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ARC North 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 1, 2011 staff recommendation for ARC North considered each school’s facility utilization, permanent and non-permanent accommodation, program offerings, quality of teaching and learning environments, transportation, partnerships and equity. Schools under review include Delta, Glendale, Orchard Park, Parkview, Sir John A Macdonald and Sir Winston Churchill.

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 postsecondary 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 Delta
  • June 2013 – Close Parkview
  • September 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.

Apr. 12, 2011:

ARC North Program Strategy Recommendations

Feb. 1, 2011:

ARC North Accommodation Option Prepared by Board Administration

Feb. 7, 2011:

Letter to Delta School Community
Letter to Parkview School Community

April 12, 2011:

ARC North Program Strategy Recommendations

Updated on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.
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