April 12, 2016
Presentation Overview
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Review of the Past
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Board Motions:
 January, February, November – 2015
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Future Considerations
-Consultation with school communities:
-May, October & November 2014
-Building a Vision for the Future Praxis Survey:
-November/December 2014
-Consultation & survey feedback presented to the Board:
-January 2015
-Board review and decisions:
-February 2015
RCSD Vision
The Regina Catholic School Division will provide a
quality Catholic education that is faith-based,
student-centred and results-oriented.
RCSD Mission
The Regina Catholic School Division will work with
the community and the local church to provide a
Quality Catholic education that fosters academic
excellence and the development of informed,
responsible citizens.
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Ensure a quality Catholic education is offered for
each student within all Regina Catholic schools
Strategically plan for and accommodate the annual
projected student enrolment growth
Strategically plan to incorporate the Division’s
short, middle and long term proposals
Strategically invest resources, and review program
offerings and facilities usage for effectiveness and
efficiency
Guiding Principles- Board Motion – January 12, 2015
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Make decisions to ensure a quality Catholic education
Provide equitable student learning opportunities
Provide a safe and healthy learning environment
Maintain the best value for money in its resource
allocations and facility utilization
Ensure long term sustainability and stability
considerations in all financial decisions
Solicit and value community and partner inputs and
dialogue
Be flexible to accommodate unexpected challenges and
changes
Develop efficient and effective transition plans
Adhere to the concept of transparency when planning
for the future
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January 12, 2015
◦ Guiding Principles
◦ Building a Vision for the Future Praxis Report
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February 2, 2015
◦ Board Statements Regarding the 2015-2016 School Year
◦ Board Statements Regarding Division Plans Following the 2015-2016
School Year
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November 2, 2015
o That the Board approve that St. Kateri Tekakwitha School be a dual
track school offering both English and French Immersion
programming, effective September 2017.
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The Principals for the 3 new schools were
announced on March 22, 2016
St. Nicholas School – Mr. James Wahl
St. Kateri Tekakwitha – Mrs. Monica Norris
St. Elizabeth School – Mr. Daniel Lizée
Commencing January 2017, the above
principals will leave their existing schools to
accept student registrations, prepare for and
administer to the new schools
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École St. Pius X: French Immersion
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Deshaye Catholic School: English
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha: dual track school
offering French Immersion and English
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Parent Information Meeting
–Tuesday, April 12, 2016
-review of programming, boundaries,
transportation
Board Announcements
Building a Vision for the Future
October 2015
Southwest
September 2017
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha School – Dual Track
(English & French Immersion)
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St. Pius X School – French Immersion
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Deshaye Catholic School - English
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha is projected to open
with an enrolment of 310 students (160
English and 150 French Immersion)
École St. Pius X is projected to have 475
students
Deshaye Catholic School is projected to
have 300 students
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As of September 11, 2015, 296 out of 425 students
attending Deshaye School were bused to school,
leaving 129 students that get to school by other
means. Deshaye students living within the current
proposed St. Kateri boundary are bused to Deshaye
and would be bused to St. Kateri with no anticipated
change to the current busing complement.
As of September 11, 2015, 388 out of 523 students
attending St. Pius were bused to school, leaving 135
students that get to school by other means. St. Pius
students living within the current proposed St. Kateri
boundary are bused to St. Pius and would be bused to
St. Kateri with no anticipated change to the current
busing complement.
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With new boundaries created for St. Pius, Deshaye
and St. Kateri schools, transferring bused students
to St. Kateri will realize bus requirements to a
different school/location with similar or shorter
bus routes
Given the number of students attending Deshaye
Catholic and St. Pius from Harbour Landing, it is
possible that bus routes may be eliminated at the
time St. Kateri opens.
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School boundary changes would result in:
◦ providing busing to students within the respective
school boundaries
◦ grandfathering St. Pius and Deshaye students who
wish to remain at their respective schools but will not
be eligible for busing if they reside in the St. Kateri
boundary
◦ making a busing exception for the St. Pius and
Deshaye Grade 8 (Deshaye-15 and Pius-31) students
who would receive the option of busing, even though
they are out of their respective boundaries
If St. Pius X receives Ministry approval to rebuild, it will
become the French Immersion school for the area with
St. Kateri offering only English programming