We’re planning the future of inner city Saint John schools. Join us tonight, 6:30 PM at Hazen-White.
— ASD-South (@ASD_South) November 14, 2016
Parents continue to voice their displeasure with the Policy 409 process as it relates to long term planning at 7 inner city Saint John schools that could lead to closures, reconfiguration, additions or new construction.
Public meetings began in October and the District Education Council of Anglophone South can send a recommedation to the Education minister this spring on the next step whatever that is.
The impacted schools include M. Gerald Teed, Millidgeville North, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Charles.
Concerned parent Heather Stephen tells us they need more dialogue on this but she’s not sure if the process can be stopped.
She says Policy 409 requires a minimum of three meetings and she thinks there is potential to look at more meetings and have more community involvement and more input into what the final recommendation is.
Last month, DEC chair Rob Fowler told us that any recommendation they could vote on this spring will go to the Minister of Education for a final decision and any activity that follows would be 4 to 5 years after that.
Members of the Anglophone South District Education Council are scheduled to appear before Saint John common council at tonight’s meeting.
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