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OAKVILLE NORTH Zm€m Frida PP much of alaawhar §B0ard hopes to duplicate success By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff new, fully computerized River Oaks Public School is a "high flyer" but that doesn‘t mean much of its success can‘t be duplicated elsewhere. "River Oaks is a high flyer but 80% of what‘s going on there can be done with a lot less technology," Dave Katz, elementary services superintendent with the Halton Board of Education told trustees recently. Katz, along with his counterpart for the east area, Bob Parry, and River Oaks principal Gerry Smith, were at the board table presenting a status report on the north Oakville elementary school. â€" board measures an effective sChool, River Oaks rates high, said Parry. "River Oaks is doing an outstanding job of what we know an effective school is," he said. lan Oliver, Publisher Bob Glasbey, Advertising Director Stephen Elioff, Advertising Manager Mark Yesford, Retail Ad Manager Norman Alexander, Editor Geoff Hill, Circulation Director Teri Casas, Office Manager Tim Coles, Production Manger The Oakville North News is published every Friday by the Oakville Beaver 467 Speers Rd. Oakville, Ont. L6K 354. Editorial inquiries should be directed to the Oakville North News Editorial Coâ€"ordinator, Wilma Blokhuis. Phone: 845â€"3824, Fax: 845â€"3085, Classified: 845â€"2809, Circulation: 845â€"9742 _ 2 Ibs of _ Gino‘s wings a\“°’s PIZZA 2 medium 3 Serving Glen Abbey, River Oaks Z’X jmquozs Ridge \Efi_z_fAficz_Ejl { Tok ]7.,‘},% A hypoallergenic diet might relieve your dog‘s itchy skin. Items and Oakville COUPON OFFER ONLY! NO ADDITIONS Expires July 15/93 COUPON OFFER ONLY! NO ADDTIONS Expires July 15/93 COUPON OFFER ONIY! NO ADDITIONS Expires July 15/93 RIVER OAKS GLEN ABBEY Upper 6th Plaza â€" 1500 6th Line 1131 Nottinghill Gate Rd. PLUS TAX "It‘s exceptional to talk of one school at the board table," said Parry, noting however the school has even become known internationally. River Oaks Public School opened in September 1990, as the product of board and Ministry of Education and Training, and with cooperation from companies such as Apple Canada, Northern Telecom, Sony, Husquavarna, Microsoft, Canon and York University. As "pilot project", it is under scrutiâ€" ny by many. _ According to criteria by which the board measures an effective school, River Oaks rates high, said Parry. No 2 MEDIUM} Coming Up..:.....................« 9 Travel Entertainment.....10 lc iscc 11 Classified.............;....... 12â€"15 so. 3 6â€"PACK OF COKE kems and Items and with 3 kems and 4 CANS OF POP 122 COUPON OFER ONIY! NO ADDMONS Explres July 15/93 COUPON OFFER ONLYI NO ADDITIONS Explres July 15/93 "CARGE â€" | PIZZA s" «m o9 | Finishing its third year in operation, the school is described as a "constantly changing, learning envimpment_.” Observation visits to the school are "structured and controlled" so as not to disrupt learning, and information and learnings set in motion at River Oaks are shared across Halton, often outside of Halton and across other organizaâ€" tions. Monitored by the board, the ministry and York University, Parry said, "There‘s probably no other school in Halton which has so much visibility and constant monitoring as River Oaks." "From the outside, it looks like a regular school. Inside, it is a school of learners. It‘s been a while since I‘ve seen what I saw that day," she told felâ€" low trustees. Aside from all that, Burlington trustee Diane Leblovic described her recent visit there in glowing terms. "Computers are used as tools to drive the curriculum. Computers are secondary to what‘s happening in the school," Leblovic said. Ward 4 trustee Penny Siebert said she was glad to see technology in its Loyd Atkinson, chief Economist for the Bank of Montreal, will be the guest speaker at a summer breakfast meeting hosted by the Halton Centre Progressive Conservative Association on Thursday, July 8th. Atkinson will discuss "Canada‘s Unsettling Economy: Now and in the Future." North Service Rd. E. Tickets are $20. For more information call Warren Edgar, 845â€"1049 (h); 607â€"7981 (b), or David Wootten, 335â€"9986. Canada‘s economy topic of July 8th breakfast meeting meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. at Le Dome Banquet Hall, 1173 h, 1993 Students working with computers at River Oaks Public School. The fully computerized school has received rave reviews from both the board and outside agencies monitoring the school. proper place, but queried how long it may take the board to provide equity across the schools when it comes to technological capabilities. "We‘re working at it," said Katz, noting the board has a computer plan in progress and individual schools are doing as much as possible to raise funds to improve technology. But the superintendent said much of the sucâ€" cess can be achieved without achieving the technological equivalent of River _ Overstocks AND Inventory Liquidations. Our Prices fire Incredible, So Harry In For The HUGE SAVINGSI All items Cash Carry Solid Oak Tables Chairs from $395. Good selection of Hutches, Bedroom Suites, Roilâ€"tops, Barstools Accessories. It‘s not necessarily possible to transâ€" fer exactly what‘s happening at River Oaks to other schools, but Parry said units were adapted so all Oakville schools went through the River Oaks program. The school‘s curriculum is much inâ€"line with the Common Curriculum being mandated by the province, said Parry. Studies ongoing at the schoo} ‘J include the tracking of Grade 3 studen® (\ as they develop over time. Another is a growth analysis of Grades 3, 4 and 5 students, and the development patterns they exhibit in comparison to what‘s< normally expected. The perception of River Oaks as "glitzy", even a "Disneyland" , is incorâ€" rect, said Parry. Solid Ock Cherry Hardwood Farniture We Specialize in Bankrapt Stock, Overrans, Endâ€"ofâ€"Lines, Clearoats, We accept competitors couponsâ€"