The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Supply teachers win battle trustees wipe out wage cut SURROUNDED BY FORMER STUDENTS who came back to Sunshine School for Mrs retirement open house is the schools principal Jeffares Pictured in the front row are Pickering Harold Johansson Karen Bell and Diane Rusk Second row Barry Carl Bickers Donna Cannon Mary Anne Garry Elliot Kenny Paul Elliot Louise Well- wood and Bruce Armstrong Several other also attended the afternoon event in the school Sunshine says farewell to popular principal who has tarried her heart to her job every for Jeff ires was imply when close to people turn out lo an optn house in honor of her retirement bin dents staffers flocked Sunshine School for Trainable lltlarded it Horn l to reminisce ly firtwrll to the school who retires in June It wis beyond ill dreams wonderful day Mrs Jeff ires it just Since I J Sunshine Sell Mil is si in Milton volunteers in of and Mrs Jeff ire wjs one of the volunteers who dropped into the school lo help out In of she v is hired to issisl Hit principal Mrs Robertson and all when Mrs transferred to public school Mrs look over as principal hut been re- for irxl for iht school Hut biggest re ward e imt Sundiy when manj eirly some of the first sludents llitu parents came to show thtir rubpetl for icd it ich er wish i happy re tirement There win irds flowers but presence of so nun old friends wis over wbflmint Mrs Jeff ires id mils took Monday morn int off school slept late il wis first holiday students stu who inn itk to bun for the ifttmoon wtre Jem Carl Dickers Husk Kenny Ionise I hey were five of six whtuMrs ires started work there Whet Sunshine first was hunched in fire depart nitnt room it he re of Mil ton s low hill in it is pnv lie orgim run by parents and volunteers who tit need for special tun for the relardcdchjldrtn it is taken over by the board education 1 he school from the to Insement of mm Church Milton then to converted on opposite Milton from the fall of 1 to the fall of ir the new Sunshine School I Chock luTht I Classifieds for good buys I Sell it too Dnl 2010 Our Renovation Alteration SALE CONTINUES LADIES DEPARTMENT 2 J SPECIAL Selected Lino Of blouses and DRESSES BUY I Both Sam a Or Lou Only 2 Racks To Choose From MEMS DEPARTMENT ASSORTED MEN S BOYS SWEATERS V2 PRICE rtWUM I tU SOCKS AND MATCH YOUR OWN All Oil YOUR 1111 1 NIELSENS opened Itornhv the years more thin UK students Sunshine There ire pnstnt ly enrolled Some itts ivt to ARC Work shop some to the new idult residua ind some to Gen Brock School or op portunity in other Sundiv s house wis orfiimed Sunshine who pre tiled Mrs Jeff ires with thick strip book of clippings ph pitting school growth and develop ment over years Mrs Jeffares who says she Ins lived her life one day it a lime and just loved minute of it says she has no special plans for her retirement I just going to sit link wilt see what Door Is open id she was leading for some form of community volunteer w irk involving Sunshine School Shi her Pit nek retired of St film St corse Churches the ir wedding anni vers ry on Monday of this week ire avid bridge phytrs of their were on hand for iroull parly the I Halton supply teachers won their two month old bottle Thursday when Board of Education decided to wipe out the teachers wage cut On March 18 trustees voted lo cut supply teachers pay at the elementary school level by 33 a day and high school supply teachers losl a day in wages With ihe restoration of their pay to its former level supply teachers at elementary will once again receive a day and those at high schools will get a day The board had cut the supply teachers wages in an to save bet ween Ihe time the look effect the of April and the end of 1976 Spread over an entire year the wage cut would save over In April the board heard two presentations one from the Teacher Association and other from a supply teachers husband and Trust ec Helen Howard Lock Ihen lead the move to reverse the board previous decision red described the supply teacher supply as very runs counter to board policy to try and treat all employees fairly in all cat a No other employees except the supply teachers were asked lake a pay tut noted He suggested some hold the supply teacher vice lo the board In low regard and though the supply teachers would be a soft louch for a wage since Ihty don have strong organization and don deal Trustee Rev Garry Morion said he thought it was wrong for the board lo change Ihe rules in the middle of the game He suggested the board ad mil it had made a mistake something Commiltee says ihe trustees never do and restore the supply leaehers pay lis previous level Morton said the only lime pay levels should be lowered is either at the end of the school year or just before it starts not in the middle of the year keep giving excessive pay increases and it is becoming a horrendous bur den on taxpayers We must come to grips with Ihese pro blems because will cither force the community into bankruptcy or else have to start printing money Trust Tony Goodyear declared Trustee said ihe board has lo saving money and there arc many volunteers working for the board for nothing and doing i good job He added para professionals receive much less money than supply leaehers and also do i Rood job suggested supply teachers are needed on duy and when the regular teachers don want come in bul Director of ducat ion dcr said there was no support such a charge Trustee Auger said ihe board had treated supply teachers unfairly by changing their pay in the middled the year the urged the board to restore their wages to iht previous levels and then review the supply teachers pay this summer Trustee Bill Ihe board had changed horses in mid stream give supply teachers raises in the pa it so why wages half way through a year Trustee Edna satd the board I taken The Acton Free Press Wed May effect people and in cutting the supply teachers pay we attacked a group less able lo defend itself com pored to other employees Trustee Irnle said Both and Trustee Irene Goobte were concerned iboul where the board would find Ihe money to pay the supply teachers at their old rile now that the budget had been completed North Trustees Doug Wood and voted to restore the old rate of pay while I Tom Wat son rejected the idea The large crowd of Hallon supply teachers on hand foi meeting heartily the board s decision into account the valuable service supply teachers pro vided the board and the supply teacher job is a tough one I hink wt got a Utile car awiy with restraints in Ihiscasc I don think anyone of the supply wage as a primary income just one that some of nice things everyone likes to have Our other cuts were things and DID YOU ATTEND COLLEGE you have at least two years of college with preferably a BA degree or degree in Business Administration have outstanding personal qualifications and are determined to develop a very high standard of living for you and your family you may qualify for one of the finest careers to be offered in the rapidly growing Acton area Excellent salary and business expenses benefits and totally unlimited future earnings The person selected will be appointed in the early fall of All applications held in absolute confidence Send brief resume of education and experience to BOX 729 ACTON FREE PRESS sale 5Piece Place Settings in and Stainless ON hi DA Si tunc ispoon Soup Spoor Dinner Dinner Mil I l I rbltNS lit llll SI UNI Sale Sit Sugg SHOP NOW SALE ENDS MAY 31 GLYNN JEWELLERS 108 ST GUELPH CELEBRATES VICTORIA TERRIFIC SAVINGS AND FOOD VALUES TO START OFF THE BBQ SEASON DAY retuim Soft Tissue LUNCHEON MEAT CLOVER LEAF BLUE BONNET SCOTT FAMILY SERVIETTES u SCOTT DIAPERS PANTIES TOOTHPASTE BAGS POST COMB CEREAL PCJR if AH STEWS MILK DRY MED BISCUITS FOODS ROBIN HOOD ALL PURPOSE FLOUR VSDETABLE OIL AEROSOL LIQUID CLEANER MB MAID CREAMED HONEY CHRISTIES or CRUMBS CHRISTIES SHORTCAKE BISCUITS CKHtSTlES CONES HEINZ B Q SAUCE SWEET KOOLAID CLUB HOUSE Q SPICE CLUB HOUSE SALT CLUB HOUSE ONION CLUB HOUSE SALAD J5 j1 98 St ACTON OMT