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2 - Go1wô WeIy Times, Wdedady~, Aprfl 171996 O RONO WEEKLY TMMES Produced Weekly By Sonbon Publishing Publications Mail Registration No. 0368 Publishing 47 Issties Annually at the Of ice of Publication 5310 Main Street,, P.O. Box 209, Orono, Onitario LOB 1 MIO Telephone 905-983-5301 Fax 905-983-5301 Troy Young Editor e Publisher EDUCA TION INFORMATION MEETINGS We have had two separate meetings regarding theý future of education in Ontario. One was organized by a group of students at Bowmanville High School. It was a' much more mature and effective way of voicing the students' displeasure with the way the education, their education, system is going than in the student protests: that have taken place in the past few weeks at a number: of schools, both in our area and abroad. The second meeting was to do with school board' amalgamation. I would like to thank John O'Toole for asking me to be the moderator at this very important meeting. As it now stands, according to the findings of the Sweeny Report, the Clarington portion of the: Northumberland- Clarington School Board would be! amalgamated with the much larger Durham Board. The: amalgamation process would increase the size of the Durham Board to over 70,000 students. According to the trustees from the board who were present at the meeting, Clarington's trustees would be eut down to one. The sehool boa rd portion of the local property taxes would be forced to go up to match the higher taxes generated in the other areas of the Durham Board., Also, two new schools presently being: constructed, (Dr. Ross Tilley and the new Newcastle Publie School) would have to be paid for by the Clarington portion of taxes alone, as the Durham Board will ot.be, assuming our debt. At present the cost of these schools is being shared by ail of Northumberland-Clarington. Some interesting questions came out of this. 1 must admit that I know very little about how the school boards are organized, or even how many trustees there are, or even what they do. I am sure that if I have these questions, then many of you do as well. Firstly, in a question 1 asked at the meetingý if the Durham Region has benefitted Clarington as well as it has (as the discussions regarding the GTA have pointed out) then why wduld our school board. (which takes 60%/1 of our local taxes) pot benefit from the much higher industrial assessment that exists in Oshawa just as the municipaisty would? In al fairness, trustee Bey Wakefield tried to answer my question, but we lost track of each other after the meeting. 1 would be glad to hear ber answer to that question. Secofidly, what does a trustee do? Will we be adversely affected with only one? The answer from the trustees seefised to be that we would, but 1 would like to be informed exactly how this would be so. Otherwise, although a trustee only makes $7,900 a year for their work, a reduction of 6 to 1 would be a savîngs of $39,500.00. Subtract another $7,900 because Durham trustees maRe twice as much as their counterparts in N- C, and that rtillI makes a savings of $3 1,600.00 (enough for one teacher). This might not seemn like a lot, but 1 am sure that all of you out there would like the answer to this question as well. Thirdly, by reducing the number of school boards by 40% (as recommended by the Sweeny Report) we would eut out 40% of board administrators, including 40% of the "$100.000'Club." Now 1 know that we cannot blame the problems we now face on these administrators, and that the sehool system is not the only area of government with these huge salaries (the Plumbing Supervisor for Ontario Housîng made over $1 13,000 last year) it could only help to lose a few of these positions and divert this money directly back to the sehools themselves. I must admit that I know very little how our education system works. 1 am not attacking it or- the administrators found within. I am simply asking a few questions, questions that many people of the general public are asking, and would be appreciative to receive some answers to these questions. We must keep in mind that the people who are going to be mostly affected by what happens in education is not the administrators, the teachers, or even the taxpayers, but the students themselves. With it becoming ever increasingly harder to find a job in today's competitive world-wide marketplace, a proper education is the only real future most students have. Every decision that is made directly effects them, 50 we must use caution, and do this wisely, or else an entire generation could suifer the consequences of our mistakes. TALENT SHOW AT LESKARDi UNI TED CHURCHrL7 On Saturday, the Leskard United Church held a talent show. Due to a hockey game, a wrong turn, and a poor memory on my part, I arrived at the church just as the event ended. 1 would gladly run in next week's paper a picture taken from that night. If anyone took any pictures and would like to have one run in next week's paper, drop by our offices in Orono. Thank you. Kendal United Chureh Kendal, Ontario Sunday,,April 21, 1996 - 11: 15 a.rn. "A Woman 's Place Is" Worship & Sunday School "la good place to be- a healthy place for children" Minister: Rev. David Black 786-2950 St. Saviours~ Anglican Chu rch MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Minister: Rev. Ann Tottenham Rectory 987-5678 , Church 983-5594 SUNDAY SERVICE, SUNOAY SCHOOL and YOUTH GROUP 9:30 ar. 1ST & 3RD SUN DA Y 0F MONTH HOLY COMMUNION ORONO PASTORAL Mervyn Russel * ,~,Marlene Risehrough, Secretary 983-5702 Church Office 983-5502 CHURCH SERVICES Sunday, April 21st Kirby United 9:30 ar. Pre-Servi ,ce Hymn Sing 9:15 Orono United 11:00 a.m. Pre-Service Htymn Sing 10:45 (lst Sunday of Every Month Communion Sunday at Orono and Kirby United Churches) EXPLORERS Wednesday, April 17 meet at Rosalyn Aîin's home 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. For girls & boys ages 8 - 12 yrs. LOGOS YOUTH GROUP meet Tuesdays 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. .Orono United Church For girls-& Boys ages 12 -16 yrs. A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. ý9"st ln*le Myth & Magic, (at savings!) figurines ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009 (M-M ) Ml Ail new