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econoinkvmsiouj a9 i i w r education grade 9 course selectionpostponed if you have news to share with the community h 1 be our next citizen on assignment fetobmistsustouffvilleribune 9052942200 course vvr by jennifer brown 1- stafewrtter jjdiicators in york regiqnare hoping sweeping relohns to high school will arrive early in the new year but already courseselection for public school students entering grade 9 has been postponed as ontario high schools move to a fouryear system next fall curriculum for grade 9 will cjiange and students will be required to choose streams directing them toward university college or the workplace however the new course outline hasnt arrived frgni the ministry of education yet and wont be released until january and some local officials fear it may be even later that will leave teachers ilg time to get ready for the new courses jilts a bit unnerving to me said st joan of arc catholic secondary school principal blair day rjirwe are definitely feeling hard put to make the klijd of necessary decisions and plans to deliver curriculum effectively were not sure what addi tional textbooks or supplies well have to order for next year and in certain cases teachers arc being asked toplace orders for materials without prior knowl edge what the course content will be in the future recently science department heads at the catholic boards nine high schools had to huddle anfl respond to a hurried request from the ministry toprder 17000 in science equipment not an easy task when they didnt know what is required forthc new curriculum day also has concerns that without proper preparation teachers will be hardpressed to deliv ery new grade 9 curriculum on time all during appriod when teacher morale is at an all time low i teachersare so demoralized by the way they have been treated you aspprsedtoulyfebniaty to get more information on the course profiles which are just being written said frances mckenna superintendent of secondary schools at the public board weve been told it will comeand weve tried to createa timeline to delay as long as possible mckenna says information on the grade 9 courseeontent is available on the internet but they still dont have grade 10 1 1 or 12 course information that will make it difficult for grade 9 students to plot out their high school careers students in grade 8 will want to be able to pick their grade 9 courses with a pathway in mind she said under the new system students will be required to choose courses with an applied or aca demic designation depending on the kind of career they want to pursue after high school day says that is also causing some confusion the ministry is trying to say the distinction between academic and applied is not the same as advanced and general but rather a mode of deliv ery and how a student learns best he said however mckenna says the five core courses grade 9 students must take such as english math science geography and french will be streamed but options are not we are definitely feeling hard put to make the kind of necessary decisions and plans to deliver curriculum effectively were not sure what additional textbooks or supplies well have to order for next year but while some students teachers and parents cant predict if they will become are putting pressure on education minister dave aaaflsffldftaaaaaiattabiaaaaa involved with the same vigour as they have in the past teachers are so demoralized by the way they have been treated you cant predict if they will become involved with the same vigour as they have in the past he said any enterprise buffers if if is hurried however the separate board will be proceeding with grade 9 course selection as usual this year the public board on the other hand is delaying thejusual elementarysecondary transition that occurs each yeaiso grade 8 students will be a grade sswoirtchoose until the lfn ij otnmoj r- v johnson to delay the reforms day and other edu cators in york region dont believe postponement is necessary if there is another delay they might as well not do it at all he said adding that while he supports a renewal of the system he still believes students are receiving a good education in the present sys tem at least theyre implementing this one year at a time mckenna said day says there are also questions around how the new high school reforms will impact contract requirements there are also the ongoing nagging questions about partial credits and teacher advisory groups the end of march i ymjt were clearing out the 1998s dont miss out on these great deals nt ir our prices are too low to print all vehicles will be windshield priced xu tie unionville home society jnanas you eor your support with the help of all our friends and benefactors throughout york region and the gta our 1998 gala was a soldout success with a final total of over 80000 tiff wmmv see ournext advertisement for honda canada finance inc low lease rates north markhamlftdo bj 3 4611 hwyt7 wt of itemed rd unionville r shonda 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