The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has lost 29,000 students since 2001—a decline of more than 10%. This is equivalent to 10 secondary schools of 1,200 and 33 elementary schools of 500.
To deal with this decline and plan for the future, the TDSB has started a process of reviewing programs and space requirements in six wards; our ward is one of them. The process is called General Asset and Program Planning (GAPP). Unfortunately, one of the recommendations being made is to close King George Junior Public School and relocate the students to Humbercrest Public School. Another recommendation is to increase the size of Humbercrest to accommodate 800 to 900 students. A further recommendation is to restructure Warren Park Junior Public School to serve students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8.
WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS. If the potential closure of King George Jr. Public School will affect you in any way, please fill out our survey HERE.
Or send us an email at kgaction@gmail.com.
2 comments:
This is a fantastic website. I hope lots of people take the opportunity to tell everyone how important King George School is to our community!
I'm wondering if it's possible to summarize some of the responses from the survey to see what others are saying. It may encourage others to do the survey if they see others expressing common concerns.
Thanks, Doug
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