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Page 18 THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday May 10 19J1 School News Halton Roman Catholic board approves balanced 1991 budget Following months of intensive deliberations and presentations the Roman Catholic School Board approved a balanc ed 1991 operating budget of million at the April 30 1991 Regular Meeting of the Board The budget will result in an education tax increase of just over per cent the same as its coterminous board the Public Board of Education The mill rates are identical for both Boards This budget means that the average Catholic ratepayer In with an assessed value of will pay 57 more than last year on the education portion of the property tax bill Actual increases will vary according to The 7 million operating budget as outlined in the attach was approved for programs that serve over 16000 in 34 regional schools in Halton This budget represents a million reduction from the initial estimates of million Such reductions were applied to the Boards instruction tion transportation and plant operation budgets This has resulted in a deletion of field and three Enrichment centres an increase in the occurrence of Experiencing Japanese Culture Learning the Japanese art of Oragami paper folding were Joseph Gibbons Public School students Colien Cater front and Melissa Krause back when Tomoka Fujiya and her daughter the school last Monday is a teacher in Japan and has been in experienc ing Canadian education In Burlington Joseph Gibbons Incited her down for the day to share her knowledge of Japanese culture with students Herald photo BRING THIS COUPON BUY 1 DOZEN DONUTS I GET DOZEN DONUTS OPTICAL I FREE DONUTS Normandy PI I I INCREDIBLE SAVINGS ON BRAND NAME FURNISHINGS AT WHOLESALE PRICES Ontario Cheiterf Wholesalers Auto Moil Guvlph l3IMMskciM Guelph St Guelphvlew Sq Georgetown SERVICES LTD FOR ALL YOUR MORTGAGE NEEDS CALL CAPTAIN DAVE KRAUSE Years Looting Experience Service Great Rates 8734991 LIBERTY MUTUAL Due to Fire we have temporarily to QUEEN ST E SUITE BRAMPTON Serving the Brampton and Georgetown community for all your Home Auto Life Insurance needs BRIAN ROSA AND ASSOCIATES split classes a reduction in the use of temporary staffing in some areas and no allowance for major maintenance projects for The Boards operating ex are estimated to increase by million or 10 per cent However almost half of this in crease is due to increased enrolments The actual increase per pupil is per cent for an elementary student and only 7 per cent for a secondary student Provincial funding has increas ed by 8 8 per cent or 6 million from the 1990 levels The cial share of education costs con tinues to decline relative to the costs experienced by the Board Local tax revenues absorb an in creasing share of the expenses Board Chair Don Schrenk commended the Budget Commit tee and senior staff for their diligence and creativity in presenting a balanced budget this year which is sensitive to local ratepayers in these tough economic times He reiterated that he believes that the impact of this budget on the delivery of service to students will be minimal Mr Schrenk stressed that the challenge that the Board faces is to more efficiently utilize the limited resources which it has to work with given the prevailing economic situation TOWN COUNTRY CLOTHIERS Royal Robbms Columbia Run Swim Fitness THE Mill St E Tractors NEW OneStep Mulching Sys tem the need to colieci cuppiQg makes bagging obsolete 8HPI HP gear dripper Shredders Rid youi property of ugly brush piles modeb to choose up to Salens OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT OPPOSITE GEORGETOWN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL