In response to a recommendation from the Alternative Schools Community Advisory Committee, the Board of Trustees passed a on May 26, 2021, that the Board conduct a review of Secondary Alternative Schools (SAS) programs.
Secondary students can choose to attend one of 21 secondary Alternative schools across the city. Alternative schools were designed to be small and to offer a unique and different approach to learning. In the current school year, nearly 1,100 secondary students are enrolled in Alternative secondary schools.
This review of Secondary Alternative Schools does not include Elementary Alternative Schools. Alternative schools are highly engaged, smaller school environments supporting students seeking alternative methodologies, curriculum delivery, and non-mainstream approaches to learning the Ontario Curriculum.
On June 9, 2021, the Review of Secondary Alternative Schools Feasibility Report was presented to the 吃瓜黑料网’s Program and School Services Committee and subsequently Board of Trustees on June 30, 2021. As part of this feasibility report, staff committed to a subsequent report to the Program and School Services Committee that would provide a detailed timeline for Secondary Alternative Schools Program Review (refer to the Action Plan and Associated Timeline section below).