Facilities To Be Reviewed

School District 83 will set aside $35,000 to undertake a long range facilities review.

Assistant Superintendent Carl Cooper says it will provide current information on school capacity, which is already a challenge at some schools like Armstrong Elementary.

He says the 2016 Supreme Court decision to reduce class sizes has put 23 more classrooms in use from kindergarten t Grade 8, and District enrolment is expected to grow by 580 students the next five years, after growing by 470 the past five years.

“Connected to this challenge is that current information on school capacities are outdated. Some are based on former class size numbers, some buildings have been altered since the capacities have been assigned, and in some cases, portables have been removed. The need to have accurate capacity information to assist the Board in making a decision is important,” says a School District media release.