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The New Stittsville Secondary School will open in September 2024 with a Grade 7 to 9 grade structure. Grades 7 and 8 will offer the English with Core French, Early French Immersion and Middle French Immersion programs. Grade 9 will offer the English and Immersion programs. In September 2025, Grade 10 will phase in to the school. The school will have its full complement of grades (7-12) in September 2027.
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Stittsville High School - Ready for Opening September 2024
Work is actively underway on the construction of the highly anticipated new high school in Stittsville. Based on the current construction status and schedule for completion, the building phase of the new school should be completed in late spring 2024. The new school will be ready to welcome students and staff in September 2024.
The September 2024 opening date is one year later than what was anticipated at the start of construction. The construction schedule was adversely impacted by a number of factors including supply chain challenges and recent labour disruptions in the construction industry.
For the 2023-2024 school year, attendance boundaries for schools in and around the Stittsville community will remain status quo. Additional information related to the school opening will continue to be shared with the community to ensure a successful transition and opening for September 2024.
Following the Ministry of Education announcement of capital funding in March 2018, the Stittsville Community will be welcoming a new secondary school (1,353 pupil places) to serve grade 7-12 students in the area. The new school will be located at the southwest corner of Robert Grant Avenue and Cope Drive. The opening date for the school is currently scheduled for September 2023.
Ontario Government Approves Construction of Stittsville Secondary School
New Stittsville SS Project Update
A local study working group was formed in the Fall of 2019 in order to consider possible attendance boundaries, the school's opening grade structure, and also other associated changes. The working group completed its part of the process, and supported moving forward to the next stage of the study process, public consultation on a proposed plan.
Given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a standard format Public Consultation Meeting held in a school setting was not possible. An alternate online public consultation was employed to gather public input on a draft staff recommendation report that was formed from the proposed plan. Over 50 emails were received and 190 participants (71% parents/guardians; 19% students; 4% staff; and 6% community members) took part in the Thoughtexchange™ process sharing 122 thoughts and assigning 2,619 stars to those thoughts.
After reviewing and considering the input received, staff brought forward Report No. 20-042 New Stittsville Secondary School – Approval of Opening Grade Structure, Program, and Attendance Boundary to Board at its online meeting of 22 June 2020 for final decisions. The meeting was continued on the evening of 23 June 2020. Please use the following links to view the recordings of each meeting.
Report presentation commences at approximately the 4:00 hour mark
Board approved the following recommendations within Report No. 20-042 on the evening of 23 June 2020:
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- THAT an opening grade structure, program offering, and attendance boundary for the new Stittsville secondary school, and revised attendance boundaries for A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School, Glen Cairn Public School, Goulbourn Middle School, Katimavik Elementary School, A.Y. Jackson Secondary School, Earl of March Secondary School, and South Carleton High School, be approved according to Appendix C of Report No.20-042, and implemented upon its opening;
- THAT revised kindergarten to grade 6 English with Core French Program and Early French Immersion Program attendance boundaries for Castlefrank Elementary School (K-3), Katimavik Elementary School (4-6), and Stittsville Public School (K-6), be approved according to Appendix E of Report No. 20-042, and implemented for September 2020;
- THAT revised Kindergarten to Grade 6 English with Core French Program and Early French Immersion Program attendance boundaries for A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School and Stittsville Public School be approved according to Appendix F of Report No. 20-042, and implemented upon the opening of the new Stittsville secondary school;
- THAT students impacted by Recommendation C of Report No. 20-042 and their siblings born in the year new Stittsville secondary school opens or earlier be given a one-time option to remain at /attend Stittsville Public School until the completion of grade 6 and be provided transportation if they are eligible under Student Transportation Policy P.127 TRA and Procedure PR.556 TRA; and
- THAT any student on a cross boundary transfer at a school whose program cohort is being relocated to another school as a result of approved recommendations in Report 20-042 be allowed to move with their program cohort without having to reapply for a transfer.
