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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-10-07, Page 6news Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 7, 1981- Page 5 Selection of texts to satisfy philosophy of education By Stephanie Levesque A policy on the guidelines for . the selection of materials, includingtexts for school resource centres and classr'oonns, was approv- ed by the . Huron -Perth Separate School Board. At its meeting on Sept. 28, the board adopted the policy after ithad been discussed in committee -of -the -whole. The policy statement is, "It is the policy of this board that each school acquire quality materia 4 which best satisfy the purpose and obs jectives of the Catholic School and its.distinct educa- tional philosophy, subject • to the limitations of budget, ac- tual need and availability of materials and such guidelines , and -or policies \. approved by the board." The guidelines set in the policy are expected to assist the principal and .staff of each ,school.• Under the heading respon- sibility for material selec- tion, the authority for im- plementing the guidelines for theselection of materials rests with the principal of each school.. Every member of the Huron -Perth County Separate ..School system community has the "privilege and' opportunity" to recommend materials for purchase. The selections, after con- sideration of requests, will be made by the teacher - librarian, but subject to ap- proval of the principal and superintendent: The respon- sibility for material selec- tion rests the teacher - librarian, under the jurisdic- tion of urisdiction<of the guidelines as they have been determined by the board andunplemented by the principal.. The rules of the . material selection include having the materials used : to "support and enhance the values, Separate board withdraws from UNICEF program By Stephanie Levesque In an 8 - 4 vote, the Huron - Perth Separate School Board moved to .have the e schools in its system temporarily with- draw from the UNICEF programat Hallowe'en. The motion was approved by the board at its Sept. 28 meeting, following discussion amongst the trustees. A memorandum from director of ' education William. Eckert will be sent to the principals of the Huron -Perth separate schools, notifying them of the position taken by the, board. Mr: Eckert reminded trustees the issue was raised at the board's last meeting after direction was requested by, the principals. The approval means the children in the Huron -Perth System will not be carrying UNICEF boxes on Hallowe'en. The withdrawal is on a temporary basis for this year. At the previous meeting of the board, it decided it would wait until the September 28 meeting before making .a decision.. It was anticipated that Bishop. John -Michael Sherlock of the . London diocese . would make an announcement regarding the UNICEF boxes but the announcement was not made. 'Trustee Jeannette Eybergen suggested the students could collect money. for some mission. She said the children felt they were doing something when they. collected .the money in the UNICEF boxes. She added that people thought a lot more of the children who carried UNICEF boxes on Hallowe'en.. Trustee William Kinahan said he agreed with Trustee Eybergen and said maybe a choice could be offered to the students. Board chairman Ronald Murray said the board's purpose is to educate children, . not to collect money on Hallowe'en. "Personally, I don't like to see our kids going out, with the boxes," said chairman Murray. Trustee Ernest Van- derschot said the board should leave the question of the UNICEF boxes the way it is. (Previously the decision. to allow- the UNICEF boxes to be distributed, among the school children was left up to the individual principal.) He said the board was not familiar .with how bad . the needs of ` the `third world countries are. (UNICEF money aids in the third world.) -I will not vote for the motion," 'said Trustee. Vanderschot. Trustee John O'Leary asked if it was left up to the principals would, it be mandatory for the children to take the UNICEF boxes. "Not now,; not ever," said director of education Eckert. He said the decision had been left up to the individual child. t:t:ttl.:.,, LL , ode have good used cars and. trucks in -stock! 4:_...- t . k- Lt.! : Look over this lineup tt rµ� T -BIRD T -BIRD PLYMOUTH VOLARE PINTO MAVERICK - LTD LANDAU, 4 door USED TRUCKS 1960 GMC, 6 cylinder automatic 1979 ,FORD 302 automatic 1978 FORD 302 automat% 1978 FORD 6 cylinder standard 1977 DODGE, 6 cylinder standard 1971 DODGE 4 X 4 1978 .FORD V8 automatic traditions and teachings of the Catholic Church". In the board's policy, it states the materials selected should also, "enrich and sup- port the curriculum, taking into consideration the varied interests, abilities and maturity levels of the students served", "stimulate high interest and enjoyment in reading and stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary ap- preciation, aesthetic values, and ethical. standards", "provide a background of in- formation which will enable students to make intelligent judgements in- their daily life", "provide materialson controversial, issues so that young Catholic Christians may develop under guidance the practice of critical listen- ing, reading, viewing and thinking", "provide materials representative of the many religious, : ethnic and cultural groups and their contributions to ° our Canadian heritage", "to. place principle above per- sonal opinion and reason above prejudice in the selec- tion of materials of the highest quality in order to assure a comprehensive col- lection appropriate for the users of the resource cen- tres". The general criterial for the selection of the materials is guided by the flexible range of materials to serve a wide range of abilities and interests, a commitment to excellence, emphasis , on quality Canadian materials, knowledge of the,community served, mainly considering its academic needs, interests and abilities, the individual merit of the material, the in- dividual resource centre's existing collection, budget and needs,the increase of free time in our society therefore the subsequent need for materials in the use •of leisure. The specific criteria for selecting material includes the accuracy of information, the author's, producer's or publisher's competence and significance, technical quali- ty, timeliness and per- manence of the materials, appearance of the title in responsible recommended listings, bibliographies, in- dexes or Ministry of Educa- tion 'guidelines,the positive contribution of the material to the collection compared with other materials on the same subject at the same level. The teacher -librarian, the policy states, should. evaluate the current collec tion of materials and con- sider reputable, unbiased, commercial ' selection aids, professional reviews, recom- mendations from school staff and community, recommended lists ,from the support staff and display materials. In special cases the teacher -librarian 'should evaluate gift materials and accept or reject according to selection criteria, damaged and missing standard items should be replaced every 'so often, and.. out-of-date or redundant items should be withdrawn from the collec- tion, In its policy, the board has recognized that occasional objections to the . materials may arise. The policy gives direction for any "challenges" made First, any "challenge" is referred to the school prin- cipal. Those making the challenge must be identified along with the reasons then the principal discusses the reasons with : relevant staff members. Theprincipal then reports back to those who made the "challenge" with a decision. If the challenger remains unsatisfied, a formal recon- sideration of the material may be requested. In a for- mal reconsideration, a sign- ed form is given to the direc for of education and in turn passed on to the reconsidera- tion committee. 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