j 4j economist sun stouftvilfe tribime itiurshay jan 21198 lji education portables can be replaced with extra schools and matiommnrneivfimding formula l il ii a rkiwl t v ah v by jennifer brown jf tt jfok regions school boards want to wage awar on portables arid tlie plan may mean riiore spa- cious school yards but public board chairperson bill crottiers warns a debate will be waged over whether- to v build schools in new subdivisions where there are no schools or in older neighbourhoods that have been stuck with portable classrooms since the midsot although bbth boards are already in the process of building a dozen hew schools part of the province new capital funding formula allows the construction of additions or extra schools to r replace portable classrooms we will be working up a plan to get rid of portables said ralph benson the boards super- infendeht of corporate planning although he added there is no timeframe yet nor a target of how many portables wjll be cut we hope to be able to bring that plan tothe board in march but we have yet to make the deci sion as to how we will distribute the resources we have n v cfptherssaid the plan will have to strike the right balance s the question will beis theemphasisorf get ting ridf of portables or- making sure there is accommodation innew communities we have to balance off those two things f x yorks separate school board is also looking at jeducing its dependency oh portables according to spokesperson chris cablethey wont vanish completely but we arcalready looking at a new addition at stthomaslaquirias in keswick she said adding that four new elementary schools will also open this fall a if we have old portables they are susceptible i to all kinds of issues arid they are expensive to operate if we can clean them out all the better the catholic board will also examine tradition- al planning methods such as boundary changes- toreducejhe 370 portables now in use the key here is were a growing board and under the new funding formula we will always be- in a position to build new schppls cable said the other factor motivating the public tibard to reduce its stock of 700 portables is that those that aire now 12 years old arebecoming structurally- unsound k v many have water damage and have prompted health concerns among students parents and x teachers arid everi- have beeri repaired thatprocess is considered expensive rdveir the christmas holidays an 18pack of portables at huron heights secondary school in newmarket was deemed unfit for student use f theytye got a given lifespan and weve been using portables for quite a tirrie we didnt have a choice if we have old portables theyare sus ceptible to all kinds of issues and they are expen sive to operate if we can clearfthem out all the f betterjbenson said mprefoan 500 portables are used in the public board for classes with another 200 being used for storage and administration effing the shatters most community lffiffiiistsun llfsiiffvie- ptfibune the deals are getting doug love general manager 1 v door leather cd player heated seats power windows locks- 14j 7 xlli t stk 90375 43588 l r 1 999l 2t0next cab 4x4 new style loadedltrz7l leather rower tlockswinclows- ydiiname 111 t stkr90417 r t- fj a c riw j p sj dl tn- jv r t j 1 1 t i i 59339 a c f i includes plow o iv vo9 tonexti cab 4x4 jt xll2 ft western rlowair auto 1 v8 60 ltrvcrirbme wheels plus more jl a y- i v i i 2doorair autovv6powerpkg off road vi csusptni6nmuafetf ve-jfl- 4 bpbrautoairfcassettelpower pkgvauto tracki r its got it all zc vi 51 34j68 wt -r- ixs s v v business depot sears ultra mart todays homes igauriionville igamarkham price chopper- brimley j canadian tire- steeles price chqpper- bridlewood a p angel dry gleaning ldastouffviiie hdljyfqpd x cahadiantire stouffvilie sdbeys canadian tire- rhihr canadian tirej aurora x- hdme hardware dominion no one can deliver results like we do v to book your flyer distribution call c v markham 905 2948244 f n stouffville 905 640 ao economist sun areas only stpuffville tribune montnursrroo am9 pm ivoarhpontc vt ccs r wion-tnurs- 9 am 9 pm- sati 9 am6 pm v i i based ondown paymentsor equivalent trade of 5000 tah 12jon 4 34 ton pick ups 3500 blazers plus isvsecurity freight 4 al taxes uc extra based oofflooo km petyear or 36jtnths paymybplus taxes oac sale poces are plus freight taxes licence insurance extra j- lease based iilnsl s kindergarten registration york region district school board r uirffltfrffflcn cflftfe creative eager to learn animake education program possible in york region that means attending a york regidndistnct school board kindergarten program to registerbarenvfnust provide xxu- rxf- proof of theu childs age 1j v r record of immunization v- jx oiifitorlealtricard r childrenbbm in 1995 areeligible for junior kindergarten this j septemberaimenbomin1994an chdblareeligibef6rsenw