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Separate School Board trustee defends junior kindergarten THJE HERALD 181SNPae3 North Halton Separate School Board trustee Irene McCauley said junior kindergarten is not a substitute for day care but a bead start for children However North Halton Board of Education trustees are concerned junior kindergarten will only cost taxpayers more to solve babysit ting problems Since the Ministry of Education will force all school boards to im plement junior kindergarten by the separate board felt it was better to add the program as soon as possible Mrs said Trustee Dick Howitt insists public schools should hold off junior kindergarten for as long as ble because the region t re quire the extra program Parents wanted to see their children in the school system earlier because they believed it is a good way to acclimatize the children in a school setting Mrs said Halton is surrounded by school boards with junior kindergarten and when people moved to Region they expected to continue keeping their children In junior kindergarten programs she said There was some concern about schools being overcrowded and that we had to put in some tables she noted But the separate school board was ap proached by several schools who were quite willing to have junior kindergarten in added portables Mrs McCauley said There was not a great deal of opposition however she added Public school board trustee Bruce argued there is not adequate space or funding to pro vide classrooms for junior kindergarten students It could cost more than million to add junior kindergarten m 1993 to the public school system Mrs Bruce is also concerned the needs of the students in the existing school system are already difficult challenges to meet Lou Superintendent of Curncular Services at the separate school board strongly re jects the concept that junior kindergarten is glorified day care There have been no regrets after adding junior kindergarten a year Police task force slows speeders ago Mr Piovesan said This Is despite major concerns about fun ding and accommodation in a system where severe budget restraints already existed he add Approximately 000 was spent to add portable classrooms equipment water and educational facilities to the new program Mr said But these costs are recoverable because these are only initial ex he maintains Mr insists there is a substantial need for junior kindergarten and that the program has been well received by parents The September enrolment for the halfday program was students but by the end of June there were 1 200 students registered m the junior kindergarten classes he said The children are not too young to begin schooling contended Mr Piovesan It just another year of preparation socially emo tionally and academically he said He said there should be no concerns about the children being bused back and forth to school because the older elementary children will watch over the junior kindergarten students H Mil Although the number of accident fatalities is the same as last year none of the accidents were caused by high speed driving in rural areas said Sergeant Ken of Halton Police Traffic and Safety A regional rural task force put into place last summer in response to rapidly climbing high speed fatal accidents made the no speeding message clear said The rural pilot program last August and September hoped to curb an expected fatality rate of By July of last year there were 13 fatalities many involving high speed accidents in rural areas said Sgt Bonham As of this year there have also been accident fatalities however the accident causes involved everything from foggy weather conditions to a loss of control due to medical reasons he said Sgt Bonham explained that rural area drivers are still affected by last summers task force The program Is still taking a toll on speeders They re complying with the law he said People expect the police to be out there now added that increas ed fine structures such as fines for driving km over the speed limit are making a tremen difference cutting down high speed accidents Since there t the threatening fatality rate as there was last year the project will not be under regional supervision but conducted by individual district police forces Jfc CO HOUSE paint MOORGLO Latex House Trim Paint Distinctive soft gloss finish Fade resistant colors Soap and water clean up A quality finish for wood siding doors trim metal Easyloappy covers most laces w one self Latex aininj90ic Colors thai last I lade- stant and on wood cone I ate and SPECIAL Benjamin Moore Exterior Semi Transparent DECK AND FENCE STAIN BERGSMA PAINT WALLPAPER DIVISION OF GEORGETOWN DECORATING CENTRE GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE 8773248 Retirement party Dominion Seed House in Georgetown held a party day for two of its employees Duncan sitting and Douglas Peck Mr was presented with two reclining chairs In recognition of his work as the farm foreman for 20 years Mr Peck was awarded a gold watch and a travel gift cettiftcate in ap preciation 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