At the Regular Board Meeting held on January 14, 2020, the Board of Trustees served a Notice of Motion that Seba Beach School be considered for closure effective June 30, 2020, and that the Board decision on the closure of the school will be made at a Special Board Meeting to be held Wednesday, March 17, 2020, at the Centre for Education in Stony Plain (4603 - 48 Street).
It is important to note that the closure decision has not been made. The time between now and March 17, 2020, will be used to receive information from parents and other interested parties and to examine all information related to the viability of Seba Beach School.
On March 17, 2020, the Board will deliberate the closure issue and will make a decision.
The Seba Beach School Viability Report can be found here.
An extensive Question and Answer document regarding the impact of a potential closure of Seba Beach School can be found here.
The Board invites parents, staff and community members to a public meeting to be held at Seba Beach School on February 4, 2020, from 6:30pm-8:30pm. At this meeting, the Board will review the impact of a potential closure of Seba Beach School and stakeholders will have an opportunity to reserve a 10-minute window to directly interact with a Board member and a member of Parkland School Division's Executive Team regarding specific concerns or questions.
Written presentations on the possible closure of the school will be accepted any time during a 3-week window after the public meeting takes place and members of the public may request to form a delegation to present their input at the Board meeting on March 10th.
The Trustees are very interested in receiving your input and comments as they consider this important decision about the future of Seba Beach School.
Finally, recognizing that considering a closure of a school is an emotional issue that evokes strong feelings, both administration and Trustees have appreciated the respectful and thoughtful dialogue that has occurred with parents, staff, and community members to date. We ask that future discussions continue to respect Parkland School Division's Code of Conduct.
