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4 stouffville suntribunew friday dec 28 2007 school board ahead of learning curve scsslsro ore september 8 vimat10s furase cau our couasunitv education j- cenfre north owce at 905 8955155 ho oumpittc staff photomike barrett the new alexander muir public school during construc tion by teresa latchford staff writer york schools could be bursting at the seams thanks to the regions booming population unlike other boards that are expe riencing a plateau or declining enrol ment york region district school board faces different challenges this includes implementing provin cial initiatives such as the primary class room cap and fullday kindergarten land use planning board manager jane ross said the implementation of the class cap went smoothly in some parts of the it works it lasts your first 20 lbs of weight soss on us join now and pay in december but have th option to start now or wait until after the thk hectic holidays in timejji for your new years resolution give yourself the gift that 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class for primary grades caused the board to do some quickstepping this year even though the deadline has been extended to 2008 since portables cut into the school yard play area mrs ross said additions were buut such as the one added to les ter b pearson public schdol in aurora other rooms were repurposed for example some had to change a dedicated music room into a perma nent classroomshe said but the board is ahead of the curve mrs ross said it builds just in time schools educational facilities built before the housing development some people think we are taking a risk because we have to guess at enrol ment she said but it is our job as planners to make assumptions staying one step ahead is the name of the game when it comes to planning for example extra rooms have been added to the additions in anticipation of full fivedaysaweek learning for kin dergarten students until the details of that initiative have been released the rooms are open to daycare providers and others she said one of the biggest issues is the lack of infrastructure to service new devel opments the plan for new housing or a school cannot be approved without the proper b the numbers 21 0900 number of students from age 5 to 19 who will need school facilities in york region as of 201 1 51 number of new schools built from 1 999 to 2005 along with 27 addi tions 7 number of new schools to open in 2008 including one secondary school and one elementary in markhamone elementary school in newmarket one in oak ridges two in vaughan and one in stouffville infrastructure such as running water and sewer systems the board usually obtains land in a new subdivision by dealing with the town and the developer however with intensification of the yonge street cor ridor and other areas in the region there isnt any land for a new school we either take a portion of someone elses or be satisfied with what we cur rently have said mrs ross other boards dealt with the predica ment by putting schools on the ground level of 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