Page Z, Whtby Fro0 PrOss, W&dsdayJuÊ#y 26, 194 School board cost cuts recommended By Mike Kowalsi Durhamn Board of Education trustees have begun te whittlo away at this year's proposed budget. Hoping te avoid a projected 6.7 peor cent increase in 1994, t ho board's finance committee iast woek recommended a number of cst-cutting measures. If approved by the board, the recommended cuts wil be more than $1 million off the estimatod $880.4-miliion budgt, said com- munications officerldMr Brown. Cuti involvipg board personnel were scheduiod W b. deait with at Monday's school board meet- Ing and the remainder when the overail budget is struck later this year, Brown said. Among tho 14 rocommenda- tions made by conimittea are the fo'loýe',mnating one superinten- dent and one administrative secretary; * takrng custodiai and secre- tarial empioyees for the new Sinclair High School froni the existing staff compliment at other sé-hools; * ending advertisinýg and other funding for Education Week acti- vitios aithough Education Week wili stili beheid; * moving the start of French immersion instruction from km- dergrtn to, Grade 1; (A controversial proposai te, eiiminate transportation for F'rench Immersion students has not yet been discussed.) * aliowing gifted children liv- ing in Whitbyto attend classes in-their own munlcipaiity; (Whltb ostudonts are now bused te classes -in Oshawa. The Whitby achool hms yet te be announced.) Brown said the speciflecpooi- tions or empioyees w1déchwilbe affcted by the. staff cuts have flot y et ben identifled. 'Mhe board tries to handie it throu h attrition wherever pos- sible. If it can**t it will corne to layoffs » she saiâ. kiNDýERGARlTEN ISSUE DEFERRED Another contentious issue which. was not debated by com- mittee is a proposai for fuii-day, every-other-daykindergarten. The matter was referred te the Feb. 7 programn committee meet- ing for that committeo's conside- rion and wiil corne back te finance on Feb. 9, Brown said. This is to allow trustees tirne to re'yiew a report of a recont trp to Barrie (Simcoo County), whice il one of 45 school boards in Ontario that have instituted full- day, every-other-daY kindergar- ton. Aithough It wilI Bave the. board an annuai 5OOini tanspor- tation fees, the propoai las encounitered ogpposition froin some parents and trustees. Assault charge A fight over snow in a dri- vewayiled to a Whitby man being charged with amsuit Iast week. Police say a Trent Street man wau upet that some snow being Èiowe out of his neighbour' drveway was ending up in his own. The accused was arrested and charged with common assauit. He's scheduied to appear ini court Feb. 21. ~AMLY~1EMAL DEAL PFSd a. Whhy of our for. Hxph WIt -d - Wab - m-m-d p- - - -- - s' s i~ (From h twifl) *10 and 17 day stay-put holidays in Orlando eSt. Petersburg or Daytona Beach Areas eValue tourist-class accommodations eLuxury express coaches Departures on Fridays. Returns on Sundays. Pick-ups and drop-offs in Oshawa, Metro Toronto, Kitchener/Waterloo, London and Windsor areas. ONJTARIO REGISTRA TON 1893755 l CAL OU TAVi AGNTFOÀDTIL You could Wfyour Sunlink vacation PICKEI by booking PIKERING U*~ DITravel CETR these travel 1-800-267-921 4c 831-1521 1 mmmnà -r 17a* #7ù«e '7«W 4mo" 8 Ifidtown Dr. saa-576-1357 Bring this ad to one of these agencies when you book your Sunlink FIorida vacaton andy ou wiII be entered in a draw to win 2 tickets to the 10-day Sunlink Florida resort destination of your choioe or cash equvaent. D.adlin. for ontiro laAptil i 2th94. 1 Draw wilI be hekiApril 15th19. BAYWOOD AJAX- 6- CENTRE 19-2012 a prit promoio of Globus/Cosmos Tourama, the Witby Free Press and the agenc iIsted in duis ad - MEMEROTH TOROTO0ND OHAW THINKIN O0F SELLING? CONSIDER MY TRACK RECORD... *Entorod Real Estate with Century 21 System Nov. '85. " Centurion Award Winnor 1987 - 1993 " Inducted into Hall of Fame 1990 " Placed #in Canadal191 " Placod #5 in Canada 1992 " SOLD 86 HOMES 1993 CALL ME ANYTIME «H 433m2121 EON To k4iiptecli lt JUST çP LOVE GIVING AWAV FREE AIR MILES.0 m 1 mma ma Marlin Travel Whîthy - 6U-8ffl cý0 Ow »I-Off HM for lm Ajax - M3-Ul 1 minMbookkV& Pickering - 831-8411 428-M3