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Among the trustees of the Huron-
Perth Catholic District School
Board, there can be no question
about who has education coursing
most honestly through his veins:
Ron Marcy, a retired Math teacher
who followed in his father’s
footsteps; and whose three children
have also made their careers at the
front of a classroom.
And, now, the veteran Stratford
trustee has been named by
his colleagues to his eighth term
as chair of the Dublin-based
board.
“It’s what we do for the students
that excites me most,” explained
Marcy, after being selected chair
during the board’s 2011 inaugural
meeting Friday, Dec. 17. “I think all
the trustees are the same; they try to
keep the students at the forefront of
all their decisions.”
Marcy, who has served a
remarkable 36 years on the board,
has two children who teach within
Huron-Perth, and four
grandchildren who attend school
there. His other daughter – along
with her husband – teaches in the
Halton Catholic Board near
Toronto.
Goderich resident Jim McDade,
who was recently acclaimed to
his second four-year term on
the board, was named 2011 vice-
chair.
Also at the Dec. 17 meeting, the
board approved recommendations
regarding two significant building
additions: at Jeanne Sauve French
Immersion school in Stratford
and St. Marys elementary in
Goderich.
For Jeanne Sauve, trustees
approved the tendering of the
project for just under $1 million.
The existing library and staff room
will be converted to two
new classrooms, an entirely
new library will be built, and an
existing mezzanine in the
gymnasium will be converted into a
staff room.
In Goderich, meanwhile, an
addition is planned to accommodate
expanded all-day, every-day
Kindergarten programming.
“The goal of the government is to
get an Early Learning program in
every school, so when we can
qualify for funding for additions
like (the Goderich St. Marys
project), we need to make sure we
take advantage of it,” the newly-
named chair said.
He said declining enrolment in
rural schools will continue to be a
challenge for the board over the
coming year, as it has been in many
other boards. And the provincial
election in October, 2011 could
potentially precipitate considerable
changes in the education funding
environment.
“You never know what might
happen (if the provincial
government changes),” Marcy said.
“But you can’t really plan for that
sort of thing.”
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
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