March 19, 2020 Agenda
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RVS EDUCATION CENTRE 2651 CHINOOK WINDS DR. SW AIRDRIE, AB MARCH 19, 2020 10:00 a.m. Regular Board Meeting AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. In Camera Meeting 4. Motions Arising from In Camera 5. Approval of Minutes a) Regular Board Meeting – March 5, 2020 6. Delegations a) Chrissy Craig – Langdon Community Association Chair 7. Superintendent’s Report 8. Chair’s Report/Correspondence 9. Committee Reports a) Planning Committee b) Other 10. Trustee Reports 11. New Business 12. Adjournment This unofficial agenda is subject to change and is not official until approved at the Board meeting. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MARCH 19, 2020 AGENDA ACTION 1. Capital Plan Submission Directive 2. Kathyrn/ Irricana/ Beiseker and Rural Area Accommodation Plan Directive 3. Locally Developed Courses Approval Directive 4. COVID-19 Response Update Information 5. Edwin Parr RVS Nominee Announcement Information Greg Luterbach Superintendent of Schools DIRECTIVE FOR ACTION TO: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Item: 2021 – 2023 Capital Priorities Date of Meeting: March 19, 2020 Background: Each school division in Alberta is required to submit their proposed list of capital request, in order of priority, by April 1st of each calendar year. Current Status: See below for the Capital Priorities proposed by RVS Administration for the 2021-2023 budget years. See attachment for supporting information. Proposed Build Out Type of Site Capital Project Community Priority Capacity Project Readiness 2021 BUDGET YEAR Bow Valley High 1400 1 Cochrane Addition Existing School (+700 addition) New 2 Airdrie K-9 900 Airdrie Existing Construction New 3 Cochrane K-5 600 Cochrane 2020 Construction 2022 BUDGET YEAR New 4 Airdrie K-9 900 Airdrie TBD Construction New 5 Chestermere K-9 900 Chestermere TBD Construction New 6 Airdrie High School 1500 Airdrie TBD Construction New 7 Springbank K-9 900 Harmony TBD Construction Chestermere High New 8 1500 Chestermere TBD School Construction New 9 Langdon K-5 600 Langdon TBD Construction 2023 BUDGET YEAR New 10 Cochrane K-9 900 Cochrane TBD Construction New 11 Crossfield K-5 600 Crossfield TBD Construction New 12 Airdrie K-9 900 Airdrie TBD Construction New 13 Chestermere K-9 900 Chestermere TBD Construction DIRECTIVE FOR ACTION TO: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Alternatives: Alternative I: The Board of Trustees approve the 2021-2023 Capital Plan Priorities as presented, directing administration to submit the Capital Plan Priorities to Alberta Education. Alternative II: The Board of Trustees approve the 2021-2023 Capital Plan Priorities as amended and directs administration to submit the revised Capital Plan Priorities to Alberta Education. Recommendation: The Board of Trustees approve the 2021-2023 Capital Plan Priorities as presented, directing administration to submit the Capital Plan Priorities to Alberta Education. DIRECTIVE FOR ACTION TO: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Attachment 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Airdrie 8593 9227 9902 10516 11075 Difference 571 634 675 614 559 Cochrane/Westbrook/Bearspaw 4718 5006 5186 5450 5788 Difference 190 288 180 264 338 Chestermere/Indus/Langdon 4609 4800 5043 5111 5054 Difference 210 191 243 68 -57 Bragg Creek/Springbank 2151 2195 2148 2112 2050 Difference 49 44 -47 -36 -62 Beiseker/Kathyrn 518 493 480 443 458 Difference -16 -25 -13 -37 15 Crossfield 610 624 651 639 669 Difference 45 14 27 -12 30 Colonies 40 43 44 52 42 Difference -4 3 1 8 -10 CLCs 331 324 316 392 501 Difference -61 -7 -8 76 109 Total 21,570 22,712 23,770 24,715 25,637 (+4.7%) (+5.3%) (+4.7%) (+4.0%) (+3.7%) Bow Valley High School Year Enrolment Utilization 2019 739 89% 2020 820 98% 2021 935 112% 2022 1015 122% 2023 1115 133% 2024 1170 140% DIRECTIVE FOR ACTION TO: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DIRECTIVE FOR ACTION TO: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DIRECTIVE FOR ACTION TO: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Item: Kathyrn/Irricana/Beiseker and Rural Area Accommodation Plan Date of Meeting: March 19, 2020 Background Kathyrn School and Beiseker Community School are in the northeast area of Rocky View Schools. Kathyrn School accommodates K-Gr. 8, while Beiseker Community School serves K-Gr. 12 students. Enrolments at Kathyrn School have been steady for the last four years, though not strong. Kathyrn School has a 52 per cent utilization rate, which is not expected to increase unless accommodation changes are made. Enrolments also have been decreasing at Beiseker Community School, yet the school is still at a reasonable 79 per cent utilization. Kathyrn students feed into Beiseker Community School at Gr. 9. At the Oct. 31, 2019 regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, the following motion was passed: As per the motion, representation from both administration and the Board of Trustees, held a stakeholder consultation session on January 22, 2020. Close to two hundred members of the public attended this meeting and gave their feedback. Please see Attachment