HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-05-10, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1989.
Bd. accepts ‘environmentally friendly’ program
Following a suggestion from
Huron County elementary princi
pals the Management Committee
of the Huron County Board of
Education made a recommendation
at the May 1 meeting that the
Board adopt an “environmentally
friendly attitude.”
This reference was in regard to
the purchasing of materials like
foam products, aerosol sprays and
coolant systems which traditionally
contain ozone destroying substan
ces. It was the concensus of the
principals that commendable initia
tives in the disposal of these and
other materials should be continu-
ued.
Director of Education Bob Allen
said that che Board hopes to receive
more knowledge on what is harmful
through the WHMIS program. Paul
Carroll, Superintendent of Opera
tions for the HCBE explained that
this is an issue that has been
addressed by the Federal and
Provincial governments and will
put the Board in sync with govern
ment policy.
Trustees voted unanimously to
amend HCBE purchasing proce
dures to ensure the purchase of
materials which are defined as
“environmentally friendly”.
The Board of Education has
approved the new County Achieve
ment Forms to be used over the
next three years in all Huron
County public elementary schools.
For Kindergarten the form will
be strictly anecdotal for the first
term, due to the fact that they have
only been seen by the teacher a
limited number of times. The main
change in Grades one, two, and
three forms is that French is now
included in their curriculum while
in Grades four, five and six the
same descriptions will be used for
social and academic measurement.
In Grades seven and eight there
will be a description for either
Family Studies or Industrial Arts as
both subjects are not taken at the
same time. Superintendent of Pro
gram Arnold Mathers said that
there is an assessment guide for
the teachers included with each set
of reports which they intend to
revise.
A recommendation from the
Board for Mr. Allan to proceed with
necessary applications for the or
ganization of summer schools in
Wingham
Hospital
has surplus
Wingham and District Hospital
finished its fiscal year, ending
March 31 with a surplus amount of
$204,000 according to a pre-audit
committee report submitted at the
regular April meeting of the board
of governors.
The surplus amount is down
$100,000 from the previous year
when the hospital realized a
$303,000 excess in revenue over
expenses.
Total revenue during the April 1,
1988 to March 31, 1989 fiscal year
actually reached $8,107,000 or
$250,000 more than the expected
amount of $7,953,000. Expendi
tures totalled $7,903,000 which was
$50,000 more than the estimated
budget of $7,953,000.
Typically the largest share of the
revenue was the $6,703,000 alloca
tion of the Ontario Ministry of
Health.
On the expenditure side, salaries
and wages were responsible for the
biggest chunk at $5,420,000 with
an additional $441,000 going to
employee benefits.
Huron County was approved.
The HCBE has operated a sum
mer school in Central Huron Se
condary School for the past 10
years. Huron Park, Goderich, and
Wingham have for three years
now, offered a program to serve
pupils with special learning needs.
The needs of exceptional pupils
were addressed in a pilot project in
Hensail in 1988. In addition to the
regular secondary school credit
program and the remedial classes
for Grades 7 and 8 the Board has
offered for two years, senior divi
sion tutorials on the basis of
individual needs. Bluewater Se
condary School will continue to
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operate throughout July and
August on the basis of the modified
school year plan previously ap
proved by the Board.
It was decided that the HCBE
would provide the necessary trans
portation in a cost efficient manner.
Included in the proposed renova
tions at Central Huron Secondary
School will be space for child care
services.
HCBE accepted the proposal to
incorporate child care services in
the re-constructed secondary facil
ity, on the principle that with this
inclusion there will be no negative
impact on day school requirements.
The documents supporting the
proposal have been filed from
CHSS Family Studies Department,
the Alternative Education pro
gram, and the Adult Education
program citing many benefits for
adolescent and adult students if a
day care facility were established
on site.
Opportunities for Family Studies
students to observe child growth
and development, the importance
of play, social interaction, would be
easily available. They could also
gain work experience by interact
ing with the children in the facility.
In turn, their presence would assist
the director/teacher in running a
more individualized program.
Co-op education students fre
quently request a placement with a
pre-school child care facility. How
ever, due to accessibility many are
denied. A child care centre at
CHSS would increase the place
ments in the area.
Trustee Bea Dawson questioned
that if a space need arose would the
Board be able to take the space
back that they had allocated for the
day care facility. Don McDonald,
Trustee for Grey Township and
Brussels, stated that it was his
understanding if that need arises
that room would remain the same
and a portable would be placed to
accommodate the extra students.