Renaming: École Kingston East Elementary School

École Maple Elementary School has been selected as the new name by Trustees of the Limestone District School Board after a year-long consultation process at a regular Board Meeting May 18, 2022.

Trustees voted unanimously to initiate a renaming process for the now tentatively named École Kingston East Elementary School at its regular meeting on June 16, 2021.

• The board motion directs board staff to initiate a renaming process that will include stakeholder consultation, specifically the Indigenous Education Advisory Committee, as outlined in Administrative Procedure 552: Naming and Renaming of Schools. The motion asks the process to include a stance on reconciliation, decolonization, anti-racism, and anti-oppression principles.
  
  A Renaming Committee was established in October 2021 to oversee a consultation process with all school community stakeholder groups to select renaming options for ÉKEES. The Renaming Committee includes representation from students, families, staff and community members with a particular emphasis on ensuring the membership includes Indigenous Peoples and voices.
  
  The renaming process will follow a process like that used in previous school naming processes but with an emphasis on how and why the former name was harmful, and what name attributes would respect and honour the Indigenous experience.
  
  ÉKEES Renaming communications to families
  
  

• ÉKEES Renaming FINAL Survey March 31 - April 7, 2022
• ÉKEES Renaming FOLLOW UP Survey now open Feb. 14, 2022  
• ÉKEES Renaming: Survey now open Nov, 22, 2021
• ÉKEES Renaming: Building Understanding (education videos and resources( Nov. 16, 2021
• ÉKESS renaming process begins Oct. 21, 2021
• Letter to families: June 17, 2021
• Board to rename east-end elementary school June 16, 2021

ÉKEES Renaming Committee Minutes

• ÉKEES Renaming Committee Minutes Meeting #1 November 2, 2021
• ÉKEES Renaming Committee Minutes Meeting #2 December 7, 2021
• ÉKEES Renaming Committee Minutes Meeting #3 January 24 2022
• ÉKEES Renaming Committee Minutes Meeting #4 March 7, 2022
• ÉKEES Renaming Committee Minutes Meeting #5 March 21, 2022
• ÉKEES Renaming Committee Minutes Meeting #6 April 11, 2022
• ÉKEES Renaming Admin (Final) Report April 27, 2022