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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2001. PAGE 17.
Funding promise raises questions
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
According to officials of the
Huron-Perth Catholic District
School Board, a recent funding
announcement from the provincial
government leaves a lot of questions
regarding next September's exten-
sion of the new four-year high school
curriculum into Grade 11;
Throughout their high school
careers, next year's Grade II stu-
dents have continually been at the
leading edge of the altered curricu-
lum, with new material being intro-
duced for their grade level as they
returned to school each year. In
September, 2000, the new Grade 10
curriculum was phased in with rela-
tively few complications. But
throughout the autumn of 1999, high
school teachers in various subject
areas attempted to satisfy the min-
istry's vaguely-defined "expecta-
tions," in lieu of the more specific
instruction materials, which were
provided later.
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
Major Wingham-area employer
Wescast Industries has been nomi-
nated by the Avon Maitland District
School Board for the 2001
Achievement Award of the Ontario
Public School Boards Association
(OPSBA).
Trustees unanimously approved
the nomination at a regular board
meeting Tuesday, April 24.
According- to- Avon Maitland's
OPSBA representative, Colleen
This year, a March 29 letter from
the ministry's London district office
provided Huron-Perth officials with
what was described as "detailed
information about the Investment in
Secondary School Learning
Resources Initiative for Grade 11."
According to the
letter, a $15-mil-
lion announce-
ment was made by
Education
Minister Janet
Ecker in June,
2000, and the
Huron-Perth board
has now been allotted $32,052 out of
that total.
But at a regular meeting Monday,
April 23, Superintendent of
Education Ray Contois told trustees
he's not impressed.
"What they're not telling us is that
it's half of what we were provided
last year for the introduction of the
Grade 10 curriculum," Contois said.
He added there will be virtually the
same number of students as entered
Schenk, the Wingham-based metal
fabricating industry met all criteria
upon which the award is based.
The award is open to non-teaching
staff, parents, volunteers and com-
munity partners.
Schenk, who represents the
Wingham area on the Avon Maitland
board, said "community partner" is
an apt description of Wescast's
relationship with the education sec-
tor.
The company contributes consid-
erable resources to fundraising
efforts, both by local schools and
Grade 10 last year, opting for a simi-
lar range of courses, all needing new
teaching materials, but much less
money has been made available.
Director of Education Gaetan
Blanchette agreed. "The full pic-
ture's not out there," Blanchette said.
I hope that's not
an indication of
what's to come."
According to
Contois, much of
the discrepancy
results from the
fact that textbook
publishers have
only had time to produce materials
for most English, math and science
courses. The March 29 letter pro-
vides funding for those courses, but
offers no direction on how to
approach the remainder.
The letter does confirm that,
"given the time required for develop-
ment and translation," learning
resources for certain courses "are not
likely to be available before Aug. 31,
2002." But instead of committing
school councils, as well as by the
board-wide Foundation for
Enriching Education, Huron-
Perth.
But beyond that, she explained,
Wescast provides work placement
opportunities, both for the board's
co-operative education programs and
for a unique Alternative Education
Program for adults, in which the
company is officially termed a "part-
ner."
The trustee also praised the com-
pany's involvement in other causes,
which might not directly involve the
additional special funding for those
texts, it adds that, "at that time,
boards may acquire these . .
resources using their Foundation
Grant funds,"
Blanchette took note of this,
expressing hope that the problem
would be addressed by the govern-
ment when it calculated the
Foundation Grant, which is the main
source of funding for school boards.
"Let's hope that it gets recognized,"
the director of education said. "If it's
not, then we're going to have to say
something about it."
For courses without adequate
resources by next September,
Contois says, teachers may have to
again examine the vague ministry
"expectations" and try to find the
best resources possible to achieve
those goals. That may mean purchas-
ing new materials out of an already-
strained budget or adapting existing
resources.
"The bottom line is, we're going to
have to meet the needs of the stu-
dents," he said.
education system but definitely
improve the quality of life or range
of opportunities available to current
and past Avon Maitland students.
These include supporting the Blyth
Festival and other arts and cultural
agencies, contributing to Mothers
Against Drunk Driving and
Crimestoppers, and actively promot-
ing post-graduation training and
apprenticeship programs.
"They're really committed to
training and committed to giving
people economic opportunities,"
Schenk said.
Separate school board news
Superintendent
tells trustees
he's 'not
impressed'
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