Attendance Area Review Engagement

Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 

In order to address existing space constraints and near capacity enrolment at Prescott Learning Centre, Parkland School Division’s Board of Trustees is seeking further input on the suggested Recommendation K in our ongoing Attendance Area Review, which speaks to pre-designating the neighbourhoods of Easton, Fenwyck and Tonewood to Brookwood and Woodhaven rather than Prescott Learning Centre.

The other recommendation that works in concert with Recommendation K would be Recommendation A: Options 1 and 3 which speaks to reconfiguring Parkland Village School to a Kindergarten to Grade 6 school and designating students who move on from Parkland Village to attend Woodhaven Middle School rather than Prescott Learning Centre.

Families that currently attend other schools in PSD as a school-of-choice or are enrolled in other programs like French Immersion, the Maranatha Christian Program or the Parkland Student Athlete Academy, will still have those options available to them moving forward.

Since these proposed changes for Middle Years aged students would not come into effect until the 2023-2024 school year, it would have no impact for any student currently in Grades 8 or 9.

We want to hear from those families that may be impacted by proposed changes.

What: Prescott Learning Centre Attendance Area Review Engagement
When: Thursday, March 3rd at 6:30pm
Where: Prescott Learning Centre, Library

In addition to the Public Engagement on March 3rd students in Grade 5, 6 & 7 will have the opportunity to directly ask questions and provide feedback to members of Parkland School Division Sr Executive team about the proposed changes to attendance boundaries described above. Consultation will occur in grade-level groupings with students who are identified as potentially impacted by the proposed changes. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback that will be very helpful in setting direction as the Board moves forward with a plan for addressing the current challenges with space that we are experiencing at Prescott Learning Centre.

What: Prescott Learning Centre Attendance Area Review Student Engagement
When: Friday, March 4th (throughout the day)
Where: Prescott Learning Centre
Who: Students in grade 5-7 who are potentially impacted by the proposed changes

For an indepth look at the Attendance Area Review so far, please visit the Attendance Area Review page on the PSD website. The section of the report that references this recommendation can be found on page 32.

Sincerely,

Shauna Boyce, Superintendent
Parkland School Division