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Increase French trustees told The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 31 B11 ONLY ONE LADDER in the background remains as workmen do last minute painting and odd jobs in the new high school A huge skylight in the ceiling lets the sun shine in an already bright foyer Board asks Board of EducaUon is being urged to increase the teaching of French by the National Association of Cana dian Parents for French President of the national group Pat Webster of Oak vllle who Is also head of the Home and School asked the board to increase the time devoted each day to French instruction and also urged immersion classes be offered She suggested Increasing French instruction from to 40 minutes a day would give students a general acquain tance with the language and culture but probably not many would become ual Mrs Webster said at least 1 200 hours of In struction Is needed to become very functional In the lang uage She said the suggestion of late Immersion teaching where students start taking Instruction in at least per cent of their courses in French would also be helpful The best type of immersion training would begin in Kindergarten or grade one but immersion could still be if started in later grades Mrs Webster said there is considerable evidence that shows Immersion doesn hurt a students use of his first language or other studies and they can develop nativelike proficiency in the second language She noted four and a half per cent or children entering school in Halton in are prospects for Integration according to a recent survey of parents Superintendent of Program Bruce Mather said this was enough pupils to warrant consideration of one immersion class in each of the three education areas in including the north Trustee Ivan Armstrong said in response to public pressure the board has developed corecurriculum to meet the needs of a basics oriented education He wondered what Mrs Webster thought should be dropped to make room for more French She said nothing would be dropped with immersion since students take their regular courses except would be in French Mrs Webster said she was sure minutes could be found by trimming time from other subjects She said remedial wouldn t be a problem either and predicted study of a second language might help spelling and grammar in the first language Trustee Bert thought it was up to parents and children to work on becoming bilingual and not the school system He suggested the number of government jobs requiring bilingual ism Is decreasing so there won t be as much of a demand in the future Are school principals teachers or managers NOTICE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS Refuse normally picked up Monday Sept 5 1977 will be picked up Tuesday Sept 6 and further refuse picked up Tuesday Sept 6 willbeplckedupWednesday Sept 7 ANNOUNCEMENT GORDON R CHAPMAN MARGARET MACKENZIE are pleased to announce the establishment of a partnership for the practice of law under the firm name of MACKENZIE AND CHAPMAN 28 Main Street North Acton Ontario L7J1W1 COUNSEL C F LEATHERLAND QC Are principals teachers or managers This was one of many tions raised by Board of members when they received a report Thurs day from a committee looking into board expect ations of principals and vice- principals submitted by the chairman Dean Fink of Acton High School Trustee Jim wondered why the report said principals are educators and managers He said in his view the job of being an educator is simply part of the managerial role Fink said the principals job is duality of respon sibility They are managers since they handle budgets and people but at the same time they are firstly teachers and must know how children learn and understand the programs He said teachers consider principals are teachers while the board views them as Trustee Ivan Armstrong said he was glad to see main taining discipline in a school is considered to be one the principal s functions He noted the trend today among parents is a desire to have schools discipline their like they used to Trustee Bert Hinton blasted the report and suggested principals are nothing more than managers now and since there is a lack of principals who are the top teachers in their schools a large adminis tration is needed A principal should be sol well chosen that the school ends up reflecting his character and personality declared He said everything would be so simple if the board would just follow the tion Act where the expect of principals is spelled out We be paying principals the kind of pay we are giving them if we don give them the proper job to do stated Beavers Got The Works In Plumbing And Bathroom Values Construction on Milton s first major youth and unity centre is expected to begin In about two weeks Bob Ives president of the Milton Optimist Club which is sponsoring the pro ject said the centre has been the dream of the Milton Optimists since the club s inception in Herb Hlggs charter presl dent of the club and life mem ber said The older members have been digging to get this going and it been the younger ones who have come along to help make it possible Mr Ives said the building committee has already put over hours into the pro ject On Saturday the official sod turning ceremonies were held and were attended by members of the Optimists Mayor Don Gordon MP Frank Rev Arnold from Colin Best representing his deceased father Brian Best after whom the park was named and rep resentatives from the other service clubs in Milton The centre will become the headquarters for the Milton Air Cadets who are sponsored by the Optimists Other will Include squash courts a health centre an auditorium and coffee shop for teenagers Outside of the new McDonald nothing has caused as much discussion from Milton s youth as the youth centre has said Mayor Gordon It second on the list of their priorities At Logan building committee chairman said the centre which is scheduled for We want to be both Fink declared Clelland said he considers principals to be managers and doenst believe they should be members of teachers federations He said everyone just assumes principals are also teachers since it Is obvious Trustee Bill noted a principal being both a manager and teacher is not unique and this type of dual role Job is common in in dustry Trustee Don Long noted some principals also teach and wondered If Fink thought this was a good idea He said he was lucky to be ins small school where he can teach but principals of large schools rarely have the time Fink said he teaches and enjoys It He described CLASSROOMS ARE getting set up at the new teaching as his ego trip high school as this two level shop room shows Sod turned for centre completion in mid December using the facilities will be available to all youth The Optimists are hoping to groups and community find a Lancaster Bomber or service clubs in Milton He type of aircraft to said the Boy Scouts have place on a pedestal outside already expressed interest in the centre GLENLEA PLAZA As of this date by popular request 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