{"id":21912,"date":"2018-10-22T14:10:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T21:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/?page_id=21912"},"modified":"2023-06-09T11:02:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:02:52","slug":"catchment-boundary-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/news-events\/community\/catchment-boundary-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Catchment Boundary Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/01\/GVSD61_MediaAdvisory_Header_Proof1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22713\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/01\/GVSD61_MediaAdvisory_Header_Proof1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"909\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The Board of Education approved the proposed changes to schools catchment boundaries, which will be in effect for the 2020\/2021 school year.<\/p>\n<p>The new catchment boundaries will help alleviate current capacity issues in the School District and address burgeoning enrolment. The District has seen an additional 1,000 students register in its schools in the past four years. Some schools are already full and long-term projections indicate a steady increase in the student population. As the District plans ahead for the future, it has had to reconsider school catchment boundaries to ensure there is adequate space in each school to provide the most optimal learning environments for all of its students.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the review, the District committed to engaging with the public to help inform the Board of Education\u2019s decision-making. The catchment boundary review included multiple opportunities for members of the public to provide input.<\/p>\n<p>The Catchment Boundary Review started in Spring 2018. The District engaged its community in the Thetis Vale area of the District to help address capacity issues. While this consultation showed strong preferences in this specific community, it was clear that due to class size and composition requirements as well as increased enrolment, the process needed to be broader.<\/p>\n<p>In November, the District heard from more than 5,100 community members through the Catchment Boundary Review Survey. The feedback collected helped to inform the District\u2019s guiding considerations, as well as, highlight important factors for families and specific neighbourhood considerations. All the information gathered helped to inform the boundary proposals shared in phase two of the review.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the District proposed changes to school boundaries for the public to review and launched phase two of the consultation process. The District hosted three open houses and gathered input online to ensure parents, guardians, staff, and members of the public had the opportunity to participate and provide input, including at the school level. During the phase two consultation, more than 400 community members attended the open houses and over 1,000 people submitted input online about the proposed changes. For the full survey results, input collected at the open houses, and the Phase Two Summary Report please review ‘Resources’ at the bottom of this webpage.<\/p>\n<p>In April, the District shared revised proposed catchment boundaries and launched its third phase of community consultation. The District collected additional input from the community in the month of May, particularly on specific issues related to individual school changes, and had the Board review all the feedback and considerations.<\/p>\n<p>On June 25, 2019, at a Special Boundary Review Board meeting, the Board of Education came to a final decision on school catchment boundaries.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>OVERVIEW OF BOUNDARY CHANGES<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Review the final <span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/GVSD61_FinalBoundaryReviewBrochure_June2019-1.pdf\">Catchment Boundary Review Brochure<\/a><\/strong> for an overview of the new boundary changes in effect for the 2020\/2021 school year. The District will continue working with the school communities to facilitate smooth transitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Phase Three of Boundary Review – “What We Heard”<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366\"><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/Catchment-Boundary-Review-Phase-Three-Summary-Report-1.pdf\"><strong>SUMMARY REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The District hosted school targeted meetings to consult with the schools directly impacted by the proposals in May, 2019. All feedback received at the sessions were compiled for the Board to review and consider.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><u>Catchment Boundary Review School Meetings<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/CBR_Phase3_CloverdaleFeedback_Redacted.pdf\">Cloverdale \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 May 7, 2019 from 7:00\u20148:00 p.m.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/CBR_Phase3_SouthParkFeedback_Redacted.pdf\">South Park \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 May 7, 2019 from 7:00\u20148:00 p.m.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/CBR_Phase3_MargaretJenkinsFeedback_Redacted.pdf\">Margaret Jenkins\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 May 8, 2019 from 7:00\u20148:00 p.m.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/CBR_Phase3_RichmondFeedback_Redacted.pdf\">Richmond\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0May 8, 2019 from 7:00\u20148:00 p.m.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/CBR_Quadra_Feedback_Redacted.pdf\">Quadra\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 May 9, 2019 from 7:00\u20148:00 p.m.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/CBR_Phase3_McKenzieFeedback_Redacted.pdf\">McKenzie\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0May 9, 2019 from 7:00\u20148:00 p.m.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/CBR_MacaulayFeedback_Redacted.pdf\">Macaulay\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 May 14, 2019 from 7:00\u20148:00 p.m.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/CBR_Phase3_DoncasterFeedback_Redacted.pdf\">Doncaster\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0May 14, 2019 from 7:00\u20148:00 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>*Each meeting was tailored to the school communities involved.