HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-05-12, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1999.
Learning about the farm
EIC to meet with trustees
to discuss amalgamation
The students of Walton Public School told the story of Old MacDonald's Farm for a full
house of family and friends, Thursday. While Laura Bowers, left, Lindsay Hoegy and Jessica
Berlet-Kuntz help tell the story of just what a farmer does all day, the rest of the children
sang songs in accompaniment of the tale. The presentation was videotaped and will be
shown at the Huron County IPM.
As part ot a process being
conducted at every district school
board across the province, a review
team from the Education
Improvement Commission will
visit the Avon Maitland District
School Board's Administrative
Office in Seaforth on May 26 and
27 to meet with trustees, students,
staff and representatives of school
councils and stakeholder groups to
review progress made towards
amalgamation. The Avon Maitland
District School Board was formed
on Jan. I. 1998 when the Huron
County and Perth County Boards of
Education were joined.
The review team will be led by
Commissioner Arlene Wright, and
includes senior members of the EIC
staff. The public and media are
welcome to attend the opening
session, which will be held in the
Administrative office on
Wednesday, May 26 from 9 a.m. to
10 a.m.
The review team will then meet
separately over the following day
and a half in hour-long sessions
with board officials and with
representatives from various
stakeholder groups identified by the
EIC. The review team will provide
a series of questions ahead of time
which are intended to determine
progress made towards
amalgamating various aspects of
school board operations such as
transportations, accounting,
collective agreements, operating
procedures, communications, etc.
and will search out exemplary
practices.
A report of the review will be
issued at a time still to be
determined and the final report of
the EIC covering all district school
boards in the province is expected
before the end of the year.
Further information about the
EIC may be found on the EIC
website at http://eic.edu.gov.on.ca
or contact: Beatrice Schriever,
EIC, Communications Planner,
416-325-1079 or 800-344-6582,
beatrice.schriever@edu.gov.on.ca
Further information about the
Avon Maitland District School
Board may be found on the Board
website at
www.avonmaitland.on.ca
Separate school bd. approves bus contract transfer
The Huron-Perth Catholic Dis
trict School Board approved the
transfer of the transportation con
tract of Gerry Wheeler to Gordon
T. Montgomery.
Permanent status was granted to
teachers Jessica Baldersaro, Mar
garet Bolhuis, Robert Bondy.
Stacey Brohman Way, Lorraine
Butson, Melissa Cole, Sherri Dale,
Maurizio DePoli, Chris Dunn.
AMDSB, service employees
reach contract agreement
Teresa Finlayson. Marilyn Hern.
Jodi Kuran, Paula Leitch Blais,
Katharine Smith and Kathy
Waechter.
Four teachers were given leaves
of absence without pay for the peri
od Sept. 1 to June 30. They were
Katharine Smith, Josephine Lang,
Kristen Schefter and Ron MacDon
ald. MacDonald's leave was contin
gent on a suitable replacement
being found.
The resignations of Marie Ryan
and Rita Core were accepted.
The board approved the second
ment of Vince Trocchi to the sec
ondary panel and Faye Hickey to
Sci-tech students do well
Local students placed well in the
second stage of the Avon Maitland
Huron Perth Sci-Tech Encounters
in Stratford.
The teams of three to five mem
bers competed in sci-tech Olympic
the elementary panel.
Keri Rutten's teaching assign
ment will be increased in Septem
ber.
Approval was given for the lease
between the Avon Maitland District
events.
Chris Cottrill, Scott Folkard and
Paul Garniss of East Wawanosh
Public School earned second place
in the Grade 7/8 triathlon.
Listowel District Secondary
School Board, the Huron-Perth
Catholic District School Board and
the Stratford-Perth Family YMCA
for the child care centre at the
SERC site, for the period Sept. 1 to
Aug. 31, 2002.
School students Kristine Hammel,
Sandra Emond and Cass Boyd
placed second in the Grade 9 to
OAC triathlon division while Kon
rad Hammel, Ryan Coghlin and
Brad Johnston took second in the
Grade 9/10 construction event.
The Avon Maitland District
School Board and the Service
Employees' International Union,
Local 220, have reached a new
contract agreement for the period
June 1, 1998 - April 30, 2000. This
contract applies to all custodial and
maintenance employees of the
Avon Maitiand District School
Board.
The new contract harmonizes
terms and conditions ot
employment which were formerly
dealt with in two separate
collective agreements from the
predecessor school boards.
The board and union are pleased
that the negotiation efforts have
resulted in a contract which ensures
the continuation of the high quality
of custodial and maintenance
services in the schools of the Avon
Maitland District School Board.
No “BUTTS” about it
Hullett hires grass cutters
Hullett council accepted quoted
and hired workers at the May 4 ses
sion.
The quote from Tri County Lum
ber, totalling $23,450. for the sale
and removal of marked trees in the
township woodlot located at East
Part Lot 13, Cone. 2, was accepted.
A bylaw was passed authorizing
the execution of a contract for the
sale of designated trees standing or
lying on the tract of land.
Five commercial trees located at
Lol 12, Maitland Block were sold
to David Plant for $160.50.
Jeff Carter was hired to cut the
grass at Auburn Hall at $40 per cut
anc) a maximum of once per week.
Council supported a resolution
from Elgin County petitioning the
federal and provincial governments
to re-evaluate their policies and
recognize both the economic and
historic priority of farmers' rights to
continue to maintain and use
drainage ditches in a manner and
for the original purpose of drainage
as they were intended. The resolu
tion also asked tor the right to con
struct new drains. It requested
legislation to be enacted to exempt
agricultural lands from all costs of
meeting regulations regarding fish
habitats.
Clerk-Treasurer Rhonda Fischer
was authorized to apply for a com
munity placement worker under the
Ontario Works program.
There were no objections to the
Leukemia Research Foundation
selling lottery tickets in the town
ship.
A grant of $60 was given to the
Huron County Road Superinten
dent Association.
Accounts payable, totalling
$29,05 1.16, were approved for pay
ment.
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