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I rj TV Era Newmarket Aurora Wed Dec Teachers okay new contract with board i Three Newmarket mothers head up the drive to raise the necessary funds to keep the Maple Leaf Community School project operating in Janet Watt right started the campaign and is assisted by Karen Bob Martin centre and Irene The three members of the Wednesday afternoon mothers group report a strong response from the community People interested in assisting the drive should contact Mrs Watt at Moms launch petition drive to save Maple Leaf project NEWMARKET A group of Newmarket mothers is prepared to fight to ensure the continued success of the Maple Leaf Community School program only program of its kind in York Region the Maple Leaf project is running out of funds and may be forced to close at the end of the year But not if Janet Watt Karen Costoff and Irene have their way Mrs Watt is leading petition campaign to aim at convincing the town school board and province to continue funding the program While her two friends from the Wednesday af ternoon mothers group may be her strongest sup porters Mrs Watt had collected names by the middle of last week All thf ee ladies readily acknowledge that the grants provided over the past two years have been started up on funds Now that those start up funds are about to cease the mothers hope new funding can be found to sup plement the vs raised by the community school association Were attempting to raise money on our own Mrs Watt explained But its not enough Were not just going out and asking for money on a silver plat ter The Maple Leaf program is so varied it cant continue without a paid coordinator added Mrs Theres too many programs going on she ex plained There has to be a fulltime She described the current Norma as a highly respected member of the community and said it would be a shame not to continue the position past Dec Youngsters will also suffer if the program is discontinued warned Mrs Its so important for the kids to have a place to go she noted All three mothers agreed on the benefits of the program for area youngsters Students behavior at school has improved per cent since the program was introduced they claimed Community groups have also come to rely on the facility added Mrs Winiarski There are so many groups using it it is wanted and needed she explained Maple Leaf Community School operates about 30 programs serving an estimated people Thats a hell of a lot of people to say Okay go home guys noted Mrs Walt While the petition drive continues community school organizers are also carrying on their fund- raising efforts including later this month Christmas caroling around portions of Newmarket Through it all however theres still disap pointment surrounding the fight for funding Irene Winiarski summed it up this way As taxpayers why shouldnt we be using the school AURORA A new one year contract bet ween The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation and The York County Board of Education was ratified Wednesday by a com fortable percentage according to Eric McLean district executive officer Mr McLean said the main bone of contention with those not voting to ratify the contract was the lower salaries all categories of teachers receive in comparison with the four surrounding school boards The only case where a teachers salary is higher in York Region than in the surrounding boards is a principal in the highest bracket who receives more per year than his counterpart in Durham said Mr McLean Under the terms of the new contract the teachers receive an average increase 57 per cent over last year but some teachers will also receive an additional per cent increment for gained experience Base salary for a teacher fresh out of teachers college with a starts at and depending on experience could go to There are three more categories which depend primarily on qualifications a teacher may have The highest salary a teacher can earn is category four with years experience This enviable position will net said teacher for the next year Principals and vice- principals stand to earn a great deal more Base salary for a vice- principal in his first year at that position will be Base salary for a principal in his first year will be A vice- principal with five years experience will be paid 32200 while a principal with the same experience will be paid The board will also pay per cent of the teachers premiums 75 per cent of the teachers Ontario Blue Cross premiums per cent of the teachers term insurance plan premiums and 75 per cent of the teachers Blue Cross Dental Plan premiums fights board policy procedure on storm closing IMM PHASEOUT CALLED FOR Board asked to ban football AURORA Football may be hazardous to your health according to the Ontario Chiropractic Association A letter to the York County Board of Education from the association says school boards should begin to immediately phase out tackle football and replace it with another potentially less dangerous sport The association pointed out the high risk for often immediately undetectable injuries to the neck and spine caused by heavy body contact The association said adolescent bodies are not sufficiently developed to withstand the strain placed on them by what sports writers insist on referring as bone- crunching tackles The letter went on say public health must assume priority in the school system Some of the dangers listed as being associated with football are per- School contract awarded AURORA Genan Construction Ltd has been awarded a contract in the amount of for construction of the Holland Landing Public School Genan submitted the lowest tender of the seven received by the hoard which was close to lower than the amount of money available for the contract including site work The six other tenders were well above the amount available with the highest tender being submitted by Colt Con tracting Company Ltd in the amount of 1437000 malformation of growing bones spinal deformities muscle strain dislocated shoulders and others The association at its annual meeting passed a resolution for circulation to all school board in Ontario and part of the resolution says the association is going to approach the Provincial Lottery Research Fund for financial assistance to conduct reseTch into the incidence and possible effects of spinal injuries due to high school football as now played AURORA The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation wants the York County Board of Education to rescind Policy no regarding emergency school closing The teachers made their displeasure over the policy known to the board in a letter singed by Chris VanStraten president of District School board policy 66 states in part that schools must remain open in severe weather to accommodate children who may show up at school no matter what the weather The executive of District OSSTF is of the opinion the letter states that while there is some merit in the argument that schools must remain open such a posture introduces unnecessary hazard to the majority of students and staff The OSSTF said it believes an appropriate delegation of authority is needed so that a firm declaration may be issued to the effect that a the system will be closed an area will be closed or a school or schools will be closed The letter also says a section of the policy is in direct conflict with The Education Act in that discretion for attendance in inclement weather does not rest with the parents or guardian The policy says it does The teachers federation also took exception to the wording of the policy which requires the teachers to make every reasonable effort consistent with personal safety to be on duty Teachers as professionals and District as a professional organization feels that this statement implies a lack of trust in its em ployees on the part of the board said the letter With the administrative procedures set down in this policy the board appears to be attempting to prevent time off by some or all of the teachers in the county These 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