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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1968-01-25, Page 14PAGE SIX ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS avis Releases County School Bard Proposal (Continued from Page 1) devote all, or at least a large proportion, of their time to the area of their special compe- tenee." "At the secondary level a comprehensive school program incorporating a wide variety of academic, business, technical and special vocational courses leading to all types of further education or to gainful and sat- isfying employment is the ob- jective under every board of education." "An increasingly important aspect of educational develop- ment in the future will be the provision for sound planning. Each of the new boards will be capable of meeting this require- ment because it will have the organization to secure the in- formation, data, statistics and other knowledge which form the basis for sound decision- making at the local level. It is anticipated that the placing of educational decision-making at the local level will promote the development of innovative prac- tices and will permit greater initiative on the part of the professional staff in the juris- diction of the board." "A third area of importance is the provision for an equita- ble distribution of educational costs which larger units make possible. At the present time the many and extreme varia- tions in local tax support for education require a complex and highly sophisticated grant structure to .try to compensate for these inequities." Scheel Divisions It is expected that each of the 38 administrative counties throughput Ontario as well as the cities of Hamilton, London, Ottawa and Windsor will each have an individual board of education, having jurisdiction over both public and second- ary schools. Members would be elected in each division. The report states, "_Although the board of education would be composed of trustees elected by public school ratepayers and separate school supporters, it should be noted that the board of education has no jurisdic- tion ever separate schools. The trustees elected by separate school supporters to the board of education are to represent the interests of separate school supporters for secondary school purposes." It is likely that a Huron Board of Education would be composed of 14 members, since the report notes that a popula- tion under 50,000 persons would have no more than a 14 -mem- ber board. Population in Huron is about 49,297, Representation will depend on the relation of provincial equalized residential and farm assessments to the total provin- cial equalized residential and farm assessment of the school division. For example, if assessment in a county division with 14 mem- hers totals $60,000,000, of which $50,000,000 supports public schools .and $10,000,000 sup - separate schools, the number of trustees elected by public school ratepayers is 5/6 of 14, that is 11.4, and therefore 12. The number to be elected by separate school supporters is 1/6 of 14, that is 2.2, and there- fore 2. Representation from t h e towns within the area will be figured on the same basis. If assessment in a town totals $10,000,000, the number elected from there will be 1/5 of 14, that is 2,4, or 3 members. Total assessment in Huron County is $68,043,502. Figures are not immediately available of the breakdown of assess- ments which are directed to public and separate school edu- cational systems, but it is possi- ble according to rough esti- mates •of the situation that there would be one or two mem- bers elected from the separate schools, one or two members from the town of Goderich (the only town likely to qualify for representation) and 10 or 12 members from the rest of the county. The report states, "It is being suggested that the county coun- cil determine the county mu- nicipality or municipalities to be included in each area for which a trustee or trustees are to be elected." "It is contemplated that mem- bers to be elected to the divi- sional board of education for secondary school purposes by the separate school supporters would be elected by a general vote of the separate school sup porters resident in the school division." "It is proposed that the trus tees of county boards of educa- tion be elected biennially and that they hold office for two years." Concerning crossing county boundaries for school purposes (as in the case of Lambton County children in Grand Bend WEDDING G STATIONERY Acto 92e4w I O ENGRAVED by the creators of The Bouquet Invitation Line TEDEi210IO-EF?GIft.A.V9,EIS'4;,• is distinctive raised lettering ... rich -looking, elegant. THERMO-ENGRA.17ING has that individucd look of finest craftsmanship. But it costs only about half Ras much OS you'd expect. Many other styles from which to choose, South Huron Pthlishers Limited DIAL 236.9672 —. ZURICH and Huron County youngsters from Stephen Township at classes in Grand Bend) the re- port notes, "Where a former school jurisdiction prior to Jan- uary 1, 1969, included parts of two or more counties and stu- dents from the portion in one county attended school in an- other county, it is proposed that the students who attended