Draft Capital Plan
In February 2005, the Ministry of Education announced its Good Places to Learn (GPTL) initiative. The GPTL initiative: “…sets out policy direction and goals to achieve a high standard for the environment in which our students learn, together with the resources and flexibility to make that environment achievable across the province
The key components of the Good Places to Learn plan are: |
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Student program needs to drive facilities planning |
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Rapid upgrades to the condition of all facilities |
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New guidelines for school closing procedures by boards |
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Better value for capital grants |
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Open decision-making, improved board oversight and public participation in capital planning |
As part of this initiative, the Ministry of Education is instituting new rules for receiving capital funding, including the requirement of an integrated capital plan before any major commitments are made. Unfortunately, there are a number of parameters yet to be established within the GPTL guidelines in order for school districts to produce full-scale, 10-year capital plans, including: the finalization of long-term school capacities and classroom loadings; school closure guidelines; new school funding availability; and Best Start recommendations and funding.
Notwithstanding, we were able to produce a Draft Capital Plan 
for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and this was submitted to the Ministry, following Board authorization, in July 2006. Many other school districts have followed suit in order to move forward with proper capital planning. View our Draft Capital Plan for a detailed overview of our accommodation challenges, including a trend analysis with regards to student enrolment. The OCDSB Draft Capital Plan has identified requirements for a number of area accommodation reviews over the next decade in order to address issues of declining enrolment and program viability, as well as new school construction in growth areas. The most urgent of these reviews were approved to go forward by the Board on September 26, 2006.
Intro Area Maps
Historical Projected Enrolements
Area Information for Alta Vista
Area Information for Northwest and other
Secondary Area Review
Review Area Information
Charts and Glossary