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labial news andvlews. . . w . Facts from the Beyond the classroom Board iit Education HOW THE BOARD OPERATES The Waterloo County Board of Education operates a system of 113 elementary and secondary schools, at- tended by over 49.000 stu- dents and staffed by ap- proximately 2.500 elemen- tary and secondary teachers. A support staff of adminis- trative. maintenance. custo- dial and secretarial person- nel also work for the Board. Pg 26 4 Wm maniac. _thtottt, NEW - “V " AUSTIN MARINA Open evenings til 9p.m., Friday til 6p.m., Saturday til Sp.m. - 4 Dr. Super deluxe - 1800 cc engine. 4 speed trans- mission, power disc brakes. rack and pinion steering. reclining bucket seats. rear window defroster, tinted“ glass. radial ply tires -, Plus Provincial Tan 5 and tie. Dealer Preparation Five year-50.000 mile guarantee FREE! ALL THE FURNITURE SAVINGS YOU CAN _ . . CARRY KITCHENER BRITISH CARS OPEN DAILY 1O a.m. to 10 p.m. SATURDAY'S UNTIL 6 P.M. 1069 ViCioria St. North 744- 1 188 FAIRWAY RD. Kitchener next to Fairview Park Mall E . 214235 l V 970 i a“; 1iiit kW ' 'ifi)fjij)ii,i,f,: FFi1iEf?li?l 5:03.: iitliliiii,ii,i'i'fi"'fiilC-i UC‘MD@§3 f AT THE ' FARMERS RAG MARKET, Wt SELL qun QUALITY uxo CLoTmNq,t' AT A :9 PRETTY can? Pmu‘r's A can ALTERN- A'TIVE " THE mam. cosr OF ”sum, gamer) You MORE FuNCTlONAL CUYTHC5. wz’ne mam Nam THE comm or wane 'rom. ---tb WATER St- N. 8S-3x3t '----u-w tY -crtTkiuk"i"e9rir'.C-c.'Cr-C- Formed in ms. the aim of the Board is to give every student " equal educational opportunity by providing the best resources possible at the most economical cost. . In the Regional Municipal- ity of Waterloo.twenty trus- tees are elected every two years to represent the public on the Board of Education. Sixteen trustees are elected from the Country seven BOARD TRUSTEES o NOWA9PEN 0 tem are discussed by trus- tees. The third Thursday of each" month is set aside for the regular Board meeting when decisions reached at Committee of the Whole meetings are ratified. All Committee of the Whole and regular Board meetings are open to the public who are welcome to attend. To con- firm meeting times call the Board office at 742-1751. extension 242. municipalities and {out are elected by supporter”: of the Waterloo County Roman Catholic Separate School system to represent the se- parate school students at- tending the Board's high schools. T BOARD MEETINGS The Board usually meets every Thursday evening at 8:00 pan. in the Board Room on the 9th floor, Corpora- tion Square. Kitchener. qhe first, second and fourth Thursdays are reserved for Committee of the Whole meetings when all items pertaining to the school sys- The Board's administra- tive staff is dividetrinto two groups: the academic offi- cials who are responsible to the Board through the Direc- tor of Education, and the business staff who report to the Board through the Business Administrator and Secretary-Treasurer. The Director of Education is the chief executive officer for the Board. _ Academic officials include all Superintendents of the Operations. Planning and Development. and Educa- tional Services Divisions. Business officials comprise the Administrators of the “These questions, and answers, based on Ontario law, are published to in- form and not to advise. No one should try to apply or interpret the law ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF =" The law and you Apart from the Committee of the Whole. there are IO major committees of the Board. all of which make planning and. policy deci- sions within well defined areas of responsibility and have their decisions approv- edby the Board at its regular meetings. A number of trus- tees, staff members and. in some cases. other public representatives. form the membership of these com- mittees. which are: As jts name suggests. this committee is respon- sible for the planning and financing of all new school projects; the need for site purchases or sales: boun- dary line changes: accom- modation problems and many related items. The committee usually meets every second Wednesday noon during the school year. Finance. Maintenance and Ctmstruetioet, Purchasing. The Advisory Committee on Schools for Trainable Retarded Children . This statutory committee also meets monthly and deals with all aspects of the special education program offered in the County's five schools for trainable retard- ed children. These accom- modate about 180 students, age 5 - 18. The Ad Hoc Building and Sites Committee Transportation Committee This committee handles many of the details involved in running a transportation BOARD COMMITTEES without the aid and ad- vice of a trained expert who knows the facts, since the facts of each case may change the application of the law." CONTRACTS. 