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" ttlr-ttet 00mm. W, M an. 1914 BRIAN 1tinllillMlll,,ll,, 4 Years-Waterloo Planning Director. 5 Years-Self-Employed Consultant. 1 Year - Alderman. Waterloo. 3 Years - Member, Grand River Conservation Authority _ 5 Years - Director, K-W Social Planning Council 5 Years - Part-time Lecturer W.L.U. EXPERIENCE & STABILITY COMBINED WITH A FRESH OUTLOOK Knows the School Laws and Regulations thoroughly, even the NEW Bill 72 now introduced in the Ontario. Legislature along with Regulations 119. Isa member of the Trustees' Association Committee to study and report on the contents of BOTH. Has the TIME. KNOW- LEDGE and WlLLINGNESS to serve well. MONDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1974 as ONE of the City of Waterloo Trustees, on the Waterloo County BOard of Education respectfully solicits yng_ influence and VOTE for RE-ELECTION on WATERLOO PUBLIC SCHOOL VOTERS NEIL A. MacEACHERN 1ufJisi.stusllidlate Board “I see trusteesttip as a form of public education designed to create a liaison between the administra- tion and the parents-out a trustee can get caught up in paperwork and forget to use the channels of com- munication. Presently, I think, people see the Board of Education as being total- ly inaccessible." she said. She was a member of the Waterloo County Jtoard of Education in 1971-72 and taught high school for five years and speaks' from ex- perience. l .' She syould Irtifiti, her goals by mating an open- ness between the parents and .the administration. One way she suggests this could be tione'is by inviting, the various community astro- ciations to board meetings. "With more consulta- tion, the community could feel they will Have some effect on the Board's de- trisions," she said. Bonds between the board and the public could also be improved by encourag- ing greater community use of schools and keeping old- er neightyrurhood schools in operation instead of tt(oishimyttcioft is approachable B .of Ed candida} ”I'll fight tooth and tong to keep schools in the com- munity. It's easier to let an old school deterioriate and destroy it than keep it going. If it is 'necessary to take down old buildings they should be rettlaesed in the area they come from." sheexplained. ”Downtown schools“, are being neglected. I've a healthy respect for tra- ditions and a good way to maintain our ties with the He went to the Board of Education with two pri- mary interests: the cur- riculum and class-room con- ditions. But he soon discov- ered that muchof a trustee's job concerns more routine matters. ByRoatKellestine Don Baker has had to revise hisrimage of a .trus- tee after completing his first two-year' term in office. _ "There are an awful lot of routine matters to deal with. salaries, budgets, various reports. We are constantly reacting to things and this makes it difficult to take the initia- tive. "Individually a trustee has no authority. There is a certain powerlessness in the, position." he explains, But despite these draw- backs, he enjoys being a trustee and he has shoyn it is possible for a trustee to follow his individual initia- tive. _ “I feel I am making a contribution to the commun- ity and injecting a new dimension into .the board. But the main reason I am running again is two pro- jects I started that I want' to continue working on." He was the initiator of a study of class sizes in ele- mentary schools which will possibly result in a lower pupil-teacher ratio in the classes from kindergarten to grade three. Mr. Baker Baker revises his image teacher ratios are too tilgh :', are Ttttthemhoouandthera- (e a tin: given by the provincial tra- governing-t do not reflect ay to trepeal situation in the. create change rapidly you "e! PM f! the policy le- val believes firmly that smaller classes in a better atmos- phere for lea ming. Another area he is par- ticularly interested in is the pilot project in teaching French in grade one which started this September. "The project is being ca r- ried out in 12 schools on a tttree-year trial basis. I'd like to be on the board when the decision to expand the program is made." he said. _ Dr. Baker, a university history professor. is also interested in a program of B of Ed candidate J. Myles Lawlor. a third- year University of Wa- terloo student, hopes the citizens 'of Waterloo are ready for a"different face on the Board of Educa- tion and will elect himas atrustee. "My opinion is _that an alternative could be pre- sented with a student on the board. rll probably ask dumb questions like every beginner but rll have a different perspec- tive to offer. I could add something that otherwise might not be brought out." he said. Lawyer, says a e i new slant needed (' ByRonKelles’tine . Sometimes it is good for an organization to let in fresh people because of the different approaches that can be offered by a new member. _ Lawlor is especially in- terested in the course curriculums of the schools. and would like to see more emphasis put on Canadian Studies. at the University Witt! a special concentration ,on municipal government. He is now studying his- tory and political science She feels present pupil- Old prices 'a':a'shw .v. . - still in V effect -wash 35c 500 Glen Forest Blvd. To gmwnnns come? a, LAUNDRY clean? understanding" o! the pubic!!! she brewing In doing this she perhaps demmtstrates the truth of her own self-appraisal. "My mpst appealing characteristic is my ap- proachability. " continue to do this. as a te?cheriteil ratios. what the people of Water- loo feel about the Board of walking tom of the Vicer- loo subdivisions and would He has had to change his expectations as a trustee but in the prdeess he feels he has gained in knowledi and interests. for the release of the real "Just as a slow learner - has special needs. bright children are the same‘way. They require special atten- tion and freedoms if they are to develop their poten- tial. .No society can be bet- ter than its educational sys- tem permits. It's in a so- ciety's best interests to help talented children. '. enrichment for bright chilgiren in the system. Another 'rnajor concern is the academic laziness emerging in the high schools because of t the credit system.- _ T . The traditional core sub- jects are being ignored by many students and the quality of education is dropping. The' board should see that the quality is kept up while still giving some choice. "rm" not sure why kids do not like the core sub- jects. This is a conserya- tive school system and perhaps more experime tation in techniques can. produce more interest. Lawhrr said, He feels there should be a closer integration of the schools with the communi- ty through neighbourhood use of the buildings and bringing lay people into the class-room as resource people. " _ _ Closer contact between the school board and the community could be gain- ed by monthly meetings with ratepayer associations and neighbourhood or- ganizations he said. Now has 25 m. capacity machines for " a wash 885- , 000