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The Acton Free Press Wed February 18 1976 Possible 3 million budget cut shaves mills 22 tax saving Proposed budget cuts amounting to million which would reduce this year s ex peeled education mill rote in crease by three mills were unveiled at a public meeting Monday Georgetown by Halton Board of Education Finance Committee Facing severe dif school operations and main nance The board expects to save by ending orientation and Induction prof new teachers a teachers to recommend cuts read a variety of boons k noted The same lo Rested the board provincial grants Board of Education last month that residents could face a 15 mill tax hike if the board tried to maintain all programs and services at their 1975 levels The 15 mill jump would cost the average chases will be eliminated In Halton Hills taxpayers an ex except in emergencies tra a year and the aver for a saving of age ratepayer in Milton Board funds for field trips The possible three mill cut athletic trips and library back announced at Monday books except for new schools poorly attended meeting and supplemental art and would mean an average tax music programs were among saving of in Hills the victims in a list of cuts and in Milton worth in the in finance Committee Chair category of board man and Milton Trustee Bill operations Swim programs said the proposed for students will end cuts most of which he ex this June and not resume in will materialize will the fall the board will reduce cut the board s 1976 budget by the use of supply teachers and million from million to their pay will be chopped ad million Lawson noted a for new teachers mill is equal to about soy make cuts but don touch my pocket training already pbcedV because and employed by the board the they arc the key to quality tta to educational development education n i good plan and the availability Trustee Doug Wood noted have parents development will be saved by end to board financial support of bused development in school libraries In addition the board plans to reduce the amount of money set aside for staff leadership and professional develop ment Both new and replacement equipment and furniture pur their Trustees pointed out isn I tint big an expense and really needed in rural field trips He added teachers are the emphasis of board fin since they will get per cent Ihe money sptnl this A former area concluded that cautioned the board against while nil of the art making cuts which will proposed right ho the quitity of increasing he pupil Richer ratio informed the aud peels the finance eommittee w ill follow through on most of them Ihere are a few me might he stated iencemanoflhc cuts ore sacred short term and if they wern tape being cut and continued for a few years it would cost the board twice as much Inter lo bring Ihings back up to stindird A high school teacher sue trustees eo back lo lion but cautioned the rale- payers that this won mean a six mill reduction because per cent of the cuts ill be lost in provincial This year ratepayers will pay only cents of each Ihe board spends Besides the in death of Task Force and the values education pilot project Lav son revealed possible cuts in administration professional development capital costs school operations main and instruction A freeze of senior will be limited and the for consumable supplies for each secondary school student will be reduced by 10 per cent The board also intends to explore other areas where cuts conferences the hiring policies for consultants co ordinators area supennlen dents mileage rates for teachers having secretarial staff working only or months and increasing Ihe pupils teacher ratio noted these are just now being looked at ana no possible savings have been their services for free levy in for like they did education would be nulls One resident responded the saying it wis fine for the would In i0 nulls Principals surveyed about drinking age Hilton High School pals are to com on the cts f the low age on their schools employees wages reduced courier service death of News dele of the Director of special education deve lopment fund and reduced seminar funds for senior staff resident suggested number of consultants em ployed by the board should be looked at beciust are needed Another resident was glad field trips won be financed willmean savings of the any more Ihe area of cause that job should lie left board operations to parents and while a diver The east education centre Sl education is great if vacant class students were taught to read rooms small schools none in better their knowledge could North Hilton ind reduced be broadened without frills in supplies ind services would because Ihey could save the board in Financial problems delay chairmanships Director of lavender revealed at Thursdav Board of it principals in Hilton isked lo comment for Ihe board how the low ring of Ihe drinking ige few from to IB their students Lavender slid has received letter from the Bo ml of I- dm for trustus support persu s irk to ruse drinking ige from 