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more details on the Phase Three Proposal please review the <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/Media-Release_CatchmentBoundaryReview_Phase-Three_050119.pdf\">media release and brochure<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The District shared their latest recommendations to the Board of Education on June 19, 2019 after receiving additional input on the phase three boundary proposal, which included some new considerations for various school communities. The final recommendations came back to the Board at the end of June for final deliberations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #003366\"><strong>Special Boundary Review Board Meetings<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Phase Two of Boundary Review – “What We Heard”\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/Catchment-Boundary-Review-Phase-Two-Summary-Report-0429192.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>SUMMARY REPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Input from Open House #1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/BoundaryReview_OpenHouseFeedback1_DisplayBoards-1.pdf\">Open House #1 – Display Boards<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/BoundaryReview_OpenHouseFeedback1_GraffitiWall.pdf\">Open House #1 – Graffiti Wall<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/4-CBR_CommentCards_Openhouse1_Redacted.pdf\">Open House #1 – Comment Cards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Input from Open House #2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/BoundaryReview_OpenHouseFeedback2_DisplayBoards.pdf\">Open House #2 – Display Boards<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/BoundaryReview_OpenHouseFeedback2_GraffitiWall.pdf\">Open House #2 – Graffiti Wall<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/5-CBR_CommentCards_Openhouse2_Redacted.pdf\">Open House #2 – Comment Cards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Input from Open House #3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/BoundaryReview_OpenHouseFeedback3_DisplayBoards.pdf\">Open House #3 – Display Boards<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/BoundaryReview_OpenHouseFeedback3_GraffitiWall.pdf\">Open House #3 – Graffiti Wall<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/04\/6-CBR_CommentCards_Openhouse3_Redacted.pdf\">Open House #3 – Comment Cards<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008080\"><strong> Resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/catchment-boundary-review\/baragar-projections-for-the-phase-three-proposed-catchments\/\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Baragar Projections for the Phase Three Proposed Catchments<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong> – <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>June 20, 2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/02\/Data-sources-and-methodology-used-for-enrolment-projections.pdf\">Baragar Systems Methodology and Data Sources<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/Media-Release_CatchmentBoundaryReview_Phase-Three_050119.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Catchment Boundary Review – Phase Three Proposals – Brochure<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/02\/GVSD61_BoundaryReviewBrochure2019-Revised-1.pdf\">Catchment Boundary Review – Phase Two Proposals – Brochure<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/schools\/school-catchment-maps\/\">Catchment Boundary Maps<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/Boundary-Review-Questions-June-19-2019.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">Frequently Asked Questions – from Special Boundary Review Board Meeting –\u00a0 June 19, 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/01\/CatBoundRev_FAQs_2019.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><em>(from Phase One)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/catchment-boundary-review\/catchment-boundary-review-frequently-asked-questions\/\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<em>(Updated regularly as we receive additional input)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/catchment-boundary-review\/catchment-boundary-full-survey-results\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">Full Survey Results <\/span><\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>(from Phase One)\u00a0<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/news-events\/media-releases\/title\/22186\/\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Media Release – November 19, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/news-events\/media-releases\/title\/greater-victoria-school-district-seeks-input-on-new-proposed-catchment-boundaries\/\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Media Release – January 29, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/news-events\/media-releases\/title\/greater-victoria-school-district-proposes-additional-changes-to-school-boundaries-after-reviewing-community-input-announces-final-school-based-consultation\/\">Media Release – May 1, 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/06\/GVSD61_Boundary-Review_Phase4_June2019V4.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Presentation – Special Boundary Board Meeting – June 19, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/GVSD61Phase-3-CBR-Presentation_Cloverdale.pdf\">Presentation – Boundary Meeting – Cloverdale<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/GVSD61Phase-3-CBR-Presentation_McKenzie.pdf\">Presentation – Boundary Meeting – McKenzie<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/GVSD61Phase-3-CBR-Presentation_Margaret-Jenkins.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Presentation – Boundary Meeting – Margaret Jenkins<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/GVSD61Phase-3-CBR-Presentation_Quadra.pdf\">Presentation – Boundary Review – Quadra<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/GVSD61Phase-3-CBR-Presentation_Richmond.pdf\">Presentation – Boundary Meeting – Richmond<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/05\/GVSD61Phase-3-CBR-Presentation_SouthPark.pdf\">Presentation – Boundary Meeting – South Park<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #003366\"><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/schools\/school-locator\/\">School Locator Tool <\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><em>(please use to determine French Immersion catchments)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/01\/All-School-Level-Projections.pdf\">Schools’\u00a0Capacities and Projected Enrolment<\/a> <\/strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">(current year to 2033 – based on current boundaries)<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2019\/01\/School-Enrolment-by-Catchment-Out-Of-Catchment.pdf\">School Enrolment by Catchment & Out-Of-Catchment<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong><a style=\"color: #003366\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sd61.bc.ca\/parent-student-resources\/registration\/student-enrolment-priorities\/\">Student Enrolment Priorities<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Education approved the proposed changes to schools catchment boundaries, which will be in effect for the 2020\/2021 school year. 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