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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-02-27, Page 22VG 100 PAGE S'A -,-GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY -27, 1975_ 1 Education Act stipulates meetings must be open The Education ' Act, 1974, intended by the Ontario ministry of eduation to be a comprehensivecollection of all education legislation in the province, and a compilation of new laws and assorted previous education acts was introduced by a ininistry spokesman to members of the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic separate school board at their meeting last week in Seaforth. , Art Dayman superintendent of supervisory services with the ministry in Waterloo outlined some of the Act's new provisions. The* Act says that all meetings of boards of education, including committee and committee of the whole meetings are open to the public, unless the board determines otherwise by resolution. The Huron -Perth ,board's policy, add bylaws . committee will look into the open meeting ' provisions and draft a position report for the next board meeting. Mr. Dayman said the provision. for open meetings came aboutlanainly because of Ontario wide objections by the press that too many items were discussed in camera by school boards and then perhaps referred _ to* only by agenda numbers' at public meetings. A bbard may declare a Meeting 'in camera' at the beginning of a particular meeting or may declare All committee of the . whole meetings in camera "But that is not the intent of the law", the spokesman said. If meetings are not declared or defined itin camera', they are open, Mr. Dayman said. Board chairman David Teahen commented that the Huron -Perth board usually Continued from page final game for the midgets as they dumped Stratford Central " 39-30 to cop theham,pionship. Earlier in the .season Stratford handed the Vikings their only loss of the regular schedule. The stubborn Viking offence stymied the potent Central offence limiting them to their lowest point total 'of the season while their own offence rallied for the necessary points. Dave Mackenzie was againthe top shooter. with 14points while Perry, Tichert added 1,2 and Mark Hovery chipped in with' 11. Mark Edol was the top Stratford scorer with 16 'points while, teammate' Brady I.eyser contributed 12 points. For the Midget Vikings the tournament championship capped a season of team play that hag lead to an 8-1 season .,-,record .and a share of first place. to the public holds an in camera session at the end of each meeting and reports any decisions from the closed portion tothe'press. , The new Education Act also includes provisions for raising the pay of ch0,1 hoard members accordin&to a scale based on enrollment. The maximum monthly trustee allowance provided by the act is $100 for boards with enrollment of under 2,000; $200 with enrollment of between 2,000 and 10,000; $400 with enrollment of between 10,000 and 40,000 and $600 with enrollment of 40,000 pupils. Director of education, John Vintar said that the Huron Perth board had not yet con- sidered changing their present allowance, which is $100 per month. The new Act provides that any trustee who is absent from three consecutive meetings Without the authority of the board, vacates his 'seat. Mr. Dayman said that this provision is designedmainly to deal with absentee board members in the northern part of the Province- -The section of the Act that deals with separate schools has the same power as a separate. act, as guaranteed in the BNA Act, Mr, Dayman said. The new Act, which is organized by subject and easier to read that the old regulations, guarantees the right of the mentally handicapped, to attend. school and makes the boards of education the first appeal for a person denied admission to a secondary school. When a child is promoted, he must be ac- cepted by the next school, the, - Act provides. Parents and board members are given access to the schools but the 'principal is given the authority, subject to appeal to the board, to refuse access to a person whose presence in the school could be detrimental. The Act says that the director of education and supervisory officers owe their allegiance to the -beLard, rather than the minister of education, as' was previously the cage. It provides three causes „for the dismissal of a director or supervisory orncer --- inefficiency, misconduct or neglect of duty. Mr. Dayman described ' the dismissal procedure provided for under the Act as a "drawn out process", providing guarantees for both the board and its 'top level ad, ministrators. lePr".00,1' ,4,4e4 4 4 - „. . •Ar , ..„ . " • Young lady most improved The Most Improved Intermediate or Senior slcter in the Goderich Figure Skating Club this year was Connie deHaas. Here she is presented the Mrs. Marion Mills trophy by Bruce Brady. (staff -photo) Protect seedlings from disease Avoid soil -borne diseases and To sterilize a soil mixture, start healthy seedlings indoors spread it, in a „two-inch layer, this 'F.ebruary and March by on a shallow pan. Put a using a sterilized soil mixture. potato — two to three inches "Clean soil for planting is the long — on the soil. Place the key to control," says Ontario pan in the:oven and set the Ministry of Agriculture and temperature at 375 degrees F. Food horticulturist, D.13. When the'potato is'cooked, the McNeill. 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