Regina Catholic School Division St Bernadette School Parent

Regina Catholic School Division St. Bernadette School Parent Information Meeting April 11, 2016

Presentation Overview Review of the Past Board Motions: Ø January, February, November – 2015 Future Considerations

May 2014 – February 2015 -Consultation with school communities: -May, October & November 2014 -Building a Vision for the Future Praxis Survey: -November/December 2014 -Consultation & survey feedback presented to the Board: -January 2015 -Board review and decisions: -February 2015

RCSD Vision The Regina Catholic School Division will provide a quality Catholic education that is faith-based, student-centred and results-oriented. RCSD Mission The Regina Catholic School Division will work with the community and the local church to provide a Quality Catholic education that fosters academic excellence and the development of informed, responsible citizens.

Key Considerations – Board Motion: Jan 12, 2015 Ensure a quality Catholic education is offered for each student within all Regina Catholic schools Strategically plan for and accommodate the annual projected student enrolment growth Strategically plan to incorporate the Division’s short, middle and long term proposals Strategically invest resources, and review program offerings and facilities usage for effectiveness and efficiency

Guiding Principles – Board Motion: Jan 12, 2015 Make decisions to ensure a quality Catholic education Provide equitable student learning opportunities Provide a safe and healthy learning environment Maintain the best value for money in its resource allocations and facility utilization Ensure long term sustainability and stability considerations in all financial decisions Solicit and value community and partner inputs and dialogue Be flexible to accommodate unexpected challenges and changes Develop efficient and effective transition plans Adhere to the concept of transparency when planning for the future

Board Motions January 12, 2015 ◦ Guiding Principles/Key Considerations ◦ Building a Vision for the Future Praxis Report February 2, 2015 ◦ Board Statements Regarding the 2015 -2016 School Year ◦ Board Statements Regarding Division Plans Following the 2015 -2016 School Year November 2, 2015 o That the Board approve that St. Nicholas School will offer a single track English program, effective September 2017. o That the Board approve that École St. Angela Merici will become a single track French Immersion school, effective September 2017.

Begin with the End in Mind… St. Bernadette School: smooth transition St. Nicholas School: opening September 2017

Principals Named for the New Schools The Principals for the 3 new schools were announced on March 22, 2016 St. Nicholas School – Mr. James Wahl St. Kateri Tekakwitha – Mrs. Monica Norris St. Elizabeth School – Mr. Daniel Lizée Commencing January, 2017, the above principals will leave their existing schools to accept student registrations, prepare for and administer to the new schools

Next Steps: Parent Information Meeting –Monday, April 11, 2016 -review of programming, boundaries, transportation

Board Announcements Building a Vision for the Future October 2015

Northwest

Relocation in the Northwest As of the end of June 2015, the Skywood site for St. Nicholas School was cancelled From July 1 -28, 2015 meetings took place between the Ministry of Education, Sask Builds, City of Regina, Regina Public Schools and the Regina Catholic School Division to consider an alternate site for a new joint use school On July 27, 2015, Rosewood Park was selected and approved by the City of Regina as the new site of St. Nicholas School (joint use school)

Northwest September 2017 St. Bernadette School – English St. Angela School – French Immersion St. Nicholas School – English

Information – September 2017 École St. Angela is projected to have 515 students St. Nicholas School is projected to open with an enrolment of 350 students (approx. 230 students from St. Angela and 120 students from St. Bernadette) St. Bernadette School is projected to have 400 students The transition for all St. Angela School English students will occur in September 2017

Boundary Change – St. Nicholas School

With new boundaries created for St. Nicholas and St. Bernadette schools, transferring bused students from the former St. Bernadette catchment area to St. Nicholas School, will result in busing requirements with similar bus routes English school boundary changes would result in: providing busing to students within the respective school boundaries

grandfathering St. Bernadette students who wish to remain at the school but will not be eligible for busing to St. Bernadette School if they reside in the St. Nicholas boundary making a busing exception for the St. Bernadette Grade 8 (approximately 13) students and their siblings who would receive the option of busing, even though they are out of the St. Bernadette boundary, for the 2017 -2018 school year only

As of September 11, 2015, 429 out of 682 students attending St. Angela were bused to school, leaving 253 students that get to school by other means. It is possible that up to four bus routes would be required to transport English speaking students destined for St. Nicholas School pending the establishment of the walking/busing boundaries. Since all students from the current St. Bernadette School attendance area are presently bused to St. Bernadette School, no additional busing capacity would be required to bus these students to St. Nicholas School.

Thank You! Our Division looks forward to the opportunity of continuing to work with the St. Bernadette School community to meet the needs of our students and families to provide a quality Catholic education.