Sustainability Studies
This page contains information on sustainability studies, including an explanation of their purpose and process, as well as the latest news and documents on ongoing or concluded studies.
Our Latest Sustainability Study: Town of Oromocto and Burton-Area Schools 2023
ASD-W and EECD initiated a review of schools in the Oromocto Education Centre area to examine potential scenarios for long-term infrastructure planning. The review found five potential scenarios for updating school infrastructure in the area, based on population growth and student enrolment numbers.
Read the outline for the Town of Oromocto and Burton-Area Schools 2023 sustainability study.
What are Sustainability Studies?
Overview
Anglophone West School District is responsible, under the Education Act (the Act), for determining the educational infrastructure requirements within its region and managing school operations. In order to fulfill this responsibility, the District Education Council (DEC), in accordance with the requirements of the Act, may from time to time have to undertake a sustainability study of a school.
Process
A sustainability study follows a process outlined in the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) provincial Policy 409: Multi-year School Infrastructure Planning. This policy serves as a foundation for determining the sustainability of a school, taking into account many aspects, such as:
- Enrolment
- Health and Safety
- Quality Education and Services
- Transportation
- Impact on Community
- Finances
- Economic Development
- Impact on Other Schools
The DEC must hold three public meetings as part of the sustainability study of a school. The first meeting will be for a presentation of information about the school, in line with, but not limited to, the categories above. The second meeting will allow for interested individuals, stakeholders and parties to present information for consideration in the decision-making process. The third meeting will occur at a regularly scheduled monthly public DEC meeting. At this time, the DEC will discuss the study and vote on a final recommendation. That recommendation will be one of three possible outcomes as outlined in Policy 409 (Section 6.4.2):
- (1) Maintain the status-quo at the school.
- (2) Provide for repairs to the school.
- (3) Close the school and move students to another school for their continued education.
The minister of Education and Early Childhood Development must approve recommendation #2 and #3; if made by the DEC. The minister shall normally respond to a recommendation to close a school within a period no less than 30 days and not exceeding 60 days.
List of studies
- Assiniboine Elementary School, 2019 (cancelled)
- Bath Community School, 2019
- Bath Elementary School and Bath Middle School, 2014
- Bristol Elementary School, 2019
- Burton Elementary School, 2011
- Burton Elementary School, 2015
- Burton Elementary School, 2019 (cancelled)
- Coles Island School, 2015
- Florenceville Elementary School, 2019
- Florenceville Middle School, 2019
- Forest Hill Elementary School, 2018
- Hubbard Avenue Elementary School, 2019 (cancelled)
- Kingsclear Community School Catchment Review, 2023
- Kingsclear Consolidated School, 2016
- Liverpool Elementary School, 2018
- McAdam Avenue School, 2018
- McAdam Elementary School and McAdam High School, 2015
- Millville Elementary School, 2015
- Nackawic Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, 2015
- Nashwaaksis Memorial Elementary School, 2018
- Ridgeview Middle School, 2019 (cancelled)
- Stanley Elementary School, 2014
- Town of Oromocto and Burton-Area Schools, 2023-2024