1. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010 - 2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School Enhancing Learning Opportunities

2. Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Agenda 1.The Major School Change Process Marcus Tabachnick 2.Major School Change And Our Parent Community Nan Beaton 3.Town Hall 4.Major School Change And Our Employees Steve Balleine 5.LBPSB Support For Major School Change Pat Deans 6.School Breakout Meetings

3. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010-2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School The Major School Change Process Marcus Tabachnick

4. Major School Change 2010/2011 CONSULT According to Webster’s Dictionary: Main Entry: 1 con·sult Pronunciation: k&n-'s&lt Function: verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French consulter, from Latin consultare, frequentative of consulere to deliberate, counsel, consult transitive senses 1 : to have regard to: consider 2 a : to ask the advice or opinion of b : to refer to Consultation is not an act of delegating decision-making to others.

5. Major School Change 2010/2011 LBPSB CONSULTATION PROCESS: 1.Community developed and refined 2.Tried and proven fair and just 3.Obligation to be transparent, available, supportive 4.Documents, Information, Detail 5. Community Services 6. Consultees 7. Timeline

6. Major School Change 2010/2011 COMMUNICATIONS PLAN Consultation Document (delivered) Web Site (on-line) Lock – Up (Mar 30 & Dec 21, 2009) News Releases (during & after) Community Meetings (as requested) Briefs (due October 31, 2009) Town Hall(s) (as requested) Public Hearings (Nov 17-18-19, 2009) Decision Webcast (Dec 21, 2009) Press Conference (decision time) Post-decision information (after Dec 21, 2009)

7. Major School Change 2010/2011 The Role of the Commissioners (especially during the MSC process) Represent ALL constituents Represent ALL students Listen! Listen! Listen! Observe – Be Available Do what’s right / not what’s easy

8. Major School Change 2010/2011 WRITTEN BRIEFS 1.Anyone can submit a written brief 2.Every brief will be distributed to Council 3.Briefs must be received by October 31, 2009 4.Written briefs serve as basis for public hearings discussions 5.Not everyone submitting a brief will be invited to make a presentation at the public hearings 6.Briefs will be published on MSC web site after Nov 18, 2009

9. Major School Change 2010/2011 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE WEBCAST 1.Hearings will take place at LCCHS; WHS (Jr); JRHS 2.Hearings are scheduled for Nov 17-18-19, 2009 3.We will ensure a good cross-section of opinions are heard at each hearing 4.Each presentation will last 15-20 minutes, depending on # to be heard 5.Do not read your brief in its entirety 6.Highlight what Council should hear – Add new facts 7.First 5 minutes for presenter 8.Balance of time for Commissioners to ask questions, get clarifications – NOT A DEBATE

10. Major School Change 2010/2011 DECISIONS – DECISIONS 1.Decision date: December 21, 2009 2.Lock-Up 3.Public meeting 4.It’s never easy 5.Media 6.The next day 7.Effective date: July 1, 2010

11. Major School Change 2010/2011 Reconsideration

12. Major School Change 2010/2011 Reconsideration – pg 2

13. Major School Change 2010/2011 Community Services: Pat Deans, Director (until June 2009) Steve Balleine, Sr. Director Email: msc@lbpsb.qc.ca Commissioners: Marcus Tabachnick, Chairman Tel.: (514) 422 3000, ext 2322 Email: mtabachnick@lbpsb.qc.ca

14. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010-2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School Our Parent Community & Major School Change Nan Beaton

15. Major School Change 2010/2011 QUESTIONS

16. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010-2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School Our Employees & Major School Change Steve Balleine

17. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010-2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School Administrators PASA APBA ACSQ Teachers PTU Professionals CSQ/FPPE Support Staff IASS Maintenance Staff Local 800

18. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010-2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School Guiding Principles Improve our system to best serve our students Consult and plan with community Achieve long term stability for the school community Provide guidance, clarification, support Keep the focus student oriented

19. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010-2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School Guiding Questions What do you want for your students, your school community? What do we need to do in order to achieve what we want for our students/community while also thinking of the good of the system?

20. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010-2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School LBPSB Support For Major School Change Pat Deans

21. MAJOR SCHOOL CHANGE 2010-2011 Community Meeting – April 16, 2009 Lindsay Place High School School Breakout Meetings