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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday N o vem b er 6, 2002 - A 7 McGuinty promises to support public education (Continued from page 1) Parents at the informal meeting didn't easily buy this ambitious proposal. Their questions indicated they wanted clear answers as to how these plans would be accomplished. "Once the Liberals sweep into power," asked Don Vrooman, a skeptical parent, "how will you sell this plan to teachers and administrators?" McGuinty explained that he wants to help teachers combat what he called "change fatigue." "Right now teachers just want to cope. I can't run 4,767 schools. I will enlist principals, education trustees, administra tors. I will be relentless in my pursuit of improvement to education," he said. "The important thing is that you are committed to helping teachers make a difference. That's the most important thing for people in public service. When they're at home, and it's quiet, and it's that time when they put their head on the pillow, I want them to be able to say to themselves, `I made a positive differ ence.'" Anne Marie Parisien, a parent of stu dents at Ecole Saint Marie said she is not happy with the current state of limited textbooks at the school. "As part of the new curriculum, there are no books to get the curriculum done. We have to photocopy pages. We don't have the right tools to get the job done," she said. According to McGuinty, having the right tools to complete the curriculum is "all part of the same package and it's the responsibility of the government." "The Tories were caught up in stan dards, but forgot the important things to a quality education. For kids to do better in school, they need the right tools to get there." One man in the audience met McGuinty's proposal for a cap of 20 stu dents per class in the early grades with skepticism. He wondered where the Liberals "will get these teachers if there is an acute shortage?" "We're going to make teaching truly irresistible," said McGuinty. "The statis tic is that young teachers quit before their fifth year. They feel they don't have that social respect. We have to send the mes sage that public education is valuable. Many parents lead hectic `just-in-time' lives. They get home `just-in-time', they get to work `just-in-time'. Now more than ever, teachers are more important in the lives of children. "You cannot simply tell people to support public education. You have to add one more argument to that. You have to support education because it's the best damn education kids can get." According to McGuinty, for students to pass the literacy exam, teachers and parents must be an influence before age five. He suggests childhood education fall within a broader category, and keep its funding within education dollars. His proposed Best Start Plan will offer fullday junior and senior kindergarten for all four and five-year-olds, as well as child care and parenting programs. Another parent expressed concern over the state of schoolyards, including the level of violence and bullying. "As a parent, I don't feel in power," he said. McGuinty agreed. "We need to invest in young people so they can become the best they can be. This has to be our shared purpose. There should be nothing more important. Everything should flow from that," he said. "If I could stand for nothing else, I would stand for education. That's the reason government exists - to achieve their potential." For Steve Dhaliwal, a parent of an autistic child, his main concern is the training educational assistants (EAs) receive when dealing with students with disabilities. He told McGuinty that in most cases, EAs are volunteers with no disability specific training. McGuinty responded that with his new proposal, he will streamline the $50 million process the Harris-Eves govern ment created to assess special needs stu dents and invest the savings in services for those children. McGuinty said he wants to do a lot more for students "to ensure individual attention for them to succeed." He's con cerned with the drop out rate and those students who won't be attending univer sity and college. He has proposed increased remedial and apprenticeship programs, cufriculum alternatives and alternate diplomas. "For those who' don't plan to go to university, we have to do a much better job of getting them ready for the work place," he said. He said it didn't make sense for kids to stop learning at age 16. He proposes to make learning mandatory until age 18. "I'm all for the standardized curricu lum, but kids aren't standard. We're not going to give up on those kids," he said. "If kids do well, we do well. Then we guarantee them a brilliant future," he concluded. "Our job as a government is to help them achieve their potential." OAKVILLE COUNCIL & STANDING COM M ITTEE MEETINGS Monday, November 11, 2002 Planning & Development Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, 2002 Community Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers Administrative Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Oakville Room Monday, November 18, 2002 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2002 Wednesday, November 20, 2002 Thursday, November 21, 2002 2003 Budget Committee Committee Rooms 1 & 2 7:30 p.m. N O TICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION M EETING Z on ing A m end m e nt & D raft Plan o f S ubdivision P art of L o t 28, C o ncession 1 S.D.S. APPLICANT - L & M M arek File: 24T-02008/1428 and Z.1428.03 Please be advised that a public meeting will be held to discuss a proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning Amendment as submitted by the above-noted applicant. A Public Information Meeting will be held on Novem ber 20, 2002 in the Trafalgar Room, com m encing at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the proposed application, describing the land to which the proposed application applies, and a key map showing the location of the land to which the proposed application applies can be found below. If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the approval authority, in respect of the proposed Zoning Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision, does not make oral submission at the public meeting, if one is held, or make written submission to Peter Cheatley, Director of Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville at the address noted below, before the proposed Zoning Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved or refused, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss the appeal. You may direct any written submissions and/or questions to Leigh M usson at the Town's Planning Services D epartm ent, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON. L6J 5A6. Tel: 845-6601, Ext. 3371, email address: lmusson@town.oakville.on.ca. Location - The subject site is divided into two areas, the first being north of West Oak Trails, west of Stratus Drive. The second area is south of West Of Trails Blvd. east of Devonshire Ores, and Blackforest Ores. 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See firsthand how our structured, loving program offers 24-hour care and is an alternative to a retirement home and long term care. sf Oak Trails Boulevard S U B JE C T LANDS Upper Middle Road O fficial Plan - Figure Q, West Oak Trails designates the site as a Residential Low Density 1 and Residential Policy Area " B" . Zoning - The site is zoned A - Agricultural. Proposal - The applicants have submitted a proposal involving a zoning amendment and draft plan of subdivision to permit a total of 160 residential lots for detached dwellings. Please Note: This application maybe subject to modification at a Council Meeting in the future. Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. A summary of the subject proposal may be found overleaf. Dated November 6th, 2002, at the Town of Oakville. 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