Holy Spirit High & Mount Pearl Senior High School Feeder Systems (Round 1)
The Newfoundland and Labrador English School Board will undertake a review of the school feeder zones for the Holy Spirit High and Mount Pearl Senior High school systems, beginning in Fall 2018 and continuing through to June 2019. The review is required due to enrolment pressures anticipated in a number of schools within both systems, and the opening of a new intermediate school in Paradise.
The Holy Spirit High school feeder system includes Octagon Pond Elementary, Holy Family Elementary, Topsail Elementary, Villanova Junior High and Holy Spirit High.
The Mount Pearl Senior High school feeder system involves Elizabeth Park Elementary, Morris Academy, Paradise Elementary, Mount Pearl Intermediate, and Mount Pearl Senior High.
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Correspondence/Memos
Memos sent to parents and guardians of all schools within the Holy Spirit High and Mount Pearl Senior High school systems can be viewed below:
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Information Booklet
In the interest of informing the school community discussion around the decision ahead of the Board of Trustees, on November 26, 2018, the District released its Information Book for the Holy Spirit High and Mount Pearl Senior High School System Review. |
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School Council Presentation
On October 23, 2018, Board trustees Jennifer Aspell and John Smith, along with District staff, met with the administrators and representatives of the school councils of all schools within the Holy Spirit High and Mount Pearl Senior High school systems. Preliminary information was shared with the school councils at that time. The District presentation from those meetings can be found below. During the meeting, there was discussion on how a consultation of this size, and the volume of feedback anticipated, poses particular challenges. Approximately 6,000 students are currently enrolled within the two school feeder systems, representing almost 10 percent of the District's total province-wide student population (approximately 66,000 students). It is expected that 10,000 - 12,000 individuals may wish to provide input. The District is therefore taking a new approach to the consultation process in these communities. The District has engaged ThoughtExchange, a Canadian company with experience in school district communications throughout North America. ThoughtExchange will help the District provide an inclusive opportunity for all members of the school communities to participate in the decision-making process, and have their ideas and thoughts considered by their peers. The overall goal is to enhance the District's communication with stakeholders; enhance the transparency of the consultation process, and to ensure all members of the school community have an equal opportunity to have a voice. Two ThoughtExchange surveys will be made available to these school communities (Fall 2018 and Winter 2019) to help the District develop options for public consideration. This process will assist the Board of Trustees in making the final decision on the feeder system for the new intermediate school in Paradise. It is important to note that the information contained in the presentation below is preliminary. More detailed information gathering will occur in the coming months. |
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ThoughtExchange
The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District is using a new way of collecting input by launching an online conversation with a tool called ThoughtExchange and would like to get everyone's input on this question: What are the most important things to consider as we develop options for the configuration of the Holy Spirit and Mount Pearl school systems? The results of this ThoughtExchange will help the District develop options for public consideration on which students will feed into the new intermediate school and help guide planning initiatives. All voices matter, so your participation is crucial and valued. Please take the time to thoughtfully participate before 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Click here to launch ThoughtExchange. You will be prompted to add and verify your email address, and create a password you will remember in order to participate in this online conversation. ThoughtExchange will allow you to share our own individual thoughts, consider and rate the thoughts of others, and learn what is important to the community. It will be important to not only share your thought but explain why it is important, as it will help others determine if they agree. ThoughtExchange keeps confidential who shared each thought and who assigned what ratings. |
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Next Steps
The District will engage in a two-step process with the consultation tool ThoughtExchange as a means of ensuring all members of the school community have an opportunity to share their thoughts and help inform the decision-making process. The anticipated timeline is as follows. If there is a need to make a significant change to the anticipated timelines, school communities will be advised:
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Process Summary
The process for the Holy Spirit High and Mount Pearl Senior High school feeder system review will include:
It is important to note that no decisions have been made regarding feeder schools in either system, and any changes to take place as a result of the review process would not be implemented until the opening of the new intermediate school in Paradise, currently scheduled for the 2020-21 school year. |
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Contact Information
Should you have any questions about this process, please contact the Director of Schools for your school system: Holy Spirit High School System Mount Pearl Senior High School System |