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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-02-09, Page 4news lavelatew Sentinel, Wednesday, Felvisany9, 198.1—Page 4 Secondary curriculum to be offered at three levels *hens me 2 `The key is abasic educa- tion'," says Mr. McCall noun secondary education may ead to apprenticeship programs or university or colluIf for some reason a stu- dent is unable get enough credits for a diploma, the Mid has announced a provincial certificate will be available upon request for those students who complete 15 compulsory courses. These compulsory courses include two Eng hes, two maths, one each of French, science,phy, history, fecal and health eEduca- on and six other courses. SERP recommendation that courses be offered at three levels of difficulty has been accepted by the Ministry. These three levels of difficulty are general, basic and advanced and are along the same lines as the previous two year, four year and five year programs, but are to be for each course. In the Minister's response to the SERP report she states the general -level course "will be designed to prepare students for citizen- shipt for employment, for continuous learning and for enjoyment and the practise of the arts". "The thrust here will be with resect to employabili- ty skills," says Mr. McCall. The design of basic level courses will focus on the development of fundamen- tal, personal skills, par- ticularly articularly those involvit�gg communications. Adva level courses take in is of both general anaspects levels but the target is on preparing students for post- secondary education. These three levels of courses will be offered where appropriate, Mr. Mc- Call states. Another aspect of the Ministry's response to SERP is the consolidation of cur- riculum urriculum guidelines from grade seven to 13. Now there are guidelines for grades seven and eight and guidelines for grade nine to 13. "The consolidation of guidelines from grade seven to 13 is indeed a sensible move," comments Mr. Mc- Call. To ensure consistency across the province, re- quirements or prerequisites for each course will be stated in the guidelines. Computers or micro - technology will also be play- ing a role in secondary education in the future and the Ministry of Education, said Mr. McCall, is starting to sh*leadership. e (the school board) are charged with the respon- sibility of establishing policies and procedures in this area to ensure that the best use is made of this technology in our school system," says Mr. McCall. To date in-service tra for 113 elementary a secondary school teachers on how to use computers has been provided. More in- service training is expected during the next two years. The changes in the diploma requirements and the fact the Ministry is keep - the credit definition of a um of 110 hours lends itself to semestered schools. In Huron there is only one such secondary school, Seaforth District High School. Mr. McCall doesn't anticipate all secondary schools in the county will be changing to the semestered system. For now, school boards will be working to imple- ment the new diplomas and the credit changes in September of 1984. The board's policy on curriculum guidelines will be prepared in the coming years and other changes instituted by the Minister's to the SERP report ill be car- ried arried out by the board as it is informed by the Ministry. "Schools should reflect the best that society is endeavor- ing to achieve and at the same time should lead socie- ty in terms of instilling in their students a desire to im- prove the quality of life for alk nkind," states Mr. Mc- Call. County social services caseload expected to increase By Stephanie Levesque Increased caseloads and casts are expected for Huron County social services in 1983. Social services ad- ministrator John MacKin- non presented his annual report at the February 3 ses- sion of county council. Payouts under the depart- ment's various programs in- creased by about 42 per ceat in 1982 over 1981. In 19821,180 applicants received assistance compared to 832 applicants receiving assistance in 1981, "In 1983, we will probably receive more applications from unemployment in- surance exhaustees as their numbers increase each mon- th. Anyone laid off in late 1981 or early 1982 will now be exhausting his -her unemployment insurance benefits and could be looking to the county for assistance unless job opportunities in the area increase in 1983," Mr. MacKinnon informed county council. This fact was proven in part when Mr. MacKinnon presented his monthly report noting there were 839 people receiving assistance in the month of January, up from the December 1982 figure of 750. "It wasn't long ago that 250 was the average number receiving assistance. Where it will end, nobody knows," commented Mr. MacKinnon. The department ex- perienced an over expen- diture in 1982 of $87,323 of which the county's share was $4,530 with the province picking up the rest of the over -expenditure. Social ser- vices total expenditure in 1982 was $874,191. In anticipation of higher Graham FHction Fit Fiberglass Home Insulation R 8 R 12 1120 R Z8 Insulate NOW for Year Round Comfort JOHN W. HENDERSON LTD. LUCKNOW ONT: Business Hours Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Phone 528-3118 costs this year, the 1983 budget reflects a 28.46 per cent increase over 1982 ex- penditures. "It almost becomes a nightmare to prepare the budget," said social services committee chairman Tuckersmith Reeve Robert 13e11. "We don't know how to predict when we don't know what the caseload is going to be.,, The proposed 1983 budget tops the $1 million mark at $1,122,952. The county's share will be $284,941, up from the 1982 actual cost of $213,325. The province will contribute $838,011, up from $660,865 in 1982. General assistance is a mandatory program based on the number of applica- tions received and will ac- count for approximately 79 per 'cent of the proposed budget. 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