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NOW 59% OFF o.Fepý PANNÉ ROBEWEAR ENDS 150cm cule. 0cr Reg. 6.98 m NOW 3.99 a 547 Main St. E. Milton 878-0931 D' AGS A INFBI ITIUO (AU. OUR INFOUNE AT 1-888-780-0333. VISIT DUR WEBSITE AT www.fabnd. TheB(a i SeecionandPr-e ny -.r in Ontario May, 22-June 19 Sharinpa Heaithier Fuure> from YOUNG on page 1 programs. let them open up their books and 'd bce happy to assemîb. le ati ii individuals here in the community with management expertise to review their spending and find the money for themn by saving money outside the classroom," Mr. Young said. Mr. Young also said the govemment has added roughly $3 million more in the pub- lic board's classrooms in 1998-99 and $100 million was committed for new books and supplies in the 1998 budget. 'There is nothing in the formula to cause the cancellation of any program or activi- ty," the statement continues. But Dr. Papke said he doesn't feel the matter is quite that simple and says there are certain areas where the board's hands are tied. "The funding cornes in envelopes and some are sealed, while others have some flexibility," Dr. Papke explained "But new rules for class size, for exam- pie, do not allow the flexibility purported to be there." Elementary classes will be restricted to 25 students each beginning in the faîl, while secondary sehools wilI be limited to a stu- dent/teacher ratio of 22 to I1. It's this type of change, along with out- standing funding questions that have forced the board to make some unpopular choices according to Dr. Papke. "About $8 million of our funding for special education, for example, is based on successfully applying for it," Dr. Papke explained. "If we get everything we can apply for, we'lI get $24 million for special education, but last year we spent $33 mil- lion." The Halton board had a total of $280 million in expenditures last year, and is slated to receive $242 million this year. Dr. Papke admitted that doesn't neces- sarily mean there will be a funding short- faîl, but the board is still waiting for more information from government on what their role is. And he said that millions of funding dollars have already been spent on restrue- turing and the implementation of new French language boards. "We've been given figures from the govemrment for our 1997 expenditures that don'( min ýh oui s-Di. t9cpke said. "But the government bas taken over some responsibility so the numbers don't add up. We've been given the message over and over that we must become more efficient and that's what we're trying to do." As for the programs in question, Dr. Papke says Halton is not alone, and there should be guidelines in place by the faîl to, ease the impact of the cancellations. "IM 0os t boards have already made these cuts and we're one of the last," Dr. Papke said. "II don't want to impîy Terence Young that these programs are not beneficial, but some difficult decisions had to, be made around the funding model and staffing requirements. "In the new Ontario curriculum many of the leaming outeomes for design and tech- nology are dealt with in the science pro- gram, and although the document has not been released, I've been told by the Education Improvement Commission office that family studies will be part of the social studies program," he explained. "It will still be delivered, but we have to do it differently." Mr. Young said that's fine if it works, but he feels that the cuts, along with layoff notices given to 273 permanent and con- tract instructional assistants in late April, weren't the only options available to the board. "It sounds to me like they're cutting pro- grams - very important programs I might add - when they're supposed to be find- ing savings in administration and over- head," Mr. Young said. 'This is a board that currently bas four mothballed sehools, and the last figures I saw show they spend $2 million a year on retirement gratuities which is a totally out- moded idea. There need to be benchmarks set. "They also don't have to provide final figures on the number of identified special nèeds students until the end of lune, and that is when funding will be determined. The notices to the instructional assistants were premature." Mr. Young said he welcomes the oppor- tunity to discuss the matter further, and he will be responding to, Dr. Papke's letter with the suggestion that others be included in the meeting as well, "II think it would be a good idea if ail the Halton MPPs were involved," he explained. "We could meet with the board, administration or both, but that would be the normal route to take." As for the actual financial operations of the board, Dr. Papke said Mr. Yotung is not the only one invited to take a look for themselves. "We have an open budget process and our books are always open to the public." Dr. Papke also said that the new guide- lines only allow for five guidance teachers for the 68 elementary schools in the sys- terr, and although ail secondary schools will have the equivalent of one fulI-time teacherllibrarian, that would be the maxi- mum allotment for an elementary school, depending on its size. Milton District Hospital "QUALITY CARE FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY" I i NOTICE 0F ANNUAL MEETING MILTON DISTRICT HOSPITAL CORPORATION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1998 8:00 P.M. CAFETORIUM, BISHOP REDING HIGH SCHOOL MAIN STREET EAST, MILTON, ONTARIO. A cordial invitation is extended to ail. This year's Annual Meeting will be the final one for the Milton District Hospital Corporation. Our planned amalgamation with the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital is expected to be finalized by August 1, 1998. In addition to reviewing Hospital operations for the 1997/98 fiscal year, and honouring our long service employees and members of the medical staff, this year's annual meeting provides an opportunity to focus on our future and the opportunities that present themselves relating to our amalgamation. Dated at Milton this 4th day June, 1998 by order of the Board of Directors Norm FRemington, Chair. 1 - - mmý ç.'ýj ý,-