Stittsville residents have been asking for a public high school for over 20 years. Stittsville is a fast growing community that has doubled in the last 10 years and expecting to double again within eight years from now. Surprisingly, there is only one high school (a Catholic one).

1.
Why
A
New
Public
High
School
for
S56sville
is
Needed
NOW!
1

2. “I
have
lived
in
the
area
of
S56sville
since
1999.
These
discussions
were
going
on
then
with
city
counsellors
and
school
boards.
I
really
didn't
pay
much
a6en5on
because
I
really
thought
high
school
was
so
far
off
for
my
newborn
son
that
a
school
would
definitely
be
built….
He
will
be
done
high
school
in
2
years
and
[there’s]
no
school.
16
years
ago
and
s5ll
nothing
done…”
-­‐
Kathy
2

3.
Background/Context
3

4. Historical
Context
• S56sville
students
travel
up
to
20
km
one
way
to
a6end
a
public
high
school
in
Richmond
–
a
more
rural
community
to
the
south
of
S56sville
• S56sville
residents
have
been
asking
for
a
public
high
school
for
over
20
years
– The
need
for
a
new
high
school
in
S56sville
was
first
formally
iden5fied
by
the
OCDSB
in
2006
• By
2016,
S56sville
will
have
two
catholic
schools
– Sacred
Heart
–
40%
of
its
popula5on
are
non-­‐Catholic
and
it
is
currently
exceeding
capacity
• Indica5on
that
the
OCSB
will
recommend
another
catholic
HS
in
S56sville
within
the
next
5
years
• French
catholic
HS
to
open
in
2016
4

5. Business
Case
• S56sville
is
one
of
fastest
growing
communi5es
in
Ontario
– Popula5on:
2006:
18,950;
2015:
approx.
30,000;
2023:
projected
70,000
– Richmond’s
popula5on
also
growing
by
over
14%
• 600+
S56sville
students
travel
1.5hrs
by
bus
to/from
SC
– No
public
transporta5on
op5ons
– Costs
the
Ministry
approx.
$1
million
annually
• Zoning
prac5ces
working
against
a
public
high
school
in
S56sville
– New
housing
developments
in
S56sville
have
been
zoned
differently
• New
homes
built
west
of
Robert
Grant
Ave
zoned
to
South
Carleton
high
school
BUT
those
east
are
zoned
to
Kanata
(AY
Jackson
–
a
school
over
crowded
and
asking
for
expansion
money)
• Kids
play
sports
in
S56sville
but
are
zoned
to
Kanata
for
school
• Rezoning
to
South
Carleton
would
allow
the
school
to
reach
capacity
• S56sville
is
only
community
of
our
size
without
a
public
high
school
5

6.
Community
Engagement
6

7. Understanding
the
needs
of
S56sville
Residents
• ‘S56sville
Public
High
School
Now’
is
a
community-­‐
based
ini5a5ve
which
designed
and
administered
an
engagement
survey
– Designed
and
administered
by
a
volunteer
commi6ee
– Over
2,000
respondents
• Excellent
sample
size
(5%
margin
of
error
&
95%
CI)
• Broad
representa5on
of
neighborhoods
• Normal
distribu5on
of
religious
affilia5on
– Distribu5on:
• Used
a
convenience
sample
primarily
based
on
Shad
Qadri’s
email
distribu5on
list
of
4,400+
subscribers
• Also
social
media
and
some
school
council
email
lists
7

8. S56sville
Residents
Say:
“We
need
a
public
high
school!”
• 90%
(1,679)
of
respondents
strongly
agree/
agree
there
is
a
need
for
a
new
public
high
school
in
S56sville
8
Strongly
Agree
80%
Agree
10%
Neither
4%
Disagree
2%
Strongly
Disagree
4%
8

9. Students
are
Leaving
the
OCDSB
• If
no
public
high
school
within
S56sville,
56%
(962)
will
send
their
children
to
Sacred
Heart
– 80%
respondents
currently
in
English
public
system
– In
2014-­‐15,
Sacred
Heart
is
105%
over-­‐capacity
with
6
portables
– OCSB
is
planning
a
third
HS
in
S56sville
post-­‐2021
0
500
1000
1500
South Carleton High
School
Sacred Heart Catholic
High School
New French Catholic
High School
Holy Trinity Catholic
High School
Other
9

