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Renaissance releases education allegations Renaissance Com released and made public what it claims to be facts alleea tions made during an earlier meeting with Board of Education The committee had among other things charged that the board promoted or liberal educators to high positions as opposed to the traditional or conser vative people in the system The brief makes reference to particular schools and particular individuals in the system Names of individuals had been blanked out in copies released for public ation were many other more people by passed brief asks It is contended that poorly qualified people have been and will be appointed to these positions unless the board formulates precise policies which emphasize specialist requirements for each sub ject headed This report has shown that Burlington controls the education system This In itself is unimportant What is important however is that he Halton education system encourages the progressive modern style which too often is synony with undisciplined Bypassed anarchy Those elements The committee charged shown to be ineffective ore that a chairman appointed at still being implemented as School lacks a Typo A evidenced by the teaching certificate Why report and the transfer of a Acton Free Press Wed July 19 Lets talk about horses by Jennifer Barr Every beautiful weekend where he gets he wont people phone wanting the it Horses tails were names of places where they made to swing on and they rent a norsc for an hour let him or two Im always sorry mother when I can do little to help used to be extremely well them but am so for the mannered and could join the horses riding sessions in the pad- Most horsemen abhor the dock sedately walking idea of renting their horses around and staying out of the its almost akin to renting way BoJay has been barred your spouse lease dont call on pain of death me on that one Anyone The first time he was interested in proper horse- manshlp will be willing to Hce haw with delight and undertake instruction at a spent entire period racing good school and then will us- round in circles just in front purchase their own of a cantering horse or climb- horse up their back ends as one Unfortunately the was attempting to execute a majority of people who want turn on the forehand rent a horse for a Saturday board Speaking of hoc haws Wii 55SH are rapidly learning what Its like to live with a male a horse v v mobile Kick like hell and go like the lau you wind If don can ride This Isnt meant as a put down but the horse is no machine hes a human being loo Financially a horse rental or dude ranch type business Is rarely feasible so the profl leer is eliminated I realize there are horse men who would love to gel back on a horse once In a while and theyre the people who suffer from the lack of stables Watch the newspaper nils In the area Reputable stables will advertise just what they base lo offer Birthday Our irascible baby donkey is a old as he Is now called he outgrew the original name of Beau Jan gles Is almost as large as his mother was but twice as yak His Ihree- inch- long wool refuses to shed out and wc haven t the courage to clip him The front end has emerged a bit as if he ran into some hedge clippers How ever the back is reminiscent or a baby buffalo Inmmed his hooves recently a harrow Despite the fact that Ties been well trained tried anyway he just didnt want his hooves done After an hour of violent rodeo stuff Mack and I ended up covered in bruises kicks bloody scrapes and bad temp ers got a slight bump on his lip and thought he was badly done by BoJay believes the whole world revolves around him and hes not far wrong All the horses and local humans think the sun shines out of him so he capitalizes on it Fences are made to crawl Under and If he doesnt like the brief followed by response The board reply stales that the choice of personnel is based on an assessment of ability and effectiveness not geography At no time has any criteria been used other than the best person for the job The board response also elaborates on the criteria used for selection of personnel and Inter viewing process The response offers a rebuttal to criticism levelled at Lord Elgin High School Renaissance claims to have been told by educators that Lord Elgin High School usually drop or fail Mind you I wouldnt trade math and science whilst at him for the world He sure university makes life Interesting The board has no such prim pa I from one undisci plined school to another It has also been shown that demotions rather than being random have a clear pa ttcrnwhich strengthens the allegation that the Burlington group Is consolidating its position and policies Poor performance Finally It has been shown that the four or five worst schools In the system In terms or performance in the mathematics competition are the same few schools that receive all the publicity and criticism being permis sive undisciplined and of low educational benefit This can not be ascribed to coinci dence In the brief committee chairman Gordon points out that 11 of the 14 people on the administrative council came from the Burlington system The committee objects to that piano trend because It feels educators in the northern and eastern parts of the region information and it would that proposal is unworkable arc being held back because appreciate very much if those because of the many hours they tend to be more educators would come for- required for the job but by vaUvennd traditional in their ward with this evidence The the same token agrees that methods Boards Secondary School trustees have major role to Board Chairman Judy Graduates Committee which play in selection of principals vicechairman interviewed hundreds of ana supervisory officers Gary Morton issued a 10 page students and many university There has been significant press release rebutting many people did not find any trustee Involvement of the points made in Ihe evidence of the truth of this the reply Renaissance brief statement do before board The brief was to be Acton defended The Board response agreed presented at an in camera droit a recommendation of Ihe board with charges about morale day Because of difficulty in operation at coming of a meeling Mr and scheduling one the has criticized the operation of never took place but To some extent released depends on trustee in addition to administration for inform Uniform exams tabled until next year A bid by Trustees He predicted standardized ler and Richard to both slated had some teachers marking loo talked top who uniform exams in operation others marking too were grnttoaling ami they hard FIDDLER DOROTHY OROURKE of Acton played before persons last week as she competed in the Old Time Fiddlers Contest at Miltons Leo Desjardins of Port Colborne accompanied her on the The response indicated public representation is Bought on the Education News program councils at Ihe school level through such devices as community surveys advisory groups Home and School Associations so on by nexl fall failed at Thurs day Hoard of cation meeting They lold the Board im proved promotional SlX ures arc needed and that Ihis could be achieved with region wide standards and uniform examinations The two trustees wanted uniform exams in all grades G tore on but were willing to settle for them in grades 112 and ffl Shirley Cook have them working by next Suaan f Wagner Willow St Superintendent John Bolch told the Board It would be impossible to have uniform testing by next full and feared such a plan would jeopordlze the Boards posting program Crosier lold the Board that many students arc complain ing that they dont have ex preparing for and writing exams In audition he sold parents teachers university officials and employers are all complain ing about dwindling stand in high school tougl reporting to the next year on the stnmlnrditd test program that be the best lime discuss higher standards and uniformed exam He ixpLuned of textbooks pro villi tests which nil llnlton school Hoard to able the motion until Hie report on standardized testing Is BARR CONSTRUCTION RENOVATIONS REPAIRS No Job Too Small Whereas his mother with quiet dignity eight advertising of senior both inside outside the region prior to appointments will go before the board prior to any further senior appoint mcnls Renaissance recommended the board survey the schools and assessment on and take Immediate action lo mutters such morale change schools which appear school operations The dcti to ide inferior education that Mr in the basics claims have not been report The board response by the local trustee In indicated Where fact Mr Watson Tom is weaknesses are evident convinced the Acton com administrative action is Is strongly supportive taken to improve program or its principal ire true I ion Such actions do Of course as with other not occur overnight and they schools Ihe Board will con do nol get high public tinue to be sensitive to trustee visibility response and administrative The fourth reports mcndatlonurges the board lo Renaissance made four put more credibility on public recommendations in ils input and adopt a probing presentation The committee stance with respect to staff recommended the inter recommendations viewing committee contain a compared to the commonly majority of trustees The accepted dictum the staff board response explains that knows best WELCOME SERVICE If you are new in town or know someone who is PHONE 8532624 Everybody has the right to affordable housing This is what Ontario is doing to help them obtain it In recent months the Ontario Government has introduced or expanded a number of measures aimed at putting home ownership within reach of greater numbers of people Thai means doing two things- making more housing available and helping you to meet home ownership costs Four Ontario Government programs are directed right at these objectives Home Ownership Made Easy HOME brings home ownership reach of many 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