Huron Expositor, 2006-12-06, Page 10that surprising, says Kaastra.
"I find that when .there's not a big
issue, everyone tends not to pay any
attention," she says:
"This (the past election) was their
opportunity to express their opin-
ions. I just hope they don't regret
their choice."
. Kaastra says she was quite wel-
come to having some competition
during the election, adding she even
waited until the last day to submit
her papers to run. -
Eight of the nine past trustees
have returned to the board, which
does come with its advantages, adds
Kaastra.,
She says when the board first
formed three years ago, they had to
spend nearly a year learning the ins
and outs of the school board.
"I look forward to the fact we're
pretty stable - the learning curve is
done," she says.
Looking back over the past three
years, Kaastra says
she's proud to have had '
a hand in restructuring
many of the board's
policies and helping to
clearly define the roles
of a trustee and the
director.
"When I came on (to
the board) there was
nothing that said, 'This
is what you do.' So we'd
made a clear defined
line what the trustees
and director does," she
says.
The new school board
held its inaugural
meeting Dec. 5.
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News
Kaastra expecting more challenges during
second term as Avon Maitland board trustee
Jeff Heuchert
Shelley Kaastra is expecting a lit-
tle bit more on her plate over the
next four years, representing
Huron East and Central Huron
with the Avon Maitland District
School Board.
A long-time Holmesville resident,
Kaastra was acclaimed to her posi-
tion as trustee for Central East
Huron on the public school board in
the recent election. This will be her
second consecutive term.
"The last three years have been
kind of a coasting time in education.
Everything seemed fine. It was a
good time to do some housekeeping,
per sey," notes Kaastra.
However, she adds, "There will
probably be some issues in the next
four years that will make it (my
term) much more challenging."
Looking ahead, Kaastra says with
an impending new provincial gov-
ernment and the ongoing capital
plan, there should be plenty to keep
the trustees busy.
The capital plan, which was
approved by the province this past
une, was an overview of the board's
foreseeable expenditures over the
next 10 years. Each school board in
the province submitted a plan.
Kaastra says one issue that
should receive plenty of attention
over the next four years will be
another accommodation review.
Under the review, schools in
Huron East have been grouped into
pockets: Seaforth Public and Huron
Centennial Public Schools in one,
and Brussels. Public and Grey
Central Public in another, along
with a couple of other schools.
Under the review, the province
looks at schools in these pockets,
rather than one large geographical
area.
"What will an' accommodation
review look like, I don't know. But it
probably won't be like four years
ago (when a number of schools
were studied for possible closure),
she says.
Kaastra says the board also hopes
to address the need for sufficient
funding from the province for trans-
- portation of students.
"We're going to push towards the
government reviewing their funding
model," she says, noting the govern-
ment is ,still fundingthe board for
transportation . based on numbers
from eight years ago.
"(And) gas and diesel wasn't the
same price (back then), but we're
still being funded at the '98 level."
Kaastra adds the province is said
to be reviewing their transportation
funding model, but they have yet to
be informed of any changes.
The majority of trustees were
acclaimed to their positions during
the past election, which isn't all
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