Updated Closure list - Regina Public
Already closed - June 2008
Herchmer
Stewart Russell
Usher (highschool)
2010
Jenkins (already cited)
2011
Athabasca
2012
Haultain
2013
Martin Collegiate
2014
Imperial and/or McDermid
Coldwell
2015
McDonald or Coronation Park
2017
Rosemont or Walker
Kitchener
Program Closures
2008 - Already closed
Wilfred Walker English
Wascana French
2011
Massey English
Plan revisited
Did you ever wonder what a 10-Year Plan would look like if the Regina Board of Education had listened to parents in the beginning? University of Dalhousie policy researcher Kathleen Donovan has recently analyzed parent comments appended to the back of school board's 2007 Phase One report.
Donovan's analysis found that items such as special needs and after school programs were frequently cited as areas needing improvement. Curriculum relevancy, more classroom resources and smaller class sizes also were major concerns. Significantly, parents did not ask for bigger schools or new construction – although this is the only concept that was returned to them for consideration in the next round of consultations.
The report is a helpful guide for parent adovates who want to unearth their original road map. It provides a vision of schools that are deeply integrated in their surrounding communities, and an education system that emphasizes fairness, inclusion and improved academic standards.
Report slams closures
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Saskatchewan has released a report on Regina’s school closure plan, in light of changes to the education tax system. The report finds students and communities will not be better served by tax changes if the board remains fixated on its plan to close schools in low income and inner city neighbourhoods.
Author Tricia Bakken presents several arguments for retaining the city’s core area schools, including “the better learning outcomes associated with smaller schools, the inconsistency of small school closure with the Regina Public School Board commitments, and the further marginalization of Aboriginal people in Regina.”
Full report: Will The New Property Tax System Save Our Neighbourhood Schools?
Time for Second Thought
Remarks to the Trustees, March 4, 2008
Time for Second Thought: Comments on the Renewal Plan. March 4, 2008
This presentation examines financial implications, impact on First Nations students, population data and other aspects of the 10-year school closure plan.
Closure map - elementary schools
Impact on First Nations and low income households
Impact on First Nations and low income households