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ARE YOU A STUDENT, PARENT OR COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL WOLFE WHITE OAKS SECONDARY SCHOOLS AREA? If so, we invite your submission to our September 1995 Administrative Linking leadership team (i.e. Heads of Department restructuring). Looking to the future, how should departments be defined and how should they be organized? Please share your opinions with the committee by making an oral or written submission to us by November 14, 1995. Ward 3 public school trustee candidate > no stranger to education budget process By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff Did You Know? Parking is easy in downtown Oakville. For Your Convenience: Many downtown businesses offer one hour free parking in the Parking Garage. * ADVERTISING FEATURE I his weekly series highlights some of the best advertised values for food and household y items offered by our featured grocery advertisers. We hope it will help you and your family q to stretch those allâ€"important food buying dollars. Here are this week‘s best buys: J etaphorically speaking, Neil Reid says he doesn‘t shout fire unless he has a plan to remove everyone safely from the danger zone. A candidate for Ward 3 Halton public school trustee, the business executive and father of three said he has plans that will foster a board more receptive to public input, as well as initiaâ€" tives that do not simply rubber stamp adminisâ€" trative actions. A _ regular contributor to the board‘s financial / process as a representative of the Federation of Oakville Residents Groups, of which he is former viceâ€"president and current secreâ€" tary, Reid said he wants to move forward on initiatives begun by Ward 3 trustee, John Scheel whq has decided not to seek reâ€"election. ‘"He‘s (Scheel) shaken them up and I think some of the trustees. are more receptive to change...We. have the same objectives," said Reid, who is also founding vice« chair of the Residents Against Cement Company Pollution and. founding president of Clearview Oakville Community Association. Reid said he believes he can make a difference as a trustee and "sift throuch" board rhetoric. As a taxpayer making presentaâ€" tions to the board, Reid said he has looked around and witnessed. indifference and "closed minds" to‘ what is being said. 2 "We also have to get teachers back into the classroom," sai Reid. "We have 177 departmen# heads who teach two periods a day* If we can get half of them to teacl:i an extra period, or three periods | day, there is the equivalent of $2, million in savings. In addition, w will also be improving the qualit of instruction as these are our, experienced teachers we will bi gettine back into the classroom." » Reid said trustees must wos* together as a team to get adminis tration to respond to trustee rather than the other way around. } Reid added that the boar doesn‘t need another teacher 0 teacher‘s spouse on the board. ~ "We need people who doni have a selfâ€"interest in 75 to 805 of the budget (salaries)," sai Reid. 4 One of Reid‘s main areas of concern is what he considers excess administrative baceage. _ "Over the last 10 years, staffing levels in administration have increased 10% while the number of students has actually fallen," said Reid. "If we could reduce administraâ€" tive staff to 1985 levels, we could save $2(million) to $3 million or‘ use that money to put into the, classroom where it is needed," ie continued. "Companies â€"have become more focused in what they do, more efficient. They use PC‘s, electronic mail...some of thesg tools are in use in the admin areay but staffine levels have still risen.‘? Reid is also in favor of "aggresyÂ¥ sively" pursuing the sharing of, services with the Halton Separat School Board and streamlining thé budget process. § "Right now, the adminstratio . 2 leads the board," said Reid. Reid