Long Term Accommodation Plan and Accommodation Review

The Long Term Accommodation Plan, LTAP, is a planning document to help guide capital investment, program, and facility decisions that support the vision for the Board as set out in its strategic plan “Excellence in Learning, Life and Community.” Data such as school size, utilization, expected enrolment, physical condition, program options, demographic trends, municipal development plans and other factors, enable the Board to identify accommodation issues, plan and prioritize next steps to ensure board facilities are meeting the needs of our communities. The plan is updated annually.

The LTAP was developed after a review of all of Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board's elementary and secondary schools, including input from various stakeholders gathered through an online Thoughtexchange, to meet the Board's future accommodation needs.

The LTAP provides the Board with information on:

• School buildings that are twenty percent over capacity.
• School buildings that are currently being used at less than eighty percent of their capacity.
• Issues regarding program viability for students.
• Ten-year enrolment projections.
• The status of the buildings, including accessibility, physical condition, and buildings where operations/maintenance costs exceed the norm.
• Indicators for future direction regarding new schools and/or additions, school consolidations/closures, boundary reviews/changes.

View the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Boards Long Term Accommodation Plan 2020-2025

Accommodation Reviews

An accommodation review is a Ministry of Education mandated process.  It allows school boards to monitor and address changes in school enrolment.  This helps to ensure that funding is focused on students when considering consolidating or closing schools.  There is currently a moratorium on Accommodation Reviews.

Current Accommodation Planning

School board administration regularly review the capacity and space limitations of schools in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. Some schools in the board are projected to continue to have significantly more students than they can accommodate, while others will remain under capacity.

To identify solutions to these challenges, administration may consider boundary and school program adjustments. Learn more about Student Accommodation Planning in the three regions of KPR.

Student Accommodation Planning

School Improvements

In 2023-2024, the board planned to invest $31 million in it's schools. Projects included HVAC updates, classroom upgrades, roofing, supporting infrastructure (ie., windows, doors, paint, lighting, boilers) and routine maintenance.

Optimizing the use of schools and facilities

The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board aims to optimize the use of its schools and facilities. This allows us to provide high quality learning environments to meet the needs of all our students. Many factors can affect the use of our facilities. This requires monitoring and evaluating all schools on a regular basis.

Factors that affect the use of our facilities

• Population changes

• Current funding and operation realities

• New provincial legislation and policy

• Changing educational objectives

• Physical limitations of buildings

• Student enrolment

Policies/Regulations

Business and Financial Documents

Freedom of Information