ARC West Staff Recommendation – An Overview
One important step early in the ARC process is the meeting at which senior Board staff makes a recommendation to the Accommodation Review Committee. This recommendation is a starting point for discussion during the process. ARCs will form their own final recommendations to be presented to trustees.
The February 8, 2011 staff recommendation for ARC West considered each school’s future enrolment, facility condition, school location and future use of space. Schools under review include Ancaster High, Highland, Parkside, and Westdale.
Staff noted that reducing excess capacity, and increasing enrolment per school, benefits students by allowing greater course selection, more flexible timetables and more opportunities for students to work toward each post-secondary pathway. For HWDSB, there are also financial savings that can be reinvested back into school facilities and programs for our students.
Staff recommend:
- June 2013 – Close Parkside
- Fall 2013 – Relocate students to existing facilities
A staff recommendation, as stated, is a starting point for the committee’s ongoing discussions, and ARCs will form their own final recommendations to be presented to the Director of Education. The report is then forwarded to trustees.
Find more details by clicking on the files collected below.
Feb. 8, 2011
ARC West Accommodation Option Prepared by Board Administration
Feb. 9, 2011
ARC Letter to Parkside Secondary Community
April 14, 2011
ARC West Program Strategy Recommendations
Updated on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.