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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-06-24, Page 20Page 4A Times -Advocate, June 24, 1981 HEARING TESTS No Obligation EXETER PHARMACY Thurs. July 2 - 1 to 3 p.m. Batteries, accessories, repairs to most makes J._rt'�GLone e J. D. FAIR Heonng Akd Sence HEARING AIDS 145 Ontairo St. Stratford Enjoy the best of both Low-cost life insurance protection and high -interest annuities for savings. Let me put it together for you. GEO. A. GODBOLT Chartered Life Underwriter Devon Bldg., Exeter 235-2740 vale attain' Mutual Life of Canada At separate school meeting Only few of concerned parents show up Only 16 persons turned up at the special meeting held by the Huron -Perth County Catholic school board to enable the 200 concerned parents who signed a peti- tion from the Dublin school area to ask questions about their education system. It followed a special meeting held on June 3 attended by five delegates who were protesting the board's decision at the end of May to relocate 20 teachers, particularly the transfer of some popular teachers, to different schools across the system. These traders are to be effective when the new school term starts in September. The delegates at that meeting appeared to be satisfiedwith the explanation that each teacher was transferred only a short dis- tance when the board was faced with having too many teachers in Huron County and too few in Perth schools, a situation requiring some juggling. CLIP AND BRING IN THESE COUPONS FOR BIG FURNITURE SAVINGS! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r------------- KING KO IL MATTRESSES $25 orr < • �., ,. - 1 ,, Per Unit apltM !T > i1 ,: (Mattress and Box Spring)-. r'i`Twin-Double-or : �� , 1.; _________________________________________ _________________________________ -111 SAVE 2 WAYS! 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She referred to the Waterloo separate school board that hired only Catholic teachers. She was told by chairman Murray that there were 16 non-Catholic teachers in the system with the last one hired about four years ago. He said an attempt was made always to fill the va- cant position with a Catholic teacher where possible. Mrs. Louwagie asked if someone attended a regular meeting of the board would there be a question period when visitors could ask questions. She was told by Mr. Murray that there was none as it would disrupt the meeting. Only delegations with permission to speak on a specific subject are given the opportunity to address the board during meetings. Mrs. Louwagie questioned the value of attending an open board meeting if a per- son could not speak. Mr. Murray advised that the route to go for informa- tion on an education problem was to ask the principal of the school, or the trustee for the area or bring it to the board as a final resource. Louis (Biff) Looby asked chairman Murray why "with the two best teachers we have had, you let them go?" Mr. Looby also asked why Mr. Murray did not vote on the transfer and was told that as a chairman he does not vote but has on occasion stepped out of the chair to vote. Mr. Looby attacked the chairman (who represents McKillop Township, with many Dublin area students) repeatedly for not voting when the transfers affected "your district". Shouting matches broke out each time. Mr. Murray admitted he had not voted. Mr. Looby asked "Why did they not move someone else? I'd keep the two best teachers" and Mr. Murray told Mr. Looby, "You don't tell me what I want!" Mr. Looby declared several times, "This board is known as a family com- pact." (He has not been available since the meeting to ask him what he meant by this statement.) Mr. Murray pointed out that on the average each teacher is moved every six or seven years in the system. He was asked why the non-Catholic teachers are not moved first and he replied that, "We treat every teacher as fair as we can, they are treated the same." William Eskert, director of education, explained how the transfers were decided at Dublin -- that four teachers were interviewed and asked if any two would go to Kinkora. none wanted to go, and the two at Dublin the longest were moved. Mr. Looby criticized the Dublin moves being made at the deadline, the last night before the deadline, but he was told the trustees knew the Thursday before the Monday night session. Wilha Vandenberk of Dublin said, "If you do it let us (ratepayers) know two weeks ahead of time. If we had been prepared it would not have been so hard on us." Chairman Murray replied, "That would be dynamite. You couldn't do it. Half the people want "this one" and the other half want "that one". Mr. Murray also assured the ratepayers that no one trustee had any input on the transfers,both had been done fairly. Some trustees voted against it, he stated, but there was nothing under the table, no 'family compact'! Trustee Ernest Vanderschott of St. Marys said, "There are 19 schools and we have to look at all of them. You should be happy you had them (two teachers) so long. I would be thankful for that". Trustee Vincent Young of Goderich reminded the Dublin ratepayers that while they did not seem to think the replacements might be as good teachers as the ones leaving, the new ones would be bringing new ideas to the school. He said Goderich lost four teachers in the transfer. Alice Lbui agie said that Best Interest 4, 1 7'/i% We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest be- ing offered on Guaranteed Investment Cer- tificates. • subject to change Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Agency Inc. EXETER GRAND BEND CLINTON 235-2420 238-8484 482-9747 We're glad you asked! 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Stop by for full details anytime. 1 The funeral Home in Exeter who n a mamba of the Ontario funeral Sarite Association is: IRV ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME PHONE 23S- 1220 BOB FLETCHER there's a lot or difference in whether a teacher wants to go or does not want to go. Mrs. Vanderberk express- ed interest in salaries paid to administration and benefits, also the amount they are allowed to have to go to seminars and conventions out of the province. She ask- ed if the board's books were open to the public, if anyone could go and look at them. She was told by Mr. Murray that the board could not have everyone running in to look at the books but that the financial statement for the board would be in the papers in two weeks. He suggested that if a person wanted cer- tain information it would be better to go to the trustee for the area and ask the trustee to secure the needed material. He said printouts are made every two weeks and the trustees are in- formed on finances. Mrs. Vanderberk said that taxpayers should knowwhere their dollars are going and. asked such questions as how much it costs to send one delegate to the west for a convention. Mr. Murray ex- plained board policy allows three trustees to go out of the province and budget ranges from $5,000 to $7,000. Mrs. Vanderberk stated that the more the teachers make, the more ad- ministrative staff makes. Mr. Young said there is a reasonable spread. He suggested that with a bit of checking you would see that the administrative staff are all receiving about $10,000 less than other boards. That is not fair. Mrs. Vanderberk said you can't put it up too much. People are complaining about the high taxes already. Mr. Murray said that the board is not heavy in ad- ministration. He said it seems there is nothing more that can be done than is be- ing done now — we must provide for the students. The trustees were asked to tell the number of municipalities each represents and it was soon evident many are responsi- ble for several municipalities. Mr. Murray said that it is difficult for them to speak to all their ratepayers and that parents should seek out their trustees when they needed an explanation for something troubling them. Mr. Murray told the Conklin Home Centres Correction In our ad of June 17th, the 14' Spruce Lumber should have read: 2 x 4 x 14' $3.03 2 x 6 x 14' $4.76 2 x 8 x 14' $6.81 2 x 10 x 14' $9.45 We regret any in- convenience this may have caused our customers. ratepayers that they should come around a year from now in November (at elec- tion time) and tell them (at the polls) how you feel about them. Some expressed a desire to attend some board meetings when something they did not understand (such as Bill 82 on special education) was on the agen- da. 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