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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-12-12, Page 2-opposes The Huron County Board of Education does not want to see funding extended past the Grade 10 level for Catholic secondary schools. A brief the board will present to the pro- vincial cornmission on private schools states, it "opposes extension of public fun- ding to private schools because it is con- vinced it will leado a diversification of the community." The brief is one of two the board's ad- ministration has prepared for forwarding to the commission,_ ling -r The brief says tb t ii it a typical county town there mai' be`a public and Catholic school as well: as a private school, more commonly Keferred to as a "Christian school YetaiLthese students Meet for the four years of secondary school. "It is here that the community believes the beginnings of tolerance and understanding have commenced their •growth," the brief states. ' Besides opposing the funding extension on what it terms "phnlisophical grounds" the school board is against the funding on "practical grounds". CAl' "''Ili for Lathe Sun'1[narizln a -brief it presented to an Ontario Municipal Board hearing 18 mon- ths ago, the board notes that It already faces empty seats in classrooms through declining enrolment. Statistics show that in 1982, there was enough room for 5,985 students, but in fact there were only 3,979 students. "The Board of Education is of the opi- nion that the best interests of all Huron County ratepayers and, indeed, of all residents of the province, are best served by utilizing this existing space. The board is prepared to negotiate either accom- modating the students within the current jchi y h choob educational comm n ty or making. educa- tional accommodation available ito other groups within the existing educational facilities, states the OMB brief. However, the board, at its December meeting, elected a committee which will meet with a liaison committee fr„ " he Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Sep te School Board. The Catholic school board requested the committee. , Director of education Bob Allan said this committee would have the same authority as any other board committee, which is to discuss and negotiate. GARB Sc GEAR'S CHRISTMAS FOR GREAT FIT! TOP QUALITY! TOTAL SELECTION! AND UNEQUALLED SERVICE! ... FOLLOW SANTA'S LEAD. KAWLELAPRURPOSE •WATERPROOF JACKETS • WATERPROOF PANTS • 1 PC. AND 2 PC. RIPSTOCK NYLON SUITS y,. 1 • ..."CHECK THIS OUT! IT'SALL ATGARB &GEAR ,AT PRICES JUST RIGHT!" LADIES GEAR UP WITH.... EXERCISE WEAR O WE WROTE THE BOOK OF VALUE ON... NORDIC PKG. POWER KARH.0 JR. GRAPHITE SKI •ZERMATT JR. 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Trustees elected were John Jewitt of R.R. 1, Londesboro, Donald McDonald of R.R. 2, Brussels Graeme Craig of +..R. 4, Walton, John Elliott of Blyth and Ca i tine school supporter representative for the south end of tJ ie county Denntis"Rau. Trustees Joan VandenBroeck of Saltford and Frank Falconer of R.R., 5, Clinton were nominated but not elected to the com- mittee. Frayne to chair board of education Eugene Frayne of RR 3, Goderich bas' been acclaimed chairman of the Huron- ; County Board of Education for another year.. follows a tradition whereby chairman of the board, although named,' each year, stay on for a two-year term. The chairman is the Catholic school sup- porters' representative for the northern part of Htfron County. He called theast year a "taskful" one but we have achieved many things. The -vice-chairman and chairmen of the three standing committees are almost a repeat of 1984. Only the personnel cornmit- tee has a new chairman. Graeme Craig, RR 4, Walton, was natn- ed as personnel committee chairman. He succeeds John Jewitt of Londesboro. Art Clark of Wingham continues to be the board's vice-chairman and as Such, chairs the board's in -camera sessions. The only election took place for the chairmanship of the board's management committee. Dennis Rau of RR 2, Zurichand Joan VandenBroeck of Saltford were both nominated for the position. Mr. Rau, the 1984 chairman, was re- elected as management committee chair- man. • Frank Falconer of RR 5, Clinton will continue to head the education committee. The heads of the three committees as well as the chairman, vice-chairman and past chairman make up the board's ex- ecutive committee. The past chairman is Dorothy Wallace of Goderich. Some local politicians yere orv,,hand f the board's inaugural meeting. Huron County Warden Tom Cunnin m expressed the; hope that the lines o coin- , municatlon built up betweeri..county coun- cil ou n-cil and the-Jgoard of editeatiOn Jemalkil "open". Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell said he wanted to do more than just bring greetings from the provincial legislature so he took a few swipes at programs in- troduced by the provincial government. He noted that while the provincial op- position Liberals supported in principal the introduction of special education the ' government has put grant money original- ly to be earmarked for special education into general grant money. MPP Riddell also made criticism on the new changes in -the secondary education system. These changes will reduce the students numbers in technical programs. Individual committees were named at the inaugural meeting. On the management committee are Dr. John Goddard of Hensall, Clarence McDonald of Exeter, Donald McDonald of RR 3, Brussels and Tony McQuail of RR 2, Lucknow. 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