Proposed transition changes discussed at NWSD public meeting
The board and senior administration of the Northwest School Division (NWSD) were given a few more things to consider after chatting with local residents and parents at an open meeting on Wednesday, May 30.
NWSD officials recently announced they were seriously considering changes to the school structures in the City of Meadow Lake, citing the high number of transitions local students have to make between schools.
Currently, Jubilee Elementary School and École Lakeview Elementary School offer K-4 programming. Gateway Elementary is a Grade 5 and 6 school, Jonas Samson Junior High is Grades 7 to 9, and Carpenter High School serves Grades 10 to 12. Under the proposed changes, in 2019 and 2020, Gateway and Jonas Samson would become Grades 5 to 8 schools, Carpenter would offer Grades 9 to 12, and Jubilee and Lakeview would stay the same.
The meeting’s sole purpose was to introduce the proposal, discuss some of alternatives which were considered and also gain feedback from those in attendance.