North Perth Boundary Review Project - 2024/2025
Introduction
The North Perth Boundary Review will look at the current attendance boundaries for the Board’s schools in Listowel and the surrounding area to determine how the boundaries might be adjusted to alleviate the enrolment pressures at Listowel schools. A school or attendance boundary is the area surrounding a school that determines which students will attend each school based on where the student lives. It is important that school boards try to balance and equalize enrolments between schools, especially if there are some schools that have too many students relative to the size of the school, while other schools have excess space. In North Perth, the current elementary accommodation plan is not sustainable and a boundary review may help alleviate some of the current challenges. As a result, the Board of Trustees have approved staff to conduct a boundary review. AMDSB has a procedure (Administrative Procedure 305) that helps guide and direct this review.
The review is intended to kick off in December of 2024 and will wrap up in the Spring of 2025. Part of this process includes consulting with the school communities to understand the preferences of the community. To do this, a committee called the North Perth Boundary Review Committee (NPBRC) will be formed with representation from all communities involved in the review.
An outside consulting firm has been retained to examine various options and scenarios, as well as how any proposed changes to the boundaries would impact things like enrolment and utilization, student distance from schools, bussing and/or grade structures. The consulting firm will work with the NPBRC to develop scenarios and will seek feedback from the community.
In the end, the school board trustees will consider a report with options, recommendations, and community feedback to decide what is best for the school board, while understanding the needs and opinions of the school communities.
Relevant Updates Provided to the Community and Board of Trustees
Accommodation Review Report (May 2024)
Board Report (November 26, 2024)
North Perth Boundary Review Committee (NPBRC)
We are currently recruiting members of the school communities to join this committee. If you are a parent/guardian of the following schools, please consider joining:
- Elma Township Public School
- Howick Central Public School
- Listowel District Secondary School
- Listowel Eastdale Public School
- Mornington Central Public School
- Milverton Public School
- North Perth Westfield Elementary School
- North Woods Elementary School
We would like to have up to 3 members representing each school.
Commitment:
- The NPBRC is expected to have three online evening meetings. These are tentatively booked for:
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Thursday February 20, 2025
- Thursday April 3, 2025
- They will examine concerns and discuss the various options available.
- They will receive possible solutions from staff and the consultant and provide feedback on those solutions.
- They will make a recommendation to staff regarding the final option(s) to bring forward for public input.
How to join:
If you are interested in joining the NPBRC, please complete this Google Form by Friday December 13, 2024. If you are unable to complete the form please call Julia at 519-527-0111 ext 600125 and leave your name, phone number and school. A list of volunteers from each school community will be shared with the applicable School Council Chair, to assist with the final selection process.