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The Acton Free Press Wed April 1976 Supply teachers protest 30 pay cut claim not right says Supt ACTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS vice principals Zanatta M Z Bennett and Gary Robert Little centre received a trophy for each of their schools from Mike DeJong to be presented to the student in each school who is considered the best safety patroller The money used for the trophies was left over from a bank account the Acton Safety Council had several years ago Constable Keith Woods of the Halton Regional Police was also on hand when the trophies were given Students will be picked sometime in June Ospringe Hawaii Costa Rica on holiday itineraries The Board of Education has denied that a pay cut for supply teachers which took effect April amounts to a percent monetary loss as the Elementary Supply Teachers Association has claimed Superintendent of Instruc tion Orie said Tues day in a telephone interview with this newspaper that I dont think Its right when informed claims its members now earn 30 percent per day less than beginning teachers in levels one and four He said the pay cut amounted to 16 per cent for supply teachers in levels 1 to and per cent for those in levels to 7 compared with earnings of beginning teachers The statement was made last week in a news re lease this newspaper and was reiterated Tuesday morning in a telephone inter view by Mrs Adnenne of Georgetown who policy meeting of GO supply teachers in Milton Monday night Councillor seeks seat Marion ouncillor for Erin ige announted her in the ion for the Peel In a letter to the Constituency membership Mrs lumbers outlined her long involvement with the Mil being one el the found the riding are fully and approved by the board cautioned they sometimes work only a half- day or one day while begin ning teachers have a long- term commitment to the stu dents The superintendent of In struction said for example that last November a fair month for such statistics per cent of supply days worked were either tor a half- day or one day at a time days regular pay And he said when a supply teacher for some reason works school days in a row that teacher goes on sche dule and earns full pay bas ed on hid or her level educa tional background and years of leaching experience On March 18 trustees of the Hoard of Education voted to cut the pay of its sup ply teachers in an effort to save between April 1 and the end of Principals critical too The move which has been criticized by HESTA mem bers as well as many North public school princi pals was designed to save money in a year of provincial restraint What It did however was effectively cancel out a pay raise which he Halton supply teachers only received last fall Using levels for example a supply teacher making early last fall was boosted by the raise to dally The new April 1 pay cut drops the daily figure back to plus four per cent vacation pay of dally For level supply tea they were making 40 early last fall when the raise boosted daily wages to The new pay cut drops that rate back to plus four per cent vacation pay or More than SO members of the Elementary Teachers Association met night In a Milton public school library to cuss the options open to us and what we can do accord ing to meeting chairman Mrs Beccker of Georgetown Press barred On a motion by the George town supply teacher the wo men voted unanimously to bar the only reporler present from the meeting Mrs said the wo men discussed their displea sure over the fact that they ago IK- During her period of volvunenl she has jMisitions of president preside of the She is Hie area to for the il mile long rulinu Hi When children room sud denlj become quiet it is time to investigate The same rule applies lo our sump pump ll had been working tor a week or more when one morning the house seemed quiet It time to investigate Just as I fear tired and gne up the The water its new found freedom was creeping up into boxes which when moved prompt fell apart contacting a plumber I pro until he arrived and the situation under control which is said Mrs Neil and Honda Key coral reef there Fishing was also a memorable pari of when Ben and v of Mai from the ilton Mr and Mrs the Fowler and Mr and Mrs Donaldson of uelph McCausland of lirimalia spent a few divs with Bonnie during the school Eden Mills 1 tan a there other things rather do on a spring morning One them is watching the red winged blackbirds in the trees and I here and the and listening to the call of the robin They all have arrived back from their winter boh Hawaiian Other residents have been enjoying holidays loo Mr and Mrs dime rem and Mr and Mrs Gordon had a grand holiday in Hawaii flew to the is land of and were given the traditional lei greeting on landing There they spent two wonderful weeks staying at Beach and sightsee ing They visited the Culture Centre and the fabulous Kodak show where they were entertained by Hie Hula dancers and the Tahi Hans which are two separate cultures A thrilling two hour ride on The Sea Flight took them to the Island of Maui I he Sea Flight is an air boat put into service last summer and carries passengers II skims over water on toons Maui is called the Val ley Island and is noted for its pineapples which grow on stalks They were permitted to bring home as many as Ihey wanled of this juicy delicious fruit To go to Kauai Island took a little more than two hours There they toured the Fern Grotto cave and saw the Garden Island can yon which is a small replica of the Grand Canyon They say it was a marvelous trip despite the fact that bacon was a pound and a loaf of bread cost cents Visit former resident Dr and Mrs Ben and Mr and Mrs Duncan have returned from their two week holiday in Costa They say it is a very beautiful country where it is spring all the time with lovely flowers and fine dairy farms Three days were spent in Belize which is British Honduras There they called on Lady Joan Roberts who used to live in having moved away three Craft Club visits Hespeler plant llv Mrs Wright Ihe Tuesday afternoon raft dub enjoyed a tour through the Woolen In Plants in last iuesdav w of the group were able to go and came home with a lot of information on the etc which they will to the rest of the dub Mrs Wright and term law Beryl were Rochester last week attend ing the of Mrs Wright brother John lough r form rly of Special Arrangements Fruit Trees Corsages Potted Plants Always a good supply of FRESH CUT FLOWERS present of the Erin In July Girl Guides awarded her the Citizen tin iar Jubilee Award for rm Village As this date no other persons have declared their intuit ions seeking the noin Caroline Fhwer Garden Shop TWO MILES WEST OF ACTON- SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY Its Spring Planning Time Establish Your Line of Credit Now Right now before the spring rush sit down with a manager Figure out how much youre going to need and when throughout the coming year Hell arrange to have the money available when you need it in other words establish your line of credit You pay no 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heard of the impending pay cut from the news media and not from the board Itself She said the women present were from all parts of Including Georgetown Acton Milton Burlington and Oak- ville Asked why only SO 200 members were present at a time of crisis for the organization the meeting chairman said those present were acting as representa tives of other members un able to be preterit and dec taken were to be com municated this week to the others by phone The Halton Board of Education has supply tea chers both the board and HESTA were unable to explain why the other 300 supply teachers did not belong to the ZOO- member organization A second meeting for members is to take place next Tuesday night April 13 at m in the audi torium of the E C Drury School In Milton It too is closed to the news media Dont waste a drop After the furnace the water heater is the biggest user of energy in your home Waste hot water and you re wasting valuable energy Thats a good reason or getting full value from 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