The Board meeting continued last evening, the content was the unfinished business from the March 24th meeting. This full meeting went almost nine hours.
Issues of Interest :
- ARC Policy 2313 was passed with amendments. The full policy should be available publicly shortly on SCDSB website.
- Transportation policy was referred back to committee for further review.
- The Annual Renewal Project List 09-10 was amended to remove the Barrie North Collegiate ( elevator, upgrade washrooms to allow for handicapped accessibility, budget $1,000,000) and Eastview Secondary School (asphalt and sidewalk replacement – Phase I, budget $350,000. ( See staff reports for reasons )
Board updates are issued by the school board after each meeting. Always check the official board update for full information. ( Link to update page )
Background:
Barrie Examiner - Overview Article of effects of revisions to ARC policy ( April 1, 2010)
ARCs are struck when different factors — such as changing demographic patterns, enrolment changes, facility conditions, partnership opportunities and Ministry of Education guidelines — affect the board’s ability to operate schools and support students’ learning.When the Barrie secondary school ARC process gets underway in September, there will be some changes.
There will still be two parent/ guardian representatives on the ARC as before.
“Parents and guardians are key members of our school communities and the policy requires that schools in an ARC each be represented by two representatives from this group as voting members,” board spokesperson Debbie Clarke said.
And there will still be one student appointed to the ARC as a voting member, when a secondary school is under review.
But where there used to be two community representatives — a municipal representative and a business representative — there will now only be one community representative appointed by the local municipal council.
Barrie Advance & Innisfil Journal - ARC’s are Good Says Board Official ( April 1, 2010)
SIMCOE COUNTY -Fewer municipal politicians and community reps. Ideal targets for school size. And detailed, tighter timelines for meetings and decisions.
Those are the key features in the Simcoe County District School Board’s revised Accommodation Review Committee Policy – a policy that will shape the discussion on the future of Barrie’s high schools this fall.