10. Students
are
Leaving
the
OCDSB
• Almost
22%
of
yes/
no
respondents
have
already
switched
their
child(ren)
from
public
to
Catholic
schools
Yes
22%
No
78%
10

11.
Residents
are
Frustrated
with
Current
Situa5on
• 58%
(1,078)
strongly
agree/agree
that
they
have
considered
switching
school
boards
due
to
no
public
HS
Strongly
Agree
35%
Agree
23%
Neither
15%
Disagree
11%
Strongly
Disagree
16%
• Over
50%
(936)
strongly
agree/agree
they
feel
they
had/will
have
no
choice
but
to
switch
to
the
Catholic
board
due
to
proximity
11

12. Residents
are
Involved
in
THIS
Community
• Over
85%
(1,414)
say
that
“Proximity
to
Home”
is
somewhat
or
very
important
in
selec5ng
a
high
school
• Over
79%
(1,308)
say
that
having
a
“Community
Hub”
within
a
new
school
infrastructure
is
somewhat
important
or
very
important
in
selec5ng
a
high
school
12

13. A
New
S56sville
Public
High
School
will
be
almost
Instantly
Viable
• 73%
(1,248)
say
their
child(ren)
will
a6end
a
public
high
school
in
S56sville
if
a
new
one
exists
when
they
need
one
• 12%
(208)
do
not
yet
know
13
Yes
73%
No
15%
Do not
know
12%
13

14. A
New
S56sville
Public
High
School
will
be
almost
Instantly
Viable
• S56sville
public
school
data
(2014)
indicates
a
projected
public
high
school
popula5on
of:
– 853
by
2019
– 919
by
2024
• This
does
NOT
include:
– new
housing
developments
in
the
fastest
growing
community
in
O6awa,
growing
to
75,000
by
2025;
OR
– students
who
switch
boards,
are
over-­‐crowding
other
schools,
and
would
go
to
public
HS
14

15. In
the
Words
of
S56sville
Residents…
• “The
decision
to
a6end
Sacred
Heart
or
Goulbourn
and
then
South
Carleton
is
a
huge
source
of
anxiety
for
many
middle
school
and
then
high
school
students.
Students
want
to
stay
with
their
best
friends.
Some
parents
let
their
children
decide
and
some
parents
decide
for
them.
Our
family
has
had
many
conversa5ons
about
this
when
my
son
was
going
into
middle
school
and
again
now
as
he
is
finishing
grade
8.
He
is
upset
that
he
is
losing
friends
at
every
transi5on
to
the
Catholic
board.”
• “Last
child
had
to
a6end
South
Carleton
as
there
was
no
English
high
school
in
S56sville.
He
was
not
able
to
par5cipate
in
any
extra
curricular
ac5vi5es
due
to
distance
and
lack
of
transporta5on
as
both
parents
worked
in
downtown
O6awa.”
• “Problem
is
not
limited
to
us
wan5ng
a
public
high
school;
it's
that
many
schoolmates
switch
to
the
Catholic
high
school
star5ng
in
Grade
6
or
8,
thus
children
lose
their
peers
and
friends.
The
popula5on
at
S.
Carleton
con5nues
to
shrink
so
less
courses
are
offered
(as
my
daughter
in
Gr.11
is
finding
out,
with
many
Gr12
courses
only
available
on-­‐line).
And
I
shouldn't
have
to
send
my
child
to
a
religious
based
school
in
order
to
have
her
close
to
home
for
extra-­‐curricular
or
ayer-­‐school
work,
or
in
order
to
have
access
to
a
broad
range
of
school
courses
and
ac5vi5es.
We
feel
like
2nd
class
ci5zens,
being
bussed
out
to
an
old
school
with
old
facili5es,
and
dwindling
both
in
popula5on
and
academic
programs.”
15

