and Facilities Standing Committee at least quarterly on the status of partnership discussions, and an attendance area review of the five Barrie secondary schools will commence in October 2014. A public meeting was held in November and two months were provided for comments/feedback. In November 2012, a joint RFEI between the City of Barrie and the SCDSB was developed and issued, with sixteen responses were received. In May 2013, a community meeting was held at Barrie Central to provide the school community with more information about the project. The SCDSB released an RFP for facility partnerships for the development of a new school on the existing Barrie Central Collegiate Institute site, and the potential development of the Barrie Central and Prince of Wales properties in November 2013. This RFP closed as of January 20, 2014, receiving one detailed proposal. On Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at the Regular Board Meeting of the SCDSB, the Report from Closed Session ratified a previous recommendation made in Closed Session; "1. That the Board confirms that the requirements of the Request For Proposal, Barrie Central Partnerships issued on November 4, 2013 have not been fulfilled, as set out in Report No. CL-B-2-a, Request for Proposal, Barrie Central Partnerships, dated September 24, 2014. The board approved the following motion in public session: 1. That the Board approve, if viable financial partnerships including private sector organizations are not secured by September 30, 2014 relating to the shared development and use of a new secondary school on the Barrie Central Collegiate Institute site, staff proceed with a school consolidation capital project business case, in accordance with Ministry Memo 2014: B08 Request for School Consolidation Capital Projects, dated August 27, 2014, for the purpose of accommodating students resulting from the closure of Barrie Central Collegiate Institute, dated September 24, 2014." It was announced on September 25, 2014, that Barrie Central would close following the 2015–2016 school year, effective June 30, 2016. Barrie Central students were dispersed between Innisdale Secondary School and Barrie North Collegiate. The majority of Central's Extended French Program went to Innisdale, while approximately 30 students attended Eastview Secondary School based on the Simcoe County District School Board's Attendance Area Review. Notable alumni Kayla Alexander, WNBA player with Indiana Fever Emily Belchos, Canadian Women's 7's Rugby Team 2013–present Charles Drury, first Ontario Minister of Agriculture, 1888 E.C. Drury, Premier of Ontario, 1919-1923 William Gallie, Professor of Surgery,