To maximize opportunities for achieving educational programming goals and enhancing the quality of facilities, the Board and the District engage in an on-going collaboration with the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Parks Board, local First Nations, Greater Vancouver Regional District, UBC/UEL, BC Housing, BC Hydro, and other community agencies. To move towards the shared goal of broad public benefit, the District and these partners have established communication channels and committee structures to support evidence-based planning decisions.  

Collaborations with the City of Vancouver

In supporting healthy and safe school communities, the district and the city are working together on multiple projects and neighbourhood or large site redevelopment plans to understand impacts on future educational needs. 

Information Exchange

• Data exchange: to collaboratively plan for, and respond to, demographic shifts and/or emerging social trends, the district and the city share demographic, socio-economic, school enrollment, and other information about, or pertaining to, City planning and the Vancouver School Board student populations. 
• Feedback exchange: as a public service provider, the district participates in the city's planning process, including its new City Wide Plan (Vancouver Plan) and Broadway Corridor Plan, as a stakeholder to represent the education and school communities.

Facility Utilization

• Joint use planning: the District and the City can improve public benefits by redeveloping ageing public facilities located on adjacent locations together. Ongoing examples include Britannia Renewal and W.E. Connect. Please consider providing your valued input on these projects through the events and engagement methods as detailed on the City's website.
• Read more about King George Secondary School Site - W.E. Connect on this page.
• City-funded childcare facilities at the Vancouver School Board schools: co-locating childcare with schools helps to build communities that are more walkable and family-friendly. The district works together with the city to find opportunities and apply innovative solutions to support the family we serve.

Collaborations with UBC/UEL

District staff are engaging with UBC/UEL to collaboratively plan for the UBC and Vancouver West Family of Schools. More information about UBC campus housing plans and UEL development plans can be found on their websites.

• Campus Housing | UBC Campus + Community Planning Department
• Area D Plan and Block F | University Endowment Lands

Other Collaborations

• Lord Roberts Annex joint use with BC Hydro: more information about the project can be found on our Capital Project page.