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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-09-29, Page 7Wednesday, September 29, 2004 Exeter Times -Advocate 7 Education Matters Randy Wagler,Trustee, Huron Area 4 - South AVON MAITLAND DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD What's ahead for this school year? As another school year begins, I thought I'd outline some of the issues, changes and opportunities ahead for the Avon Maitland District School Board. A number of these ideas were presented by Meg Westley, Chair of the Board when she spoke to principals, vice -principals and POLICE BRIEFS 123 traffic tickets issued HURON — Officers continue to deal with traffic prob- lems in the county. Officers were able to issue 123 traffic tickets for drivers failing to follow the rules of the road. Of these, 107 speeding tickets were issued, two for disobeying a stop sign and failing to stop, two for insurance, two for careless driving, two for liquor violations inside the vehicle, one each for an improper turn, licence plates not validated, failing to yield, fail- ing to stop when directed, driver's licence, failing to drive in the marked lane, class G1 holder violation condition and improper bike lighting. This leads up to the seat -belt campaign, which starts immediately. Residence entered SOUTH HURON — On Sept. 20 at 9:15 a.m. the OPP was called to investigate a break-in on Sunshine Line in the Usborne ward of South Huron. The officer learned sometime two days before some- one entered an unlocked door of the residence while the owner was away. A Toshiba Satellite A20 laptop computer valued at $2,000 was stolen. Huron OPP is continuing the investigation. 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People suffering from chronic pain like those with arthritis may not eat as well and suffer from malnutrition and weight loss. It is important to have adequate pain control to avoid these situations. Screening tests are costly but are important predictors of possible disease. For example, women over 40 should have a fasting blood sugar done every three years to check for diabetes. Rates for Type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent typel are rising in Canada. Early diagnosis of diabetes is very important. After leaving the doctor's office and pharmacy, people often have questions they forgot to ask. If your question is related to your medication please call and ask us. And remember, there are no silly questions about medications. Huron Apothecary Ltd. •A• Phone 235-1982, PHARM 440 Main St. Exeter AssrsT "YOUR HEALTH CARE PHARMACY" ,,L1 staff at the System Leader's Day in August, held at the Board offices in Seaforth. First, there are changes in personnel in many of our schools, which I'm sure if you are a parent you are well aware of. Not only are there staff trans- fers between schools, but this year the board has hired more than 50 new people as teachers, prin- cipals, and support staff. I'm sure these individu- als will bring new ideas and experiences that will benefit our students as well as their staff col- leagues. Second, this year will be significant for our Board because nearly all of our employee groups will be seeking new employment contracts that have recently expired. Though this process inevitably brings some uncertainty, our Board is committed to reaching fair settlements with all of our education partners so our students continue to receive the high quality of education they are accus- tomed to. Third, our Board has a new Mission Statement: "To unlock the potential in all of our learners." This mission statement states what we are trying to accomplish as a school board and reflects that fact that each individual has unique potential that needs to be realized. The mis- sion statement also pertains to "all of our learners" which includes our students, our staff, as well as trustees, and others who might be involved in education. Finally, this year our Board will be seeking community input as we strive to achieve one of our key goals: "To promote the develop- ment of positive citizenship qualities in our students." We will be developing common qualities that we as a community can all agree are important and fundamental to good citi- zenship. Our schools will use these common EDUCATION qualities as a tool to promote character build - MATTERS ing and positive citizenship. 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