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School Acconmiodation Report released for Av n M ai ti a 11 d
by Niebeie Greene
MITCHELL A school attttonunedation report released
on. Fridm is e,xw th whit the .Avi,n..Muitlund District
School Board's director of teducution promised purunu
in. Mitchell it would be.
Limit Wtduetsdut, night. u crowd of about 1(10 parents
ut u public meeting at Mitchell District High Sch0u1 took
Lorne !tactile+, dtrec:tiu• til education.. and Janet Butrd-
.luckt:on_ superintendent of corporate operations and.
utlorntutiou technology . to tusk on ' dtt;mulh lobi,' sav-
ings expected front school closings. short notice 01 the
meeting .and luck of input front parents; turd whey the
board is still looking at school closings
"There will nut be re cnunuitdutlutw for wholesale
sedum' .closings. 'fliers will be minor u(Jjus:urntents.'
Itutattih told •tete crowd that refused to go along with the
eevututtg'b ugnndu tostetud 0! breaking into groups- for
brainstorming sessions. the people wanted to t:ontuwe•
asking questions
The report rehoused lute Lridu_t lived up t.r his
prontitie, • - .
-Community-bused Committees tire- t,uxptecteed to be
established to intik • inti, tittuttdur% chungei,. etlintinutt(lt
of portables demolition u' unr•ent+voted space:. leasing of
spare, sharing or exchange 91 nuc:ilitees. with tete Hurun-
Perth: ltumun, Catholic School * Boar•d, and extending u
ties% technolog program. The onlyschool closures: rec-
ommended ore for the Atwood: annex. and the Portio
•unne:x in Stratford. • Reports- troth these ctintmittetets are
.expected buck bt fob. 16. 199) 'These ret:otuntBndu-
lions were presented. to the board for cutisiderutiun lust
night int (Intuit.
The board is iuukulg at how to eliminate excess: spode
because keeping it will cost it grunt ntune) trait the
.province. The new.' funding (Omuta ties, grunts, with
enrolment:, Einptt 'students spaces. won't be futldted
with un expected enrol/He dteclittt• .0/..2.000 studtent1
over ten neytsurb. trustees expect the situation to
.pion to "top tip'
unh get wo
liuird-.tuck. ti surd tilt presvut(:t
funding for hw% niwnlnu'nt su:hcutls w1J1 makt• a big differ -
mate Sc:heols, will still be funded bashed on enrolment
Hui they will be given fielding bta_ve+d on .current eenrol-
ment plus 20 per rent Until the board receives informa-
tion on tint that 20 per cent will .be daitrtbuued. Ktaird
Jackson said it won't taus% tam' much it will reec leve
"If our ttttrulment goers down, we wont see the total
tunoW,t 01 Outfit' grants.' she.said
Although the board doesn't yet imam has the 2(1 per
(:1111 Ulf) up iuncling will •utit+c:t the board. it does know
nine) it will receive for renovations won't g' around.
Butrd-Jackson said renovations at Mitchell Public
School could take up the board's entire S2 b.mi lion for
operations and. renovations,
Eixc:ept: fur Lt,e nurnt►e+rs;• Most people •already knew•
theinformation in the prets:entation• including the impact
u1 the declining enrolment and uncertanties about the
2(i pttr cent top up. Morn ul them had been involved in
lighting sc:tiuo1.cic+surets. yinct• September.
Parents at the Mitchell public meeting wanted to be
utvolvt+d in the proems. One parent Said -the public•me*et-
.utg was kung overdue She said parents hteve.:bceten ask-
• it.tg tor u meeting our months,.
"We're releasing itliitrnlatign w. wt• get it This is the
earnestt we could hav, this. meeting.' said chairperson
Abs‘ Mnt!aruttg.
For some parents, the'information wasn't enough. -
"Next Tuesday 1llec:.E+l. there will be a list of srhoots-
.pusted. To me: this isn't enough homework dune: We're
not doing this, right again.' said Jane: Finan. chairperson
of the South, Pterth Centennial parent council.
She was referring to ininrnuition distribinld at tot'
nuteting showing expenses of running ttit• schools. 1t also
showed how ruucb the board would stave if it closed
schools
f'ivan
suggested. the board close the s.econdar)
sc:tiuuls.. whish c:us,-t tiiurt io operate She also► said t.h.
art' usual} located in urban Bettis where rtstd estate val-
ues are nitre. The buurd (:could .take more from tete sale
of ttWtiF•. buildings. she said .
