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Fmall thehommme.WeweteescortedinunderfullsailbytheHarbour Fireboat. veryone was very excited because may of our patents and families were waitingforusonthedod<.We all stood on the bow, waving madly to parents who were circling_us in smaller sailing Just at this point we had a little mishap with a smaller sailing boat which didn’t manage to etout ofthe way in time.Allo usrushedtodouse thesails and gotthemdownin record time. Everyone was fine and no damage was done. Our reaction was incredible. It felt wonderful to be art of suoh a team who worked so well together. The moment we lied up at the d we were met with an onslaught of parents and hugs. There was so much excitement in the air. ."Ihe moment we went under the Golden Gate Bridge, we all broke into cheers could hardly believe that the moment we had all been waiting for, for so long, was finally here. The days in San Francisco seemed to fly by, with geeking up and cleaning the boat Before we knew it, it was our closing oeremon . aying goodbye was one of the hardestpartsofthetrip.Allofus feltsoclosc by end, afterallwehadsharedinan amazing full of wonderful experiences. We had been shown the world and grown together. coul ’t help wishing it would never end Leaving the Concordia which had been my home for a year was also very difficult, but it had to be done so that we could move on to the next challenge in our hves. Until next week. When Williams said the plan could be explained by staff at pub- lic meetings, Clark said that wouldn’t be necessary if the docu- ment‘was clear enough for the pub- lic to‘understand. Burlington trustee Don Cassidy had his own complaints with the Our Oakville head officg staff, - bfanch staff and assocnates wush Sarah mone memorabie adventuteshandgmnnued Clark countered: “People aren’t interested in your insurance busi- ness, but they are interested in edu- cation.” ICITDS. Education director defends jargon useage A Proud Sponsor supporting Sarah on her voyage lnom LEI’AEEI (Continued from page 1) smoothw "' “éiififii Cassidy said it contained 74 action items, only five of which directly focused on students. He described many of the actions as new and time consuming. document. He said while the board has committees for property, per- sonnel, finance and more, it has no committee for education concerns. “I find that rather strange,” he said. The trustee noted that the 15- pagc document contained the word “student” only six times. “Seventy-four in one year and éiéi't'ihig'afid educational ROYAL BAN K “If you want the community to know about the constraints we’re facing, you should talk about it. Ward 3 trustee John Scheel said the document needed “ornaments” in the form of numbers. Cassidy'urged trustees not to approve the document, but to refer it to a committee. “This is a docu- ment more appropriate to 1973 not 1993,” he added. what a year it is. A year when the challenge to Ontario education has never been greater,” he said. TO SARAH'S SPONSORS OEESTUWISHrESe ' V [21% V Sarah and her farents are grateful 'or the sponsorship of the Oakville Beaver and 22 advertisers who have made this yquge possible for Start Your Tax Planning for 1993 “me“ 3:99P Call for more information Wishing you smooth sailing throughout \ your travels 315 Ld(ed'10reRd 570 TRAFALGAR RD AT QEW Suite 505710 Dorval Dr. Oakvme (ons Building) 0ak4and 842-6777 849-4700 LINCOLN MERCURY The Toward 2000 document will be back at the board table in two weeks for approval by trustees. He noted board staffing will drop by 4.75% over the next few years - by mandate. He also noted that staff have different areas of specialization and that staff reduc- tions may not occur in ideal propor- tions vis-aâ€"vis those specialization The director said his plan was revised to reduce “key result areas” from 31 to 19 in the face of finan- cial constraints. “We can’t go it alone. We have to use the resources that are there and who are frankly quite willing to help,” said'Williams. The three following strategic directions target the implementa- tion of that goal through schoolâ€" based planning and goal setting with their individual community in mind; staff resources and the improvement of staff to meeting constantly changing needs; and a new “community building” strate- gy aimed to use the resources with- in the community to further the goals. The plan’s first strategic direc- tion deals with the new challenges faced by educators in the Information Age and calls for a change in what and how students learn. , Williams said it was reinforced by the publishing of “employability skills” as seen by the Conference Board of Canada last year. Referring to “pessimistic” times, Williams said, “In times like these when we have to make difficult decisions many of us would rather not have to make, we have to have our values front and centre to guide us in our actions.” A revised version has, with all the fast-paced changes occurring in recent months, been furthered revised to produce what Williams presented to trustees Thursday. The revisions contained changes initiated after input from over 1,000 people - staff and community - after a staff/public input process last Toward 2000 is a planning docu- ment in which four strategic direc- tions are identified to further the board’s mission statement and its beliefs and goals. ‘Less staff’ doesn’t mean a lot. Two hundred fewer staff, does,” said Scheel. ~Lob|awsoFood ' cCanadianTire 'Kman-MP‘Ultra an'MiracIeMan ~81 tAikenhead's 'Net Me ia(inslantcoflee) AnydayoflheweeLAnyquantity AslowasflOflOperthousand Call Saliva Perera Door-bâ€"Door Hyor Distribution ‘Puid Delivety