SCHOOLS INVOLVED:

UPDATE

Monday January 23, 2012

Trustees approved the following recommendations at the Committee of the Whole Meeting on Monday January 23, 2012 regarding the Forest Hill/Trillium Boundary Study:

That the Waterloo Region District School Board approve the boundary change between Forest Hill and Trillium Public Schools for Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 students, as illustrated on Appendix Cattached to the report, dated January 23, 2012, effective September 2012;

And that Grade 6 students in the 2012/13 school year in the affected area, as illustrated on Appendix Cattached to this report dated January 23, 2012, be given the option to enroll at either Forest Hill Public School or Trillium Public School during the 2012/13 school year.

Click here for the agenda and details from the January 23, 2012 meeting.

Full Report: Recommendations Resulting from the Forest Hill/Trillium Elementary Schools Boundary Study

Background Information

On February 14, 2011, the Waterloo Region District School Board approved the commencement of a boundary study of Forest Hill and Trillium Public Schools, to be called the Forest Hill/Trillium Boundary Study.

Enrolment at both Trillium P.S. and Forest Hill P.S. has been declining over the past 10 years. Trillium P.S. has experienced a 33 percent decline since 2000 and Forest Hill P.S. has declined by 6 percent over the same period. In June 2010, the board approved an 8 classroom addition on Forest Hill P.S. to eliminate the school’s temporary structure (porta-pack) and to address the needs of the school for Full-Day Kindergarten (FDK) since it is a year 2 FDK site. This addition, however, has not addressed concerns about the ancillary spaces (office, gymnasium, library, etc.) within the school that would usually accompany a school with enrolment over 500 students. Therefore, a boundary change between these two schools with the objective of adding students to Trillium P.S. while maintaining a viable organization size within the renovated Forest Hill P.S. facility was approved.

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES

WORKING GROUP MEETING AGENDAS AND NOTES

Working group meetings are not public meetings. Non-members may attend provided they are invited to do so.

Minutes and presentations of the Working Group meetings will be posted on this website after they receive approval at the following Working Group meeting (typically 2-3 weeks). Thank you for your patience.

 

HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED AND/OR PROVIDE COMMENTS:

 

Email: boundaryfeedback@wrdsb.on.ca (please indicate Forest Hill/Trillium in the subject line)

Phone: 519-570-0003 ext. 4419

Fax: 519-570-2172

Mail: 51 Ardelt Ave, Kitchener, ON N2C 2R5