At the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB), we are committed to providing high quality academic programs in safe and stimulating learning environments. The Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) provides recommendations to the GECDSB regarding changes to student accommodations.
Join PARC
The Program and Accommodation Review Committee consists or parents, school staff, community members and administration. These committees are formed as needed at each school. If your school is putting together a PARC, please complete one of the following application forms:
- Parent Representative Application
- School Staff Representative Application
- Community or Business Representative Application
You will need to submit the application directly to your school. The usual time commitment for members of PARC is five months.
Membership requirements
Review the membership requirements before volunteering to join the Program and Accommodation Review Committee.
Parent representative requirements |
To be a parent representative, you must:
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Community or business representative requirements |
To be a community or business representative, you must:
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Long Term Accommodation Plan
Review the Long Term Accommodation Plan to learn more about student accommodation needs based on a variety of metrics, including:
- Enrolment trends
- Demographic trends
- Facilities
- Programming
- Budgets
- Infrastructure
- French Immersion enrolments
Common acronyms |
View the common acronyms related to student accommodations:
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Archive
View the information from previous GECDSB Program and Accommodations review and boundary studies.
2015 PARC |
A Program and Accommodation Review Committee was established on December 9, 2014, based on the following motion approved by the Board of Trustees:
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more: MeetingsReview the committee meeting minutes for more details:
You can also review our community meeting minutes:
School information profilesA School Information Profile (SIP) is created to provide PARC members with an understanding of how well the school meets the objectives and the Board's regulatory criteria for student programs and accommodation. Here is the profile for each school:
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Tecumseh PARC |
A Program and Accommodation Review Committee was established on January 15, 2013, based on the following motion approved by the Board of Trustees:
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more:
MeetingsReview the committee meeting minutes for more details:
You can also review our community meeting minutes:
School information profilesA School Information Profile (SIP) is created to provide PARC members with an understanding of how well the school meets the objectives and the Board's regulatory criteria for student programs and accommodation. Here is the profile for each school: |
Forster Family of Schools PARC |
In 2011 the Board of Trustees instructed administration to conduct a program and accommodation review of the Forster Family of schools and includes Century Secondary School, due to its geographic location, to:
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more: MeetingsReview the committee meeting minutes for more details:
You can also review our community meeting minutes:
School information profilesA School Information Profile (SIP) is created to provide PARC members with an understanding of how well the school meets the objectives and the Board's regulatory criteria for student programs and accommodation. Here is the profile for each school: |
Herman Family of Schools PARC |
The Herman Family of Schools Program and Accommodation Review Committee was established as a result of the following motion by the Board of Trustees on October 18, 2011.
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more: MeetingsReview the committee meeting minutes for more details:
You can also review our community meeting minutes:
School information profilesA School Information Profile (SIP) is created to provide PARC members with an understanding of how well the school meets the objectives and the Board's regulatory criteria for student programs and accommodation. Here is the profile for each school: |
Kingsville Family of Schools PARC |
In 2011 the Board of Trustees instructed administration to conduct a Program and Accommodations review of the Kingsville Family of Schools to:
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more: MeetingsReview the committee meeting minutes for more details:
You can also review our community meeting minutes:
School information profilesA School Information Profile (SIP) is created to provide PARC members with an understanding of how well the school meets the objectives and the Board's regulatory criteria for student programs and accommodation. Here is the profile for each school: |
Boundary Studies |
GECDSB, will conduct boundary studies if enrolment changes impact our ability to effectively and efficiently accommodate all students. A Boundary study may be undertaken when less than 50% of the school's enrolment is affected. This calculation will be based upon the enrolment of the school at the time of the study. During the course of a Boundary study, our commitment remains that the study of any school be conducted from the broadest possible system and community perspective. The Board will maintain close communication with the community and seek community input. Belle River family of schoolsOn January 15, 2013, the Board of Trustees approved the following recommendation regarding the Belle River family of schools.
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more:
MeetingsReview the committee meeting minutes for more details:
We also held one community meeting on May 22, 2013. Review the Community Meeting Minutes for more information. RiversideOn November 18, 2014, the Board of Trustees approved the following recommendation regarding Hetherington, Princess Elizabeth and Dr. David Suzuki Public School.
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more: MeetingsReview the committee meeting minutes for more details: |
East Windsor-Forest Glade PARC |
On December 13, 2016, the Board of Trustees approved the following motion.
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more:
MeetingsReview the committee meeting minutes for more details:
You can also review our community meeting materials:
School information profilesA School Information Profile (SIP) is created to provide PARC members with an understanding of how well the school meets the objectives and the Board's regulatory criteria for student programs and accommodation. Here is the profile for each school: |
Leamington PARC |
On December 13, 2016, the Board of Trustees approved the following motion.
Supporting documentsReview the following supporting documents to learn more: You can also view the community input: MeetingReview the committee meeting minutes for more details:
You can also review our community meeting materials:
School information profilesA School Information Profile (SIP) is created to provide PARC members with an understanding of how well the school meets the objectives and the Board's regulatory criteria for student programs and accommodation. Here is the profile for each school: |