Welcome to the North Barrie Attendance Area Review, involving Maple Grove Public School, Cundles Heights Public School.
From December 6 to 17, you are invited to participate in a ThoughtExchange®,
where we will gather feedback regarding the proposed attendance area changes.
The ThoughtExchange® provides an opportunity for students, parents and guardians to share their thoughts,
and to see and rank the thoughts and ideas of others.
In this video we will share the attendance area proposal, the accompanying rationale and will answer some frequently asked questions.
In the 2020-21 Capital Plan, the Board of Trustees approved an attendance area
review for northeast Barrie schools, specifically Maple Grove PS and Cundles Heights PS.
The attendance area review is required because schools
in the northeast portion of the City of Barrie have had varying degrees of low enrolment,
except for Maple Grove Public School, which has seen a small increase in enrolment.
The Maple Grove PS school site is unable to accommodate further portables,
resulting in the need for an attendance area review to balance enrolment.
The goal of the attendance area review is to
maximize walk zones, minimize busing, reduce enrolment among area schools and align secondary feeder schools.
There are two SCDSB policies that guide this:
School Attendance Areas Policy 2317, and Administrative Procedures Memorandum A7000 - School Attendance Areas.
As of Oct. 31, 2021, Maple Grove PS is over capacity,
with a 118% occupancy and four portables, and Cundles Heights PS
is under capacity at 86% occupancy, with no portables.
This map outlines the current attendance areas for Cundles Heights PS,
highlighted in light yellow, and Maple Grove PS, highlighted in light green.
Given the site limitations for portables and the opportunity to balance the utilization
between Cundles Heights PS, Maple Grove PS and their associated secondary
regular and French Immersion feeder schools, a boundary change is recommended.
The proposed boundaries would involve transfer of approximately 48 students
from Maple Grove PS to Cundles Heights PS, with no changes to French Immersion feeder schools.
The proposed changes would result in 98% occupancy at Cundles Heights PS and 108% occupancy at Maple Grove PS.
This map outlines the proposed attendance area changes for Cundles Heights PS and Maple Grove PS.
This map represents the proposed new attendance area boundaries for Cundles Heights PS and Maple Grove PS.
A portion of the area proposed to be transferred will be in the Cundles Heights PS walk zone.
The walk zones and eligibility for school transportation will be confirmed by the
Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium upon approval of the boundary review.
As part of the boundary review, the secondary attendance boundary will be amended
to align with the proposed elementary boundary changes.
The proposed secondary boundaries would involve transfer of approximately 10 students from Eastview SS to Barrie North CI.
Students within the area being proposed to move to Cundles Heights PS will transition into Barrie North CI
as they reach secondary school age – in other words, current Grade 7 students would attend Barrie North CI.
Secondary students from the proposed transfer area who currently attend Eastview SS
may choose to attend Barrie North CI or remain at Eastview SS until graduation.
This map illustrates the proposed change to the secondary school attendance boundaries.
This map represents the proposed new attendance area boundaries for Barrie North CI and Eastview SS.
Elementary attendance boundary changes will be implemented in September 2022,
and current SCDSB Grade 7 students (who will be in Grade 8 in September 2022)
will have the choice to transfer or remain in their current school to graduate.
Supporting student transitions is an important element of any attendance area change.
Secondary attendance boundary changes will be implemented in September 2023,
and current SCDSB Grade 7 students (who will be in Grade 8 in September 2022) will feed into Barrie North CI upon graduation in June 2023.
We value and encourage your input on the proposed plan. The ThoughtExchange® will be open from Dec. 6 to 17.
After the closure of ThoughtExchange®, the data collected will be evaluated and used to modify the proposed attendance and program review areas.
A report will be provided to the SCDSB’s Business and Facilities Committee in February 2022.
Implementation of the elementary boundaries will occur September 2022, while the secondary boundaries will occur in September 2023.
If you have any questions regarding or technical issues with the ThoughtExchange®, email research@scdsb.on.ca.
For clarification on details related to the attendance area review, contact planning_MapleGrove@scdsb.on.ca.