North Vancouver School District's Five-Year Capital Plan

Each year, Boards of Education are required to submit to the Ministry of Education a Five-Year Capital Plan that outlines high-priority capital projects within their school district.  The process includes the development and maintenance of a comprehensive Facilties Plan and a Project Indentification Report (PIR) for each project that is identified as a priority and included in the five-year capital plan.  The North Vancouver School District's Long-Range Facilities Plan was prepared by Matrix Planning Associates in November 2007. 

In accordance with Ministry instructions, the Five-Year Capital Plan spans the 2009/2010 school year in "Year 1" to 2013/2014 in "Year 5".  Capital requests are placed in the later three years of the Five-Year Plan.  The "key-drivers" of the Five-Year Capital Plan are enrolment, building condition, and seismic condition.

The North Vancouver School District's 2009/2010 Five-Year Capital Plan was reviewed and confirmed with the Capital Planning Committee.  The Committee's membership includes representation from the Association of Elementary Administrators (AEA), Secondary Administrators' Study Group (SSG), Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 389 (CUPE), North Vancouver Teachers' Association (NVTA), City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, North Vancouver Recreation Commission, and the Board's Capital Planning Trustee Liaison and the current Chairperson of the Finance and Facilties Standing Committee.  The Board of Education approved the North Vancouver School District's Five-Year Capital Plan at its Public Meeting on May 26, 2009.

The School District's highest priority is the replacement of Argyle Secondary School, followed by Seymour Heights Elementary.  The replacement of Seymour Heights incorporates the concept of consolidating three elementary schools into one larger facility: Plymouth, Blueridge, and Seymour Heights.    The replacement of Handsworth Secondary and partial-replacement of Lynnmour Elementary follow in priority.  Seismic projects at Ross Road, Montroyal, Braemar, and Sherwood Park are included as priorities due to their high seismic risk.