MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Trustees FROM: Gary Strother Chief Superintendent ORIGINATORS: Mark Rawlek, Superintendent, Support Services Steve Stewart, District Planning Manager DATE: March 18, 2015 SUBJECT: Capital Plan 2016-2019 The Calgary Catholic School District 2016-2019 Capital Plan submission (list and map attached) comes at a time when the district continues to experience significant annual enrolment pressures driven by continued net in-migration to Alberta and the Calgary region, even during uncertain economic times. Although this capital plan submission comes following the recent announcements of funding for a number of Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) priorities from previous years, given the growth environment that is projected to continue, further approvals, as outlined in this summary are required. Following submission of the previous capital plan, CCSD has received full funding approval of the two highest priority projects from that year; Skyview Ranch Elementary/ Junior High School and Silverado Elementary/ Junior High School. The district has also received planning funding for three other high priority projects (Sherwood Elementary/ Junior High School, St. Francis Modernization, and Mahogany Elementary School). Full funding for these three projects is still being pursued as part of the Alberta Governments Phase three approvals and as such, they continue to be identified in the attached 2016-2019 Capital Plan. The balance of the three year 2016-2019 CCSD capital plan includes prioritized requests for seven new neighbourhood elementary or elementary/ junior high schools, a new junior/senior high school in Airdrie, two high schools in Calgary, and major modernization requests for twelve additional schools. These priorities include projects that appeared on previous capital plans which continue to be required as well as new emergent priorities.

Starting last school year (2013/14) and continuing into this year, the district has surpassed the provincial benchmark of 85 percent utilization, equating to full capacity. With increased enrolments yet again as well as an update to the provincial utilization formula calculations, CCSD now stands at an overall district utilization rate of 93 percent for the 2014/2015 school year. Even given the construction of the additional spaces recently announced, it is projected that this utilization rate will continue to increase after 2016 and beyond. The district is also facing a time period during which critical modernizations are required to many of the older facilities as a portion of this overall district growth is directed towards these established schools. As per recent confirmation from the Alberta government, the attached capital plan will be submitted by the deadline of April 1st, 2015. Alberta Education indicates that the capital plan should continue to follow the previous format where all projects, regardless of category ( ie; new schools or modernization), must be prioritized in a single list from highest to lowest priority. As such, the CCSD 2016-2019 Capital Plan attached is formatted in this manner. Recommendation: THAT the Board of Trustees accept this report as information.

CCSD 2016-2019 Capital Plan Priorities

Grand Total $425,730,016

*planning funding approved in 2014. Numbers shown represent the balance of funding for these projects.

Phase 3 Projects Planning Funding announced 2014 Ranking Project Description

1 Sherwood Elementary/ Jr. High School, core + CTS + 16 modulars (NW) $22,824,146*

2 St. Francis School Modernization (NW) $29,010,254* 3 Mahogany Elementary School, core + 16 modulars (SE) $18,143,368* Total $69,977,768*

Year 1: 2016/2017 Priorities Ranking Project Description

4 Airdrie Elementary Core School + 16 modulars (Airdrie) $18,905,368 5 Auburn Bay Elementary School, core + 12 modulars (SE) $14,859,081 6 St. Bonaventure School Modernization (SE) $9,104,036 7 St. Boniface School Modernization (SE) $4,528,535 8 Evanston Elementary School, core + 12 modulars (NW) $14,859,081 9 St. Andrew School Modernization (SW) $2,785,840

10 St. Benedict School Modernization (SW) $5,522,242 Total $70,564,183

Year 2: 2017/2018 Priorities Ranking Project Description

11 St. Mark School Modernization (NE) $5,653,253 12 Blessed Mother Teresa Modernization (SE) $6,644,488 13 Walden Elementary/ Jr. High School, core + 16 modulars (SE) $23,586,146 14 Redstone Elementary School, core + 16 modulars (NE) $18,905,368 15 Bishop Grandin Modernization (SW) $24,887,616 16 Airdrie Jr./ Sr. High School, core + CTS + 16 modulars (Airdrie) $36,636,125 17 St. Henry School Modernization (NW) $4,528,535

Total $120,841,531

Year 3: 2018/2019 Priorities Ranking Project Description

18 St. Catherine School Modernization (SW) $4,528,535 19 Legacy Elementary/ Junior High School, core + CTS + 16 modulars (SE) $23,586,146 20 Nolan Hill Elementary/ Junior High School, core + CTS + 16 modulars (NW) $23,586,146 21 St. Cecilia School Modernization (SE) $8,441,565 22 West Calgary High School, core + CTS (SW) $45,225,224 23 Rangeview High School, core + CTS (SE) $45,225,224 24 St. Peter School Modernization (SE) $4,849,883 25 St. Gerard School Modernization (SW) $8,903,811

Total $164,346,534