The Huron Expositor, 1990-05-16, Page 18- — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 16, 1990
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LOST IN A SEA OF GREEN - Gerald Groothlus, 9f the George of Brussels shop . ,tktiny Sh9p,m( yi,T440*911 within
Seaforth Horticultural Society; was beside himself on Saturday Minutes; and the Oleg i.06),lepkci: of.. .last ,...011;a90
mernwhen ing the Society held their plapt sale in, the former bulb within an hour Ellion'On , ,-. t, . ; ;; j,
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Board explains !ugh ax levies
- BY NEIL CORBETT .JUI4I0E IGNOERGARtEN
Along with their tax notices, the Huron Trude", the uhlrOn County B drd
County Board of Ediicatioh will be, of were7apprited of a .survey
distributing pamphlets which explain wlw of public school 'hoar& which do not of..
the education tax levy rose 13.4 per cent fer Junior kindergarten (JK). The survey
in 1990. was done to'identify "their concerns about
. , the prbposal 'of moking,JK a mandatory
The pamphlet explains that the board ' offering. •
has additional costs of $1,6 million this The Huron board has told the province
year because of goverment actions such it is opposed to mandatory junior
as: pay equity, payroll tax to replace kindergarten. At the April meeting of the
OHIP premiums, Grade 1 and 2 classes board trustees •debated whether they
being down -sized, the Workplace Nazar.. should apply for funding to provide jk, in
dons Material Information System, case. it is legislated upon them, or not
changes to the Canada Pension Plan, and apply for the funding and attempt to tell
changes to unemployment insurance. the province "no".
The survey revealed other boards in
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There are other new costs to the board, the 'province have many of the same con -
which are harder to provide estimates, terns that have been raised at the Huron
but which impacted on the budget. These County Education Centre. Such as:
include education programs like drug • Accomodation - JK will require, addi-
education, AIDS education, secondary tions to many schools. All Waterloo Conn -
school curriculum changes and ty schoole are at maximum capacity, and
kindergarten expansion. there are over 260 portable rIossrsoma in
While education costs increase the the system. Halibut/on County is present -
Huron Board says its share of provincial ly renting an abandoned store to provide
grants has been declining steadily. So space for senior kindergarten.
more of the burden of education costs • Teachers - Many new teachers would
has to be taken on by local ratepayers. have to be hired, and there is a question
In 1975 the provincial government paid 73 of whether only certified teachers could
per cent of the cost of education in Huron he hired or if early childhood education
County. The board estimates that the pro- graduates would be acceptable. "We have
vincial portion will have been reduced to just incurred the first deed to «ploy an
54 per cent in 1990. unqualified teacher," said one ard.
• Administrative/support staff - In ser -
DRIVERS' ED FEES vice (training) and supervision will be re- --
Trustees approved of a $10 per person wired for , program providers,. Present
increase in secondary school driver teacher training does not include four -
education program fees for the school year-olds. Time demands on supervisors
year 1990-91. , and principals are seen as hidden costs,
This will make the fees 060 per per- and there is a lack of trained personnel
son. The board had reviewed the cost of to assume leadership in the JK
operating the program, and noted an curriculum.
operating deficit of $9.46 per person. • There are no JK learning materials
Playhouse wants throw-aways
Huron Country Playhouse is always hap-
py to accept those items that have lost
their use value for the ordinary household.
The Playhouse wants to help with your
spring clean-up and get ready for the 1990
summer season at the same time. Along
with those items that the Playhouse is
always looking for (kniek-knacks, glass
ware, pots and pans, watches, towels, desk
dressing, mirrors, tea sets, musical in-
struments, skeleton keys, walking
sticks/canes, throw rugs, artificial plants,
doilies, cutlery, lamps, trays, door knobs,
suitcases, fireplace sets end -irons, and
clothing and furniture of all kinds!) Huron
Country Playhouse also needs cowboy at-
tire tor Annie Get Your Gun (cowboy -hats,
boots, vests, suits and moccasins) and
1930's period style costumes for Gypsy.
Wardrobe Head, Josephine Zvonkin will
be especially busy this year with tow
musicals, having an expected combined
cast of -65 to 80 people, to costume. Mrs.
Zvonkin would be happy to take ,the
overflow from spring closet clean-ups and
she is always looking for buttons,
broaches, tins and accessories.
Individuals who would like to donate
their throw -away items to us can drop
them off at the Playhouse or just call
238-8387 and we'll pick them up.
available to some boards, and they will
have to he purchased. Classrooms, will
need appropriate furititure and materials.
• Transportation would, have to be ex-
panded, and provisions, would have to in-
clude even urban JK students.
' 1, Funding - Grants are not guaranteed
over long term, and the provincial share
of educational costs is continually falling
in some locations.
The study also found 80 public school
boards out of 103 in Ontario offer halklay
junior kindergarten, with 54 per cent of
eligible nupila in attendance.
All boards in Eastern Ontario and most
boards in midnorthein „northeasternand
northwestern Ontario offer half-day JK
with per cent of eligible pupils in at-
tendance. About 60 per 'cent of boards in
Central Ontario offer half-day JK with
about half of eligible pupils in attendance,
and 58 per cent of boards in western On-
tario offer half-daY JK with one-third of
eligible pupils attending.
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• WINNER
Janiceileohhardt
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