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Times Advocate, 1996-12-18, Page 27port on education refor ) CLINTON - The Crombie Report on education reform is being re- leased as this statetrtent is being fi- nalized. Significant changes are be- ing confirmed which will bring an end to the Huron County Board of Education and the Huron Public Education System as we know it today. The trustees of the Huron Board have established a 'Readi- ness Team' comprised of the Chair, Roxanne Brown; the Vice -Chair, Allan Carter, Paul Carroll, Director of Education and Secretary - Treasurer; and Janet Baird -Jackson, 'Superintendent of Business. The team will act on behalf of the school system to serve the interests '14 REALTY up. 200 Main St. t i,u;n ort. NOM 210 519) 227-4434 • F,. c 519) 227 432 GRANTON $112,500 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 storey, excellent condition, recent cupboards, 2 baths, workshop, double lot. AILSA CRAIG. QUICK POSSESSION 341 bedrooms, 2 baths, finished' rec room, central air, great deck, private yard. Great 1 'floor. $120s. Make an offer. - Cassidy wok cs op, a room home. Attached garage. Great country location, 25 mins. to London. $134,900. Renovated home With double garage, 3 bedrooms. Great lot on nicest street in Lucan. bid:E C1 -Li -Aft LLCai': 11 1 Owner transferred. 3+1 bedroom 4 level side split. Big rooms, main floor laundry and family room w/fireplace, gas heat, pool fenced nth brick, triple driveway. Call Barbara Westman. Sales Rep. Office 227-4434 or home 237-3694 of the 10,000 children in the 30 schools operated by the current board. The small group will also seek the advice and direction of the Executive Committee of the Board and the full Board of trustees as the new directions for transformation unfold in the next 30 days. The Board and the Readiness Team have already taken a number of preliminary steps to prepare for the dissolution of the Huron County Board of. Education. In a major and very bold way, the Board has sold its old headquarters and has already moved into surplus space in a secondary school. The Readiness Team has taken under advisement a planning report, pre- viously approved by the Board, to consider the downsizing or even the elimination of trustees in any one of the three governance models which will result from the Crombie recommendations. The committee has already met with representa- •:ljives of all employee groups to is- sue re -assurances that we will en- 'deavor to support the needs of our almost 1000 employees as the tran- sition unfolds. In cases where col- lective agreements have been set- tled, job security has been assured - and, in support of that, concessions have already been made in those agreements to ensure that future downsizing will match anticipated retirements and other staff reduc- tions. The Chair, Roxanne Brown, and the Vice -Chair of the Board, Allan Carter, have already identified and published those elements about which parents and the taxpayers should be wary as new governance and finance directions are deter- mined. In cooperation with its em- ployee groups, five public informa- tion forums have been held - the last being this evening at 7:30 p.m. at Goderich District Collegiate In- B LI • Exeter Sales Representatives u Dwayne Tinney 235-3889 Bill Fuss* 236-7755 e Pick up your "FREE" copy of the NEW G.K. REALTY flyer, covering the Exeter, Grand Bend, Clinton, Bayfield area. a G.K. anRe alty d Insurance Inc 284 Main St. Exeter Ontario (519) 235-2420 "Offices located in Exeter, Grand Bend, Bayfield & Clinton" NEW LISTING Commerciamndustital property on #4, Hensel! area. 20,000 sq. ft. plant, 1440 sq. ft. air conditioned office. Gas heat. Environmental certificate. Call Dwayne Tinney.' DUPLEX Plus 2,600 sq. ft. warehou at rear, located at 455 Huron St. Exeter Good income potential or perfect for t tradesman wanting residence/shop Terms. Call Owe a Tmne .' NEW PRICE - 3 bedroom brick family home on 82' x 165' treed lot, near schools and rec centre in Exeter. High eff. gas heat. Central air. Now asking $126,500. Call Dwayne Tinney'. OVERLOOKING AUSABLE RIVER - Renovated industrial/commercial bldg. at 99 Alexander St. Exeter. Gas heat, central air and vac. 2-2 pc. washrooms. Graveled yard. Shed at rear. Terms. Call Dwayne Tinney'. Countrywide® HEARTLAND REALTY INC. 441 Main St. Exeter 51a235.3330 V Serving Huron From The Heart V • BRICK FARM tlbtttµ =134.900. 1.7 aaes. GREAT Vl,I JE, r 9eaitINdly treed and landscapes Poverty Just south of Kippen on Hay. e4: 2 or 3 bedrooms, 1 new (4 pc.) and 1 (2 pc) bathrooms, excellent kitchen and IMngroom. Main floor laundry, beautiful wood trim t rougghout. Great front entrance front poach. Fenced yard with covetid desk, heated Insulated 29x25 R. shop/gars. 1.01 7.9 ACRE HOBBY FARM $121,900. 3 bedrooms, 1(4 pc) bath, big country style kitchen, large family room with stone propane fireplace, double car garage, excellent barn with cement floor. 6 acres fenced for cattle or horses. House needs upgrading and some tender loving care. t north of Shlpke, 2 STOREY BRICK FARM MOUSE $215,000. 3.24 ACRES. Big country kitchen, family room with fireplace, patio doors to dock end pool. 5 bedrooms, 3rd. floor Is huge bedroom, closets, bathroom, whlrfpool tub and skylights. Attached garage, steel shed, grain bin, and a beautifully landscaped property. Everything Is In DAVE YOUMANS 235.3025 4r Dave Youmans and all the staff at Countrywide Heartland would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas • and a safe and happy holiday! Times -Advocate, December 18, 199.0• d prepares for Crombie stitute - to invite public commen- tary on the expected changes in governance, finance, and the pro- posed changes foe secondary school reform in Ontario education. The Director, Paul Carroll, has been an active participant with the Ministry, with the Ontario Public School Directors and Supervisory Officials, and other provincial groups to represent the interests of rural Ontario and Huron County communities and taxpayers in these radical changes. The Superinten- dent of Business, Janet Baird - Jackson, has exercised influence to represent our needs for agriculture, commercial and industrial taxpay- ers through work with the regional business officials' group and the newly re -structured, regional (Dis- trict) Ministry