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able to cope with a regular
class supplemented by a
special education resource
teacher. Ages of this group
range from five to la years.
The second group of fise
students require a program
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BY EIAINg TOWNSHEND
Perth and Middlesex
'County Hoards of Education
'have reached a "tentative
settlement" in regard to
changes in their boundary
agreement. Peter Black,
trustee from Blanshard
Township and Chairman- of
Perth 7a, Ad ilec Boundary
C99104I0e?i':repf)rte.d.`,t9 the
Baird ; Of Education' at its,:.
meeting on -MAy19,
Tie slew. two ye agree
eiMit. Will , not :ealtSe
.‘41WIOCk.#01 4ttet-LW. :MU
02' -.sat* sear Ana
twn4ear.'netiO' pf na-
tiort the agrenient ;be
required after settlement
cornea into effect;
Middlesex Will dra, spine
students, who liVe west 'and-
north of the 'Thames River.
from St. Marys District Col-
legiate and Vocational Insti-
tute. The exact numbers
were not available, but Mr.
Richardson. Superintendent
of Instruction, pointed out
the area „ affected in Perth
County was the least popu•
lated. -'Middlesex the
change to combat declining
enrolment within the county.
A delegation of St. ,Marys
area parents protested in
March, because they feared
their children would be
forced to attend Medway
High School in Arva-a dis-
tance of 20 miles. St. Marys
D.C.V.1. is an approximate
eight-mile round trip.
However, Trustee Barbara
Osborne of St. Marys re-
ceived a phone call on , May
19 saying , that ratepayers
were "generally 'pleased
with the agreement."
A public meeting will be
held at Plover .Mills Public
SChool on:June 2 with ratifi-
cation meetings to take place
in Middlesex •and Perth on
June 15 and 16.
•Iii• another matter, the
Board of Education referred.
a report from the Special
Education Program Place-
ment and Review Committee
back to the committee for
further study and presenta-
tion at a later date. ' ,
The report stated that at
present the committee does
not have, as an alternative
placement. any special class-
es at the elementary school
level. Twenty students were
identified as being in need of
special class placement for
1981 -82.
A;fter4six week 614 0.
'sttilte- Jo:protest 'Of the'. dis--
6V41:144 -Of the Stratfor4 'and
Piett4 hittorkal heard, Perth
County' archivist, James An-
derson., finally got to eat
some cake:, a celebration of
sorts.
During a public informat-
ion meeting last Tuesday Mr.
Anderson. encouraged by
the public support that was
voiced, ended his strike with
a piece of cake. Prof. James
Reaney, a playwright and
Mr. Anderson's cousin,draft-
ed a statement which was
supported unanimously by
those attending the meeting.
and will be presented to both
the town and city councils.
Mr. Anderson started the
strike. April 20 atop the Perth
County Court House. His
'strike continued until he was
satisfied there was strong
public support -against the
disbanding of the Perth
County historical board.
When city and county coun-
cils disbanded the board.
they released themselves
from commitments to sup-
port two Perth historical
projects. the Fryfogel Inn
and the Thomson Museum.
Mr. Reaney's statement
suggested .regret at the dis-
banding of the historical.
board. but emphasized the
past success of the Archives
operation. It also mentioned
the potential success of the
Fryfogel Inn and the Thom-
son Museum. "This leads us
to believe that neither these
projects, nor the ideal of
preserving our history on a
firm, county-wide basis
should be allowed to perith."
the „statement said:
Tin) hlichotsoitAhe Hister-
10.1 floar1,4tairrn9n.' was
relieved at r. Andersen'st
decision to eat. Algtoegh the
strike had accOniplished
much over the past month,
Nfr. Nicholson suggested
other forms of protest would
be more useful now. One
form which would be most
A request from Stratford
Summer Music that Perth
County ,become a Founding
Corporate Member and
sponsor one days' concerts
for 5500 was almost filed at
Perth County council. After
further discussion, however..
the motion to file was lost by
a close vote and a motion to
comply with the request as a
one-time donation was 'pass-
ed.
Blanshard Reeve Ron Den-
ham said at one' point,
"Matters pertaining to hist-
ory or art are turned down
with not much more than a
wave of the hand,"
Warden Wilfred Tuer and
Wallace , Reeve Fothering-
ham agreed that the Strat -
ford Summer Music would
benefit , people in Perth
County and young artists.
