. 5. Explores potential School / Community Services relationships / partnerships in schools that have surplus space as well as in planned new schools. 6. Develops a Strategic Plan to determine the preferred long term location for Glenwood School based upon the Brookswood / Fernridge Community Plan update. 7. Considers the number and location of schools required for the Brookswood Secondary area based upon the Brookswood / Fernridge Community Plan update. 8. Plans for schools in the Willoughby area based upon evolving development trends and their location. 9. Plans to relocate Willoughby Elementary School to a more appropriate site to accommodate proposed development in the area and develop an expression of interest for redevelopment of the existing site. 10. Plans to build an elementary school on the James Anderson Learning Centre site in the Five Year Capital Plan and plan to relocate the James Anderson Learning Centre to a different location. 11. Plans for an addition to R.C. Garnett Elementary in the Five Year Capital Plan. 12. Plans for a new secondary school in the Willoughby Area in the Five Year Capital Plan and with the intent to convert the existing R.E. Mountain Secondary School to a middle school upon completion and occupancy of the new secondary school. 13. Plans for four (three elementary and one secondary) new school sites in the Five Year Capital Plan. 14. Undertakes further investigation in consideration of Ministry of Education Mechanical System Upgrade Program applications for some schools. 15. Determines if the old Bradshaw, County Line and Murrayville schools, and the undeveloped Route 32 school site, are required for educational programs and / or services and, if not, dispose of the facilities and sites. 16. Uses the Long Term Facilities Plan as a strategic framework and support document for the Five Year Capital Plan, as per Ministry of Education capital planning requirements, with consideration for regular updates as required
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:01:44 +0000
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