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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1972-11-23, Page 12THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1972 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE 13 Staff .report given Huron (by Shirley J. Keller) Ever wonder what the Huron County Board of Education staff does with their time? A very comprehensive report was presented to the board by the Superintendent of Operating• Don Kenwell on behalf of him and his staff, Assistant Superint- endents R. E. Smith and R.B. Allan. It is for the period Sept- ember 1 to September 29 and includes the following: "During the month 44 school visits were made by the Super- intendent and 55 visits were made by the two assistant sup- erintendents. In addition to discussion with the principals 66 classroom teachers were visited, reports written and dis- cussions held with each teacher and principal. "We propose to visit each of the 130 Probationary Contract teachers before the end of Oct- ober. Of the 130 Probationary Contract teachers 68 were newly employed by the Huron County Board of Education for 1972-73. Probationary teachers would appear to be of a high calibre --enthusiastic and consc- ientious. On the basis on one month's performance and one visit, 59 of the 66 observed are functioning at the better than adequate level. "Psychological Services: During the school year 1971-72 our psychologist and psychomet- rist tested 341 students, held 124 parental interviews, 80 group counselling sessions and 68 teacher conferences. In September they tested 14 stud- ents, held one parental interview and four group couns- elling sessions. They are cur- rently conducting an experi- ment with eight elementary schools involving Grade 5 stud- ents in a mechanical arithmetic behavioural modification motivation study. "Developmental Reading Program; During the school year 1971-72 Mr. Henwood worked with an average of 230 Grade 9 students per month. In a 10 -month instructional and testing period the average gain in vocabulary and comprehen- sion ranged from 14 to 19 months. Remedial Reading programs are now underway at Clinton, Exet- er and Wingham. Mr. Henwood during September also visited six elementary schools to confer with principals retests and equipment for the improvement of reading. During September he worked with 157 secondary school students, "Speech Correction; During the school year 1971-72 our three speech correction teachers aver- aged 166 students per teacher per month. Seventy-one students who received help during 1971- 72 have been excused from attendance at speech correction classes to date this year. In September our three teachers worked with 185 students each. This is a heavy case load, The Ministry of Education suggests a maximum case load of 150 students per teacher. "Specific Learning Disability; During the school year 1971-72 our three S, L, D, teachers aver - aged 79 students per teacher per month. One hundred and forty students who received help dur- ing 1971-72 have been excused from attendance at specific learning disability classes to date this year. In September our three teachers worked with 68 students each. Some of our students would appear to have problems which would require placement in a class for emot- ionally disturbed children if such a class were available. Our chief problem is distance. These students are so wide- spread geographically as to pose a problem in arranging transportation to a central loc- ation. Psychological personnel will this fall term attempt to positively identify those children who are emotionally disturbed and we will then pres- ent a recommendation for their education program. In juris- dictions where classes for emot- ionally disturbed have been established, the maximum enrolment recommended by the Ministry of Education is eight. "Attendance Counsellor: During the school year 1971- 72 our Attendance Counsellor sub- mitted 103 reports, .worked 851 hours and travelled over 11, 000 miles. His services cost the board slightly more than $4500 or an average of $45.21 per case. In September, Mr. Thoma Langille made 29 house visits and submitted five reports. He also made 44 other visits, travelled 1596 miles and worked 103 1/2 hours. "Guidance Program; Our Ratepayers of Hay Township I am a candidate for the position of DEPUTY REEVE for the Township of Hay. My previous experience includes 6 years as a COUNCILLOR and 5 years as REEVE of your municipality. If elected on December 4, I will work to the best of my ability for all the ratepayers in Hay Township. JOHN F. CORBETT ELECT: EL L. G AGE TO THE Huron County Board Of Education On December 4 REPRESENTING: Hensall, Zurich And Hay T P. board program in the elementary schools has the same content as last year. Fewer teachers are involved than in 1971-72 as we attempt to concentrate the instruction with principals and staff members who hold Guid- ance Certificates. At the secon- dary school level we employ the equivalent of 12 1/2 full time teachers for 4608 students or the ratio of one teacher for every 369 students. Two years ago the ration was one teacher for every 517 students. The implementation of the credit system and the problems arising from individual student time tabling would seem to indicate a much lower ratio is needed to provide a more satisfactory service. "Home Instruction Units; Only three were in operation for September, one each at Howick; F,E, Madill and Goderich Dist- rict Collegiate. "Trainable Retarded; Our enrolment has risen from 46 last June to 52 in September and we have a waiting list of four for the Golden Circle School in Wingham. More students are remaining for the full day. In June we had 29 full day and 17 half day students as compared to September when we had 39 full day and 13 half day students. Three newly appointed half time teacher aides have been engaged to replace those of 1971-72 who moved away during the summer. One additional half time teacher has been engaged at Queen Elizabeth School and we plan to engage one additional half time teach- er at Golden Circle School as soon as additional accommod-' ation is available. "Opportunity Class: We still continue to operate seven Opportunity Classes. Enrolment , in June was 84. Enrolment to date this year is 79. Five stud- ents registered in Opportunity Class 1971-72 have been return- ed to regular grades. "Remedial program: During 1971-72 an average of 734 stud- ents per month received assist- ance, chiefly in reading, from seven full time and eight half time teachers. For 1972-73 we have seven full time and ten (continued on page 14) TOWNSHIP OF HAY MUNICIPAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Township of Hay, in the County of Huron, that in compliance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1972, a Ballot will be held for the following offices. Reeve, Deputy -Reeve, Council, And 1 Member To The H.C.B.E. POLLS WILL BE OPEN ON ONDAY, DECEMBER ,1972 From 11;00 o'clock in the forenoon to 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon at the following locations with the undermentioned officers in charge. POLL NO. LOCATION D,R,O, POLL CLERK 1 J. Sangster Res. L. Chapman 2 D. Ingram Res. H. McEwan 3 H. Twp. Hall T. Steinbach 4 L. Becker Res. C. Pepper 5 E. Guenther Block G. Grenier 6 Bayview Golf Club E. Hendrick An Advance Poll will be open in the Clerk's Office of the Municipality of the Township of Hay on Monday, November 27, 1972 and Saturday, December 2, 1972 from 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon to 8.00 o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of receiving votes of electors who expect to be unable to vote on the regular polling day. All Electors are hereby requested to govern themselves accordingly. ZURICH, ONTARIO NOVEMBER 20, 1972 B. Tinney G. Weido C. Beichert H. Horner H. Datars Mrs. Charrette WAYNE C, HORNER RETURNING OFFICER. MEET: ERB TURKHEIM YOUR CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATION ON THE r f Ethic ti (FOR HAY TOWNSHIP, HENSALL AND ZURICH) * 2 Years on the South Huron District High School Board * 7 Years' Experience in MunIclpel Council Work He is a young man with a young family still of school age (two in high school, ono in public school, one pre-school) While he is interested in providing the best quality of education possible for all our children, he will also work towards preventing any unjust increases in the costs involved. On December 4, vote Turkheim for Board of Education IF YOU WILL BE AWAY FROM HOME ON DECEMBER 4, YOU CAN VOTE AT THE ADVANCE POLL IN YOUR OWN MUNICIPALITY ADVANCE POLLS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS; Hensall Clerk's Cffice Hensa11 Zurich Clerk's Office Zurich Hay Township Clerk's Office Zurich