1H to Trustee I en ml since principals ire heme surveyed high school councils should ilso Honed he knows some sludcnls ire also eon of the lowered drinking on he board to delav comment of the I rtquest for support while until Ihej inswers from principals ind students it mil win drinking is llalton schools New homes by Legion Monti found for in hunts in I sub division six or seven I lsimenlshni been dug out Board detention decided Thursday to delay action on implementation of chairmanship reorganize at high schools until the budget is struck Director of Education Emerson I torn pared the motives behind to a three legged stool He noted one of the legs is financial He also said under the chairmanship system funds presently paid and nmor department heads and heads would be given to each school for chairmen salaries staff and program development He said the present fiscal problems the board faces are immediate and overriding and suggested the board lay any action concerning chairmanships until the fin situation is Board Chairman Alexander noted it will be it least six before the fin situation is clarified March is Red Cross Month HELP US HELP Campaign for Funds BlitzDay Tuesday March 9th in Georgetown Acton and districts uilhgcs Area Captains and Canvassers urgently need eel If contacted please volunteer or phone 877 1868 for Acton or 877 and donate a few hours to make 12 calls AT OUR LOCATION Effective Today Wed Feb IBtlil ACTON WATCH FOR OUR OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING AT OUR COMPLETELY REMODELLED NEW LOCATION THURS FRI SAT FEBRUARY BE SURE TO DROP IN AND SEE US AT OUR NEW LOCATION FOR SOMI DOWN TOEARTH PRICES AND A TREMENDOUS SELECTION I WE WILL BE FEATURING CUSTOM MADE DRAPERIES by Pride of Paris and United at our new location CARPET CORNER SKETCH SHOWS how the new Acton high school will look on completion Tenders are now being called Road construction is underway on Chur chill N Six of the extra mills will be due lo decreased provincial grants and nine of the mills arc a tribute to inflation Without budget cuts this Training school changes worry Halton trustees Hoard of decided Thursday to ask Queen Park to delay repent of section eight of the Training Schools Act until arc available for problem children Section tight of IhcAclpro for an incorngublc child to be sent to a training school after court order Superintendent of Special Services John Graham when thai section of Ihe Act is rrpcnlcd a eon no longer be brought to court unless hi h is committed a criminal offense He explained that in the past children who continuity pi lycd hookey ran from home were unmanagc ihle in class refused school and parental control could sent to schools staled the repeal ill hint programs and counselling he added said group homes arc the ideal solution but there any available to problem pupils in North there isn any room at group homes in Oak ville and Burlington He said in light of financial restraints the hoard set up any special facilities or programs for these special pupils suggested the islry of Correctional Services province should forestall Trustee Bill lawson said repealing section of the group homes could be Act Trustee Bill said this is just another example of Queens shirking its responsibility and passing it on to other government Study economy Bodnar Georgetown Trustee Ernie Bodnar wants to make sure Halton students study various political and econ systems and understand them At Thursday Halton Board of Education meeting Bodnar noted there Is a lot of talk these days about the free enterprise system demo socialism and capic and he wondered if pupils understand the differ between the terms Superintendent of Program John told thai the philosophy behind various political and economic systems is studied in business law economics and social science courses He noted the programs as sophist as hose offered at universities and expressed regret the courses I taken by many pupils said communism and socialism get a lot of publicity and wanted to make sure students in learn democracy and the free hurt by the fact Childrens enterprise system He added Society budget will be even if pupils do study the limited to per cent in Canadian political and crease He said if the few economic system the board group homes which are should make sure they study operating are closed it more Graham problem children will be dumped on our doorstep rung schools haven t been tivc as had been hoped the province He noted one judge las told him only 10 per cent La vender is some of the funds pi itio for illon its schools He predicted ibout ill who left for has for training said many people feel rcpeil of section of the act is coming up soon and he asked the board to the province to delay any action until accommodation for the problem children cm be found in Hi added the isn t the only group lonccrned about changes tht police Children Aid Society are worried the com place to reiiaoinnie problem children The problem is hit we haven 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