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The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has identified Steve MacLean Public School in Riverside South as a priority for expansion, in an effort to accommodate the booming community.
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board’s Capital Plan after a boundary review was conducted following concerns voiced from parents about overcrowding in the area, Fisher said. The boundary review includes all “Barrhaven area elementary schools to ensure sufficient flexibility for a variety of accommodation options and the need to consider the implementation of the Early Learning Program,” Fisher wrote. Plans will be finalized in the coming weeks.
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The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has indentified an expansion for Riverside South’s Steve MacLean Public School and the creation of a new elementary school in south Barrhaven as some of its top priorities. The Steve MacLean expansion will likely start within the next two to three years said school principal Denise PoiriWith files from Emma Jackson er, who acknowledged the growing need for a larger public elementary school in Riverside South. “The community is booming, and we’re already over capacity. We have 860 students and 11 Exceeding your Real Estate expectations in... portables,” she said, adding that at this stage she doesn’t know whether the expansion would Ottawa - Kanata - Stittsville - Nepean involve an extension on the current school building or the addiSales Representative Dunrobin - Rural Area tion of more portables. She said 24 Years Experience long term planning will likely include a new public secondary school for the neighbourhood as well, which currently sends its Building a foundation of trust... one home at a time. high school students to South Carleton High School or Merivale High School. While the board has not officially received funding for the Royal LePage Team Realty Office: 613.592.6400 Top 1% Nationally projects from the Ontario gov484 Hazeldean Road Toll Free: 1.888.757.7155 2006 - 2009 ernment, the new Barrhaven Ottawa, ON K2L 1V4 Fax: 613.592.4945 elementary school is likely to be built in Chapman Mills Zone 3, trustee Mark Fisher confirmed in an email on Nov. 24. The hope is that the school will open by September 2012. The decisions came from the www.ChristineHauschild.com Christine@ChristineHauschild.com
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