The Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) is launching a thoughtexchange online community engagement process on Monday, March 20 to solicit public input on the proposed plan for the Blenheim, Ridgetown, Tilbury, and South Chatham Area phase of pupil accommodation.
Public engagement is important in assisting Senior Administration in making decisions about the future
direction of the LKDSB. As outlined in the LKDSB Pupil Accommodation Report 2016/17, Senior Administration is interested in the opinions of its key stakeholders–parents/guardians, students, staff and community members–
as they relate to the scenarios outlined in the report for the Blenheim, Ridgetown, Tilbury, and south Chatham
area school communities. In order to assist with this process, LKDSB is partnering with Thoughtexchange, which uses Group Insight Platform™ to collect and share the community’s thoughts.
Thoughtexchange is a three-step process: Share, Star and Discover. Stakeholders share their thoughts, star what others say, and discover what matters most throughout the process. The “Share” phase will be available March 20 - 29; the “Star” phase is April 6 - 18; and the “Discover” phase will begin in May.
Although the community is invited to share its thoughts on the proposed phase, this is not the start of a pupil accommodation review for the area. An Initial Staff Report has not been presented to Trustees.
In order to encourage broad participation in the Thoughtexchange process, the LKDSB is offering multiple engagement options:
Library Support: The Chatham-Kent Public Library is available to assist those who are interested in participating
online, but do not have Internet or email access. Interested participants may visit their local library for assistance.
Paper Format: If anyone wishes to participate in a paper format, there will be paper copies of the survey available from March 20-29 at each of the schools located in Blenheim, Ridgetown, Tilbury, and the south
Chatham area.There will also be copies available at the LKDSB offices in Chatham and Sarnia. Participants can fill out the information and submit it to the LKDSB to be included in the “Share” phase.