A for the presentation given and Attachment B for a summary of the feedback. Additionally, public was welcome to come forward as a delegation to the Board of Trustees on February 6, 2020. No one chose to present during this opportunity. In addition, approximately 17 emails were received from stakeholders related to information shared at the public consultation meeting. Current Status: The following were the proposals brought forward at the pubic meeting: Proposal 1: Extend the Kathyrn/Beiseker boundary down to Highway 564. Proposal 2: Extend Kathyrn/Beiseker boundary to Township Road 250 (McKnight extension). Proposal 3: Extend Kathyrn/Beiseker boundary to Highway #1 (not including Conrich). Proposal 4: Grade structure change. Proposal 5: No change. Keep boundaries and grade structure as status quo. DIRECTIVE FOR ACTION TO: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS As discussed at the consultation meeting, each of the above proposals, except the status quo proposal, will increase the number of students to Kathyrn and Beiseker schools to varying degrees. Students in the proposed areas south of the current Kathyrn boundary are currently designated to East Lake, Chestermere Lake, and Chestermere High, so any boundary change made will impact these students. The feedback RVS received from the consultation meeting and emails was very diverse. It is for this reason, administration recommends that more discussion of detailed options needs to occur with the community. It’s recommended this occurs in the fall of 2020. Alternatives: Alternative I: The Board of Trustees directs administration to extend the attendance area of Kathyrn School (K-8) and Beiseker Community School (Gr9-12) to Highway 564. Alternative II: The Board of Trustees directs administration to extend the attendance area of Kathyrn School (K-8) and Beiseker Community School (Gr9-12) to Township Road 250 (McKnight extension). Alternative III: The Board of Trustees directs administration to extend the attendance area of Kathyrn School (K-8) and Beiseker Community School (Gr9-12) to Highway #1 (not including Conrich). Alternative IV The Board of Trustees directs administration to not make any changes to Kathyrn School or Beiseker Community School attendance area. Alternative V The Board of Trustees directs administration to not make any changes to Kathyrn School or Beiseker Community School attendance area and to hold another consultation meeting with stakeholders in the fall of 2020. Recommendation: The Board of Trustees directs administration to not make any changes to Kathyrn School or Beiseker Community School attendance area and to hold another consultation meeting with stakeholders in the fall of 2020. Student Accommodation Kathyrn, Irricana, Beiseker and Area Kindergarten – Grade 12 January 22, 2020 Agenda u Welcome & Introductions u Consultation process u Overview of Rocky View Schools u Purpose and Challenges u Options u Table Talk u Next Steps u Closing Level of Public Consultation Rocky View Schools RVS Enrolment and Capacity Purpose How does RVS best support rural families in their educational choices? How does RVS ensure both Kathyrn School and Beiseker School have enrolment that supports varied educational opportunities? Factors: 1. Some would say it would be preferable to have higher enrolments at Kathyrn and Beiseker schools to provide more options / choices while others appreciate the lowest/one of the lowest class size averages in RVS. 2. Irricana has an option to attend either Kathyrn or Beiseker. 3. Prairie Royal families are currently designated to East Lake and have option to attend Kathyrn. 4. Boundary for Kathyrn has a very odd perimeter, which is still based on decisions made over 20 years ago. Current Boundaries and Enrolments Kathyrn School Enrolments K GR1 GR2 GR3 GR4 GR5 GR6 GR7 GR8 Total County 14 9 9 8 9 9 6 9 12 85 Prairie Royal 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 8 Irricana 8 9 8 4 8 10 6 7 2 62 Other 1 0 1 3 1 0 4 2 3 7 Total 23 18 18 15 18 19 16 18 17 162 Capacity – 305 student spaces Beiseker High School Boundary Beiseker School Enrolments K GR1 GR2 GR3 GR4 GR5 GR6 GR7 GR8 GR9 GR10 GR11 GR12 Total County 0 3 6 9 4 10 8 6 5 18 13 5 13 100 Beiseker 7 7 6 5 8 11 7 15 9 8 4 6 4 97 Irricana 2 4 4 8 6 4 8 5 8 15 10 6 14 94 Other 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 Total 9 14 16 23 19 25 23 26 23 41 27 17 33 296 Capacity – 413 student spaces Beiseker Boundary Chestermere High and Beiseker Chestermere High High School Boundaries Boundary Prairie Royal – Where do the students attend? K GR1 GR2 GR3 GR4 GR5 GR6 GR7 GR8 GR9 GR10 GR11 GR12 Total East Lake 2 1 5 3 4 2 17 Chestermere 1 1 3 5 Lake Middle Kathyrn 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 8 Chestermere 3 2 3 8 High Other 1 1 2 Total 1 2 1 8 3 4 4 2 3 4 3 2 3 40 Irricana – Where do the students attend? K GR1 GR2 GR3 GR4 GR5 GR6 GR7 GR8 GR9 GR10 GR11 GR12 Total Beiseker 2 4 4 8 6 4 8 5 8 15 10 6 14 94 Kathyrn 8 9 8 4 8 10 6 7 2 62 George 1 2 1 4 8 McDougall Other 1 1 2 Total 10 14 12 12 14 14 14 12 10 16 12 8 18 166 How do we meet the challenges and consider the issues presented: RVS Ideas: u Increase the boundary for Kathyrn.