Alliance Public School

September 21st, 2022 

Dear Alliance Families: 

Each year, our school starts off with a certain number of classes and teachers—these numbers are based on estimates made the previous spring about how many students will be enrolled during the next school year.  

Each September, we compare actual enrolment numbers to the numbers projected by the board in the spring. We have now completed this review. Although some of our classes exceed the ministry’s primary class size requirements, we have an overall decrease in the number of student enrolment here at Alliance P.S. We will now have 28 classrooms instead of 30. As a result, we are required to make changes within our staffing and to student classroom placement to balance class sizes and adhere to the government's expectation. This ministry’s initiative can also result in an increase or decrease in combined grades at our school. A combined grade is where children from two different grades learn together in the same classroom.  

To optimize the learning environment for your child(ren), the staff has worked very hard over the last couple of days trying to figure out what would be best for the students. Please be reassured that the staff has considered many factors such as social relationships, learning strengths, and the needs of students when making decisions regarding class changes. We make these decisions taking into consideration the needs of all the students and the organization of the whole school. 

We understand that you might have concerns about these changes. Please be assured that these changes will not affect the quality of education your child will receive at Alliance P.S. Our staff have the skills, training, and resources to work effectively with students in a variety of settings. Staff are working hard to ensure that there will be a smooth transition as we make these classroom changes.  

The reorganization will officially take effect Monday September 26th however, on Friday September 23rd, during the last block of the school day, our goal is to introduce students to their new classroom and /or teacher(s) so they are comfortable knowing where to go on the morning of Monday September 26th. We are confident this disruption will be very brief, and that the students will settle into their new classroom routines quickly. There will be a letter sent home identifying the teacher and or class change to individual students who are affected Thursday September 22nd, 2022. 

Please know that we have considered all possibilities while re-organizing the school and our main criteria is always, “What’s best for the students.” We thank you for your support as we adjust to this change within our wonderful school. 

Yours truly, 

Mme Kadlec and Mme Madigan