In summary, the new Stittsville secondary school will open with a 7 to 9 grade structure and add one grade per year thereafter until reaching its full complement of grades, 7 to 12. The school will offer an English with Core French program, an Early French Immersion program, and a Middle French Immersion program for grade 7 and 8 students. It will also offer English and French Immersion programs for grade 9 to 12 students.
New Stittsville Secondary School Attendance Boundary Maps
Resources:
Update - 29 April, 2020
On Tuesday April 28, 2020, the Board of Trustees heard Board Report #20-039 in order to consider a modified public consultation method for an upcoming Public Meeting that forms part of the new Stittsville Secondary School Study. This request has come about as a result of the Covid 19 Pandemic and Government imposed restrictions that have been put in place on public gatherings.
Links:
Report No. 20-039
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
The initial amended Timeline in Report 20-039 indicated an April-May consultation period. Due to various factors, the consultation period has been amended and approved by the Board to the period of May-June 2020.
Update – 10 March 2020! Working Group Meeting #3
On March 9th, 2020, the New Stittsville Secondary School Study working group met for the third time. Staff provided the following information to the group members to foster discussion and receive initial feedback:
Meeting #3 - Agenda
Meeting #3 – Information Package
Working group members will inform their communities and collect input to share with the working group.
Update – 28 January 2020! Working Group Meeting #2
On January 27th, 2020, the New Stittsville Secondary School Study working group met for the second time. Staff provided the following information to the group members to foster discussion and receive initial feedback:
Meeting #2 - Agenda
Meeting #2 – Information Package
Working group members will inform their communities and collect input to bring back to the next meeting, which will be scheduled in the near future.
Update – 29 November 2019! Working Group Meetings
The working group is comprised of Board staff and representatives from each of the study area schools. Community associations located in the study area have also been invited to participate. Area school board trustees are invited to attend all meetings.
The role of the working group is to provide localized input and advice with regard to proposed options, community and neighbourhood alignments, and parent and family preferences as they relate to student movement. Representatives will also update their school councils regarding the study and its process.
On November 27th, 2019, the New Stittsville Secondary School Study working group held its first meeting. Representatives from the following schools were in attendance: A. Lorne Cassidy ES, Castlefrank ES, Glen Cairn PS, Goulbourn MS, Katimavik ES, Richmond PS, Stittsville PS, Westwind PS, A.Y. Jackson SS, Earl of March SS, and South Carleton HS.
Staff provided the following information to the working group members:
Meeting #1 - Agenda
Meeting #1 – Information Package
Next Steps: The working group will meet several times over the winter in advance of a Public Consultation Meeting tentatively scheduled for April 2020.
New Stittsville Secondary School Study
In March 2018, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board received confirmation of capital funding from the Ministry of Education for the construction of a 1,353 pupil place secondary school to serve grade 7 to 12 students in the Stittsville area.
At its meeting of October 22, 2019, Board approved a timeline and consultation process to determine the program, attendance boundary, and opening grade structure for the new Stittsville secondary school, and make other associated changes.
The school is scheduled to open to students in September 2022 and will be located at the southwest corner of Robert Grant Avenue and Cope Drive, in the western portion of the Fernbank Community. The school site is just over 16 acres in size. Site planning and building design work for the new secondary school is now almost complete. Construction is anticipated to begin in the Spring of 2020.
The approved consultation process will commence in November with the formation of a local working group. The group will meet several times over the fall and winter prior to a Public Consultation Meeting tentatively scheduled for April 2020.
Your input is important and welcome throughout the consultation process. Parents/guardians and all other members of the public are invited to attend the Public Consultation Meeting to provide feedback on proposed option(s) that will be presented that evening.
Staff recommendations are anticipated to be brought forward for approval to Committee of the Whole and Board in June 2020.
Additional information regarding the review will be posted over the next few months. Please keep checking this webpage for further updates and information.
Please see Report No. 19-078 New Stittsville SS Study – Approval of Timeline and Consultation Plan, which provides more background information regarding the study. For more information regarding the construction of the new school and other capital projects in progress, please use the following link: Capital Projects