It hasn't always worked in the past, but the local public school board is setting out yet again to try to establish a pair of partnerships with the city — this time to try to get new schools at Greensville and Beverly Central in west Flamborough.
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board trustees voted Monday to leave Millgrove school open, and to build new schools at Greensville and Beverly Central. In exchange, the existing Dr. Seaton, Greensville, Beverly Central and Spencer Valley schools would close.
Coun. Robert Pasuta of Flamborough smiles as the public school board votes for two new schools in his ward, the result of closing four others. Both rely on city partnerships. "Can I get support? I damn well better," he said. (Samantha Craggs/CBC)
But the plan relies on partnering with the city to share community centre space, or in the case of Greensville, library space and a possible community hall. The board will ratify it on June 16.
The board tried to partner with the city last year on a new north-end high school. But after approving it at the committee level, council turned down the plan. Some cited mistrust in the school board after past agreements. That rejection means the board is building its new north high school over two sites, and without a proper full football field.
Jessica Brennan, chair of the HWDSB, is concerned the city won't want a partnership again. But she's hoping Coun. Robert Pasuta of Ward 14 can rally support at council.
"Coun. Pasuta with his tractor alone could do the heavy lifting of any political work that has to be done here," she said during the meeting, referencing Pasuta's farming background.
She said later that what happened with the north school does worry her now with the new partnership attempt.
"That's why some of us made a rather big deal about the fact that this relies enormously on political support from the councillors," she said.
Pasuta thinks his fellow councillors will understand that the situation makes sense. He and trustee Karen Turkstra have been working with their respective staff to iron out the details. He'd like to see it come to a council vote before the municipal election on Oct. 27, but it's hard to tell how quickly it will move.
"It just seems to be a good fit," he said. "Can I get support? I damn well better."
The board is also making decisions on east Hamilton, where staff have recommended four schools close, and central Mountain, where staff have recommended three schools close.
The board's standing committee will debate east Hamilton on June 2 and central Mountain on June 9. Those decisions will also be ratified at the June 16 board meeting.
Staff initially recommended closing Dr. Seaton, Beverly Central, Greensville and Millgrove schools and building a new 550-student school on the Spencer Valley site and a new 350-student school on the Beverly Community Centre site.
Part one
- Close Beverly Central and Dr. Seaton in June 2016.
- Build a new 350-pupil school at Beverly Community Centre (with a partnership with the city).
- In the absence of a partnership with the city, build a new 350-pupil school on the existing board-owned Beverly Central site.
- The proposed new partnership is pending funding from the Ministry of Education.
Part two
- Build a new 350-pupiil school at the Greensville school site (with a partnership with the city).
- Leave Millgrove school open.
- In the absence of a partnership with the city, close Greensville and renovate Spencer Valley school to accommodate additional students.
- This partnership is also pending ministry funding.
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