Replacement School for SJAM

Background

A replacement for St. Joseph's-Alexander McKay school is part of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's (EECD) 2019-2024 Nova Scotia School Capital Plan.

Construction is expected to start in the 2023 with a target occupancy date of September 2024.

Below are some of the processes that will occur leading up to the completion of this project:

Site Selection

The replacement school will be built on the site of the current school.

School Steering Team

A School Steering Team (SST) has been created to provide input to government to support the design process. The SST include staff from SJAM, members of the School Advisory Council, along with staff from HRCE and the provincial government.

Final decisions on the design of the school rests with the provincial government, as represented by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, and the Department of Infrastructure and Housing.

The SST held its first meeting on February 11, 2021.

• Terms of Reference

SST Agendas

• October 6, 2021
• March 4, 2021
• February 11, 2021

SST Minutes

• February 1, 2023
• May 24, 2022
• October 6, 2021
• March 4, 2021
• February 11, 2021

School Name

The school principal will lead a process to recommend potential names for the new school to Regional Executive Director of Education.

The process will include opportunities for particpation from the public, including students. To learn more, read the HRCE's Naming or Renaming Schools policy.

• June 2022 - Report on the Recommendation for the Naming of the New St. Joseph's-Alexander McKay Elementary School

Renderings

School Plans

• Floor Plan
• Site Plan

Community Updates

• June 2022 - Project Status Report
• April 2023 - Project Status Report

Correspondence

• September 21, 2023 - Link (Update on project progress)
• June 7, 2023 - Link (Update on project progress)
• April 28, 2023 - Link (Update on project progress)
• February 16, 2023 - Link (Update on project progress)
• February 8, 2023 - Link (Update on project progress)
• January 17, 2023 - Link (Update on project progress)
• June 29, 2022 - Link (Update on project progress)
• October 28, 2021 - Link (Update on project progress)
• January 20, 2021 - Link (Announcement of relocation of students and staff for September 2021)