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Ludorow Sentinel, Wednesday. February 27, 1985—Page 12
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New Catholic high schools possible in Bruce
The Bruce -Grey Separate Board has •
completed a plan for secondary school
program. •
- The plan was -a result of approval by the
province last, June of the extension of public
funding to senior grades of Catholic high
sdrools. Funding presently ends at grade 10.
The report, winch has been submitted to
the planning and implementation commission
of the Minis, try of Education, calls for two
extra classrooms in 1985 and 23 additional
dassrooms in 1986. The large number of
extra classrooms required in 1986 is to be
provided by a new separate high school in
• Kincardine.
The capital forecast in the 1984 director's
annual report also calls for a' new site and a
. new elementary school in Walkerton in 1986
to accommodate junior kindergarten to grade
.six.
The retention rates for grade eight grad-
/ uates in the separate school system in
•
Grey -Bruce was 56 per cent in 1984, but more
than 80 per cent of for the Walkerton,
Chepstow and Formosa schools. A retention
rate of 78 per cent is projected for Bruce -
County and 60 per cent for Grey County,
beyond 1986.
In 1985, two additional teachers would be
required and in 1986, 12 additional teachers
would be needed. Recruitment procedures
provide for hiring teachers from high schools
of the Bruce and Grey Boards of Education.
Teachers will have the opportunity for such
positions for a period of 10 years. This will
allow teavhers in public school systems who
have become redundant, to apply for jobs, as
a result of transfers of Catholic students to
separate high schools.
• The board's plan also provides for admis-
sion of non-Catholic students to its schools
whose applications are made prior to April 1,
subject to review.
The student would be required to partici-
pate in Religious and Family Life Education
classes, and to be educated with the board for
the full four years.
Board w�-chainnan, Len Kelly, of Chep-
stow, said a challenge to the extension of
public funding to Catholic high schools has
been launched in the courts by prominent
Toronto lawyer J. J. Rcibinette, on behalf of
the Metro Toronto School Board. Kelly said a
• Kitchener lawyer has disagreed with Robinet-
; te's opinion that the extension of public
funding is unconstitutional.
The appeal also. can* up for discussion at
the Bruce County Board of Education meeting
in Chesley. School trustee, Roy Weiler of
Walkerton, and a representative of separate
school supporters, described the funding as
"just a flow through of the British North
.America Ad". • ,
"There was no secondary school system in
place then, ", he said.
The Bruce board passed a resolution
supporting the appeal of- the Metro Toronto
board to the Court of Appeal. Trustee Gerald
Zettel of Chepstow, representing separate
school supporters, cast the only opposing
vote. He described the appeal as "foolish and
wasting time". He said all three partiesvin the
legislature supported the funding.
Other trustees, as well as Jack Bowers,
education director, said the 'constitutional
'challenge was not based on any opposition to
• the province's decision but just a desire to
make sure that it is legally right.
Bruce board rejects French immersion program...
•from page j.
Dr. Alma Conn-Annstrong who represents
• the Teeswater area expressed reservations
about increasing Rendi in grade seven.
"Some students in grade seven don't want
more Flench. There are still a lot of students
who will -not need the extra French," she
said. Last September the core French
program was extended to indude grade four.
Rhonda Fleming, a spokesman for the
Bruce County Parents for French expressed
disappointment with the Board's decision.
Fleming is vice-president of the organization.
She said the committee report was too
general, and accused the board of merely
rhyming off the potential difficulties and
putting up road blocks.
"Some of the potential problems were
almost fabricated," she said.
She said the board should have looked at
specifics, conducted surveys to determine
interest, and provided some figures.
French Immersion Committee Chairman,
Alvin Thompson of R R 2, Kincardine, said
that two other factors that influenced his
committee's decision was the "heavy work-
load of teachers" created by their computer committee has disbanded, he said.
program, and Bill 82 which concerns special
'education.
"It's a case of better walk before you can
run,." said Thompson. "We didn't think that
(blench brunersion) was the route to go. But
rm not saying it wouldn't, work under the
right conditions." • ,
He conceded, that Bruce County was behind
the rest of the province in the amount of
French instruction given, that the committee
did not held public meetings; and that the
Bruce -Grey Separate School program was not
studied.
• The - issue is settled for now and the
Jenny Porteous visits with Whitechurch friends
Jenny Porteous of Lucknow visited on
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Vidor Einerson.
Ivan Laidlaw and Kim attended the funeral
of their cousin, Tena Stodchill of Powa.ssin,
last Saturday. •
Gertrude Tiffin of Wingharn visited on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson
• and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tiffin
We are pleased to report that Mrs. Dave
•Gibb returned home from 'Wingham Hospital
on the weekend.
This community extends sympathy in the
passing of their mother, Hazel Purdon, to
Doreen Rintoul and husband Gordon; Muriel
Moffat and husband, Lloyd; Archie Pardon
and wife, Mildred and Marjorie Bott of Leth-
bridge, Alberta.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Falconer were in
London on Wednesday at Victoria Hospital.
On Saturday Mrs. Tom Day took the high
school bus she drives to Wingham, school
over to Lucknow to have some repairs done to
it. In the course of the repair work the bus
caught fire and was damaged extensively.
• To pay tribute to the passing of the late
Hazel Purdon we recall she lived on the River
• sideroad and belonged to the Whitechurch
Women's Institute where she was an active
member, and was always in attendance at any
entertainment. She also attended the Presby-
terian Church and was really one of the
community.
Visitors on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E
W. Beecroft were Ronald Beecroft, Shannon
and Heather, Sharon Worth and Stacey
Worth, all of Wingham.
'
When the heavy snow on the barn roofs be-
came wet with rain, it created extra -weight.
Fled de Boer and Jerry Vanderlippe had the
misfortune to have a lean to cave in.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Laidlaw, Jason and
Michelle of London spent the weekend with
her parents, -Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Purdon of Stratinvy
and Isabel Tiffin of Lucknow visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Angus Falconer last week.
A birthday party was held Sunday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin for
Mrs. Alan Falconer, Tim Palmer and Jean
Tiffin. There were 14 present. The C01111111111-
ity extends congratulatons to these folks and
wishes them happiness in the coming year.
Angus Falconer was called back to Work at
BNP on, Monday.
Weekend visitors with Mrs. Bill Rintoul
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were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Campbell and
Heather of Ancaster and Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Oberholtzer, Julie and Jeffery of Waterloo.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Robinson,
Tracy, Mark and 'run of Belgrave visited with
Rintoul.
Elementary teachers ...
•from page 1
$5,139 to $14,106 more than teachers,
depending on the number of rooms in the
schools. School size varies from a one room
school at Tobennory to the 22 room Port Elgin
Saugeen Public School.
The 19 page agreement with the element-
ary/ teachers also provides for an 85 per cent
increase in OHIP, the Extended iieahh
Benefits Plan, the Group Term Life Insurance
Flan and the Long Tenn Disability Insurance
Flan. The board pays 70 per cent of the dental
plan.
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