Snowmobile bridge a go
f:XE'1'Eili E•.vtert•
thing's tot place tar the
t'tllttrldi;t' ' SIltewnlubik•:
Club to build u bridge
across :tie• •.Amiable Rivet
=in Elliot Yurk °-'"'
l'he
„ -
'i'ht $5..000 atructurt:
will, be near the pumping
• station . and will -unt %
son
uwu►bilers it, %,.void
tilt' I-iw' 4 bridge sick-
walk
Yit►teridgt titeuwinubile
Club - will pay tar the
bridge and cuustruta 11.
(sites ,upttr-utuius tnunag-
tsr ltit:k .1 mist iibusse:he
utletucltici Muudu)
night
ce1111c11 tlleettttl tt, ata.
Cutlti!;li 11' guarallttee
situwnttiblittn will be tit-
- lowed.• • use thei►rttlite•
for twain -years to rulilt:
'hilt mist !mute:Moil..
troUuisiastn tti►uut
tits ':utlettvc►t . thtet ;scud.
ttu uttidti t spy:ab: tut
.lint'' '.,,titi ih tend %tree..
tut uu�nu ghat mane.
stitte''wuuitutt; :ivuuld ai
ways b►• pttruiiue:d ' •
(.ouitr;il aget:s:d it snow-
mobiles wort eve!
• banned the club. at, t►wt+=
tern of hitt• bridge. could
rrtnuve
1111. tot+} witihe:d.
fht bridge will' b► a
pttrttlan ftIt structure
•'-1 .think we si►uuld . bt•:
going alt rt:e;urd that (itis
guiug to cause prob-
lems.' said (..uuu .-(Joanna•
1-tubtertsutr who pet:(er30:(1
thitre would. be ',un,
plaints trite itu,duw0ter;.
.bout tunntelluel the.
snowmobiles, the uugh it
• .1•u5itltelitlill .refit
Cone i'ttloer t\rtostrung
resplit:(1 tot•. anti% stritetts
have . btsesn uste(1 Li snot.% -
tnubilu . turd 0u gull
plaints ha.vt.' steep. r►:
e:eiVod.
Cunctrtis wore • ttlbu
voiced about thesafety is -
sou of having pedestrians
and snowmobiles share. a
bridge Signs will be
erected indicating +rte
bridge• n uuh for stiu -
iuubile ust• in the winter
Tilt club. has - (iubilit)
insurance taut i' it; 014.e(:1
*viten trails, . cross
ertt' owned b� a
-tither than the• caul.
prop -
part :t
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GRAN!) BEND 238-2110
Hwy. E t2 'Wes Oen the water plant)
Men.fri. 114 • Sat 1(1-b
•I Piave some of these idd) biddy st•ht ols in the t „un- ,
err that are doing a good job and don't cost a kit int run.'
she said .
At the begining of the meeting. Hachtis %sold the board
that schools can he kept -open
`Them is a cost to it- Smething else might not get
done." he %;aid
Trustees were expected to.',iscus the option Ia•t
night al the regular txiard meeting in (iinton •
Boundary changes
* L: deet •.burns•
$ South Huron.l)istrict High School - l borne
Mitchell District High School
t.ppe•r Thames Iiementar) School
r Zuri-MIensalt!1luron Centennial
• Avon/Hamlet - ' `
Elimination of Portables
• *Juliet .
e• South Perth
(* King Lear •
:Demolition of Unrenovated Space
1' nastrek[.e•ntral 1t.urun Nc-condan !N411(),,i
• Mih t-rl 'n'!►iorningtun Central
t 'icCur-d) • -
Leasing of Space
Lcarnlrlglie'ource Centre
at Central Huron SS. (]inion
*Adult Education - -
Madill- South Huron UH- C}1"-
Sharing/Exchange of Facilities with the
Catholic Board
t (,oderich
t at. Mans
a Stratford
Tech 21 -
t Stratford/King Lear Juliet- Lpper Thames
Arthur !+leighen •
THF ORDER OF QNTARIO
An' excej)tP2nal honour
for exceptional people
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Nuwie.atioes dubs.JwMu ry 29. 1999.