Boundary Review Update for Families

Dear HWDSB Families,

At the May 8, 2023, Board meeting, Trustees approved a temporary short-term accommodation review to help relieve enrolment pressure at Mary Hopkins Elementary School. The approval was through the Facilities Master Plan Accommodation Strategy Schedule.

The objective of the proposed short-term accommodation review is to address the pressure and impact the Mountainview Heights development has on both Mary Hopkins and Flamborough Centre. Taking effect in 2024-2025, the short-term accommodation strategy is designed to help to balance current enrolment and reduce capacity pressure that is projected to intensify in the immediate short-term.

At the December 4, 2023, Board meeting, three additional HWDSB schools were added to the short-term accommodation strategy discussions to potentially help relieve accommodation pressure at Flamborough Centre and Mary Hopkins. The additional schools are Guy B. Brown, Allan A. Greenleaf, and Balaclava elementary schools.

HWDSB will stop the review and initiate a new temporary accommodation review including the new schools mentioned above. HWDSB staff will be reaching out to the affected school communities to discuss the process and next steps. The advisory panel will be meeting in January 2024 before another public meeting on January 22, 2024.

If you have any questions about this information, please contact [email protected] or visit the Boundary Reviews webpage on the HWDSB website.

Sincerely,

Nicole Lee

Superintendent of Student Achievement, Family of Schools 4