Boundary Review Frequently Asked Questions

The Superintendent of the affected Family of Schools establishes a Boundary Review Steering Committee (BRSC) composed of Trustees and board staff to lead the school boundary review process.

The role of the committee will be as follows:

1. Determine and communicate which schools are part of the Boundary Review Process;
2. Generate the initial boundary options for consideration by a larger Boundary Review Committee;
3. On behalf of the Boundary Review Committee (BRC), recommend preferred option(s) to Administrative Council and the Director; and,
4. Make the determination as to which consultation process pathway will be utilized (Pathway #1 or Pathway #2).

As the Boundary Review Steering Committee has confirmed that a Pathway #1 consultation process will be required for the scope of this review, a Boundary Review Committee (BRC) will be established, composed of the BRSC members, and up to two parent representatives from each affected school. Note other members may join as a resource if required.

Their mandate will be to work collaboratively on the following matters:

1. Examine the initial boundary options generated by the BRSC, and provide detailed feedback on the initial options, request modifications or additional options, if required. This is to be undertaken through a consensus process;
2. Over the course of a number of working meetings and based upon a set of agreed upon criteria, the committee will arrive at one or more preferred options to be submitted to the BRSC;
3. Parent representatives are to speak on behalf of all students, regardless of school, program, or grade; and,
4. Staff’s role on the committee is as a resource - to respond to inquiries and to provide committee members with the data and administrative experience required to assess options.