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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-11-04, Page 17• V l ,r • i.n t1 venae three lruc " pIow aOd "ee sal ' e 4o Sam wlea con• area and. f. in hi Rtes In + South of a Countyt 1e, ?i. es axle manned � oaf shift . . Compares to the average route of i i wa .s miles on King's � gh �►. ;furY170 or more shafts Per day. "11think we all know the cost of 11140.104011 and sanding is something Over which we have little �coa trol," Mr. Kerr noted. ` We are simply committed to do the heSt We can with the !United funds mild and ;sstaff we have at �au'�c1m sposal. A Ltd winter means we have extra rnonney for construction projects. A severe winter Means we have to eat into our con- structiOn budget to finance the extra plowing and sanding." "The road report also noted that the County road and bridge construction projects are now 99 per cent complete. The bridge and road approaches at i ne fur, ilt ti • 'l7 14 �RCCI i mess on compl ti survey plans, pua h ►sing property a and arranging With{ ng Ontario Hydro, and date: deI i Telephone Co paar� to re!ucate. pales. + theme Which are, lan jell 1977. Themajor projects oar that. yeaE r, which i approe±d by coua '1 the nit l eere ca nstructuion gra in 1974, are the completion of Phase Tw of the 1 kelet- tUford road (two mime and Roadone fray n- 1 : ;ern jteS� �,... m Bye miller to Carlow (3.8 mites). The county engineer reported Lhat e expected all projects to be completed within the budget and that the county could have a small surplus or deficit depending on the severity of the winter weather in November and December. Engineer J. W. Britnell told council that damage to signs and equipment due to vandalism continued, to be a major concern and more so at this time of year with Hallowe'en fallingon S da , "which_ will undoubtedllead to three nights of damage rather than the usual one," The cost to the taxpayers of the damage is the minor of our two con- cerns, he said. "We have already Reps in fight < fid. its `lta'i;' vT said. ""e ►1 the vandalism R • lichen" of nil all a d 1Y hope of dui g thie, Vandalicin 1s.through education al gh to Proven . of lite use." Mr. Britnell predicted, that -the County would have 75 to lam.-si 'either :stolen;,. or damaged Over than f allow&en: !eee . In other business the. Council heard that the Road Com. ,: ittee is in the Committee pat ess of pre aring the 1977 -budget an p ogram• The "projects for the 1977 program will ba ose approved In 7ung Range Plan that has been approved by County Council. The Ministry , of Transport and,. Communications have not as yet advised the con rnittee of the arnolmt of the subsidy funds for 19/Vend the committee can therefor e not determine -the •County share of the total budget. Th Ministry has- advised that tilts information will be made available by December of 1976 rather than late January as has been the case in past. A budget and program was promised as soon as possible. Committee meets over special education 14 The . Education Committee of the Huron County Board of Education tabled a report of a meeting held October 18 in connection with a brief presented at the Board's October meeting by Joan Van Den Broeck of Goderich. That brief had presented some questions - and criticisms of the "Special Education" services available in Huron. According to the report, the October 18 meeting was held to -assist Mrs. Van Den Broeck, to arrive at an un- derstanding regarding the depth of program now active within the Huron County school system". When asked by R. B. Allan, Superintendent of Education._ to identify her number one priority, she explained that reading was a real concern to her and the way children are being taught to read (how reading difficulties are being approached) and use of the phonetic system. Mrs. Van Den Broeck told the meeting parents were confused and do not know how to discuss the problems. Superintendent of Education J.W. Coulter explained that the Ministry approves a set of books in Toronto and the schools are then free to use any one. lithe Huron system uses a variety, he said. He went on to explain the sight- phonetics methods and illustrated pupil progress comparisons on the black- board. He said there was strong em- phasis on reading but that this was only a small part of learning and that 45 per cent of the time one is communicating one is listening, next is speaking. R. E. Smith, Superintendent of Education, described different ways of learning, such as forming words by using flash cards. He said teachers can use some sight and some sign material combined together. Mrs. Van Den Broeck expressed concern over the sight -sound used together and indicated she was more enthused by the use of phonetics. She cited examples from her own child. Mr. Coulter told . her that no method yet developed suited everyone and Mrs. Ila Kayes, Co-ordinator of Student Services, agreed saying that the two must be combined to teach the language. The rising number of students requiring assistance came under discussion at the meeting, and that the teaching staff had not increased correspondingly. Mr. Allan explained that overall enrolments had been dropping and would continue to drop but the number of staff is up, leaving ad- ditional aid in special education areas. Board member Dorothy Wallace inquired as to the success of the remedial program in secondary schools. Mr. Kenwell said that in the 1971-72 term the Board had hired one remedial dreading teacher who spent his time in all five schools. Because of -the interest in reading, there was now one teacher in each school working in this area. While measuring success is difficult, he said, the number of students remaining in school should tend to in- dicate that the high school program has been successful; Mrs. Van Den Broeck also asked what programs could be established beyond testing to assist slow readers and slow learners. She felt there were many different methods used in remedial work. Mrs. Kayes said the Board tries "to find out what skills the child lacks and tries to build one skill at a time." "This is the way we start. We want the child to have success at the beginning," she said. Mr. Coulter also explained that each school has a Student Services follow-up procedure and that there is follow up action. It was also pointed out that the report from Student Services is available in the school, for anyone connected with the child to see and that Student Services personnel go into the school to discuss the report with the teacher. The teacher, remedial teacher and principal are present at the meeting after testing. CO Entertainment. FRIDAY & SATURDAY November 5th & 6th- ROYALAIRES Treat yourself and your friends ... for your convenience our Hot Buffet is served TH R', , & TRI, 12 noon - 2 p.m. easuat Dress Oine by Candlelioht SUNDAY SMORGASBORD s p.m. to 3 p.m. BUSINESSMEN'S LUNCHEON SPECIALS EVERY DAY C Void the KEG ROOM + Colour TV + Relaxing atmosphere Candhdiht Rtovrant tvrn Licensed under L.C.B.O. BAYF$ELI) GODERICH 5241`711 Mrs. Van Den Broeck also wondered about the area and numbers of children' who require assistance and Mrs. Kayes explained that this assistance is mostlyp. required from Kindergarten to Grade 3. Probably 90 per cent of the students, by the time they have finished Grade 3, have contact with one of the people connected. with speech and remedial classes. Mrs. Eleanor Scott, principal of Huron Hope School, said she felt the educators in Special Services in Huron County should be commended for their efforts and accomplishments. It was also pointed out that other areas had sent representatives into the Huron system to learn its methods. Mrs. Van Den Broeck however, felt there was a gap between parental un- derstanding of what parents see and what is actually being done within the stystem. She asked the Board if it would continue to upgrade services. Mr. Elliott pointed out that the ser:'* vices had been Updated every year and would continue to be so, and "there will be a nnumber of areas of concern to receive additional attention". When Mrs. Van Den Broeck brought up the question of liaison with parents, representatives of Special Services pointed out that this had already been tried on several occasions "with poor results". According to Mrs. Kayes, "Parents simply did not come out to meetings." The report tabled before the Board on Monday noted, "Concerned parents can _become acquainted with the system's practices by inquiring." "It is to be hoped that Mrs. Van Den Broeck now finds herself to be more generally informed, with the realization that Huron County definitely does have a Special Education program - and a good one. Materials. assistance and guidance are available to parents who require them. One only has to ask." • HEAR: REV, J. BERKLEY REYNOLDS OF ELLESMERE UNITED CHURCH IN TORONTO PLUS DAVE JACKSON and "THE CHAPELAIRES" WILL SING. 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