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"Teachers who have already experienced the balanced schedule said they feel like they're accomplishing more on a daily basis," she explained. "Currently we have recess three times a day and the transition from class to recess and back takes up a lot of time, especially in the winter. We want to decrease the time wasted." Under the new schedule, students will be in class ready to begin their day at 8:55 a.m. There will he three periods of instructional time until 10:47 a.m., when the students have their first 20 - minute nutritional break and 20 -minute recess. Classes will restart at 11:27 a.m., with three more periods until 1:20 p.m. A similar lunch and recess break is followed by 75 minutes of instruction. Buses will be loaded at 3:20 p.m. "Having two nutritional breaks has also proved successful, as parents report their children aren't going right to the fridge and wanting to eat when they get home," Tebbutt said. "They also have better focus because they are not as hungry throughout the day." Pat Stanley, superintendent of education at the Avon Maitland District School board, said the move to a balanced schedule began as a pilot project with eight schools for the 2003-04 school -year. An additional two school made'the change the following year and four are set for 2005-06. "I think schools are making the change for a number of reasons, one of which is curriculum coverage. It allows for greater packages of time and we hope all schools will be able to have a large block for literacy and one for numeracy," Stanley said, adding those changes will comply with the board and ministry guidelines focusing on greater success in those areas of study. Tebbutt also anticipated less discipline problems in the schoolyard, because they tend to occur in the latter part of the present noon hour time frame. And while detailed tracking has yet to be completed, Stanley said informal surveys have yielded positive results from most teachers and parents. Many students reported having less homework because they were able to get more done during the day. Some boards — like Halton and Waterloo - have taken steps to implement the balanced school day in all of their schools, but Stanley said that won't be happening in Avon Maitland. "There are no plans for it at this time. As time goes on more and more schools are becoming interested in switching and we're following that process." Information packages including an outline of the schedule changes and tips for packing balanced school day lunches were distributed to parents prior to the end of the school year. Huron County Pharmacists Association sneak a peak at the future at recent meeting By Jennifer Hubbard News -Record Staff Members of the Huron County Pharmacists Association got a peak at the future last week as thoy hosted one of their professional leaders, Dr. Wayne Hindmarsh. Recently appointed for his second term as Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, Hindmarsh spoke to more than 20 local pharmacists about the future of their profession in Ontario. "The time is right for us to do great things as pharmacists," he said to kick off his presentation entitled `Whither Pharmacy?,' which featured an overview of his faculty's strategic plan and a progress update of the new Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy building. Since 1998, Hindmarsh has successfully fought for the independence of the Faculty of Pharmacy, doubled the number of students and spearheaded the campaign for a state of the art new faculty building. A highlight of Hindmarsh's front rather than going our working one on one wit' presentation was the separate ways." patients. A lot of the timt implementation of a new And while things are we're out here doing triage a: entry-level Doctor of beginning to change, many patients ask whether or no Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) pharmacists are only using they need to go see their curricular framework to "set some of the skills they doctor," Stringer explained. a quality standard for acquired in university. "Everyone benefits fron pharmacy education Canada." "Considering most entry- this process in the long run." The program would replace level pharmacy students have Stringer said he is looking the Bachelor of Science in already earned a degree, a lot forward to seeing further Pharmacy program. of pharmacists have the same expansion as pharmacist: "However, without changes number of years,in schooling become partners in tht in consumer expectations, as a physician," said Dan provincial government': reimbursement for expanded Stringer, association co- recently approved Famil) services and the legal scope ordinator and Goderich Health Teams. of practice, the effect of the pharmacist. "I think you're going to set entry-level Pharm.D. on a "We've got a lot of health the profession split as somt pharmacist's activities and care knowledge oriented to want to stay behind tht responsibilities could be the therapy of medication." counter in the traditional role minimal." Hindmarsh Looking to the future, which_ we will always need explained. Stringer sees pharmacists and while others take anothe: Looking at the province's taking a more cognitive role fork in the road to becotnt current health care shortages, in patient care. While they more of a health cart Hindmarsh said pharmacists are currently involved in consultant," he added. will have to start taking a consultations and drug Stringer is also a distric more active role in patient monitoring, the future may councillor for the Ontarit care by stepping beyond the include medical reviews of College of Pharmacists am traditional "counting, licking patient profiles, disease -state the pharmacist MPP link to: and pouring.' role. management and even Huron and Bruce counties. "We need to convince delegated/legislated The Huron Count) physicians that we are not prescribing authority. Pharmacists Association is taking over their job. but Locally, pharmacists have lobby and education ant working with them so they already started to expand education group that meet: can focus on high quality their roles for consultation twice a year. The nex patient care," he said. and education. meeting is set for Sept. 28. "We must develop a united "In the retail setting we're Avon Maitland school board approves its budget By Stew Slater Special to the Expositor Buoyed by commitments from the provincial government to provide for increased teacher salaries in the first and second years of their new four-year contracts, the Avon Maitland District School board approved its 2005-06 budget at a regular meeting Tuesday. June 28. Expenditures for the coming school year are projected at just under $151 million. up by S 1.8 million over 2004-05. 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And the province agreed to cover those expenses during negotiations this spring with provincial teacher unions. Wagler explained the budgeting process began with a target of cutting "all possible discretionary expenditure areas ... except for school allocations" by five per cent. In the end, that allowed for a document which maintains all current programs, and doesn't draw anything from the hoard's meager savings. "Different from last year, we arc not projecting any use of reserves," Wagler told fellow trustees. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, business superintendent Janet Baird - Jackson said the hoard's Working Reserve Fund now sits at about $1.3 million, after having been drawn down by about $500,000 to cover shortfalls in the 2004- 05 Special Education budget. And the Retirement Gratuities reserve has about $1, having been drawn down by about $600,000 in 2004- 05. Trustees voted unanimously in favour of the 2005-06 budget. But that didn't mean there was a lack of opposition. South Perth/West Perth .representative Carol Bennewies registered a complaint on behalf of some members of the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC). And it's a complaint which has been heard in previous years. Bennewies praised education superintendent Marie Parsons for creating a Special Education budget which essentially maintained all current programs and services. But she noted SEAC's vote to approve the Special Education portion of the 2005-06 budget was not unanimous. Those not in favour were concerned about the board's continued practice of charging what's referred to as "incremental" time for principals and vice principals to the Special Education budget. Some SEAC members argue certain work of principals and vice principals should not draw on Special Education funds, even though it's directly related to the presence of Special Education pupils in their schools. Speaking after the meeting, Baird -Jackson responded there are also a lot of teachers' duties related specifically to the presence of Special Education students, and those duties are covered by regular classroom funding. She suggested a combination of the two approaches balances out to be approximately equal.