Following reports of harrowing near misses of children crossing Lakeshore Road to get to the park and public school, staff have just completed installing installing a pedestrian triggered stop light (called an IPS or Intersection Pedestrian Signal). Currently, the nearest signal crossings are at Guelph Line to the East, and Torrance Ave to the West, …
Pedestrian stop light installed on Lakeshore Rd at Lakeshore Public School Read More »
Staff of the Halton District School Board have prepared an implementation report arising from the decision by Trustees to close two Burlington high schools and make changes at five remaining high schools. The implementation report was approved by the Board of Trustees June 21. On June 7, trustees voted to close Robert Bateman High School …
The Director of the Halton District School Board (HDSB) has released his recommendation arising from the Program & Accommodation Review (PAR) of Burlington high schools, which calls for the closure of Robert Bateman High School and Lester B. Pearson High School, and program changes at the five other Burlington high schools. Recommendations The summary of …
Director’s report recommends closure of Pearson, Bateman, FI out of Hayden Read More »
Both the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) have written to the province raising concerns about school closures and asking for several changes to school funding allocation and Accommodation Review Guidelines which outline the process for school closure decisions. In a March 16 letter to Premier Hon. Kathleen Wynne and Minister …
A decision about school closures in Burlington has been delayed one month, and an extra night for public delegations has been added. At the March 22 Halton District School Board meeting it was agreed to extend the timelines for the Program & Accommodation Review process as detailed below. Revised Program Accommodation Review Process Dates: Director’s …
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On what basis do you decide to close a school? That was the task given to the Burlington Program & Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) of 14 parents. We had 13 criteria to assess school closure options to eliminate 1800 empty pupil spaces across seven high schools in Burlington. As one of two parent representatives on …
Burlington’s Program & Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) is winding up its work this week with final meetings March 21, 23 and 27, after which time the Director of Education will make a recommendation to elected Trustees for a final vote in June. At the Board Meeting March 22 it was agreed to extend the timelines for …
Renewal costs not consistently calculated across Burlington schools. Another reason why the PAR process is broken. Bad data makes good decisions almost impossible.
Burlington school closure options are based on outdated data. The most recent census shows our population ahead of HDSB projections by 10 years. Bad data = bad decisions
With the Ontario government changing PAR guidelines in 2015, the impact of school closure on community can no longer be considered. Downtown schools across the province – like Burlington’s Central – now targeted for closure.
Residents still have an opportunity to fill out the Halton District School Board’s survey on potential closure of one or more Burlington high schools. The survey is available till 4:30 pm Mon. March 13. The Program and Accommodation Review Committee of two parents from each high school, as well as other stakeholders, identified six options …
Still time to fill out survey on potential high school closures in Burlington Read More »
More questions are being raised about the Program & Accommodation Review process currently underway in Burlington that could see one or more high schools close, namely Burlington Central, Nelson, Bateman, or Pearson. Nelson parent Brett Huttman has prepared a 17-page “deep dive” raising concerns about the process, which he sent to the PAR committee, board …
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School closures about dollars, not sense On March 7 support a moratorium on closures & PARs Open letter to Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Patrick Brown and Andrea Horwath cc. Education Minister Hon. Mitzie Hunter, Hon. Eleanor McMahon (Burlington), Hon. Indira Naidoo-Harris (Halton), Hon. Kevin Flynn (Oakville) We, the undersigned, are asking for all-party support on …
Closing Central High School means we lose Burlington’s most walkable school. Option 19d and 23c creates a hole in the heart of the city.
Have your say on the six options for potential closure of one or more Burlington high schools, or none, by filling out the online survey here: School Closure Survey The six options have emerged for public input from the Program and Accommodation Review Committee of 14 parents, two from each of Burlington’s seven high schools. I am …
Survey on potential Burlington school closures now active Read More »
Great turnout! Happy to deliver letter from Central parents to council colleagues that closing downtown school is against our strategic plan of walkable, complete communities.
Burlington’s Program & Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) has identified six options to be presented at public meetings that name four Halton District School Board schools for potential closure, either on their own or in combination with one other school. The schools are Central & Pearson, Bateman & Pearson, Bateman, or Nelson. There is also a “no …
Four schools named in potential closure options: Central, Pearson, Bateman & Nelson Read More »
Any time there’s a proposal to close a school, things are bound to get a bit bumpy. Witness the uproar over Burlington Central High School (BCHS) students holding “Save Central High School” signs as part of their school float in the Santa Claus Parade. Enter “Float-gate.” The Burlington Post ran an article raising concerns (as …
Float-gate: our students lead the way in school closure debate, refusing to be silenced. Read More »
Email centralparc@hdsb.ca Full contact list here. Share your views on the proposed closure of Burlington Central High School, Lester B Pearson High School and boundary/programming changes at other schools by contacting your parent representative on the citizen Program & Accommodation Review Committee (PARC). Each school has two parent representatives with a dedicated email that goes …
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This just in: from the most recent newsletter from our Ward 1&2 HDSB Trustee Leah Reynolds. More to come on this. Note: Community Meeting to organize a community response to the proposal Oct.11, 7pm, Wellington Square United Church, 2121 Caroline Street Director recommends closure of two Burlington High Schools (Wards 2 & 4) in recommendation …
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