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RE a A 3 I SL 0 i i 16- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 1, 1997 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" Could have some impact on 1997 budget Separate board sticking with JK By Chris Hal Port Perry Star While an exact cost is yet to be determined, Dur- ham separate school offi- cials plan to continue Jun- 1or Kindergarten next year. Pending the approval of the budget by the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board and approval by the Edu- cation Improvement Com- mission, plans are in place for both JK and senior Kindergarten, the board announced last week. "We haven't isolated the costs yet but it is part of our standard program and we want to offer it," said director of education Grant Andrews. He said, though, that continuation of the program might af- fect taxes for 1997. There are currently 2,107 children enrolled in both programs throughout -41 elementary schools in the region. Port Perry's Immaculate Conception Separate School has 38 students, while St. Jo- seph's in Uxbridge has 44 enrolled. While the EIC hasn't granted its approval yet, Mr. Andrews doesn't ex- Van Camp & Keller Chartered Accountants pect any problems. "We're not expecting any difficulties with the Commission. We've had this program in place for a considerable amount of time, since 1974, and we believe philosophically in this program. "We've made some ad- justments and we'll have a minimal increase in the mill rate," said Mr. An- drews adding that staff and transportation cuts have saved some money. The separate board cur- rently offers both alter- nate full days for its stu- dents and daily half-day Income tax planning and return preparation. Personal tax returns electronically filed. Financial, estate and retirement planning. Personal Tax Returns are being processed now. OFFICE HOURS UNTIL APRIL 30. Monday to Friday 8 - 6, Saturday 9 -1 204 Casimir St., Port Perry Telephone: (905) 985-9725 Toll Free: 1-800-215-3852 ALLD SUN AY DAY BUFFET programs. Also preparing to offer Junior Kindergarten this fall is the Durham Board of Education, which is bringing back the pro- gram a year after it was killed. The program was can- celled just before being in- troduced in area schools by trustees last year when funding for the program was withdrawn by the pro- vincial government. Boards across the prov- ince had been ordered by the NDP government to bring in JK, but the new Tory government made it optional and left funding up to local boards. The $2.4 million re- quired for capital and op- erating costs from Sep- tember to December of this year will be taken out of reserves, and won't fig- ure into the 0.33 per cent tax hike adopted by the public board. Next year's costs are being picked up by the province when it as- sumes responsibility for education funding next January. Close to 4,200 young- sters are expected to take advantage of the program this fall. Don't Miss An Issue SUBSCRIBE to the PORT PERRY STAR ELSA RCC ERR T 085-7383 AAA Al THE OVER 60 HOT & COLD DELECTABLE DELICACIES TO TICKLE YOUR TASTE e OVER 60 HOT & COLD ENTREES FRUIT & CHEESE TRAYS o SCRUMPTIOUS SALADS FABULOUS DESSERTS & MUCH MUCH MORE A S20, pe Pry i | | | | A] GYINEEN 4:1 ial lal eee aaa . gv | oy GER ve Divan | WE Vo i EBUDS! * Taxes & Gratuities Extra * Always 10% Discount for Seniors 60+ a Soa LOCATED NEAR BOAT FEELRY, A A a A A PE LIME Leet ml wl LEAN O'Toole says he'll present petition for school workers By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Durham East MPP John O'Toole will introduce a resolution asking his government to reconsider its plans for outsourcing of school jobs at Queen's Park on Thursday. Faced with the possibility of losing their jobs through privatization courtesy of Bill 104, non- teaching school employees have approached thé MPP to represent them at Queen's Park. Mr. O'Toole plans on introducing his private member's resolution to the legisla- : ture April 3. Mr. O'Toole said he wants to make sure those who may lose their jobs be given every opportunity to . keep them. : "I'm encouraging the government to re-examine or review outsourcing non-teaching positions. I'm not ~ defecting from my government, I O'TOOLE just want to make sure some changes are made. "It is still requested that the EIC examine the option of outsourcing and the board will make a decision," said the local MPP. Bill 104, The Fewer School Boards Act, states that the Education Improvement Commission is to make recommendations to the government on how to promote the outsourcing of non-instructional ser- vices by district school boards. Besides reviewing the entitlements and rights of non-instructional school employees, Mr. O'Toole wants to ensure that these employees are consulted and entitled to compete or bid on any position being considered for outsourcing. 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