The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-12-31, Page 5ENDS THURSDAY
by Ricca Kew
The Huron -Perth
C'att olio School Board met
in Dublin for: an orgallni?a-
tinnal rneetin'e, Dec:. 1:5,
-allowing • the board to
sear in new trustees and
to,, designate offit ials
before they pick -up the
reins in the new year.
.The board 'aeciaaimed.
Ron tita rey,"'cit' ,:S,iriitt'ord;
chairman and Vincent
,dine , ;9( RR •
Winghatn, met.: -chairman'
in : •an .„interview
Monday. Marcy, rioting the
change frorp a con')m'ittee.-
based school' hoard to one
in which each tnistee ,wil'I
he res•ponsible.tor•,pectttc
"areas". 'said, -'Ail five
Irrustcs have .til •atumntiatic c
.,)1' experience Mil : ;are pret-
ry well ver,c.ct til pro(,:12,- •
'f3erriurd wttirrta�.; • Itt RR,.,
3,, pmbro, i, area chairper-
son. fors education; Mike,
1VIiller, ot.RR• 2, Zurich, is
area „chairperson .for •man-
agen%ent , and Iodise
• 114artin.:of •RR •3. Goderich,
is arca 4ha;rperson.for per,
s nnel,', •
tiMarcy saidit is
bated ,t'hat • beginning .in
Fcllriiary the hoard wilt
meet twice monthly rather
than. •rhe once'a month
practice or :the ;pre:viciias
• l' ard. tddi,ilg • this; wi11'
ti
likely .he the most, efficient
:way for the hoard to oper-'
'attx::Marcy said, the, board
would sneet,on the second
:11k.inday.'of eaC.h month.,to
discuss Issues .and 'then
meet again on the lncirth°
,`.' londtiyr 1he ;m )nth for;
n ore discussion .tnii to,l'or
•iYially pass r•ecoaYmendar.
-rtrittti..
t)es{ ite: his feeling, the: ign.atcci district: ,,i'hO il•
province is trying to do
'foci much: too fast in
eduction. he said the
_Separate 'School Board
will. 'operate much ,the
sane •as it has In, the ast.
hiring staff. aigthoritinrg
the budding of, new
,chant'"' tt`.—needed ,itotif
with addressing the need,'
of tht'' students:
Noting, the present
H.u;ru•n-Perth Romaan
r 'atllnlic Separate •.�ichiiclt
Board is. the lowest spend -
!rig, per pupil,••hoitird in.the
proviri e, • Mia cy,. • said
trustees on •the -hoard will
have to'.becume cyt;n allure,
c ttictr rit •
About the .onl•
y thin;
that. will 'chant..,`' 'i e .tiaid,
tti ihat ,h4i• h tEi rkl will
:leave the ah'itity tc) raise the
• tniI.l rate."'.
' board ifs by 'the •pritvince.
. has tai, :,await •=uvernme.nt
approval hetore its rl,:r0).
name. • the Htircln-Perth
Catholic. School
becomes ot'ticiai Although
• .it is cxpect.<cll(he.'1int�tt�;
of hd.uu a.ti.c>n• .tiai11 •apprc'ke
the borne'• l',aarfy r'n; the• new
year,.{)irectk,lrilf' fiduc;mtu n'
Ciaetan Blanchette said he:
hopes .,tpprol a1 corncrs
sooner rather, 111;111later s'it
ihe,.btiarclin
routine. matters ,'uc:h',,s let-
• r:
tertiead;' and` other,: items
that• riqu.1ri . i Jentit'i .ration
of rhe hoard. •• f •
::.FIrtnt hettc yard , the.
hoard :ip'proed ., rec.,inn-
. n ridaticrn from the Icic,uf
.echication.• • iinprovenleni:
'oriltl�itttc c: 1. ^.[( 1 :. l,hat
y
• c�
ist mg, , •':',zreenIen't,
1t71iml�`I'r g hiltit'i(11�
•'school hto,'ird ',..k nii-t iic::in•U
he vt,it'nded .as krin r' iti Ilam','
reniaifl rrnitu il'l;< :•he of ik i:al,
,!ci ill:. heard,. •
1'he' ,chctcsh ho rd,' des ••
wwwtp; ichwOrryo,;tr4a:eaen
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bY.Trjsh,Willl inson`
The .:`EJuroij''and 'Perth
• 'Boards •cat. Edu4att�;n'tuc>I�
-.their'.f'in'al step, towards
• eNtiik:tion lastweek as'the
t'Wo eoUnty-'s nine elected
representat tves rti'Oa 11y'.
he;cathe i'the tri'
th'tlrne: Avon: Maitland District •
,5chddl,139.ard (AMDSB)
The four.' Ht ron and,'fi've
Perth trustees; who Wilt
represent, the two Lpunties
il.'the amalgamated board
repeatted E.ltrwir,:..
oaths • in
front •of alaot ?(),() taiii►1v
txte<rriber'.s:• •trtends a.nd
tl.ur1'iet, al :representative,s
P
I ec 16 tlunng' 'the first
inaugural<':`meet'ini o1:'l,E1e
'hew .:• MDSB
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