Case Study 4: School Closure

He grew up in the community in which he works and he has been asked to participate in the process to review the potential closure of St-Exupérie Elementary School, the community school. [...] He has been both a teacher and the principal at the school and he is now the school’s superintendent. [...] He is well known in the community as a hockey coach in the winter and a baseball coach in the summer. [...] Since the appointment of the new Director of Education a year ago, Joseph has been concerned that the loss of the town’s main employer has resulted in a decline in the school’s enrolment and therefore, a decline in the available financial resources. [...] At the Board’s subsequent Tuesday evening meeting, the Director announces the consultative process and the potential closure of St-Exupérie Elementary School.