Ellice Reeve Knechtel and
Elma Reeve Coghlin spoke in
favour of a recommendation
from the County of Lennox
cf. eetKe. accoeding, to, tlt-•
li,ichoisOn, void he to pre,
senttftetase every itso
ditring 'elections. ,
Pter Case. chairman of
the Avon Valley Historical
Society. was also , relieved
about Mr. Anderson's deci-
sion, since "he s going to be
far more valuable to Perth
County and Stratford healthy
for the learning. disabled.
They need intensise training
at a young age to to 9 years).
for one or two years to help
themaeach their potential.
The committee proposed
establishment of a Primart
Junior Special Education
Class at Shakespeare Public
-t etAltar-
Preit ',Reaney 'pltrPOW it,-
writing the statement was to
permit. Mr. -Anderson to end .,
his strike on .i satisfactory
note, andlivith dignity. Now
he can continue his protest in
other ways.
An Expositor Classified
will pay you di% idends. Have
you tried one Dial 52'-0240.
province, nor Just the County
of Lennox and Addington.
Council also heard a pre-
sentation from Mr. Kenneth
Hunter, President of Cone-
stoga College. w ho outlined
the growth and efficienty of
the College. Between 1974
and 1980. Conestoga had the
second highest rate of grow-
th in college system.
School. a Junior' Mtermeo-
iate Special Education Class
at King Lear Public School
and a Learning Disabled
Special Education Class at
Romeo Public School. Trans-
portation would be provided
under the Hoard's present
.Special Transportation
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catkin teacher,
Trustee Barbara Herman
was concerned with the log-
istics of mileage and the
approval of parents for extra
travel.
Most parents feel "a
program has to be significant
to warrant travel," she said.
Trustee Ward was
"opposed to rushing into a
program" and wanted to see
the B9ard "do as much as
poskible Within the present
staff allocation". He, won-
dered if the committee felt
"under fire" from Bill 82.
(Bill 82, An Act to Amend
the Education Act, 1974.
requires Boards, of Education
to develop plans by Septem-
ber 1985. that will assure all
exceptional children have
available to them appropriate
special education programs
and services without pay-
ment of fees by residents.
parents or guardians..)
Committee Chairman. Dr.
Cameron , responded that the
committee did not decide on
the basis of Bill 82 bin rather
on its (committee) findings
that these 20 children %vere
doing poorly in' special edit-
cation programs.
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11Herman '$A14' that
Although the, believed the
report;contained merit, it left
a lot out. "I would prefer to
see ' a systematic program
leading. to Bill 82 in 1985".
She moved the report be
referred back to the commit-
tee and the Board take
another look at it when more
specifics are available.
In other business, the
Board approved a , recom-
mendation from Superinten-
dent of instruction, Mr.
Richardson, to change the
policy ft-gar-ding appoint-
ments of Vice-Principals.
The county presently has
24 principals plus two posi-
tions in Trainable Mentally
Retarded Schools (TNIR),
while only eight vice-princi-
pals are in training.
To increase the pool of
candidates for principalship,
Riehardson , proposed air,
pointments to vice-principal
be made for a term of five
years with possible renewal
at the end of the term.
Promotions might be made.
• before the conclusion of five
years. All incumbent vice-
principals appointed prior to
May 19. 1981 coetinue
under terms of their original
appointment. The- only dis-
adVantage Richardson add-
44, is thc ttmelonsinning
,Work Principals and .A4.
17141,f4trAtiOtv in --contincontinuous
evaluation of PtAltclR41-ealt--,-
didates...•
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P4'400' 4:f4010,40-0.4., •
!COn the .';10,0
' OW -WOO years
tirinOwil'400intmentA, have
'come from within, the Perth
System, speaking. well for the
quality of staff in the county.
Ontario Public. School Men •
Teachers' Federation pre-
sented. Perth County Board
of Eaucation with a print in
recognition of the release of
principal, Wilbur Smalley,
who served as Federation
president in 1973/74.
Mr. Smalley was principal
at Listowel Central and, after
his term with the Federation-
moved to Falstaff Public
s,qhpov • Stratford,. fr'qm .1408'
to,.1913, Be-.$04.te.W4S glad
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1.0.0t1RtheABlefrneAt--_
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ishetnt is by a YOUng-
catiadiap, ,.artist. . .14,4; who-
came to Canada at the age of
tWo-apdhalf. Hti •sold his
first ha
d
at the age of 12
and had his first works hung
-in.the Ontario Gallery of Art
at the age of 17.
and Addington "petitioning
the Honourable Minister of
Agriculture and Food to in-
crease funds available for
farm loans for tile drainage
to a level sufficient to satisfy
heeds of individual areas of
the Province."
Reeve Coghlin pointed out
the recommendation was
speaking for all areas in the
Reeve laments lack of
support for art or history
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