In 1959 he reported: In Ellerslie , a new four-room school was erected to serve the needs of Ellerslie & Bideford districts, which were amalgamated a few years ago. This school is modern and up-to-date in every way and has proven this past year that the fewer grades a teacher has to teach, the better the results will be. The new four-room school was the same school, with a second level added making two classrooms on each level. Ellerslie-Bideford School in 1972. The lower part was a building hauled from the Mount Pleasant Airport around 1950, and made into a two-room school. Later a second-storey was added to provide two more classrooms upstairs. —from pauline millar collection That same year legislation was passed providing for the establishment of Regional High Schools . In i 960 definite steps had been taken to have Regional High Schools in O'Leary , Alberton and Tignish with bus sys¬ tems established. In 1963 a Regional Unit was formed in the Ellerslie- Tyne Valley area. Although no school was built, the Board of Trustees made arrangements with Athena, Miscouche and O'Leary , to take the high school pupils for that year. Inspector Callaghan reported in 1965: Attended several meetings this past year, where the question of consolidation of the elementary schools was discussed. Considerable interest and enthusiasm were aroused. 66 Roots & Branches