8 Q. l advertised a camera for sale in the newspaper. A man came to look at it and wanted it. He said he didn't know it the price I wanted was fair, and that he wanted to talk to a friend who knew more about photography than he did. But he wanted me to hold the camera. So I wrote up a contract which said I agreed to sell the camera to him at a price to be agreed upon. He came back the next day with a price that was too low. Now whose price prevails in the contract. his or mine? A No one's price pre- vails. You do not have a valid contract unless all essential terms have been agreed upon or are capable of being ascertained cor tamly Here an essential term - the prtre to be paid - IS omitted You do not therefore have a completed contract at all. and are Services De- which carry “All students a total of "oo miles a day., Route changes. bus safety traffic panels. and vehi- cle maintenance are discuss- ed by the committee which meets as required. The Ad Hoc Academic and Non-Academic Salary Negotiation Committees These groups. formed en- tirely of trustees, negotiate on a continuing basis with representatives from all areas of the Board's opera- tion. Elementary and secon- dary teachers, custodians and maintenance personnel. secretarial staff, those in related services. and senior officials all negotiate an- nual salary ranges for their respective groups. The com- mittees meet as required throughout the year. Study Committees . The Board aiso forms other study committees Concern was shown last week by some regional counsellors about the qua- lity of care in group. homes for juveniles which cost the Region almost $15,000 last year. The health and social ser- vices committee Wednesday endorsed a resolution from Durham Region asking the province to amend the Ge- neral Welfare Assistance Act so the cost of group homes would be 80-per-cent subsidized by the commu- nity and social services ministry. -- They also agreed to inform not bound to sell the camera, nor he to buy it. CD8 Q. I thought that the era of debtors' prisons was over, but now I'm not so sure. Someone told me at a party last night that he'd gotten a letter from a collection agency threaten- ing him with six days in jail if he didn't pay some Small Claims Court judge- ments. This guy is pretty irresponsible about his debts, but he's had some bad luck too, and I really wonder that they could stick him in jail for some- thing like this. ‘A. People cannot be jailed for simple civil debts which remain unpaid even after judgement. However if judgement is recovered against the debtor. and he still does not pay it he may be called before a judge to explain why he cannot pay If he fails to appear he may be Jailed for contempt ot court but not for the lailure to pay the debt - In any era of enlighten ed law In so many areas some of us are still amar. Concern shown for quality of home care . T A“ Other Committees cur- rently in session include: Ad Hoc Committee Studying Administrative Structure: Ad Hoc Religious Educa- tion Committee: Purpose of Public Education Commit- tee: French Language Ad- visoryCommittee. when necessary to deter- mine plans or policies in a specialized area. Teachers are often represented on these committees which have been formed to study open concept schools. hand- writing. psychological serv- ices, the development of educational television in County schools. the role of the secondary school de- partment head. and many other subjects. The Board also has a Joint Committee on the Conditions of Work for Quality Educa- tion. composed of teachers. trustees. and administra- tive staff, which acts as a forum for discussion on many aspects of the teach- ing-learning situation. . the province they would like closer. more frequent checks on the homes. which receive $23 a day per child. The Region pays the full cost of the homes if the chil- dren are placed there by" a family court judge. Welfare administrator Art Pope said the $15,000 paid for a total of 100 weeks of care for four children. if the judge refers the child to the Chihiren's Aid Society ICAS) for placement. 80 per cent of the cost is paid by the province. ed to find such a potent tool for harassment by collection agencies still on the books. Most of the time it does little or nothing-to expedite payments, and merelrasdds to the debtor's court costs. FL8 Q. Is it true that the wife always gets custody of the children in n divorce case? I have been thinking of getting a divorce for some time - my wile has gone off to live with anoth- er gny. The children are both happy living with me, and I don't want to give them up; A. There is no rule of law that the wife neces- sarily gets custody of the children in a divorce ac- tion - not even very young children. The court must decide what is best for the children in every case, This means that young children are usually given to the Wife But if she is a bad influence. they may go to the lather It the children are older, the judge may often take their wishes into account in deciding custody