The Brussels Post, 1980-02-13, Page 3THE. BROSSEW POST,. ..FEBRUARY 13, 19100.
SEAFORTH GIRLS TRUMPET BAND IN BRUSSELS —The Seaforth leavipg Saturday on a trip to . Fort Myers, Florida where they will be part
District High. School Girls Trumpet Band had a practice session at the ,Of the Edison Pageant of Lights festivities.
Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on Wednesday 'before (Brussels Post Photb)
kids get schooling free
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Come and Meet
GRAEME
CRAIG
YOUR LIBERAL CANDIDATE
'IN HURON-BRUCE
and
Hon. Donald
MacDonald
giE Beef • On A Bun
Friday, February 15, 1980
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
PubBehed By The Official Agent Far Graeme Cridg, Walton, Ontario
LUCKNOW COMMUNITY CENTRE
BRING THE FAMILY
Brussels has a new business.. Ron
Krampien of JamestoWn has opened
Ron's Second Hand ' Shop in the old
building where Jack Hall's barbershop
used to be beside Hilt's Food Market.
Although he has been mostly taking
consignments, some people * have ben
buying things' already. The store officially
opens for business on Tiiesdayo February
12:
This is a first-time effort for Mr.
Krampien at this type of business
offical opening. of Education Week will be
held in the evening at 8p.m.
The construction at St. Joseph's has
added a $89,367 addition to the school in the
form of a relocatable structure which
includes two classrooms, an all-purpose
room, staff rooms and storage areas. The
relocatable structure provides the , school
with space that would normally cost about
$325,000 •according to the director 'of
education and the addition can be moved to
another school in the system in the event of
declinirig enrolment at St. Joseph's.
The Perth County board of education
notified the HPRCSS board that it was
selling two prxcelsof land, part of Lot 24,
Con. 5,. Wallace Townahip and part of Lot 42,
Con. 2, North Easthope. The HPRCSS board
was not interested in purchasing either
. parcel of land.
Board members supported a resolution
from the Wentworth County Board of
Education asking the province to re-assess
the financial situation for education and to
take the necessary steps to ensure adequate
funding in the future.
The resolution said,' 'The Wentworth
County Board of Education is of the opinion
that unless the Ontario government commits
itself to a higher level of financial support for
elementary and secondary education, the
end resulfwill be the quality of education in
Ontario schools will deteriorate drastically or
the present excessive taxation of the local
taxpayer will reach critical proportions."
Trustee David O'Reilly was asked to serve
as the board's representative on a 15
member committee preparing Stratford's
Master Plan for Parks and Recreation.
Board members were notified of a
Learning Disabilities Seminar, jointly
sponsored by Bell Canada and the Ontario
Association for Learning Disabilities which
will be held at Elborn College, London on
April 25.. Mr. Eckert said the board .will be
sending a number of their special education
venture who's been planning it for a few
years now. He says it's hard to get a
job around this part of the country.
He decided to go into the second-hand
business .because he said, "It seems
everybody has always got something they
don't want and want to get rid of."
• The second-hand articles be is taking
in and selling will include furniture,
dishes and clothes. His wife, Dianne will
sometimes be helping out in the store.
He will be open frei'm 9 to 6 Tuesday
to Saturday and from 9 to 9 on Fridays.
• •
teachers to the seminar.
In other business, three school principals,
Don Farwell of St. Joseph's School, Clinton;
Ennis Murphy of St. Patrick's School,
Kinkora; Larry Cook of St. Patrick's Dublin
and John McAuley presented the new
principal's handbook to board members.
Mr. Farwell told the board the purpose of
the handbook was to be used as a guideline
for principals in the everyday operation of
their schools.
Chapters in the handbook include "The
principal and the law", "index to board
policies" and 'information on matters of
business administration.'
Principals are also given a number of
guidelines for staff evaluation procedures in
the handbook. John McAuley told the board'
members' staff evaluation now occurs a
minimum of two times a year and a written
evaluation report is, forwarded to each
teacher. The teacher's' signature is required
on the original of the 'report to verify that
they are familiar with the, evaluation. /The
written evaluation is followed by a
conference between the principal and the
teacher.
Board member John O'Drowsky' asked
during the discussion on the 'handbook
whether there was any requirement that at
least one member of each school staff had
taken first aid training.
Mr. Eckert said this wasn't board policy,
but that there is at least one staff member in
every school that has taken the St. John's
.Ambulance first aid course.
BY ALICE GIBB
Trustees of the Huron-Perth' County
Roman Catholic Separate School Board
(HPRCSS) approved a motion Monday night
to permit attendance of refugee children at
their schools for one year without a fee. This
motion applies to, refugees who are sponsor-
ed for one year by community groups, not
necessarily groups of the Catholic.aith.
William Eckert, director of education, said
after the meeting there are now about 17
refugee children attending schools in their
system.
The board'also approved a motion to raise
the fee to $150 from $100 per family for _
non-Catholic students attending separate
schools. Mr. Eckert told board members this
fee hadn't been raised since 1971 despite
increased costs to the board. The fees are
paid in lietkof taxes. The policy will become
effective Sept. 1, 1980. ,
John McAuley, superintendent of
education, reported that nuns from the.
Mission Sisters had been visiting schools in
the system to teach a mission awareness
program:, The program was encouraged by .
Bishop John Sherlock at the Catechetic '80
meeting in Chatham last November.
Mr. McAuley said the purpose of the
program is "to make 'children aware of what
missions are." The program is called the
'Pontifical Mission Society for Children or
• Mission Hope. Mr. McAuley told board
members the Mission Sisters are being
considered as guests at a Professional
Development Day one to one and a half years
down the road.
Mr. Eckert reported that contractors, are
aiming to have construction at St. Joseph's
School, Clinton, completed by the end of
the month.
The director said • concern about the
amount of space available for the school's
official opening resulted in a change of plans
for that event.
The official opening will be held at the,
school on May ,4 at 2 p.m. as planned and the
Second hand shop opens