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n twww.durhamregion.com l,_' 1 "t ; Parents encouraged not to judge Clarington schools on ranking says school board THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JUNE 18, 2003 PAGE 5 m PARENTS from page 1 "Regardless of what other external external forces tell us, we know in KPR,. that we want to do better," she says, noting she hopes people won't base their opinions solely on the report. "I would encourage parents not to judge schools just based on this "'ranking because it's only a snapshot ""of one moment in time," Dr. Glaze says. The board has recently implemented implemented a new program to ensure those schools facing the greatest challenges get support to help improve improve student achievement, board ,-,i officials say. " We've done our own analysis to make sure we're focusing enough resources where they should be, knowing we're working with limited limited finances," Ms. Lloyd says. While it's important to measure achievement, it's also valuable to look at other factors, says Joe Neal, Clarington trustee with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. For example, it's hard to compare schools in wealthier wealthier neighbourhoods with more stable family structures to those placed in inner cities, he says. "One thing I don't think it would tell you is how good a job is being done inside one school," Mr. Neal says. "Can you really tell who's 'i ,f being more effective staff-wise? ■ olProbably not." The FI used nine performance indicators, indicators, all of which looked at lOlGrade 3 and 6 Education Quality djLiand Accountability Office test re- ca suits, to give schools a grade out of oo' 10. '-Recreational ..facilities growing ^RECREATIONAL from page 1 C 10-year period, and will represent a ■ '/T .5 per cent increase to the 2004 tax ■""levy. "*■ ; The park will also have baseball diamonds and outdoor soccer fields, .-, •nrand the Municipality is looking àLthéu possibility of adding another indoor facility, possibly with a twin-pad ice rink and a swimming pool, at some point in the future. i'X Clarington's General Purpose and ^Administration committee Monday n^gave preliminary approval to the ,.J,acrosse bowl and indoor soccer facil- ..; ity, as well as to go forward with a re- , j TI çiuest for proposal on a conceptual site , plan for the future indoor recreation •5 complex. Council will hold a final vote on the matter next Monday. The sooner the matter is approved, the sooner the groups' fund-raising ...can begin, says Iain Alexander of the 500-member-strong Darlington •'-Soccer Club. 1 ■ "Council endorsement is a critical - "step for the club to start our fund-rais- • • »ing efforts toward our commitment of ' l$500,000 over a three-year period," he . ' Hold the committee, noting with soc- ' ,ccr growing by 10 per cent per year in the municipality, the indoor facility will provide a great year-round venue for tournaments, games and practices. Building the lacrosse bowl will be a wonderful step toward attracting even more Clarington youth to the sport, says Peter Wynne of the Clarington Clarington Minor Lacrosse Association. "The lacrosse bowl would offer these kids a chance to go and pick up a slick and a ball for the first time and j.ffjec if they like the game," says Mr. Wynne. The group started in 2002 with 370 players and 26 house league teams. Q l'fliis year, it had 600 members and 40 ^ house league teams, along with four rep teams and a Masters co-cd recreational recreational league. "Our numbers arc going to be well over 1,000 three years from now," v *says Mr, Wynne. "We're going to n3 nccd all the Boor space that's available available to us." .Woman killed in single-car .'crash 10 ill CLARINGTON - A Burlington woman was killed Monday when her enstbound car left the highway and struck a tree near Holt Road, OPP say. Provincial police arc still probing the cause of the crash and said an autopsy autopsy was scheduled yesterday on the victim, believed to be in her 50s, to det'ermine whether a medical condition condition contributed to the accident. e .. The woman, whose name wasn't ^«available, was the lone occupant of ' "the vehicle when it left the enstbound lanes of llwy. 401 after I p.m„ said OPP. According to the ranking, ranking, the top Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board schools in Clarington Clarington were Dr. Emily Stowe in Courtice, which received received an 8.5, and Enniskillen Enniskillen Public School, which rated an 8.3. At the bottom of the local list were John M. James Public Public School in Bowmanville, which scored a 2.6, and Orono Public School, which received a 3.7. The top Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board schools in Clarington were St. Joseph's in Bow- manvillc, which scored an 8.0, and Monsignor Leo Cleary in Courtice, with a 6.6. At the bottom of the local Catholic board list were St. Francis in Newcastle, Newcastle, with a 4.5, and Good Shepherd in Courtice, Courtice, with a 4.7. - Files by Jennifer Stone It's Fabulous 50s weekend in Bowmanville BOWMANVILLE - There will be a blast from the past this weekend in downtown Bowmanville during the Fabulous 50s Festival. 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