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The Citizen, 1987-11-25, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1987. PAGE 21. Bd. of Ed. trying to lure dropouts back A program aimed at rehabilitat­ ing school drop-outs is in readiness at Central Huron Secondary School, set to go as soon as at least one more participant is found to make up the minimum of 12 students needed for it to proceed. The Alternative School Setting Program, underthedirectionof CHSS guidance counsellor Bill Weber, is aimed at recent drop­ outs who want to get back to school on a continuous basis but who feel they cannot return to regular classes for a variety of reasons. Mr. Weber, alongwith CHSS principal Joe Wooden, vice-prin­ cipal Rob Parr, and school youth support worker Janie Gattinger Hullett Council holds special meeting Hullett Township Council held a special meeting November 17 to deal with only two items of business. Deputy-reeve Joe Gib­ son chaired the meeting in the absence of Reeve Tom Cunning­ ham. A motion was passed to instruct road superintendent Jim Johnsion attended the November 2 meeting of the Huron County Board of Education to report on several youth support programs in place at the school, and to explain the Alternative School Setting propo­ sal to trustees. CHSS has the largest number of youth support programs in place of any of the county's five secondary schools; it also has the highest percentage of school drop-outs, according to a report published last spring. “The kids we are trying to help (in the Alternative School Setting Program) aretheoneswhohave fallen through the cracks in the regular school system,’’ Mr. We- bersaid. “ If they want to come to order and erect two railway crossing signs for Sideroad 30-31, also known as Verburg Sideroad. In a second motion, engineer Henry Centenwas instructed to conduct a reading of the prelimi­ nary report on the Kennedy Municipal Drain. Hullett Council will meet at 10 a.m. on December 1. back to school we want to make the transition as quick and as smooth as possible, and we can be as flexible as possible in order to keep them here.” Underthe new program, stu­ dents would attend classes in a room at CHSS separate from the rest of the school, Mr. Weber explained. Each student’s pro­ gram would be individually tailor­ ed to meet his particular needs, and a student could attend school for as little as two hours per day if necessary. The open-ended pro­ gram would allow entry at any time throughout the school year. In an effort to foster personal responsibility, each participant will be asked to sign a contract with the teacher setting out the hours and days he will attend school, Mr. Weber said, although he noted that the contract could be re-negotiated at any time. Academic subjects would be taught using much reduced Mini­ stry of Education correspondence courses under the direct supervi­ sion of the group’s teacher, but life skills and employment skills would be given a high priority as well. Most of the 11 young people already identified for the program have fewer than 14 of the 30 credits required for Grade 12 graduation. “Theprogram is aimed at trying to re-caputre the completely dis­ illusioned kid," Mr. Wooden said. “They will work on credits at their own speed, because we all know that without a Grade 12 diploma today you can’t get or keep a decent job.” He added that the ideal setting for the new program would be outside the school itself, since most participants have negative feel­ ings about the school, but said that the cost of providing an alternative locale could not be justified as long as space is available at CHSS. In an effort to reach the young people needing the kind of help the new program will offer, Mr. Weber has been tracking down recent BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH King Street MINISTER: REVERENDCHARLESCARPENTIER Sunday 11:00a.m. Achurchhomeinthe Brussels community for over 111 years -- a church where there’s a friendly welcome at the door. school drop-outs, a process which often involves going to such ’teen hang-outs’ asthe Vanastra pool hall. “Some of these kids are pretty transient, pretty hard to track down,’'hesaid. ‘‘Oftentheyno longer live at home, and whatever phone numbers we have for them are of little use.” He anticipates that the new program will begin in January. “The job market has been pretty good up until now, but it always falls off in the winter, and some of these kids will be back on the street,” he said. ‘ ‘They will have had their chance totry lifeon their own, and will find that it’s not as easy as it looks.” Mr. Weber may be contacted during office hours at 482-3471. 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