Ontario Moving to District Model in 2017

[Kleiman]

Originally Posted by rwodonnell

Like others, I think, I am struggling with your numbers, since for us in N.E., the district model has made things better financially, but since I don't follow the details of the Toronto school board as you've laid them out, I'll trust that it really costs $2500 more to participate in the two district events versus the one regional.

But you have mentioned a number of times the cost of travel, and from what I can see, that should not be a problem. Here's a map I made of the Ontario district events. The District Championships (note: not "regional") is the green marker. I'm not sure where exactly in Toronto you are located, but I would think that the events at Ryerson University, Durham College and McMaster University would all be within an hour, give or take a few minutes. Waterloo and Georgian College would add maybe a half hour, but still commutable. Aren't these the same locations you had before the district system, plus a few others?

It cost $2 per student to take the subway to the event downtown. No bus rental, and the robot goes in my car. A rush hour drive to Mississauga, Hamilton or Oshawa to arrive by 8am is well over an hour each way. You are correct though, it may be possible to avoid the need for a hotel, but I have not looked into these details yet. It is likely more expensive to go out of town and certainly more complicated logistically. I did not intend to overexaggerate the added burden of the new model for us. The most prohibitive part is the added cost of registration without a doubt.