The Council –
1. Notes the request from Achahoish PS Parent Council for consideration of their request to rezone part of Tarbert Academy (Primary)’s catchment area to their school’s catchment area.
2. Notes that the Tarbert Academy Parent Council has indicated its agreement to the proposal and therefore, in line with the policy on rezoning requests approved by the Community Services Committee in September 2014 which requires the agreement of all affected parent councils to a proposal, the Achahoish request is presented to Council.
3. Notes the significant scale of the work involved in rezoning requests which require to follow the detailed statutory consultation process as detailed in the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 as amended.
4. Notes that if the Council agrees to the formal consultation and subsequently approves the rezoning proposal, the two pupils currently resident in the area in question will be unaffected, with any changes unlikely to have any financial impact in the short term.
5. Instructs the Executive Director of Community Services to prepare a formal consultation in relation to the rezoning request outlined in the Council papers and report back to the Council on completion for a final decision regarding the request.
6. Requests the Executive Director of Community Services records the cost of preparing for and carrying out the consultation exercise in compliance with the amended Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 and incorporates a summary of costs in the paper presented to Council.