HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-09-20, Page 5THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1973
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS IPAGE 5
Release salary agreement
(by Mrs. Wilma Oke)
Following Monday afternoon's
regular meeting of the Huron
County Board of Education, the
salary agreement for element-
ary teachers was handed out to
the press (Board members receiv-
ed theirs last week). The one-
year contract calls for a seven
per cent total increase in the
over-all salary agreement
ratified by the Board and teach-
ers in June.
Mr. Cochrane said the sunt
of $225, 000 will be paid to
the elementary teachers, princ-
ipals and vice -principals on
staff as of September, 1973.
The teachers agreement acc-
ording to the seven categories,
with last year's salary in brack-
ets $5, 627 ($5, 500) to $7, 808
(7, 500); $6, 066 (5, 900) to
$9, 900 (9, 400) $6, 660 (6, 500)
to $11, 900 (11, 300); 7,200
(7, 100) to $13, 000 (12,400);
$7, 500 (7, 400) to $13, 700
(13, 000); $8, 400 (8, 300) to
$15, 400 ($14, 800); $8, 900
(8, 800) to $16, 500 ($15, 900).
Elementary school principals
are on a separate salary grid bas-
ed on teaching category and
years of experience as a princ-
ipal. Salaries range from a min-
imum of $9, 000 in the lowest
category to a maximum of
$20, 000 (19, 000 last year) in
the highest category of qualific-
ation.
A memorandum distributed
to the trustees at the meeting
established the 1974 policy,
setting spending ceilings per pup-
il, by the Ministry of Education.
At a press conference Mr. D.J.
Cochrane, Director of Education
for the Board, said: "On the
surface it looks good. However,
it will depend on what the
weighting factors are."
Weighting factors are based
on assessment per pupil and are
designed to equalize the ability
of a board to pay, Mr. Coch-
rane explained, saying that in
heavy industrialized areas the
assessment is higher than in low-
er populated areas such as Iluron,
The memorandum established
the 1974 policy, setting spending
ceilings per elementary pupil
at $G83, an increase of $53 or
8.41 per cent on an average.
The ceiling per secondary
school pupil will be increased
by $80 or 7.08 per cent to
$1, 210.
In Huron, Mr. Cochrane said
the increase in spending ceiling
would amount to $92 elementary
and $126 secondary. In 1973,
the elementary ceiling was $591
and the secondary $1, 084.
Mr. Cochrane emphasized that
the board may choose not to
reach the new cilings in an ef-
fort to hold down the cost to
local taxpayers. He said the
stated ceiling figures represent
the maximum amounts which
may be spent for each pupil
subject to the adjustments via
the weighting factors which are
designed to average out spending
power of boards across the prov-
ince, depending on the number
of students. The detailed analy-
sis of the 1974 weighting factors
will be announced by the Min-
istry in early November. In the
meantime boards were assured
that they may proceed with
preliminary budget calculations
confident that the 1974 expend-
iture weighting factor will not
be less than 90 per cent of that
for 1973.
Special consideration in 1974
will again be given to school
boards which are experiencing
falling enrolments. This is in
recognition of the fact that
boards have certain fixed costs
which do not decrease in prop-
ortion to a drop in enrolment.
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In Iluron the enrolment is down
this year in elementary schools
to 8, 101 from 8, 285 last year
and in secondary down to 4, 441
front last years 4, 581, while
schools for retarded children
are up to 59 from last years 47.
This year the Board will be
allowed to count 60 per cent of
student decreases in calculating
enrolment for grant purposes
compared with 33 1/3 per cent
in 1973.
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Pony or horse and rider: David
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Bicycles: Anthony Marhan, Rusty
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Antique cars: Mr. A. McDonald :.
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Floats: Old Homestead Camp,
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Novelty vehicles: Gwen Penher-
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Clowns: Blair Paton, Lynn
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Costumes, pedestrian: Mrs. Lois
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were married on Friday, September 7, 1973 in Zion Lutheran
Church, Dashwood. The bride is Joanne Margaret, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hayter, Dashwood, and the groom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Russ Maguire, London. The couple will
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