of Education and Training Office in London. It is absolutely clear that the ma- jor initiatives in technology under- taken by the Board - commencing in 1988, the 10 -year rebuilding pro- gram for school renovations - com- menced in 1989, and the long range financial planning exercise to reduce spending by almost 6 mil- lion dollars - commenced in 1993, will leave Huron Public Education schools and students largely unhurt during this change. It is also clear that certain other changes will not be pleasant for lo- cal residents. Property taxes in Hu- ron County will rise by at least 30 per cent in any new model of fund- ing - unless education is removed from the property tax base. The other major requirement will be a new imperative to collaborate and to work in partnership in the public agencies (health, social ser- vices, education, and the municipal sector), and with the private sector of local small business and larger manufacturing and industrial con- cerns to reduce public spending. Another billion dollars must be re- moved from public education in Ontario - and that is just for 1997! More cutbacks will follow in 1998. Voluntary partnering has not worked in enough cases. While the Huron Board has an enviable track record in partnering to save taxpay- er costs for a number of social ser- vices, health support by working with Huron County Home Care and others for services to children in our schools, and by collaborat- ing with the federal Human Re- sources Development Canada agencies for adult education and training, the committee firmly be- lieves that much more money could be saved if partnerships were to be imposed by the province to force public and Catholic school boards and upper and lower tier municipalities to work together. The Readiness Committee wish- es to remind the public and the tax- payers of Huron County that trus- tees and administrators of the Huron County Board of Education proposed, in June and July of 1993, with the support of the Ministry of Education and Training, a broad amalgamation of public services to enjoin numerous aspects of deliver- ing support for local school boards and public agencies to save tax doh' lars and to reduce public spending. The Board continues to aspire to new partnerships and to collaborate with others now also caught up in the new realities of downsizing and lower levels of spending as im- posed by the Province of Ontario. The Huron County Board of Edu- cation does not fear change. Its members are ready to negotiate new arrangements as will soon be- come legislation under the direc- tion of the Minister and the Ontario Government. When the boundaries for the new municipalities are fi- nalized in the next few weeks, the New ideas sprouting from soybean contest GUELPH - An innovative, new soybean contest is giving Universi- ty of Guelph students food for t thought...,.R., sod/ The contest,-'.' ca ed'' Project S.O.Y. (Soybean Opportunities for Youth) is a joint initiative between First Line Seeds and the University of Guelph. It rewards students for developing new research and mar- keting strategies for Ontario soy- beans. Project S.O.Y. has certainly caught the students' attention - when the deadline for entries passed in late November, nine teams of students had put forward 'a range of innovative project propo- sals. "We're very impressed with the wide spectrum of projects," says Peter Hannam, president of First Line Seeds. "We believe the posi- tive response from students is a sign that some truly original ideas are being developed." Entries span the faculties of engi- neering, food science, crop science, and agricultural economics and business. Soyrbased snack foods, the use of soybean -generated foams for insulation, and the marketing of soybean feed for swine production in China are just some of the pro- ject ideas that students are develop- ing. Project development will be car- ried out over the winter semester by the student teams. Cash prizes of $2,500, $1,000, and $500 will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners, respectively, in both graduate and undergraduate catego- ries. The driving force behind the con- test is First Line Seeds' efforts to identify new ways to utilize soy- beans, raising the profile of this commodity and increasing demand for soybeans and their products. "There is great potential for soy- beans," says Hannam. "Project S.O.Y. will help to identify new and innovative uses and marketing strategies for ever-increasing soy- bean yields. The bottom line means developing profitable markets for farmers." "There are almost two million acres of soybeans planted each year in Ontario because of the research and development of improved seed varieties and better management practices," says Bruce Luzzi, soy- bean breeder and geneticist at the University of Guelph, and faculty co-ordinator for Project S.O.Y. "Expanding the market for these soybeans is a goal of this event." The enthusiasm shown by stu- dents in the first year of the contest is a promising sign of the resources yet to be tapped when it comes to research and innovation. 'The University of Guelph is an excellent place to hold an event like this because of its key crop science, food science, engineering, and agri- cultural economics and business fa- culties," says Hannam. "The quali- - ty of the entries certainly speaks very favourably of student interest in soybeans," he notes, adding that "the students of today will be the leaders of the industry tomorrow." Huron County Board of Education Readiness Committee will be will- ing and anxious to sit down with its new partners to commence the long and arduous planning process to plan the reform of governance, fi- nance and organization for our new school system. The primary inter- est of the Board and the Readiness Team will be to meet the educa- tional needs of the children in our 30 local schools, and to respect the constraints of the new funding for- mula which, hopefully, will be re- moved from the property tax base. For further information, please contact any member of the Readi- ness Team at 519-482-3496 or 1- 800-265-5598. Page 27 G.K. Itatty 284 MIfibl St. Exeter 519-235-2420 Thinking of buying or selling; give me a call for sincere, courteous service; over 10 years with the same firm. 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