Pre_School choice in Dorval

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SHOULD TAX DOLLARS BE USED TO DISRUPT DORVAL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER-RUN, NON-PROFIT PRE-SCHOOLS?

On December 15th the Council of Commissioners of the Lester B Pearson School Board (LBPSB) has voted to open a new kindergarten program for 4 year olds (K4) program at Bishop Whelan School in Dorval. This new K4 program offering, in 2009-2010, will be in direct competition with Dorval's volunteer driven Dorval Co-Op Preschool and Dorval Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten. Both these fine non-profit organizations have been serving the needs of West Island's community for a combined 65 years. Council's decision will seriously disrupt the current pre-school market balance in Dorval and adversely raises risk levels for the survival of these organizations. The LBPSB, funded in majority by public tax dollars, does not receive any special funding from the government for this K4 program, and will have to draw down from existing budgets and programs to finance its operation.


We the undersigned would like the Council of Commissioners of the LBPSB to amend the resolution as to the location of the K4 program. We feel that in these tough economic times a more prudent usage of public tax dollars is needed and that LBPSB should concentrate its efforts in communities where needs are not being met.

191 Signatures

  • lisa furnival
  • louise carobene
  • Kerry Keyes
  • Antonella Baratta
  • Jenn Robert
    • Comments
    • Why use tax $ when it is greatly needed elsewhere, when this volunteer base "pre-K" has been offered in our community for so long???
  • Shari Spanier
  • Maria Filippone
  • Fe Solomon
  • isobel williams
  • Denise Boyer
  • Priya Rehnsi
  • Larry N. Winkiewicz
    • Comments
    • Keep Dorval Elementary Pre-K OPEN !!!!
  • Tanya Cote
  • Elaine Fraser
  • Liz Shaddick
  • Christine Arvanitakis
  • Sharon Wilensky
    • Comments
    • My comments were sent in an email to the commissioners.
  • Anna Lubertino
  • Seth Pawsey
  • Kelly Laurie
  • Rina Terrasi
  • Patricia Ansell Smith
  • Mike Nalecz
    • Comments
    • Listening to the community is good for enrollment
  • Bonnie Rodrigues
  • Karen Tara Shaughnessy
  • Randi Derick
  • Mark Watson
  • Katherine Palesch
  • Amato Baranello
  • Maureen Pawsey
  • jason rockman
    • Comments
    • this is a real bad idea. we need to protect our co-op programs in order to keep the sense of community alive! how about using that funding to give our existing teachers a raise! happy teachers=happy students!
  • Melanie Shields
  • monika schumeth
    • Comments
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  • Izold Guihur
  • Paolo Bertolotti
  • Tina DeFrancesco
  • Mathieu Bray
  • Lisa O'Brien
  • Alina Klenk
  • Kristin Brander
  • jessica
  • Stephanie Dare
  • kenneth bourgon
  • Christopher Tsiang
  • Kirsten Benneter
  • Adam A. Hops
  • Beverley Lawrence
    • Comments
    • The Dorval Preschool Coop is an institution in Dorval and on the West Island. Why try to ruin that!!! Leave good things alone for once!!!!
  • Magdy Sadek
  • Amanda Woo
  • Fred Pawsey