such schools in another county will have the right to complete their education at those schools." "In the future," the report continued, "students residing in that portion of -the new school division will also have the right to attend those schools in the neighboring school division un- til such time es the boards of education concerned mutually agree to make other arrange- ments for their accommoda- tion." Finance The report reads, "It is pro- posed that the board of educa- tion be directly responsible to the electorate,. and, subject to the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board with respect to capital expenditures, be com- pletely responsible for finan- cing the local share of the cost of education within its area of jurisdiction." "The net cost of education, after taking into account legis- lative grants and other revenue, will be apportioned by the board all of the municipalities in the division on the basis of provin- cial equalized assessment," "It is contemplated that the tax bill for the board of •eduea- tion will be distinct from that for municipal services. This bill would show the local as- sessment of the property con- cerned, and would indicate clearly the mill rates for public and secondary school purposes, the amount of tax in each case, and the total amount of tax for education. Every ratepayer would, therefore, be able to de- termine clearly the tax he is paying for education." "It is anticipated that the tax bilis will be calculated,- printed, and issued by :the municipalities concerned, as at present, The taxes far education will con- tinue to be collected by the mu- nicipalities and transferred to the board of education. The tax payment or instalment pay- ments for edueation may be made due and payable at times distinct from those for munici- pal purposes, as may be deter- mined by the localcouncils." According to the report, the board of education for each county or division would issue its own debentures, subject to the approval of the Ontario Mu- nicipal Board, and engage its own licensed auditor. It is expected there would be an •adjustment of assets and. liabilities through boards of arbitration, consisting of arbi- trators from "each county, city and separated town, any part of which is included in the new jurisdiction, and the county judge. They would be called upon to "adjust equitably the assets and liabilities of the boards concerned as of Decem- ber 31, 1968, and to determine the need for any adjustment." Obligations of the Boards "Upon the formation of the new boards of education, all property, assets, liabilitites, con- tracts and agreements of the former boards will be trans- ferred to the new boards. It will be the responsibility of the new board to organize the supervisory and administrative staff to meet the requirements of the school system as a whole and to make any ether neces- sary adjustments to avoid du- plication of function." immediate Committees This present year is expected to be utilized as a much needed transitional period. To facili- tate the procedure, an interim school •organization committee will be established immediately, with membership drawn from existing school boards. 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New Stamped Pillow Cases and Lunch Cloths Also a. good selection of Wallpaper ASC THE STAFF AT 11,3113 ZURICH Y G0OTJS are VARNA NEWS Varna UCW The United Church Women held their February meeting in the church on Thursday evening last with 28 members present Group one had charge of de- votions with Mrs, Robert Stirl- ing in charge, assisted by Mrs. Louis Taylor, Mrs, Joe Postill. and Mrs. William Taylor. The opening prayer was given by have one representative on this committee, each board will ap- point someone at its earliest convenience. The report states, "To expe- dite the arrangements for the initial meeting of the commit- tee, the regional superintendent of education has been request- ed ;to give notice of this meet- ing not later than February 15, 1968," "It is suggested that the in- terim school 'organization com- mittee prepare a comprehensive report providing information about the existing school sys- tems to be administered by the new board," the report con- cludes. "The report is intend- ed to serve as an orientation document on which the new trustees to be elected for 1969 may base initial decision and long-range planning. It may also serve as an operational guide for administrative and supervisory activities in order to facilitate the smooth transi- tion of essential services." The reports will include in- formation of such things as board policies, statements of procedure, program description and special services, personnel lists, reports of salaries, pay- rolls, deductions, accommoda- tion, pupils, pupil transporta- tion and finance. "From the compilation of the foregoing material, the interim committee will be able to iden- tify problems and outline , as a part of its report, a series of priorities for the consideration of the new board during its first few month of operations," the reports states. THURSDAY, PESRUARY 8, 1940: the president, Mrs, Charles Reid. 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