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November 9, 2017
Lorna Jackson PS
Welcome & Introductions
• Principal, Angelina Faraone
• Trustee, Anna Debartolo
• Superintendent, Paul Valle
• Planning Staff, Dawn Adams
Lorna Jackson PS Enrolment
• October 31, 2017: 354 students
• Capacity: 517
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Elder’s Mills PS Enrolment
• October 31, 2017: 604 students
• Capacity: 565 + 4 portables
Projected Enrolment Elder’s Mills PS Grades 1-8 (If No Change)
Capacity with 4 portables
Elder’s Mills PS FI ProgramGrade 1 Intake by Feeder
Feeder
May 17 Oct 17
Feeder School ID SK Gr1 FI FI %
Blue Willow PS 325 54 9 17%
Fossil Hill PS 340 64 6 9%
Kleinburg PS 347 50 5 10%
Lorna Jackson PS 341 43 13 30%
Pierre Berton PS 356 74 12 16%
Pine Grove PS 363 31 4 13%
Woodbridge PS 387 57 14 25%
Johnny Lombardi PS 362 36 6 17%
409 69 17%
From feeders 69 69%
Unknown (Gain) - new dev, private,
new to YRDSB28 28%
Other - outside feeder list 3 3%
Total 100
FSL Review - 2012
•Goal: To achieve high quality, sustainable French language instruction in YRDSB
•Outcomes:
Consistency of programming
Toolkit to address need for FI spaces and enable long-term accommodation plan
• Maintain Grade 1 entry
• No capping
• FI program offered in a variety of settings• Single Track
• Dual Track
• Primary Dual Track» Grade(s): 1, 1 – 2, 1 – 3
• This allows flexibility needed to address local needs across region
• Ministry will not fund the Board where empty pupil places exist
French Immersion in York Region DSB
Location of FI PrimaryDual Track Schools
2017-18 School Year
FI Accommodation Plan: Elder’s Mills PS
• Create a Primary Dual Track at Lorna Jackson PS in 2018 for incoming grade 1 French Immersion students from the Elder’s Mills PS FI boundary
• Students would return back to Elder’s Mills PS for grades 2-8 French Immersion
• The boundary will not be altered for this change
Elder’s Mills PS French Immersion Boundary
School Locations
School Bell Times
• Lorna Jackson PS
8:45 AM - 3:15 PM
• Elder’s Mills PS
8:45 AM - 3:15 PM
Transportation (Policy 680.0)
• Students are eligible for transportation if:
JK-3 students live >1.2km from school
Grade 4-8 students >1.6km from school
• Transportation stops will be posted in mid to late August 2018
• Student Transportation Services will determine routes in summer months
schoolbuscity.com > Find Your Bus Stop,
enter your address
Before & After Care• Both schools offer before and after school
care
• Students can attend at either site for before and after care, but must be registered with the provider
• Transportation provided (if qualified as per the policy) between before and after school care
Families with Siblings
• Siblings are in different schools currently for Kindergarten and French Immersion
• The Primary Dual Track model may mean that FI siblings are in different schools longer
• We are providing this information ahead of time for families when considering the FI program
Next Steps
• Lorna Jackson PS will host the French Immersion Information night in January 2018
• For students enrolled in a YRDSB school:
Obtain principal signed student index card from your home school with 1 piece of ID into Lorna Jackson PS office staff
• For students not in YRDSB:
Full registration package is available at Lorna Jackson PS
• Transportation stops for qualifying students will be posted in mid to late August 2018
