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kes Pecenle alllneh ta1ke1aboutj.ssue isan
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SObtellilefittif;stinimOng orthevignesittee,
for .tearaing. Oppettithities .wincit., the
conimittee oadined,thciprgnint4tWita'int-
..tenfion to . pursue imPlettieritath*i
Parents' or 46o. s'pre,se*O1
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D� the Want their children to be,tnnightin
French exclusively for three yeais? Dit,they
want their children to be bilingual? are,
the costs involved for textbooks
mean the loss of soinetesiehing jobs? WIII
education costs rise Significantly and will it
be accessible to "Mt -children?
The issue raiser a lot of 'pertinent
questions, apprehensions and, in state
cases, fears.
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Of choosing the programthedesireter Ode
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By, his' itchni#Steti, the •Lanikien
CoUflt Board of -Education was
'anti -French when the matter of French
Immersion was raised there director of
edneatietQAllee Wens'
• "A titistee iraiiid the Matter last iv1"4, arid
we formed' a committee, to study the
mattert'' 'he sidd. 44 Otir board . has been
, anti -French butafterthey taw the prograrit
and its benefits the vote was utiattiinous."
The French Immersion program' -will
Dear Friends:
I wanted to let you know ,what I've been
doing on the School board and bring you up
to date on some of the board's 'activities.
This past year I served on the education
committee, the staff improvement plan com-
mittee, the early school Iesiring committee
and the ad hoc computer committee. In 1984
• I am servingen the management Committee.
the supervised alternative learning , for
excused pupils committee and the ad hoe
computer committee.
In addition t6 my .preparation and partic
ipation at board and committee meetings. I
• have been visiting many of the schools in the
county to get a first hand kook At students,
staff and buildings. I have also helped a
ituMber of constituents deal with specific
concerns. or /trebled's.
ant hoping to spend several days in
March visiting ,parents -and ratepayers in
Ashfield and West Wawnosh. If you have a
content oran idea you would like to talk over
with' me, please phone or write so I can
arrange to call. on you.
• There is a growing interest in computers
and the board is moving in this area.
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foriti)#,O_,OSt01# result in 4 grant*: sno
foriaelt stirtin•tountiattident enrolled in a
French linniersion program. It- will be a
torikly ;grind, admitil,-addint that the
bnc�tili.outveigbthe1egaliveliaPeCt.s..
"It Wilt be tough fear 10years:and we have
found that it will cost: about eight nee cent •
TRIJSTS REP011,177
Arangementshave been made to purthase
four ION. coMputer systems for Use -the
high schools. Si1Ier Jess costly systems *ill
be used as well and will be used in the
elementary schools to introduee ctiMptiter
concept t In addition, typing ceurses are
increasing in-importanee and popularity is •
they elle* students to develop needed key
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An issue which has developed quickly and
has generated response in our area •is
frenh initnetsient. inutterSitin language
initflietiok it a method 'designed' to ailOw
children tacenireA seetititf language by'
uSingit is ,the angUage of:lint-traction for
their school work: itburi of parents 'in
Hitrontonnty are -asking the school board to
introduee this program as an option far
learning French. It is being offered by other
boards, and in these areas between ten and
thirty per eent ehoose this option:—
The board was approached by the parents
at its February meeting and asked the
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adminiStration for a eost projection before
any further Consideratien of 'the proposal.
This, was ,presented at the March board
meeting • and after lengthy discussionthe.
mattr- was refefred to both the -eduation
• Ind perskinnel committees telinther exain
ine implicatitMs and reportVck to the April
meeting ..cifihe board: • •
On the positiite side the research .indicates
that itimiersion programs allow students to
learn SecOttd language with near native
prolltency and perform equtilly well in their
native language and their other courses as
children who are not in the iintneision
program, The direct costa of an immersion
pititto: are not great' lind12.1ite largely
covefid . by grants: • - L•.• • •• •
'Ott the negative side thert traybetliinie.
signirtaihtinclirect costs 46 outbtnitrw, lir an
ern *!adOinitig etirtillittetitl setting ;up s
second "stream' 'inky jetipardixeVrograms
in some of °lir smaller. telleols. Trithprta-
don and equal tweets mai be diffienit to
arringe. Staffing may also be & probletn if
'student numbers are split between the two
options.
French immersion has generated much
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censttuent, rsponse, - Some ;•7ar;,,,
interested. in 'the program and *mild likejo
see, it :offered.Some are,7•eoncrited their
cildren: 46t ie fotettikittte".suekts4iipitt*iv"
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in it),:and• some .are bppaedlo • ;. •••
I try. to preSent, the Atarietts tOnStttnent..,
concerns, at OW, board ititinjo,
trying to keep in open mind S4thab1 can'
evaluate 'all the-,th-feentatiob that is coniing
out on this issue Sti that 8v1en v4veaeluthe
point fdr itlitiOdOesiort,leatedit4hasd ofl
all the - intotititiotm and, V6t*efor, 'What?*
believe WiltbestfdrintrAertimunity and
nty tonSttnents. • • • • .
ObvionstY,given the range 444010mo-0
everyone Wilf be happy, *Oh that4eet#I4s•'1
o*:.tvonid: like the 41nfortnticiio,,pn,. fienott
innitettion which itlie bear* ,
• pleaseventact me Audi oet!idtgi4d, to get
you copies. • • ;'::
Another aeiivitg.,,Whidt.ltttS4akeit,iSivOt''
ment from the three- stabding tottnnitteet is
the setting of the ettiS**§Ator 1484411iite,
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