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18 economist sunlsuntribune education saturday nov 20 2004 1 jeffrey pollock music director conductor presents from the new and old world featuring lavallee overture to rose nuptiale ives the unanswered question jrves variations on america brahms serenade ipmajor trinity anglieanchureh markham theatre 41 6 41 00860 905 3057469 79 victoria st aurora 171 town centre blvd 1 block e of yonge st s of wellington st highway 7 warden ave sat nov 2704 800 pm sun nov 2804 730 pm tickets adults 22 seniorsstudents 1 7 under 1 2 5 in partnership with the york region newspaper group klees calls plan bumper sticker polities from page and endless bickering education quality and accountability office grade 3 and 6 test results announced last week show a turnaround the premier said after being effectively stalled for years provincewide reading writing and math test results are up mr mcguinty said for english language students in grade 3 theyre up seven per centage points in math four points in reading and three points in writing but approximately 40 per cent of the tested students are not meeting provincial stan dards he admitted the new literacy and numeracy secretariat will allow the system to make its goal of having 75 per cent of students meet the ontario benchmark while oak ridges mpp frank klees was not at the symposium its doubtful he would have joined the standing ovation the premier received its one thing for this premier to say he wants to partner on education unfortunately his track record over the last 12 months is in real definition that apparently theyre handing over education to the teacher unions the only piece of legislation that his government has introduced on education in the last 12 months is to eliminate teacher testing and to erode standards i find it interesting that he has the brawn to represent himself or his government as a new day in edu cation in ontario after being effectively stalled for years provincewide reading writing and math test results are up daltbn mcguinty on ontario education the mcguinty government is playing bumper sticker politics with the issue of education mr klees said this is the same premier and minister of education who have made it clear that they are going to revise the college of teachers to ensure that there are more teachers on the board that means it will be a college con trolled by the unions thats wrong they also want to cut the parent council he said he may call that partnership but what theyre forgetting are the parents in the partnership equation parents are stakehold ers its not up to teacher unions to drive the education agenda in this province the twoday conference pooled the expertise of commu nity leaders and education pro fessionals from canada and abroad im finding the conference very exciting and informative said karen dorland a special education teacher at park avenue public school in holland landing ill definitely be taking a lot back to the classroom the assessment workshops were meaningful jessie henry a teacher at vaughan secondary school said many interesting ideas were generated she said we seem to be accessing kids on what theyre memorizing not on what theyre learning ive learned that universities need to apply a shift as well acceptance is based on grades not on what is learned ontario energy board rp20040203 eb20040486 commission de ienergie de iontario ontario notice of application and oral hearing application by powerstream inc for a final order preapproving its conservation and demand management plan powerstream inc applicant hasfiled an application dated november 4 2004 with the ontario energy board for a final order preapproving its conservation and demand management plan cdm plan the board assigned file no rp20040203eb20040486 to this application on may 31 2004 the minister of energy granted approval to all distributors in ontario to apply to the board for an increase in their 2005 rates by the third installment of their incremental market adjusted revenue requirement marr this approval is conditional on a commitment to reinvest an equivalent amount in cdm initiatives the elements of the proposed cdm plan are as follows cobranded mass market program smart meter pilot design advisoryaudit program residential load control initiative social housing program smart meters program energy audits retrofits and partenrships leveraging energy conservation andor load management programs demand response initiative distribution loss reduction and load displacement the total budget for the cdm plan is approximately 64 million which is consistent with the amount of the third installment of its marr copies of the application and the prefiied evidence in support of the application are available for public inspection at the boards offices and at applicants head office at addresses below if you wish to participate in this proceeding you must make a submission to the board secretary within 10 calendar days of the publication of this notice stating your interest in this proceeding and how you intend to participate information oh how to participate may be obtained by calling the boards customer service centre tollfree at 18776322727 or by email to boardsec oebgovonca important if you do not request to participate in accordance with this notice the board may proceed in your absence and you will not be entitled to any further notice of this proceeding ontario energy board po box 231 9 2300 yonge street 26th floor toronto ontario m4p1e4 attn john zych board secretary tel 18886326273 toll free fax4164407656 email boardsecoebgovonca 6af ed at toronto november 2s26q4 powerstream inc 2800 rutherford rd vaughan on l4k2n9 attn william a milroy director system operations tel 9055134130 fax9053032000 gsrass mjjminjbmmjiu mumj