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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-09-08, Page 27Wednesday, September 8, 2004 Exeter Times -Advocate 27 Classifieds /Announcements / Community News Huron -Perth Catholic board special needs funding cut By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE T -A DUBLIN - The Huron - Perth Catholic District School Board was the only board in Ontario to have its overall Special Education funding levels decreased as a result of the Education Ministry's most recent assessment of how much money is need- ed. The Avon Maitland District School Board, meanwhile, will receive an increase of approximately $1.06 million for the 2004- 05 school calendar, thanks to what's referred to as "Cycle 5" of the Intensive Support Amount (ISA) review. According to a memo- randum sent out by min- istry officials July 28, "boards that have been spending their entire spe- cial education allocation on special education pro- grams and services (will) receive their full allocation for 2004-05, as per Cycle 5. Boards that have had special education under- spending in 2003-04 and prior years (will) see their 2004-05 ISA allocation reduced to reflect this underspending." Huron -Perth business superintendent Gerry Thuss says it's not that the Catholic board has been underspending, but rather that it was efficient in its assessment of special needs students, and in its reporting of those needs to the ministry. As a result, it did not participate in Cycle 5 because all its special needs students had already been identified. Instead, the decrease in funding - which dropped the board's total funding by $30,000 - came as the result of two Special Education students leaving the board during 2003-04. TIMMERMANS / HALL The families of Debby and Bert Timmermans are proud to announce their marriage on August 14th, 2004 in the garden of their home in Clandeboye. May their union bring much joy and love to their lives. RATHWELL / WATSON Kay Rathwell of Hensall and Rob Rathwell of Exeter are pleased to announce the upcoming mar- riage of their daughter Katie, to Dean Watson, son of Jerome and Penny Watson of Zurich. The wedding will take place on Saturday, September 11, 2004 at the St. Boniface Catholic Church. Family and friends will be celebrating at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Due to a policy called "portability," those stu- dents took the provincial funding with them when they relocated to another board. "Unfortunately, it's a reduction rather than additional dollars," Thuss told trustees at the board's first regular meeting of 2004-05, held Aug. 30. But he added it's "not a big issue" because it hints at the board's efficiency of reporting, rather than a failure to access available funding. Additional special educa- tion funding may still be coming, however. The ministry memorandum also explains that money saved by cutting back funds to underspending boards will be "channelled into a new Effectiveness and Equity Fund to be reinvested in special education over the 2004-05 year. School board officials and repre- sentatives from trustee associations have been invited to work with the ministry on the approach to access these funds so that unmet needs can be addressed." At the Aug. 30 meeting, Huron -Perth trustees also learned about the board's relatively insignificant but still noteworthy shares in two other recently - announced government funding initiatives. Out of $20 million committed province -wide for the "Community Use of Schools," the Catholic board will receive $43,405, which Thuss says will be used to offset the cost of making schools available for use by com- munity groups. And out of $65 million earmarked for the 2004-05 Learning Opportunities Grant, Huron -Perth will receive $11,309. The Avon Maitland board, meanwhile, will receive $189,493 for Community Use of Schools, and $90,402 from the Learning Opportunities Grant. Huron -Perth trustee Bernard Murray expressed surprise that the Toronto District School Board will receive just over $27 million under the Learning Opportunities Grant, well above the second most for- tunate board - the near- by Peel District School Board - which receives $4.5 million, and far exceeding the allocations awarded to largely rural boards. He conceded, however, that the grant is designed to tackle prob- lems - like poverty and the struggles of recent immigrants - which are quite likely more prevalent in large urban centres. Four daylight break-ins SOUTH HURON - On Sept. 2 Huron OPP started investigating four daylight break-ins that occurred in Usborne. Officers found that three homes at the inter- section of Hern Line and Huron Street plus a home on McTaggart Line were entered sometime between 10:45 a.m. and 3 p.m. One home was left insecure while the other three were entered when either a door or window was forced open. Stolen from the homes was a large quantity of house- hold items Some of the items stolen were jewelry boxes full of cosmetic jewelry along with rings, bracelets and watches of more expensive quality. Appliances likes televisions, a coffee maker, a microwave, a digital camera, a computer system, 150 VHS or DVD movies, 75 CDs of various types of music, a set of brand new golf clubs and linens were taken. Also stolen were assorted food products like meats, dairy, cereals and canned food and a number of bottles of alco- hol and cash left inside the homes. Huron OPP are continuing the investigation and work- ing with the victims to obtain a complete list of items stolen. The identification unit has been working at the houses trying to find any fingerprints that may have been left by the thieves. Huron OPP is looking for anyone who may have been in that area Sept 2. If you saw something call the Exeter OPP office or call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222- 8477(TIPS). Trafficking charge HURON PARK - Huron OPP were called to a resi- dence on Columbia Drive in Huron Park after evidence of a past marijuana grow was discovered in the base- ment of the house Aug. 17 at 12 p.m. The officers met members of Dell Management Solutions and the Sheriffs office out of Goderich at the residence. They were in the progress of evicting a man from the house when the grow operation was discov- ered. The officers found 720 grams of plant material inside the residence along with drug paraphernalia. A 31 -year-old South Huron man has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking under the Controlled Drug and Substance Act. He will attend court in Exeter Oct. 28. Thuss is also positioning the Huron -Perth board to take advantage of yet another funding initiative expected to be announced some time this fall. He says the "Good Schools Open" grant, which aims to help school boards con- duct necessary upgrades and maintenance on exist- ing schools, will be taken under consideration as the board proceeds with upcoming renovations at St. Mary's elementary school in Goderich and St. Joseph's elementary school in Stratford. The projected scope of work in each case has been expanded, with the expec- tation that further work will be eligible under the new grant and can be done as quickly as possible after the grant is announced. 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