Nanton Schools Decanting Update June 2025

As the Nanton New & Modernized Schools project moves forward, we are pleased to share the updated decanting plan with our school community.

Beginning at the end of June 2025, division and school staff will pack and move classroom materials, school equipment, furniture, and supplies out of A.B. Daley Community School, which will be prepared for modernization. During the summer of 2025 work will be done to prepare the current J.T. Foster High School as the primary decanting space for the next two years.

Administrators and staff will return to school the week of August 25, 2025 to prepare for students’ first day of classes on September 2. Classroom spaces will be located as follows:

Bussing

• All students who qualify for bussing under Alberta Education’s updated distance thresholds will continue to be bussed to J.T. Foster. 
• Grade 5/6 students will then be transported from J.T. Foster to Nanton United Church. At the end of school these students will be bussed from Nanton United Church back to J.T. Foster and will get on their regular bus to travel home.
• The dropoff and pick-up at Nanton United Church will be north of the church on 21 Street.
• The area around the United Church (including Highway 2 southbound) will be designated a School Zone with reduced speed limits.
• Clearly designated bus zones along 24 Ave in front of the J.T. Foster building will allow for safe transportation of students throughout the day. We ask parents and the public to avoid these bus zones at all times.

Decanting information for A.B. Daley students and families

• Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 4 students will have their classrooms on the main floor of J.T. Foster. They will have access to the J.T. Foster gymnasium for phys ed, assemblies, and other activities.
• Two Grade 5/6 combined classes will have their classrooms at the Nanton United Church. These students will be at J.T. Foster on Wednesday mornings, will have recess twice a week with the other elementary students, and will come to J.T. Foster for other combined grade activities and assemblies. These students will have both indoor and outdoor recess spaces at Nanton United Church.
• Additional phys ed programming for A.B. Daley students will take place at the Tom Hornecker Recreation Centre.
• The current “Den” space on the main floor of J.T. Foster will become the elementary school Learning Commons.
• Pieces of the A.B. Daley playground will be moved to J.T. Foster.

Decanting information for J.T. Foster students and families

• Grades 7-12 students will have their classrooms on the second floor of  J.T. Foster
• The Band program will take place at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada. Students will be bussed to and from the museum and instruments will be stored on site.
• Additional phys ed programming for J.T. Foster students will take place at the Tom Hornecker Recreation Centre.
• A portable unit will be moved on site to become the J.T. Foster library for Grade 7-12 students. A testing centre/quiet space will be located on the second floor of J.T. Foster.
• St. Cecilia's Catholic Church will be an alternate classroom site if needed. It is currently not scheduled for use in the first semester.

For decanting frequently asked questions, construction updates, and other project news visit www.lrsd.ca/nantonschools.