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rantees subjects to students
OY DAVF SYKES
Students entering Grade 13 in the
Huron County school sytem now have
a guarantee that the subjects they
wish to study will be available,
School board trustees endorsed „a
motion at ' the regular monthly
meeting in Clinton, Monday calling
for a policy change relating to the
subjects available to Grade 13
students,
The new recommendation will
provide every student entering Grade
13 the opportunity to select from 'a
core of 10 subjects, The core program
will allow any student to enter an
Ontario University. Previously, with
a wide range of subject options
available to students, it was simply
too costly to offer a choice.
The core program will consist of 10
subjects; functions and relations,
,calculus, algebra, physics,
chemistry; .rrgiish, biology, --french,
history and geography.
Personnel Relations Administrator,
Peter Gryseels, explained that if a
few students wanted a subject not
included in the core but their number
were insufficient to warrant a
classroom situation, the course would
still be offered.
"The principal has many, options.
But with this policy the course must
be offered or made available," he
said. "It will now be offered in some
form at the same school." ,
-The options available to a student
selecting a subject outside the core
♦ ¶stuckin
'the middle
group are; - fnightschool or
a d
corresp n enee courses, In the past,
some students have transferred .te.
different schools for a subject not
offered in their own school,
Director of Education, John
Cochrane, said students in Grade 12
would have to select their Grade 13
subjects i January. "Now we are
saying plan the year before so we
know what subjects. •the students
want. Then we won't have to pull the
rug out from anybody." ,.
Gryseels explained that under old
policy 'and teaching agreements, 12
studentswere required for a subject
or they were simply out of luck.
"Under the old policy if three
signed up for algebra they would have
to take correspondence or transfer to
another school," he said, "Now,
entering Grade 13, they should be
guaranteed a program."
Student& -will----now----register-- -for_
courses in January, a decision on
those subjects will be made in spring
and courses will be in place for
September.
The policy was initiated because of
some uncertainty at Seaforth District
High School in relation to declining
enrolment. Gryseels said .the
declining enrolment there
'precipitated the policy because of a
concern to keep that school viable.
Shirley Weary, federation officer
for the Ontario Secondary School
Teachers. Association, said the core
program eliminates some of the
uncertainty facing Grade 13 students,
Also contained in the
relations report was a recom-
mendation for voluntary and
reciprocal transfer of teachers within
the system.
Due to declining enrolment,
mobility within the school system is
negligible and the committee said is
was trying to create more internal
mobility,
Teachers .could previously apply for
a voluntary transfer within the
system but under the new reciprocal
agreement, two teachers from dif-
ferent schools can, in effect, trade
locations for one or two years.
Gryseels said teachers can initiate
the tran4sfcr in a reciprocal
arrangements but present guidelines
have only permitted voluntary
transfers.
My stomach started churning,
drops of sweat started forming. on
my brow and my skin began rising
in goose bumps.
"Yes," I cried, "Yes I admit it.
I'm a chronic overspender."
"A chronic overspender?" you
may reply..
Yes, they do e:, .st and there's
even an nationwide group to help
overcome the addiction. The
American organization,
Over$penders Anonymous (O$A),
is quickly"gaining recognition and
support from people who want to
• change and tighten their spending
habits in these economically un-
stable times.
Through meetings, telephone
.teams and the support of shopping
buddies, ,members of O$A work
together "'to , curb those fits of
buying.
They learn not to abuse the "buy
now, pay later" system and try to
keep the purchasing power of the
credit card under control.
Of course, there are zillions of
psychological -reasons behind
chronic overspending but O$A has
pinpointed the addict's illogical
excuses down to a clammy hand
reality.
The excuses all hit home, - like,
I'm not buying it for myself; it's a
gift, (my closest is full of those kind
of purchases) . This is one thing
isn't going to break me, .(those kind
of .. buys really add up. It's
something I've ' always wanted
(and now is a real dust collector).
An of course my favorite ex-
cuse, It's on sale; look what I'm
saving. In the end though, my
bargain .hunting always leaves my
wallet empty and my charge card
overflowing.. Instead of buying a
sale rack item and heading home
with money in my purse, I figure I
can buy twice as much for the
same price. Seems like a good deal
until close inspection of my pur-
chases show the rips, chips, tears
and cracks of my so-called good
buys.
Supposedly O$A shows you 'how
to control theseurges and teaches
you hdw to set up a proper budget.
But I can hardly add and sub-
tract the figures in by bank book
without a mistake, let alone set up
a monthly budget. c.
It's unfortunate that budgeting
and money management isn't
taught in high schools and
universities. Instead, time in the
compulsory math classes are
spend figuring out the cir-
cumference of a circle, deducting
the square root of 329 and equating
the value of 'X' in some useless
equation.
Personal financing is an im-
portant concern to everyone of us
today and more thought.^ and
consideration should be given to
offering instruction in this.
But until then, I'll" try to
remember the words of O$A and
even better yet, stay out of the
stores.
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Hallowe'en party. And there were winners too and in the senior class the best
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CLINTON NEWS -4ECORDJ THU :S
►Y,. NOVEMBER 6 19 PAGE 3
County council okays
market assessments
BY SHARON DIETZ
Huron County Council 'passed a
motion at their October 30 meeting
supporting the implementation of
province -wide x market value
assessments, The motion supported, a
policy statement on market value
assessment from the Institute. of
Municipal Assessors of Ontario.
Clerk -treasurer Bill Hanly ex-
plained to members of county council
that the "real reason for moving
toward market value assessment
across the province is to establish a
base for property assessments. Under
the present system, the assessment
has no relation to the value of the
property, said Hanly, and it is dif-
ficultto understand.
The-asses-srnent ozone -property has
ho relation to the assessment of
another under the present factors and
it is difficult to understand how the
assessment is derived. Market value
assessment however, is easier to
understand for most people and the
assessment would have some a relation
to the value of the property.
Hanly remarked that he doubts
market value assessment will be
established in the province while
there is a minority provincial
government.
Market value assessment is a
political hot potato because while
some assessments will come down
many assessments, particularly on
older homes' in the city and on farms,
will increase, if the move is made to
market value assessment.
- Morris reeve Bill Elston com-
mented that he wonders how foreign
absentee interests, which are ' pur-
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chasing county farmland for exor-
bitant prices, will effect the
assessment of farmland in the county
if xnarket value is established as the
basis for assessment.
Wont these prices distort the
assessment? asked Elston. While he
believes market value assessment is
the best method Elston thinks the.
factor of these purchases will affect
the assessment of the 100 acre farm
where a farmer is trying to make a
living.
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County promote
• from page 1
booklets -and the Town bookiets-wil die
retained as the County of Huron
brochure Jor follow-up to the tabloid
newspaper. These can have t%e
standard format artwork on the cover
as suggested for the "Village"
brochures.
Council approved the development
committee's recommendation not to
purchase a table top display at a cost
of $2,500. Each display will have
different space allocation and can be
designed and erected if the county
advertises at a show.•
The promotional package was
presented to county council at their
September 29 meeting by Adrian
Bayley, representing, Agripress, a
Huron advertising agency.
The suggestions were referred to
the county's development committee
'which made their recommendations
to council for their October 30
meeting.
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