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At separate school meeting
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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.
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However, board chairman
Ronald Murray of Dublin
had assured them as the
meeting closed if they
wanted a public meeting he
would call one if requested.
Alice Louwagie of
Mitchell led off the question-
ing by asking the board's
policy on hiring non-Catholic
teachers. 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
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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
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Some expressed a desire
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meetings when something
they did not understand
(such as Bill 82 on special
education) was on the agen-
da. Mr. Murray said, the
board meets every second
and fourth Mondays except
during July and August or on
a holiday. He suggested they
contact their trustees to find
out what would be discussed
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schools as they are sent
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