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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, May 22,1996 In Brief Crash Kills Local Boy A three-ear crash on Hwy. 6, near Burlington, has claimed the life of a five-year-old Bowmanvillc boy. James Goldie, 5, was killed instantly in the crash which occurred around 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. His parents, Yasmin and Gerry, were seriously injured and taken to Hamilton General Hospital and his brother, Jordan, age 3, and sister Brenda, 3 months, were taken to McMaster Medical Centre. According to OPP, a car rear-ended the Goldie family's family's vehicle as driver Yasmin Goldie, age 32, had stopped to turn left into a driveway. The car shot across the highway and was struck by a third vehicle. Police arc investigating the accident. GM Dealer Hosts Drive For Funds Fulfil your fantasy of driving driving a corvette or a GM 4x4 on Thursday, May 23. Roy Nichols Motors (at 2728 Courtice Road) is holding a Charity Test Drive from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m, rain or shine. The car dealership will make a $5 donation towards the funding of the Courtice Recreation Centre with each test drive taken. As of today, over $57,000 in • pledges have been secured to ensure the construction of a state-of- the-art community centre in Courtice which is slated to include swimming pool, library, and auditorium. Schools and Students to Receive Report Card Beginning this June, every parent with a child attending school in The Northumbcrland- Clarington Board of Education will receive a portrait of that school's academic performance. performance. And that school's per formance will be compared to board and province-wide test results. "An important measure of a board's accountability is student student achievement," says Jan Pomeroy, co-ordinator of cur riculum. These packages, available available to parents and ratepayers, will show "how well students arc doing, and how well schools arc doing. They will be set in the context of specific information such as the demo graphies of that school community." community." Only a handful of school boards in the province arc working on some form of public public reporting, says Superintendent of Program Trudy Lum, who adds: "we're forecasting" that the province will soon require all school boards to do this. The school and board-wide profiles will publish the results of the most recent board-wide or province-wide tests in which students have participated. In the inaugural edition, elementary elementary schools will report their results on the recent province- wide grade six reading tests. High schools will show how their students performed in the grade nine reading and writing tests. "In their profiles, schools will detail what they intend to do to improve student achievement," achievement," says Lum. For example, Hastings Public School reports that their students were slightly below the board and provincial results in reading in the narrative narrative and non-fiction sections. But they were strong in other areas of reading. The school performed above average in arithmetic and problem-solving. problem-solving. As a result, teachers at the school decided, among 'other things, to beef up the non-fiction non-fiction reading program, teach students ways to read for specific specific information, conduct a Math Family Night at the school and, ask parents to encourage students to read more at home. In fact, linking what happens happens at home with what happens happens at school is another key part of the school profiles, says Lum. "It's one more mechanism mechanism of sharing, with parents, what a school values and what the school is working toward accomplishing." Pomeroy says the "focus of the school profiles is to improve school programs. 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M os port From page one emphasis of a public meeting to take place tonight, Wednesday, May 22, at the Tyrone Community Centre at 7 p.m. Lome Butterfield, of the North Claringtqn Ratepayers' Association, told The Canadian Statesman, "we believe the town is trying to do something." To that end, the local residents residents should have a say in finding solutions to any possible possible problems, he said. HOMEOWNERS INTERLOCK SPECIAL Includes up to 100 sq. ft. of Interlock 4" x 8" Traditional Stone ■ Your choice of colours • 1 Unilock Pisa II Wall Stair up to 4 ft. wide • Full 8" to 10" base under walkway "Guaranteed"! • All work performed by owner with 15 years experience which is why we give a full 2 year warranty • Generous full sized garden beds approx. 3 ft. by length of walk 799 ALL INCLUSIVE Book Now and We pay the GST. Call Today for your FREE DESIGN CONSULTATION Lifestyle Enviroscaping 263-4098 SUPER VALUE! 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