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By Adam Ophus

Corridor Schools

Wild Rose School Division working to house Condor, Leslieville students while schools are worked on

Feb 25, 2020 | 8:44 AM

Wild Rose School Division (WRSD) continues to work on what to do with students attending its corridor schools while buildings are constructed and modernized over the next couple years.

A new high school is on the way for Leslieville but won’t be ready for at least two years. Same goes for the modernization of the K-6 school in Condor.

In the meantime, affected students from Leslieville and Condor will attend class at David Thompson High School starting this fall.

David Thompson was scheduled to close and be torn down due in part to issues regarding its lagoon. But Alberta Education has since provided funding to keep the school running until the projects in Condor and Leslieville are complete.

“With the additional students that will be at David Thompson, obviously safety comes first, and we know that there will be additional money that needs to be spent,” stated WRSD Superintendent Brad Volkman. “We’ll be putting in modular classrooms and temporary fencing because the highway is right there, even though the speed limit slows. Student safety is number one.”

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Volkman says trustees will be voting on April 28 whether to close the K to 7 program in Leslieville at the end of the current school year with those students moving to Condor School permanently once it has been modernized. A public meeting will be held on March 31 to discuss the proposal.

“The board has already made the decision to empty out Condor and Leslieville School starting next year, to make things as quick and safe as possible,” Volkman explained. “We could run three schools, but will we have three separate offices, three administrations, do we need three separate sections in the school? No, that probably wouldn’t work that well.”

Condor School is currently K-7 but will be K-6 once it reopens. Grade 7-12 students from Condor will attend class in Leslieville once that town’s new school is up and running.

Between Leslieville, Condor and David Thompson schools there are roughly 500 students.

David Thomson was originally built for 398 students with Volkman saying the four additional portable classrooms will each hold upwards of 30 or more students each.

Condor School is scheduled to be ready in two years, but the new high school in Leslieville may be a little longer, Volkman notes.