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Exten.,ded-day program to be provided by third parties By Dominik Kurek METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP Onlario's exîended-day programn for young learners is toc) expensive 10 run for the Halton District School Board. In ils firsî four monîbs at fouir Halton public sehools, the program has run cip a $ 15,000 deficit. The extencled-day program is an exten- sion of the Fuit Day Early I earning Kindergarten program. Lt offers hefore and after sehool extended flours for young chul dren, înîîch like a daycare, however in the classroom with a Ministry of Education- based ccurriculuîm. Ail Ontario sehool boards had to begin implemenîing the program wiîbin the com- ing years sîarîing ibis past September. bo bc ri-n hy seboot staff. Halton District School Board opened the extended-day programn ai fouîr of its sehoots. tsso in Milton, ibis year. Howes'er, the Province changecl the poli- C\s II55 sas ic piogiain offls I)ccso i- îm where thieres scilficieni parent deinanci ancd boards have tbe opticon to deliver the pro- gram through third-party providers. Furthermore, the program must break even financîally, wbich so far it hasolt heen dcuîng. Starîing next scbool year, the public sebool board staff wif I no longe~r provicle ifie program;- it wuil be run by îbird-party providers. The full-day kindergarten is operaîing ai 11i sebools and wilI continue to do so. The decision was largely due to the costs associated with running the program. "We do this with some reluclance on our part, to be quile honesi wiîh you. We were quite suceessful wiîh the clelivery of the pro- gram this year wiîh the exception of that we were doing it at a loss," Superintenclent of Edù'cation Mark Zonnevetd told trustees ai a recent board meeting. "We can't do tfiat. We must run this pro- gram as besi we can and break even. At the $25 we've been charging parents we have been Iosing money." He added it was the cost of the program that forced the decision. In the staff report, it said îhe program bas already come $15,000 over budget by December. In order for the program to break, even, it said the board would bave îo charge about $31 per day svhich is significanti y highier ihan the $22 average at HalîK'n cbild- carc centres. [he cosîs arenI' the only thing îhaî have heen challenging for the board. Hiuman i cOl c b c aen aî -oî i, iaý, pio idinpi special cdticaiioii. For sîudenis wiih special neecî.eclinli ihose neceds lias prohahtv heen the aîrea ol grealcst challenge as îhe Pýros mcc inoyes for- \varcf with the lcdl-cLîy prograni. /onnes etcl said. IThe Province bas hcarci fromn juans boards ancl organizalions. louci anci c car ihat ihere is a lot of conern for spectal needý sîudenis and îhev have heeni fairly silent- Hie îold truscs the board has been work ing wiîh numecrocis service providers for chil dren with special needs 10 ensure there's sol- ficient support service for the studenîs. However, be said there are currently wail limes for students with special needs, a lack of service and a lack of tunding froin the Province. lie aiso, noted îhaî with the implementa- tion of the program hy third parties as a part- nership with the sehoots wil iihe dîfferent than in thc past. Previously, the child-carc- providers were simply tenants ai schools and 'I- used arcas such as the gvmnasium. The new EË program wîiI requirc that before and after - school students are in the classrooms whcrc thcy wtt! reccîve curriculum-hased educa- _ lion. ? e Italian Baxe.y & Delicatessen New York Style Pastrami Max Meat's Koibassa Meatloaf i-)l 0 111ke us Folow' us 1 www.tacebook.corn/Iaroseniltol www.twitter.cornlarosenitol 321 Broute Street S, White Oajks Plaza 905-815-0303 Monday - Thursday 8:30 arn - 7 pm, Friday 8:30 arn - 8 prn, Saturday 8:30 arn - 6 prn, Sunday 9 arn - 5 prn Prices in etlect Tuesday, February 22 ta Sunday February 27, 2011. filtL ~ ~ab*L.. >.4n 2tAI Jui&n tèiwnn vd.P Siresh FreshCart Fresharot Aspras Blueberries Strawberries 11kAsdupafr5agusc 0 . Mexico~~21 UAUS nln 6',,-e Calabrese Salami Max Meat's Kaiser Salami i /1 oOg 1 f . WIA MÈÈ-M .9 wý1-1 j