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"The provincial funding formula calîs lfor a fairly drastic increase in workload," said AI Tanner, who's area president ut the Ontario Secondary Sehools Teachers' Federation. "At the same ime, preparation time is being removed. The net effect is teachers won't be able tu provide services in and out of the classrooafa." Mr. Tanner said incrcased workload will make it diffacult for teachers au provide after-school help or support extra-curricular activities like sports, drama and special interest clubs. He said a provincial esimate of 25 minutes' more teaching time per day is misleading. Nearly ail Halton secondary schools are on semnester systems, 50 teachers would have au teach three courses during one semester and four during the other. "That would be 80 extra minutes per day of haîf the year, but an equal amount of ime would be required for preparation and marking," said Mr. Tanner. He added the Halton District Sehool Board's pro- posais go well beyond the 1,250 minutes per week called for by the provincial education Bill 160. The union leader said there are also coacemrs about secondary teachers' benefits, sick leave and possibly another wage freeze. He noted the teachers have not had salary increases in seven years. "The buard is under pressure by the government again to reduce spending," said Mr. Tanner. "And their way of implementing this is by passing on the demands 10 employees." SEMINAR: TUIE RUUiS HA VF CIANGED! BE PREPAREDI LOCATION: Holiday Innf, 0O 590 Argus Roa( DATE: July 9tha 1998 TIME: 4:00 to6:00 p US. 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Palcas ohm#o do neloInclmda any taxas, st-upaod dalissa, claqua Halton Grounds Care 1589 Steeles Avenue East, Milton, Ontario L9T-2X8 (905> 878-2121 Fax: (905>878-4023 Email: halton@istar.ca AI Tanner Dusty Papke Mr. Tanner said the OSSTF local will continue au negotiate. A conciliaaor is being appointed au mcci with both sides and ry and resolve the dispute. Dusty Papke, director of the Halton District Sehool Board, said the 1,250 minutes per week is meant as a minimum average eaching ime. "It's a fluor, nutaa ceiling." A teacher handling four courses of 75 minutes would be teaching 1,500 minutes during an average week. tn addition, the "downloading" exchange of respon- sibilities mearas the province is assuming haîf of cdu- cation cosas from property tax bills and freezing edu- cation cosas for the nexa three years. "The ability of sehool boards au raise revenues is nua as flexible under the ncw funding formula model,' noted Dr. Papke. "This is like ncgotiating a firsa col- lective agreement." He dcclined au comment further on specifre issues, nuting these are part of contraca negutiation. Currena negotiations with the Halton District School Board involve an estimatcd 970 secondary teachers.