16. • “…It
is
insane
to
think
that
a
French
H.S.
was
approved
for
such
a
small
enrollment
popula5on,
and
there
will
probably
be
a
2nd
Catholic
school
built
before
we
see
an
English
speaking
public
high
school.
Something
has
to
be
done
to
get
the
Bureaucrats
to
pull
their
heads
out
of
the
sand,
and
take
a
look
at
reality.
We
ABSOLUTELY
need
a
Public
English
H.S.
ASAP.
The
numbers
at
South
Carleton
are
never
going
to
max
out
if
everyone
keeps
switching
their
children
to
the
Catholic
system.”
• “Even
though
my
children
are
and
will
be
in
the
catholic
board
I
s5ll
firmly
believe
there
needs
to
be
a
public
school
as
well.
I'd
prefer
if
the
catholic
school
had
kids
there
for
the
right
reason
(beliefs)
rather
than
purely
because
there
is
no
other
choice.”
• “It
is
very
frustra5ng
that
this
problem
is
s5ll
around.
A
S56sville
public
high
school
has
been
discussed
for
decades
now.
In
a
con5nually
growing
community
such
as
ours
it
is
tragic
that
we
can
walk/bike
to
get
groceries,
to
the
library,
to
the
den5st
and
eye
doctor's,
to
several
soccer
pitches,
etc,
etc....
Yet
my
kids
will
either
need
to
leave
their
community
to
go
to
high
school
or
we
will
have
to
choose
to
switch
to
the
catholic
school
board
which
rankles
me
like
you
wouldn't
believe.”
• “The
long
commute
for
our
3
children
a6end
South
Carleton
is
not
an
op5on
for
High
School
and
as
a
result
we
are
forced
to
send
our
children
to
Sacred
Heart.
Definitely
not
ideal
for
families
not
wan5ng
Catholic
schooling
-­‐
which
I
believe
includes
many
families
in
S56sville.”
In
the
Words
of
S56sville
Residents…
16

17. • “If
we
want
a
public
high
school
before
a
second
Catholic
high
school
is
built
in
S56sville,
the
OCDSB
and
the
Ministry
must
take
into
considera5on
all
of
the
students
who
switch
from
the
public
to
the
Catholic
system
in
grade
7
and
grade
9.
Although
we
can
encourage
parents
and
students
to
stay
in
the
public
system,
many
will
s5ll
switch
and
we
won't
achieve
the
numbers
we
need
for
years
and
years.
Sacred
Heart
is
so
full
that
they
may
build
a
second
Catholic
high
school
before
the
public
system
gets
even
one
and
since
they
are
both
publicly
funded,
it's
only
fair
that
they
look
at
the
overall
picture
and
not
just
see
each
board
in
isola5on.”
• “I
believe
it
is
cri5cal
for
residents
of
S56sville
to
have
a
public
high
school
for
our
children
so
that
they
can
a6end
within
our
community
for
a
mul5tude
of
reasons.
I
feel
so
strongly
about
this
that
I
will
switch
to
the
catholic
board
at
either
7th
or
9th
grade
for
my
children.”
• “To
be
totally
honest
I
a
very
disappointed
in
the
O6awa
Carleton
school
board
and
our
school
trustee.
I
work
downtown
and
I
have
to
say
to
have
any
appointments
for
my
kids
I
pre6y
much
end
up
taking
a
day
off
work
to
go
to
these
appointments
due
to
the
inconvenience
of
them
a6ending
high
school
so
far
away.
I
have
2
daughters
remaining
at
South,
one
currently
in
gr
11
and
the
other
in
gr
9.
As
you
can
tell
you
have
touched
a
real
sore
spot
with
me
about
a
S56sville
high
school.
At
this
point
it
really
doesn't
ma6er
what
you
do,
it
should
have
been
done
years
ago
and
my
kids
will
have
graduated
by
the
5me
a
high
school
is
built
here
which
is
very
unfortunate.
“
• And
many
more…
In
the
Words
of
S56sville
Residents…
17

