LTPAS
Long Term Program & Accomodation Strategy
This is an important document that we use at the TDSB to help us plan for the next ten years. Each year it is updated and trustees have a chance to flag priorities issues for the entire system, for each trustee ward and for specific schools for any ten-year period.
The Board recently approved the new LTPAS from 2018-2027 - click here It provides an approach to program and accommodation planning that allows for responsiveness and flexibility in a changing environment. In Willowdale, overcrowding has a huge impact on schools, students, families and communities.
The LTPAS also has enrolment projections/utilization rates for all schools up to 2037 as well as general information about each school including site size, age of school, barrier-free access and number of portables on site.
Information that is relevant to Willowdale Schools - especially the upcoming studies for review can be found in TAB 4 - page14. See below...
Highlights, WIllowdale Long Term Studies:
2018-19 Boundary Change Study: Explore a review of the junior and middle school boundaries of Pleasant PS, RJ Lang E & MS and Fisherville Sr. PS, specifically the divided junior attendance area of Pleasant PS.
2018-19 Grade Change Study: Explore a review to examine converting Rockford PS and Pleasant PS into JK-5 schools with Grade 6 students from both sites moving into Fisherville Sr. PS to establish a Grade 6-8 school. The pathways for the existing French Immersion program at Rockford PS and existing Extended French program at Pleasant PS would be examined as part of this study.
2018-19 Emerging Capital Priority: Explore the construction of a permanent 3-classroom addition to address overcrowding at McKee PS.
2018-19 New Program Study: Explore the introduction of a Grade 6-8 pathway for the Early French Immersion program at Rockford PS to Fisherville Sr. PS. This review can coincide with the Rockford PS, Fisherville Sr. PS and Pleasant PS study involving grade and boundary changes.
2018-19 NonOperating School Site Study: Explore a review of the non-operating school site, Burnett, to determine if it is a candidate for potential surplus declaration and sale.
2021-22 Boundary Change Study: Explore a boundary change review involving Crestview PS, Elkhorn PS and Bayview PS to determine the most appropriate home school for students residing within the Canadian Tire lands, which is currently holding at Crestview PS. This review will also coincide with a study of the grade configurations at Bayview MS.
2021-22 Grade Change Study: Explore a grade conversion at Bayview MS into a JK-8 program. This review will coincide with the study of the Canadian Tire Lands area, Elkhorn PS and their current holding school Crestview PS.
TBD Boundary Change Study: Explore a review of the junior and middle school boundaries of McKee PS, Finch PS, Bayview MS and Cummer Valley MS to eliminate the divided junior attendance areas of McKee PS and Finch PS.
TBD Boundary Change Study: Explore a boundary change to address the split junior attendance areas of Cresthaven PS and Cliffwood PS. Currently these schools are assigned to both Highland MS and Zion Heights MS.
TBD Boundary Change Study: Explore a boundary change whereby the existing redirection of addresses from the McKee PS area to Lillian PS can be returned to their local community school. This is subject to space availability and/or additional capacity at McKee PS.
TBD Emerging Capital Priority: Explore the construction of either a permanent addition at Elkhorn PS and/or Bayview MS, or a new elementary school in the Canadian Tire Lands area to allow for redirected students residing within the nearby developments to return to their local neighbourhood. This project is subject to a review of gradeconfigurations across the two sites, as well as an examination of the feasibility of constructing a new school within the Canadian Tire Lands community. A school site has been reserved for the Board within the Canadian Tire Lands to support a future elementary school.
The Ministry of Education has approved funds to purchase the site; the Toronto Lands Corporation is negotiating the purchase and sale agreement. If a new school is determined to be the best long-term accommodation option for the area, provincial funding support will be required to proceed with the purchase of these lands, and will form part of the business case to be submitted to the Ministry.
TBD Emerging Capital Priority: Explore the construction of a new 1,000 - 1,500 pupil place secondary school to address existing and projected accommodation pressure at the secondary panel in the area, specifically at Earl Haig SS.
TBD Boundary Change Study: Explore a boundary change to address the split attendance areas of Fisherville Sr. PS and RJ Lang E&MS. Currently these schools are assigned to both Northview Heights SS and Newtonbrook SS.