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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-04-18, Page 4Ford Credit 4 - TME HURQN EXPOSITOR, APRIL 1$. 1990 All Drpo.ta 'MOO Within Ltmxo Rptps Bubl.ot To Veffc tion, WE ALWAYS MAVE TIME F'- YOU® NEW HOURS EFFECTIVE APRIL 16 MON. to WED. 9:30 to 4:30 PM THURS. & FRI. 9:30 to 5:30 PM At CIBC 61 Mill St., DUBLIN We're branching out with EXTENDED hours to serve you better. Because we want to make banking more convenient for you. Our new, longer hours are, in effect (date/immediately) Come on in. We're proud to serve you. Get usw9rkinr Sryou/ (JI) SMOKED LOIN PORK CHOPS 3 49 STRIP LOI STEAKS u 5,99 TENDERLOIN END ROAST OR COUNTRY STYLE ROBS LB 2.29 SEMI -BONELESS SHORT RIBS OR BLADE ROAST u1.8 9 Check 0 I i '!-STO E II II t Our FEAT I_'t Res PLAIN OR GARLIC - STOREMADE SA LB. SAG 79 )Lr Some school boar t County dont trustees in Huron ,know whirit way to vote on the issue of )14110r-hiiiderMtck and they want to hear, yhe'ppbl e's opinions, The . of Education said that jinunabe ted the province, WO :the local board has declared its,opposition to school for four+-year.oids But the' nhdatryl:is pow offering grants to belp school boards offset the host of implementing junior kindergarten. The trustees' dilemma is 40,17.0 continue op- posing junior kindergarten (called j.k,) and risk missing out on grants, or get on with j.k. and bear the costs with some ministry financial help?' "Thumbs down," is the opinion of Nor - Man Wilson, trustee from liowick Township. He said junior kindergarten is being -forced on school boards as the pro- vincial government's answer to day care problems. "I think if we hold off on implementing junior kindergarten until 1994 when we're forced to (the province's deadline for having a j.k. program is 1994), the momes we will have saved at the local level will more than offset what we would receive now," said Wilson. "I feel very strongly, that at the end of Grade 5 you will not be able to tell children who have taken j.k. over those who haven't," said Wilson, adding that the education system is being "top driven, rather than user driven." "This board has been on record saying it's opposed to Junior Kindergarten. We can't afford it, and the province can't af- ford it," said Norman Pickett off Goderich. He pointed out the specific pro - CIVIC CORNER THE STREETSCAPE COMMITTEE will meet Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall. SEAFORTH COMMITTEE OF ADJUST- MENT will meet Monday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall to hear applications for minor variances and severances. 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NEW HOLLAN.O, "Mr. Magoo" SERVICE WITH 52 41245 SMILE FARM SUPPLY LTD. 1 WALTON 887.6365 f gg s seep sad s stlortage Graeme C alg, .trustee for Worth and McKillop, supported :the idea of waiting until the 1994• deadline, saying that 4Y then the ministry of education naay, have a•different policy on junior kindergarten. On the other side ^Rick'Komi!, Goderich trustee, said "if it's going' to be ram jammed down ,our throats anyway, I'm- concerned about our losing those in- centives.' "Keep in mind our track record in op- posing the ministry," said Brian Jeffrey, Morris and Tunnberry trustee. "I think it would be responsible on our part to get the system in place over the next five years and not be hit with a bomb in 1994." Vice Chairman Bea Dawson, from Hay, Usborne, and Zurich, _said - _she_ agreed with the arguments opposing j.k., "but it's coming and I don't think we are go- ing to change the ministry policy." Dawson added that the board should get started on the program, "and if we don't we might be sitting with mud on our faces in 1994." Chairman Joan Van Den Broeck, who represents Goderich and Colborne Townships handed her gavel to the vice - cchahinaann o Mould have. input in the 40 Min"While it would give us a great deal of satisfaction to tell the province no', it is not the :mandate of this board to :legislate: educational direction," .said Van Den Broach. She reminded trustees that in 1994 another beard, not the current group Of 'trustees, will ,be.left to stand.up to the province over this issue. And the finan- cial burden of being forced to implement j.k. at that time "could weigh heavily on communities." The board passed a motion to support the following resolution from the Waterloo County Board of Education: "That the Waterloo County Board of Education approach all boards of educa- tion in Ontario which presently do not provide Junior Kindergarten and request their summit in opposition to the man- datory implementation of any such addi- tional initiatives which have an adverse effect on local taxes..." The trustees would take no other action at this time. The board decided to wait until it knew exactly how much money is available from the province for funding j.k. before making a commitment. Trustees also asked that the public air its opinion on junior kindergarten. J.K. mandatory in 1994 School Boards across the province are taking positions on the issue of junior kindergarten. While school for three and four -year- olds has been successful in metropolitan areas, many rural boards, including the Huron County Board of Education see the program as unnecessary and cost -prohibitive. At its April 2 meeting the board of education reviewed the facts on which it will base its final decision on junior kindergarten. BACKGROUND In the Speech from the Throne the On- tario government announced that school boards will be required to make junior kindergarten available to four-year-old children by 1994. No legislation was been forthcoming as of the April 2 board meeting, but • the government has reiterated its intention on several occasions and has received plan- ning data. DEMOGRAPHICS The Huron county school jurisdiction has more than 600 children who would be eligible for junior kindergarten in each year from 1990 to 1994. Experience in other jurisdictions sug- gests 95 per cent of these students will ultimately attend. TRANSPORTATION If all students attended and the boards transportation policies remain constant over 300 of the students would receive transportation. gt is the board's optionto provide transportation, but its administration' feels existing routes an& vehicles•would-serve transportation needs in most cases. BUILDINGS Junior kindergarten can be accom- modated in six to 10 schools with existing space. Additional classrooms will be required in 14 to 18 schools. PERSONNEL An additional 14 to 18 teachers would be required across the system, but it would be possible to use teaching assistants. Administration advised that recruitment of teachers would be "dif- ficult but not impossible." PROGRAM The program would be based on child - centred activity, to meet individual needs of each student. A flexible schedule would be established for children to develop within the natural constraints of time. Opportunities would be available for the child to move from one stage of develop- ment to the next in several dimensions, such as physical, emotional, social, problem -solving, oral and language. Cognitive learning centres will be established where materials and equip- ment will enable young children to be stimulated: The program may be integrated with senior kindergarten. EQUIPMENT The start-up costs equal $5,400 per class, but some senior kindergarten equipment will be used in some cases. So the real average cost per class is esthnated at $3,000 to $4, I ii III. FINANCES The government has announced learn- ing material grants of $3,000 per classroom up to a $2 million lhnit; and • capital grants for classroom construction up to a $1e 1, million limit (across 'the province). The direct cost for staffing would range from $650,000 to $823,x.11 per year. Interior Wall • ` 22� Flat Latex Wall and Coiling Paint For use on most interior surfaces. 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