18. Building
Awareness
• Gordon:
Yet
another
reason
to
amalgamate
the
school
boards
-­‐
O"awa
Ci(zen
–
June
23,
2015
– The
latest
flareup
is
in
S56sville…
where
parents
are
agita5ng
for
the
community’s
first
public
high
school
ayer
being
ignored
for
the
past
decade
or
so
by
the
Liberal
government
• One
in
five
SBCsville
families
switching
to
Catholic
high
school:
survey
-­‐
O"awa
Ci(zen
–
June
18,
2015
– The
O6awa-­‐Carleton
District
School
Board
put
a
new
S56sville
school
on
its
list
of
top
10
priori5es
in
2006.
But
nine
years
later,
no
formal
plans
have
materialized.
• SBCsville
parents
lobbying
OCDSB
for
public
high
school
-­‐
CBC
News
O"awa
–
June
17,
2015
– S56sville
teens
should
not
have
to
travel
up
to
20
kilometres
to
a6end
public
high
school…
• SURVEY
SAYS:
Public
high
school
group
presents
results
to
board
-­‐
S("sville
Central
–
June
16,
2015
18

19.
OCDSB
2015
Capital
Priority
Recommenda5ons
19

20. OCDSB
List
of
Capital
Priori5es
July
15,
2015
Submission
to
the
Ministry
of
Educa5on
Project
Capital
PrioriBes
Funding
School
CondiBon
Improvement
Fund
Reserves
–
Proceeds
from
DisposiBons
Full-­‐day
Kindergarten
CapBal
Funding
1. West
Carleton
SS
Addi$on
$6.4
m
2. New
S56sville
SS
New
school
$36.1
m
3.
AY
Jackson
SS
Addi$on
$6.4
m
4.
Viscount
Alexander
PS
Addi$on
$2.1
m
$.325
m
5.
New
Findlay
Creek
ES
New
school
$12.15
m
$1.5
m
Note:
Budget
figures
are
es$mates
provided
in
order
to
assist
decision-­‐making
and
are
subject
to
change
based
on
Ministry
approvals
and
final
size
and
design.
The
es$mates
included
in
this
chart
are
from
previous
capital
process
(Oct
2013)
and
will
be
updated
for
Business
Case
submissions
to
account
for
any
changes
to
benchmark
funding
figures.
20

21.
Poli5cal
Support
21

22. Local
Support
Strongly
supported
by:
– The
Mayor
of
O6awa
• A6ended
a
community
event
in
February
2015
• Had
input
into
developing
strategies
on
how
to
get
informa5on
on
S56sville
residents’
choices
regarding
schooling
– O6awa
Councillor,
S56sville
• Has
hosted
community
engagement
events
on
the
issue
• Helped
to
reach
S56sville
residents
for
outreach
events
including
the
survey
• Has
worked
closely
with
the
community
group
lobbying
for
a
public
high
school
22

23. Jack
MacLaren:
Absentee
MPP
• Since
his
re-­‐elec5on,
MPP
MacLaren
has
focused
his
a6en5on
on
Landowner-­‐based
issues
in
southern
Ontario
and
other
par5san
issues
• There
is
a
long
line
of
cons5tuents
looking
elsewhere
ayer
having
their
concerns
rejected
by
MacLaren
and
his
staff
• MacLaren
has
spent
more
5me
promo5ng
his
new
party
leader
across
the
province
than
working
with
cons5tuents
within
his
own
riding
23

24. Jack
MacLaren
on
SPHS
• While
involved
in
limited
ways
in
past
years,
MPP
MacLaren
did
not
a6end
the
February
mee5ng
to
discuss
the
need
for
a
high
school
in
S56sville
– His
response
to
invita5ons
flip-­‐flopped
ayer
public
pressure,
resul5ng
in
a
staff
member
a6ending
in
his
place
– In
media
interviews
since
the
mee5ng,
MacLaren
has
rejected
the
need
for
a
school
despite
evidence
of
public
support
• Has
indicated
that
he
will
have
limited
influence
as
a
representa5ve
in
a
minority
government
Jack
MacLaren
has
not
been
suppor(ng
his
cons(tuents
on
this
important
issue.
We
need
help
from
outside
our
riding
boundaries
24

