Huron Expositor, 2000-02-02, Page 604111 HURON IXPO$fTOff, FebewerQ. 1000
News
.Council concerned county
might move ambulances
By Scott Hllgondorff
Expositor Editor
There -is a. possibility
Huron County .Council will
• consider •moving•amhulances
to central locations rather
than in towns with hospitals.
. said Reeve Lin Steffler in her
report to council at its Jan. 25
meeting.
She said council should
. send a letter to the- county if
• it feels there is importance in •
.keeping the ambulances here.
Steffler: on behalf. of
—council strongly .supported a
county -run., ...ambulance .
:tstem. currently being
established after' the.'
prnv-Ins1al government •
. presented•that opportunity
through downloading thee:
protincial . ambulance
system.
After supporting the move.
rather than seeing ambulance
service become privatized.
-she as concerned county
council will move the service
out of the town.... - - -
She said the idea is to
move ambulances out of
communities that have
hospitals and place them in
centrallocations to other
communities...
"i think•Seaforth should
• try to maintain an ambulance
service in town.' said Mayor
Dave Scott. - .
Deputy _Reeve •Bill Te_all
que.sa.ioned, •the logic of
moving them out if it meant
have to close facilities.and
build new• ones to house
them.
Steffler said the facilities
Piot projects
to help improve.
math and spe
are leased. .suggesting.
moving them out could bea
cost-saving measure.
-Coup. Michael Hak
warned of a -similar system in
Lampton * County . where
ambulances are dispatched to
-parking lots and baseball.
diamonds .and
eenttal-
:locations. awaiting any•calls,
going back to their central
location for shift changes.. ,
. —it seems your ambulance
- calls either start. at or end at
the local hospital:''said
'Steffler. in support of
`keeping them in Seaforth.
Neat two maw
• will start earlier
The 'start of council
meetings on Feb. 9and Feb.
22 will be. moved • back from
7:30 pm, to 6 p.m. to allow
council to be present 'at the.
. Lottery fund
suggested to
tmprot ing math.and spelling skills is'the focus of two
pilot" projects being .undertaken by J 1 secondary •and.
elernentarn•.pr-incipals in: the Avon Maitland District'
School Board: . •
Superintendent Geoff Williams told trustees at last
v eck's hoard meeting, that the pilot projects are two of
seteral attempts being made- to improve local results in • _
pro.intial standardized.testjng of Grades 3. 6 and next
tear. Grade 9. ' • • • -
"The issue is what is it that actually makes a difference
to student learning:We're trying -out things, that will
rmpno>e performance." he said -
:The pilot'to improve math skills is focussed on•Grade
9. where he said there is a •Yelaticel% high failure rate." .a
• math 'softy. are package will be tried in one•highaschool
Hr students A ho failed in first semester.' -
• Their success second time around will be used to help
u, etaluate how effectise this software is. he said in his
The spelling pilot will' focus -on elementary students
and will. :concentrate on phonics and:the improvement of
the spelling of a senes of key words.-
Trustee Colleen Schenk said she is ,glad io see the
spelling pilot since she is "appalled to see how kids can't
spell anymore.- , • . .
Trust9e Maggie Lapradepraised the math pilot:
"The failure rate in Grade 9 math is 'ers concerning. -
.he said. It ,underlines_the fact that we must have
adequate -.senior administration so math teachers are dot .
reinventing the wheel tr.ingto solve the problem
Names pulled from hat to decide order of speakers -
.Avon Maitland District, School. Board trustees picked
-names of schools from a hat todeterminethe order school
council. sill he allowed to speak Feb. -22 when the board
totes on the po- sihle ctosureof seven district schools, . -
"Thrre y. as .orne concern expressed that there might be.
"some adiantage 10 the position people spoke -that night
and we wanted to he as transparent as possible. said
education director -Lorne Rachlis about the selection of
.peaking order for the meeting.•
Speaking:first Seatorth Public SChciol..follov.ed
1)o%% rue Central. Public S.hool;.Seaforth District High'
s, ho ol. Walton Public School. Falstaff Public School:
McCurdy Public School and tianastra Public School
Each school council of the schools named for possible.
lo.ure y.ill determine how it •use- the 20 minutes
.niggled to rt to speak that night.
fit Susan Hurulertmark .
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Annual profits of
S500.000 could be earned
by the Avon Maitland
,District School Board if it
ran a lottery. a parent from
Downie Central Publi:
School, told trustees at .last •
•week's board meetalg.•
Jane Elig.h-Feryn • said
she's• been. involved with a
lottery that has..•, been
fundraising for'Kingston
General Hospital. for _7
years and:pointed to the
involvement:Of theE-!uron-
Perth- District. Catholic•
School. Braard's
iniiolvement in .the Fantasy
Lottery,. as a reason'.the
Avon.. .aitland bra -aid
should research the project.
She told trustees that the
sale bf • 1.000 tickets_ could
-al se.559.000:while the sale
Avon Maitland Di:tr:.t
-School Board meetings.
The two nights are regular
• board meeting mghis but are
also key, meetrnes affecting .
the --:fate. -of •school: ,n•
• Seaforth and throughout the
board. . • -
On .Feb. 22. the hoard
-be announcing it:: plans for,
school closures acrosc the
beard with potenuai effect.
-on Seaforth• Public Schon
'Walton Public School -and
•Seaforth .District Hi th
School. _
All the :schools face
potential closure _although
scenarios are anticipated that
will see high.ichnili student
moved -out- of town' and
.elementary school :tadent.
• using thatfacilit'
raising idea
school board
of-101.0ft. Boise:- _•:u1,t -
raise more -than $500.4,0.
`[,would be wtliing UN. :go
to other school cbunelik .rid
ttv tn'eet somethin3 ' ;:
-Otis _off the. ground:"; s• n
-
,Eligh-Fern ..aid s
-nit tax •recei.pt: can
issued for iotter'
the, lottery in- K:n 2.-
offered 56 chances. .x
and the prizes were Jnoii `
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Main St.. Seaforth
aye 527-1743
Vou're invited to a
Avon °C400tr
Maitland
Learhny.for,t Laretirse
Adopting a year-long timetable
. - - benefits to students
As a result of intensive investigation, a decision
has been made to replace the semestered
system In secondary'schools with a year-long
timetable beginning in the 2000/2001 school
year. in some schools, a phase-in approach will
be possible star..r,g w;th Grades 9 -& 10 in
September 2000 and Grades 11 & 12 in
following years. In other schools, changes to
most grades will occur ina single year.
This year-long timetable benefits students by•
• allowing students more time to cover more content
and rnaster more skiffs;
/ spreading the increased program content in each . .
course throughout the school year allowing knowledge
and skills to ouild sequentially without interruption:
•
▪ providing better continuity for students taking sequential
courses by eliminating large time gaps between courses:
J ,.provrding students' with more 'opportunities to
practise their reeding.and writing skills -tor 'he
mandatory Grade 10 reading and writing test:
allowing sufficient flexibility to meet individual students'
needs. thrcr.gn -etaming some semestered courses and
expanding. the use of altemative-and distance education. -
This ,s more, than a return- to a. traditional
timetable; it is a new approach to meeting
students' needs within the_ changed
environment of secondary school reform: The
new curriculum is more. rigorous, more
demanding and more structured than everbefore: our students deserve all the help we
can give them to succeed.
The Pincipai of your Local secondary school will be pleased
to respond to questions or concerns about the year -tong
timetable.
.1icr Maitland Distnct:Schcoi Board
.62 Chalk Street North
..Seaforth. ON NOK .1 WO
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Fax: 51.9) 527-0222
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