It is
expected that the Board will decide to go ahead with construction as
recommended.
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There
is absolutely no question that the new school will benefit the students.
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There is absolutely no question that the new school will benefit the
community.
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There is absolutely no question that the new school will
benefit the local economy.
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There is absolutely no question that the new
school will benefit the Rainbow District School Board.
The
new building will be constructed on the existing grounds of the current
Valley
View
Public School
and will eventually have room for 500
students. It will also have enhanced facilities for physical education,
instrumental music, visual arts, computer technology, a library and
special education. In addition there would be a full daycare program on
site and be much more cost-effective to operate.
Valley East is growing in
leaps and bounds compared to the rest of the region. While it is often
hard to justify new construction in a city such as Greater Sudbury where
the overall population is in a state of decline,
Valley East
is an anomaly and must be treated as such.
The need to build a new school has been accepted by other school boards
which have already, or which will soon be opening new schools in the
community. The Rainbow District
School Board is merely responding to a need that is long overdue. |