25. S56sville
Needs
a
Public
High
School
Now!
• Only
community
of
our
size
in
Ontario
without
a
public
high
school
• Addresses
immediate
and
future
needs
of
S56sville
given
the
booming
popula5on
• Poten5al
to
address
addi5onal
expansion
needs
for
A.Y.
Jackson
and
West
Carleton
high
schools
which
are
also
seeking
capital
funding
• It
would
address
over-­‐crowding
at
Sacred
Heart
• It
would
keep
SBCsville
students
in
the
public
system
and
in
our
community!
25

26. Influencing
Change
• Reques5ng
the
O6awa-­‐Carleton
Liberal
Caucus
bring
forward
to
the
Minister
of
Educa5on
the
evidence
and
business
case
for
a
public
high
school
in
S56sville
– To
be
our
voice
in
Queen’s
Park
and
help
emphasize
the
need
for
a
public
high
school
in
S56sville
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27.
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28.
BACKUP/REFERENCE
SLIDES
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29.
Eligible
Project
Categories
• Projects
eligible
for
funding
considera5on
for
this
round
of
Capital
Priori5es
program
must
meet
certain
criteria,
including:
– Accommoda5on
Pressure
• Projects
to
accommodate
pupils
where
enrolment
is
currently
or
is
projected
to
persistently
exceed
capacity
at
a
school
or
within
a
group
of
schools,
and
students
are
currently
housed
in
non-­‐permanent
space
(e.g.
portables).
• Ministry
of
Educa5on
(May
26,
2015)
(emphasis
added)
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30. Development
and
Zoning
in
S56sville
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31. Survey
Methodology
Overview
• Survey
designed
and
administered
by
volunteer
community
members
• Over
1,700
respondents
– Almost
70%
were
parents
of
school-­‐age
children
– Broad
representa5on
from
people
in
neighborhoods
across
S56sville
– Normal
distribu5on
of
religious
denomina5ons
-­‐
35%
reported
no
religious
affilia5on
• Stringent
in
extrapola5on
of
data
to
S56sville
popula5on
– For
a
popula5on
of
30,000,
with
margin
of
error
of
+/-­‐
3%
and
confidence
level
of
95%,
need
a
sample
size
of
1,030
• Used
a
convenience
sample
including
Shad
Qadri’s
news
distribu5on
list
of
6,000
subscribers
• Also
distributed
via
– Social
media:
Facebook
and
Twi6er
– S56sville
Public
High
School
Now
mailing
list
– Emails
from
schools
including
ALC,
SPS,
and
South
Carleton
– A6empted
to
distribute
to
Catholic
schools,
but
refused
to
send
or
did
not
respond
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32. Residents
are
Frustrated
with
Current
Situa5on
• Almost
28%
strongly
agree/agree
they
considered
moving
out
of
S56sville
to
be
closer
to
public
high
school
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33. Please
select
the
op5on
below
that
best
describes
you:
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34. Where
do
you
currently
direct
your
educa5on
tax
dollars?
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35. To
what
extent
do
you
agree:
Total
responses=1539
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
There
is
a
need
for
a
new
public
high
school
in
S56sville
I
would
direct
my
tax
dollars
to
O6awa-­‐Carleton
District
School
Board
if
there
was
a
new
public
high
I
have
considered
moving
out
of
S56sville
in
order
to
be
closer
to
a
public
high
school
I
have
considered
switching
school
boards
because
there
is
no
public
high
school
in
the
S56sville
I
felt
I
had
no
choice/will
have
no
choice
but
to
switch
my
child
to
the
catholic
school
board
because
of
4%
9%
24%
17%
17%
2%
5%
23%
11%
11%
4%
10%
26%
15%
22%
10%
8%
15%
23%
19%
80%
67%
13%
35%
31%
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neither
Agree
Strongly
Agree
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36. I
have
switched
my
child(ren)
from
the
public
board
to
the
catholic
school
board
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37. If
there
is
no
public
high
school
within
the
S56sville
community
where
do
you
plan
to
send
your
child(ren)?
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38. Will
your
child
a6end
a
public
high
school
in
S56sville
if
a
new
one
exists
when
your
child
starts
high
school?
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