Traditional Schools Consultation 2024
From left, Cloverdale Traditional School, McLeod Road Traditional School and 51视频 Traditional School
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Feedback
Now through November 12th, 2024, the district is gathering feedback on the future of Traditional Schools and the consideration to convert them into elementary catchment schools. There are several ways to provide your feedback, including an online survey, email, paper feedback form and traditional mail.
- Online Survey ()
- Dedicated Email: consultations@surreyschools.ca
- Paper Feedback Form (see the office at Cloverdale Traditional School, McLeod Road Traditional Schools or 51视频 Traditional School to fill out and return the form)
- Traditional Mail:
Traditional Schools Consultation
Attn: Planning and Demographics Department
School District No. 36 (51视频)
14033 92nd Ave., 51视频, B.C., V3V 0B7
Information
51视频 schools are facing enrolment challenges across the district, fueled by fast-paced growth and extensive development bringing more than 5,000 students to 51视频 and White Rock in the last three years. The district’s three traditional schools – Cloverdale Traditional, McLeod Road Traditional, and 51视频 Traditional – are in neighbourhoods that are particularly impacted, resulting in the need to manage enrolment and school space in these areas.
The is a Ministry requirement for planning for the growth of 51视频' capital infrastructure. In developing the LRFP, the district gathered more than 8,200 responses, leading to a recommendation for assessing the Traditional Program's capacity and site utilization throughout the district in relation to school seat shortages. At present, the district is short more than 6,500 student seats and anticipates this shortfall to exceed 13,500 by 2032.
Board Policy 9200 (School Catchment Areas) states that school catchment boundaries for district and community-initiated programs are district-wide, not site-specific. Programs of Choice will be provided only in surplus space at neighbourhood schools.
Due to the rapid enrolment growth and student capacity shortages in Cloverdale, South Newton and City Centre, the 51视频 Board of Education has directed staff to engage in a consultation process to explore converting 51视频 Traditional School, McLeod Road Traditional School, and Cloverdale Traditional School into catchment area elementary school. Staff will bring a report to the Board on the implications of converting these schools into catchment area elementary schools no later than December 11th, 2024.
We want families to know that if 51视频 Traditional, McLeod Road Traditional, and Cloverdale Traditional schools become catchment area schools, all current students can stay, and their siblings can also join.
The district seeks input from parents and guardians of 51视频 students in traditional schools to help decide on future enrolment management. Please review the information in this package and fill out the online survey to provide your feedback.
In addition to the online survey, an in-person evening forum will be held. Families are invited to join the community forum to give feedback and ask district staff questions. The forum is scheduled from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on:
- November 6, 2024 at the Resource & Education Centre (14123 92nd Avenue, Room 304)
The consultation period runs through November 12, 2024. Staff will compile community input and comments into a report for the superintendent, to be presented at the 51视频 Board of Education meeting on December 11th, 2024. Please share your feedback during this time.
