Oshawa Program and Boundary Study

- Feb 17, 2023

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

On January 24, 2022, the Board of Trustees received the Long-Term Accommodation Plan 2022-2026 (LTAP) report and approved the guiding principles and actions to be undertaken. Within the LTAP report, staff were directed to undertake an Oshawa program and boundary study, with recommendations for any potential changes to be identified for a community consultation and implementation review (any potential outcomes would be subject to the provision of new PARG guidelines from the Ministry of Education, and the removal of the current moratorium). The study would help to address potential program and service delivery models at one or more Durham Catholic District School Board schools in Oshawa which are being impacted by the increased growth in north Oshawa, and due to the Ministry of Education announcement in July of 2020 to replace Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School with a Grade 7-12 school.

At the June 20, 2022, Regular Board Meeting Trustees approved the proposed boundary program and boundary “in-principle” recommendations to bring to the Oshawa families of schools for community consultation during the 2022-23 school year. Below are the scenarios that are being considered:

  • When the new replacement Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School secondary school is open, the DCDSB will have a vacant building in Oshawa that could be used as a single-track Grade 1-8 French Immersion school. Or alternatively, the DCDSB will also have a vacant building at Father Joseph Venini Catholic School, which could also be used as a single-track Grade 1-8 French Immersion school. In this scenario the Grade 7 and 8 regular-track students from St. John Bosco Catholic School and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School would be located at the new Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School. This scenario would include related boundary adjustments for St. Joseph Catholic School/Sir Albert Love Catholic School and a satellite area of Sir Albert Love Catholic School that could link to St. John XXIII Catholic School.
  • When the new replacement Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School is open, the DCDSB will have a vacant building in Oshawa that could be used as a single-track Grade 1-8 French Immersion school. Or alternatively, the DCDSB will also have a vacant building at Father Joseph Venini Catholic School, which could also be used as a single-track Grade 1-8 French Immersion school. In this scenario, the Grade 7 and 8 regular-track students from St. John Bosco Catholic School and St. Anne Catholic School would be located at the new Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School. This would include related boundary adjustments for St. Joseph Catholic School/Sir Albert Love Catholic School and a satellite area of Sir Albert Love Catholic School that could link to St. John XXIII Catholic School.
  • When the new replacement Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School is open, the DCDSB will have a vacant building in Oshawa that could be used as a single-track Grade 1-6 French Immersion school. Or alternatively, the DCDSB will also have a vacant building at Father Joseph Venini Catholic School, which could also be used as a single-track Grade 1-6 French Immersion school. In this scenario, the Grade 7 and 8 French Immersion students from St. Christopher Catholic School and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School would be located at the new Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School. This would include related boundary adjustments for St. Joseph Catholic School/Sir Albert Love Catholic School and Sir Albert Love Catholic School satellite area to St. John XXIII Catholic School.
  • Busing implications of the changes would be determined in accordance with the Student Transportation Policy PO429.

Through a series of public meetings, board staff will compile considerations and recommendations to bring to the June 19, 2023 Regular Board meeting. 

The public meetings will be led a committee comprised of staff and Catholic School Council representatives from each DCDSB school in Oshawa. The committee has been meeting regularly since November 2022 to review options and gather information that will be shared with the communities for input. 

The Durham Catholic District School Board is committed to an open and transparent process that allows for public input through a variety of means. Public meetings have been scheduled on the dates below to present the options under consideration and to offer our parents and guardians the opportunity to ask questions and provide input.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sir Albert Love Catholic School
425 Wilson Road N., Oshawa

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
St. Christopher Catholic School
431 Annapolis Avenue, Oshawa

Thursday, March 23, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School
1425 Coldstream Drive, Oshawa

If you require accessible accommodations to participate in any of the public meetings, please contact Lori Jones at 905-576-6150 Ext. 22238 in advance of the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 

If you are unable to attend the public meetings, a webpage has also been established to share information related to the boundary review: www.dcdsb.ca/boundaryreviews. Parents and guardians are encouraged to submit their feedback and ask any questions through the feedback form available on the boundary review webpage.  

We look forward to working with you at the upcoming meetings. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

 

Jim Wilson                                                                 Scott Grieve
Superintendent of Education                                Superintendent of Business, Finance
Oshawa Family of Schools                                     and Facilities Services

 

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