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c jyi ji1 i a- y fctt wep93 p3 board gets t grade from 15000 report julie caspersen staff reporter the york region board of education finished the school year with a failing grade in communication a consultant was hired to find out whats wrong and whats right with communica tion inside the york region board of education the responses exposed a deep vein of cynicism about the board administration entire schools returned their forms unanswered in protest against the boards use of funds for an outside consultant the report says we needed experience and manpower and we wanted hon est answers said board spokesperson ellen chenaux defending the consultants bill despite the boycott by teach ers at a markham school which the board would not name 80 per cent of teachers replied however the majority of responses are not flattering and many centre on the sub stantial amount of paper used to communicate for 15000 the board learned teachers and secre taries dont feel they are con sulted in spite of an onslaught of notes memos and other pieces of information stuffed in their mailboxes despite the tidal wave of paper flowing into the schools and offices too many people within the board voiced con cern that they did not know much about how the board arrived at decisions or that they were learning of major board decisions after the fact said consultant dan mcewen areas of discontent cited by staff include computer systems are not consistent school to school and cannot be integrated schools want fax machines staff feels it is not listened to and want the opportunity to express opinions managers and administra tors should meet high stan dards in communication skills before being promoted the report urges the board to become open and consultative starting with trustees and senior management including full disclosure of all its policies and procedures concerning all facets of the operating of schools employee relations including employment agree ments with all employees director designate bill hoga rth who joined the board july 1 regards the report as helpful in determining just where changes should be made such as in the area of duplication of jobs and materials hogarth said he has a very proactive stance on communi cation both within and outside the board and would have reviewed the way people and departments communicate anyhow the report was received by trustees last month and staff will review the findings and report back to the board in the fall a communication action plan has been tabled until october tasty treat phololom emmerson taylor bruce enjoys a tasty treat of dad marks strawberries and cream on main street stouffville recently ready and ripe john hall an employee at mangiones straw berries in stouffville shows off baskets full of ripe strawberries the berry picking season is in high gear with numerous farms open hospital opens meetings to public starting this september markham stouffville hospital board meetings will be open to the public the meetings will be held in the hospital auditorium and times and date will be publi cized in advance residents attending will have an oppor tunity to ask questions follow ing the meeting it is our intention to conduct as much board business as possible in the presence of those who are interested in attending said chair glenn grime crosby he added some legal patient and personnel matters will be dealt with in private sessions fimfiulmiahmtvhivt fwt it t ril il nvtf tirrvil man charged a whitchurchstouffville man who rolled his truck last month has been charged with drunk driving a driver was hospitalized fol lowing a june 6 crash on bethesda rd near mccowan rd where he lost control of his gmc jimmy the eastbound truck hit the north shoulder of the road veered into the oncoming lanes and flipped over landing in the north ditch the driver was tossed from the vehicle and suffered back and head injuries he was alone in the truck york regional police charged a 48yearold rupert ave man july 6 with impaired driving and having a blood alcohol con tent over the legal limit lumber stolen police are seeking public help to find the thieves who made off with 70000 worth of mer- chandise from a gormley lum ber store on june 24 between 6 and 10 pm thieves disabled the alarm at ratcliff lumber on wood bine ave and smashed a hole in the door to get inside the culprits virtually cleaned out the entire contents of the store york regional police said the goods were loaded into a 1989 gmc van with ratcliff lumber printed on both sides anyone with information is asked to call 8875877 ext 513 or crime mtpppw felcher park mail box location makes sense says canada post rep from page 1 delivered with their mail earlier this week craig said canada post had placed its mail boxes for service to the area on private lands at the plaza on a temporary basis until a permanent location could be found placing the boxes in parks rightofways and other public- owned lands are common in towns across the region he said this is no different than in many many other instances it makes sense to place the boxes on lands in parks we have a mandate to deliver these peoples mail craig said he said the area needed would amount to a 10foot by 15foot concrete slab to be situated along the fenceline of the threeacre park this wont block the view of the park or hinder activities common sense dictates this craig said adding the move would improve service to the area making it more convenient and cen tral to residents and craig said the only people making conditions dangerous for children would be residents of the subdivision this would not bring hundreds of cars from outside the subdi vision the only people using these boxes are neighbors in the area craig said crawley told the crowd that nothing has been approved by staff yet and assured the residents that the location would be scrutinized carefully 0 public works director paul whitehouse said he doesnt under stand why residents are kicking up such 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