HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-02-19, Page 2Page 2—CLINrON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1986
H ron County
Co'uncil will turn board into
committee...
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cillors continue to feel they do not have
enough opportunity for input, "they will be
looking at the budget in a negative man-
ner.'o
•'I haven't made up my mind (how to
vote l," Kernighan concluded, but he said he
wanted to see the matter settled and the
library board and council restored to a more
harmonious relationship.
Just prior to this, Mickle had told his
fellow reeves that the Exeter council was
concerned about the proposed change and
would like answers to some questions.
Why is the change required at his par-
ticular time, he asked, noting that county
council already held a majority on the
library board and also controlled the purse
strings. He also asked about the costs in-
volved in changing the legislation and how it
might affect the funding of the county
library.
He got no answer on the question of cost,
but was assured there would be no change in
the eligibility for provincial funding.
Mickle was supported by Goderich Reeve
Harry Worsell, who said the library is runn-
ing well and he could not see the need for a
change, as well as by East Wawanosh Reeve
Ernest Snell, Exeter Deputy Reeve Lossy
Fuller and Goderich Deputy Reeve John
Doherty. Both Snell and Doherty said they
had received many telephone calls on the
issue.
Those five councillors were also the only
ones to vote against the motion dissolving
the library board (the Goderich reeve has
two votes) in the recorded vote which
followed the discussion.
A number of other local reeves, many of
whom are in their first term on county coun-
cil, expressed some confusion about just
what was happening.
Acknowledging he was "pretty new at
this" Wingham Reeve Bruce Machan said
he didn't understandwhy the chief
librarian, Bill Partridge, was "working so
hard to have the changes not made." He
also said he had received a lot of phone calls
and hoped to get some answers before he
went home.
Morris Reeve Doug Fraser told council he
had received no phone calls and "I'm still
trying to figure out what this vote is all
about."
Reeve Gerald D'Arcey of Howick said he
agreed with Mr. Cunningham that the
change would make little difference to the
operation of the library system.
Turnberry Reeve Brian McBurney, a
veteran of county council, said he also had
received phone calls, but he found most peo-
ple had not heard both sides of the story.
Once he had explained, people didn't seem
so concerned, he said.
Grant Stirling, reeve of Goderich
Township and a former chairman of the
library board, said he was firmly in favor of
the change. "We fund the libraries 78 per
cent," he declared. "Why shouldn't we have
some say?"
He added that closed meetings are not the
issue `" was accused of having closed
meetings. I don't care if they're on TV, as
far as I'm concerned.
In the recorded vote which followed, the
motion approving the change to a library
committee was approved overwhelmingly.
Partridge, who in an earlier statement
had asked council to reconsider its reasons
for wanting to dissolve the library board,
said after the vote he was disappointed with
the outcome. However he said he would to
stand by his earlier pledge that, "Whatever
decision is made ... I will continue to remain
an employee of the County of Huron."
Teachers find job sharing at Seaforth Public successful
Grade 4 students at Seaforth public school
share a unique experience across Huron
county and that is the experience of sharing
two teachers. "The students get a fresh
body every afternoon and morning," says
Carol Hoelscher who teaches the class in the
morning.
Marilyn Thomas, the other half of the job
sharing says it's ideal for her because she
can continue to teach and yet be with her
small children at home during the morning.
The two have been job sharing for over a
year, Carol in the morning and Marilyn in
the afternoon when, she points out, her
small children are sleeping.
The time arrangement works well for
Carol too. She has teenagers, and they
know, she adds with a grin, that mom will be
home when they get home after school.
It was Marilyn's initiative that got the
idea going. Her youngest child was a year
FRESH PICNIC -STYLE
old and her first born was three (they are at Seaforth public school at the time. She
now two and four respectively) and she was filling in on a maternity leave for
wanted to spend more time with them. A col- another teacher. That time was drawing to a
league suggested job sharing and Marilyn's close and Carol wanted to stay on teaching.
first task was to find someone willing to From the beginning of January to June of
share her job. last year, the pair taught a split grade. Both
By coincidence, Carol was also teaching note that split grades aren't ideal for job
sharing. However, since September, when
they have been teaching Grade 4, their shar-
ing has run smoothly.
"I've never heard a complaint," said
Carol of parents' comments.
In fact there has been a benefit. The
parents, during parent -teacher interviews
have two people to discuss their concerns
with.
The teachers themselves enjoy the com-
paring of notes. There is a can funication
book that sits.on the teachers desk and after
every morning or afternoon, comments are
written in. And if that isn't enough com-
munication for the two teachers, they usual-
ly go for lunch together on Friday.
Carol says that helps keep the two41)
teachers up to date, especially if there are
any problems in the classroom.
The pair say they have similar teaching
styles.
"We seem to expect the same things from
the children," says Marilyn.
Carol adds that once the students found
out the teachers were comparing notes,
there were less tactics. She explains that at
first some students tried to get around the
teachers.
The children also have daily journals
which they fill in after every half day. This
is another way the two can keep in touch
with the students.
Carol is responsible for spelling, math and
reading, what are known as core subjects.
Marilyn teaches social studies, science, art
and health.
For the benefit of other teachers, they
point out that both are in the school four
hours, with Marilyn having more yard duty,
and less subject preparation time than
Carol.
The Huron County board of education
recently formalized a plan for job sharing
which limits the experience to two years.
Both Carol and Marilyn realize that it could
be difficult for them to receive approval to
job share another school year because that
would have them in the program for 2.5
years. But they have applied.
The two stress that any teachers consider -
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