{"id":18075,"date":"2017-08-16T18:01:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T22:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=18075"},"modified":"2017-08-16T18:01:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T22:01:06","slug":"aurora-high-portables-are-temporary-solution-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-high-portables-are-temporary-solution-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora High portables are temporary solution: Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

A growing enrolment at Aurora High School has left school officials looking for temporary accommodations ahead of the start of the 2017-2018 school year.
\nThis according to the York Region District School Board (YRDSB) responding to alarm bells raised by neighbours near Aurora High School concerned with a lack of community consultation on placing portables within metres of their property lines.
\n\u201cAurora High School is experiencing enrolment growth and requires additional temporary accommodation,\u201d says Christina Choo-Hum of the YRDSB\u2019s Corporate Communications Department. \u201cPlanning staff will meet with the Aurora High School community to review future enrolment and propose accommodation changes. Time will be required for community consultation and for the Board of Trustees to approve changes. Therefore, portables will be required at Aurora High School for the short to mid-term time frame. They are not intended to be a long-term accommodation solution for the school.\u201d
\nAccording to Ms. Choo-Hum, the YRDSB\u2019s Planning Department meets each year to determine school locations that will require portables for the year ahead. Their Plant Department determines the best location for each school based on municipal requirements \u2013 including required setbacks \u2013 as well as topography and on-site infrastructure such as catch basins.
\n\u201cThe placement of the portables at Aurora High School was reviewed with the Town of Aurora to ensure that all municipal requirements were met,\u201d says Ms. Choo-Hum. \u201cAccording to the Planning Act, if the school was in existence prior to January 1, 2007, school boards do not require an amendment to the site plan to add portables, and thus, we were not required to circulate the placement of the portables to neighboring properties. This follows the same process as if a neighbour were to obtain approval from the Town to put a pool in their backyard. However, a building permit is required from the Town and was issued prior to portables being delivered, and is posted on the front door of the school. In discussion with the administration at the school and our Plant Department, it was determined the most advantageous location was to place the portables on the west side of the school building.
\n\u201cA portable classroom provides flexibility for a school to accommodate enrolment growth compared to the built capacity. When enrolments fluctuate, portables can ensure students are accommodated at their local school. It is a priority of the York Region District School Board to accommodate students in their own community wherever possible. Once school enrolment declines, portables can be easily removed and relocated to other schools in the Board, where required.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A growing enrolment at Aurora High School has left school officials looking for temporary accommodations ahead of the start of the 2017-2018 school year.
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