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The highest scored Nelson-area scenario in the Kootenay Lake school district’s newly released reconfiguration data involves closing Trafalgar Middle School. And nobody seems very surprised by that. “That was identified as something we should do nine, ten years ago. Everyone already knows that,” DPAC chair Sheri Walsh told the Star. “I wouldn’t say there were any real surprises tonight.” And she’s impressed by the process the district administration has gone through — a process detailed step by step on Wednesday night at Central School by superintendent Jeff Jones, secretary treasurer Kim Morris, operations director Larry Brown and independent learning director Ben Eaton. “I was curious about how the scoring would be done because on the surface these criteria look quite subjective, but from what I heard tonight it sounds like they came up with a quite objective, thoughtful process,” said Walsh. That process involved examining 92 scenarios and ultimately scoring 50 of them. According to the overall results, the scenarios involving the closure of South Nelson, Central, Blewett and Redfish all scored high. The top-ranked scenario would split the district into K-6 and 7-12, rather than having the transition from elementary to secondary occur in Grade 8 or 9. And it’s still a work in progress. “This is not a recommendation. This is not a plan. This is data,” secretary-treasurer Kim Morris emphasized. “We invite you now to take it home, rip it apart, study it. It’s time to do your homework.” The deadline to provide feedback is March 28. Walsh has already expressed concerns that the timeline is too brief, especially because spring break lands in the middle, but said she’s encouraging all parents to get to work on studying the results. This meeting addressed the Nelson family of CONTINUED ON A9
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