HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-03-12, Page 5Board of Education
hears the music
BY RHEA HAMILTON SEEGER
There was a festive air about the
Huron Board of Education meeting
March 3. Seventeen young people
from South Huron High School
showed the board how their band
funding had been put to work.
Last year the board had allocated
$45,000 for three bands in the
school system and South Huron’s
portion of $15,000 was directed to
new instruments so that more
students could take part in the
music program.
A majority of the band members
who played for the board were
grade nine pupils and had never
played an instrument before. Their
rendition of ‘Hang on Sloopy’ and
the theme from the television show
‘Hogans Heros’ were quite appre
ciated with a show of smiles from
the board.
On a more sober note Art Clark,
chairman, publicly expressed the
boards condolences to the family of
the late Frank E. Madill who died
recently. Madill first started teach
ing in Wingham in 1934 and was
made principal of the high school in
1939. In 1969 the school was named
F. E. Madill.
Paul Carroll has been selected to
a committee to make recommenda
tions on the future of the Robarts
School, London. Carroll has been
given an approximate leave of
absence of 20 days. Robert Allen,
Director of Education, told the
board of the difficulty in trying to
have someone fill in for Carroll and
recommended that such attempt
not be made. The board will be
reimbursed for Carroll’s time and
will set the monies aside for special
projects whereextra manpower
will be needed.
The co-ordinator staff for the
county was reviewed and the
following were selected: media
computer, Dave Bieman; student
services, Verna Kane; English,
Warren Robinson; basic studies,
Larry Powell and integrated stud
ies, Mary Mofatt. The positions are
filled by teachers who will work at
these positions full or part time.
The positions are reviewed each
year, and co-ordinators will work
with the teaching staff and the
executive members of the board.
The Walton Public School came
under review and it was concluded
that the school continue to operate
as a kindergarten to grade 3 school.
The board learned that the
Ministry of Corrections is interest
ed in a summer education pro
gram. There are presently 7
teachers working at the Bluewater
Secondary School. The board is
looking further into the matter.
Some concern was raised over
the close proximity of a possible
land fill site near the Seaforth
Public School. The board has
forwarded its concern to the
Environmental Assessment
Study. There are nine sites being
studied.
A request for the Londesboro
Lions Club to improve the ball
diamond at Hullett Central Public
School was approved. The work
will not be at the expense of the
board but will be supervised by M.
Rau, plant manager and will
conform to the use of School
Facilities Policy of the Huron
Board of Education.
The board is considering chang
ing the names of the schools for the
Trainable retarded. The names
Golden Circle, (Wingham Public
School), Huron Hope, (J. A. D.
McCurdy, Huron Park) and Queen
Elizabeth, (Victoria Public School,
Goderich; would be eliminated
from public use but maintained for
bookkeeping purposes. The
schools would then fall under the
jurisdiction of the public schools.
The recommendation was referred
to the executive committee.
Another matter the board is
seriously looking into concerns
expansion of the Family Studies
and Industrial Arts programs to all
grades seven and eight students.
Among the many items to consider
are location of facilities, staffing
requirements, bussing time and
length of class time.
Charitable acts and donations
have always been left to the
students to choose and administer.
The board received a list of the
charities and groups that have
been supported by the students.
Heading the list were seven foster
children in distant lands, local
organizations like Salvation Army,
Wreaths of Remembrance, Aid for
Africa and Earthquake relief.
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