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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2002-10-23, Page 1News TNS HURON expos TOR, November, 7, 2001-13 Rural and urban school in Goderich to be studied for closure By stew Slater Special to The Huron Expositor Two facilities in Goderich -- Robertson and Victoria elementary schools -- were added to the list of schools to be studied for possible closure as trustees of the Avon Maitland District School Board passed a series of amendments before approving recommendations from a staff report, Tuesday, Oct. 30. In the conclusion of a meeting which began one week earlier, but was cut short due to the length of time taken for the presentation of the report and the ensuing trustee questions, trustees approved the amended list of recommendations by a 7-2 vote. Central Huron trustee Charles Smith and East/South Perth counterpart Carol Bennewies opposed the list. School councils from each of the 46 facilities mentioned -- including those suggested for possible non -closure changes such as border adjustments and congregation of Grades 7 and 8 students -- must now submit reports to the board by late November. A smaller list of schools to be studied for possible changes will be recommended by staff on Dec. 11, with a final vote on closure expected in February, 2002. The addition of the two Goderich schools came after North Huron trustee Butch Desjardins argued that not all possible options had been adequately considered for students in and around Goderich. Under a possible scenario included in the staff report, two nearby rural elementary schools, Colborne Central and Holmesville, would be closed, with Robertson being converted to a Kindergarten to Grade 3 school and Victoria becoming a Grades 4-8 facility. Students from Colborne Central would all relocate to the Goderich schools, while Holmesville students would attend schools in either Goderich or Clinton. Desjardins wondered about closing one rural school and one town school, then asked education superintendent Bill Gerth if the board has an unstated goal of eliminating the so-called "central" rural schools in order to keep town schools open. Gerth responded that no such goal existed, then added that amalgamating students into either Colborne or Holmesville "would require a significant addition of a scale which we didn't believe would be prudent." 011°,1 • SAFEGUARDING ONTARIO'S ELECTRICITY FUTURE Questions about Ontario's new electricity market? 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