School consolidation in northeast by Kathy Yanchus Metroland West Media The Halton Catholic District School Board is going to roll up its sleeves for an accommodation review in northeast Oakville. Trustees approved a northeast Oakville Pupil Accommodation Review (PAR) Oct. 4. Two options for consolidation are offered in the PAR report presented to trustees. Both recommend closure of Holy Family and St. John schools and building a new northeast-area school on the current St. Michael school site. The board's preferred option in dealing with declining enrolment would see St. John students living below Upper Middle Road attend the new 550-pupil elementary school to be built on the existing St. Michael Sewell Drive site for the 2018/2019 school year, and those living above UMR re-directed to Our Lady of Peace School on River Glen Blvd. Our Lady of Peace would be the location of the Essential Skills Classroom program. This option would also introduce the Extended French program at the proposed new Oakville northeast Catholic elementary school, and re-locate the Structured Teaching Classroom program there from St. John. All St. Michael school students would be temporarily relocated to St. John on Mansfield Drive until the new facility is complete, while Holy Family students would remain at their school on Grosvenor Street until then. Holy Family and St. John would then be closed. The second option under consideration PACKAGE INCLUDES: P 95.5% EFF. would be to direct all students from St. John and only starting · 95.5 % High Efficiency Gas Furnace Holy Family to the new school on the site of St. from · High Efficiency Central Air Michael, with special education programs from receive up to R410A Refrigerant Holy Family re-directed to Our Lady of Peace $2500 SAmE DAY iN i.e.S.o. & or ·10 Year Factory Warranty $ /mth INStALLAtIoN and from St. John to the new school. GAS coMpANY 59oAC reBAteS* · Limited Time Offer Under this option, St. Michael students would Call for details be temporarily relocated to St. John until the new school is built. St. Michael is the preferred location for the new NE Oakville school, as it is the most centrally located of the three elementary schools and has BOOk yOURS TODAy! *Call for details. *Call for details. the least construction constraints, according to the board's report. 9 Locations to serve you better Over 120,000 . .com satisfied custOmers "We will be looking at each of the three sites www. oaKviLLe (905) 849-4998 HEATING & COOLING that are in review the Holy Family site, the St. Michael site and the St. John site -- to see which of those sites would be the best option to put Exceptional footcare for all ages. Reduce the Risk of the new northeast Oakville school on," said Tim Overholt, superintendent of education, school Kids Sports Related services. "The northeast Oakville school site D.Ch., B.Sc., Podiatric Medicine Foot Problems could be any one of those three." Registered Chiropodist Holy Family is bound by a forest and housing · Treatment for sprains, strains, bursitis, metatarsalgia that limit flexibility and St. John has inadequate street frontage and is entirely bound by housing heel pain, shin splints, Achilles tendinitis, neuroma which would make it difficult for busing and · High performance orthotics for sports shoes and skates drop off of students, stated the report. · Ingrown toenails · Plantar warts · Corns and calluses The proposed plan could save the board $4.5 · Fungal infection · Athlete's foot · Sweaty feet to $5 million over 10 years, trustees were told. A public consultation will be held Jan. 16, 2017 and a delegation night Feb. 21, 2017 with 1495 Cornwall Road, Suite 33, Oakville No pain = big gain! located on the north/west corner of Maple Grove Dr. and Cornwall Road the board's final decision to be made at the regular Book your appointment today. board meeting March 7, 2017. For information, T: 905-845-4817 www.werkman.ca go to http://schoolplanning.hcdsb.org/. AIRE ONE MADNEss sAlE! HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACE & CENTRAL AIR * $ 3 | Friday, October 21, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com 3990 * * FURNACE DIAGNOSTIC SpECIAl $ 49 FURNACE ClEANING $ 79 Authentic Montessori at its Best - For Ages 18 mo.-12 yrs. · An empowering curriculum that engages children · Individual focus to learning your child's · Community atmosphere that makes students feel included and valued · Creative expression allows your child to explore their own interests and talents OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 22nd 10:00am to 1:00pm Join Us For Our FAIRVIEW GLEN 905.634.0781 · fairviewglen.com MONTESSORI SCHOOL