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Pat Arbuckile Chronicie Statt The need for finanâ€" cial restraint has prompted the postâ€" ponement of one proâ€" posal for an alternative school in Waterloo County and the outright rejection of another by trustees of the Waterâ€" loo County Board of Education. After extensive deâ€" bate on the Learning Place proposal, trustâ€" ees killed a plan Thursâ€" day to implement the aternative program at Elizabeth Ziegler school in Waterloo as early as September of At the same meeting, they also shelved a proposal to open a school for the arts at Suddaby school in Kitâ€" chener in September of 1984. In an effort to pave the way for future acceptance of the arts Focus on restraint sways board in decisions on alternative schools Keep your lads in thc’a’i?'“ place. school plan, however, they voted to reconsidâ€" er the proposal in 1986. In other business, members of the Brightâ€" on School Accommodaâ€" tion Review Committee who are studying possiâ€" ble alternatives to cloâ€" sure of the school, were granted an extension by trustees to allow them more time to hold parent information meetings and study deâ€" cisions regarding the future of Elizabeth Ziegler School. The committee will report to the board in Februâ€" arv of 1984. Learning Place, a program developed for a junior kindergarten to Grade 8 school, was to have featured exâ€" periential learning through play and exâ€" ploration,. ungraded classes where children advance at their own pace and a high degree © _ Preschoolers, 18â€"23 kilograms (40 to 50 pounds ), must be secured by a lap belt. ® _ Older children must use the full seat belt assembly. Bucide them in. It‘s always been a good idea. Now it‘s the law. On Nov. 1, 1983 toddlers come under the law which requires evervone from newborns to senior citizens to be properly restrained when travelling in i Cal. For children this means: e _ Infants. up to 9 kilograms (20 pounds) must be properly secured in a rearâ€"facing car seat; * _ Toddlers. 9â€"18 kilograms (20 to 40 pounds). must be in a frontâ€"facing car seat in their parents‘ or guardian‘s car; otherwise they must be secured by alap belt; Ontario Ministry of Transportation of parental and comâ€" munity involvement. Howard Parliament, superintendent of schools who served as chairman of a commitâ€" tee appointed to work out an implementation strategy for Learning Place, explained that eight schools had been considered as possible sites for the alternative school. Elizabeth Ziegler had been seâ€" lected because of its size, large classrooms and attractive playâ€" ground. Total cost of impleâ€" menting the Learning Place alternative at Elizabeth Ziegler inâ€" cluding materials, equipment and salaries was estimated at The school was to have opened in Sepâ€" tember of 1985 with an enrolment of 290 stuâ€" dents. This was expectâ€" ed to rise to 402 by 1988. James Snow, Minister Wiitiam Davis, Premier $80,195. The committee also included plans in its proposal to conâ€" struct a $255,000 gymâ€" nasium at the Elizaâ€" beth Ziegler site. It was the addition of the gymnasium and the inclusion of junior kinâ€" dergarten that proved a stumbling block for trustees in approving the proposal. Even Waterioo trustâ€" ee Lynn Woolstencroft, who urged board apâ€" proval calling it an ‘‘exciting‘‘ proposal, admitted that she would have "difficulty supporting a gym espeâ€" cially in a period of reâ€" straint." Trustee Elizabeth Witmer, chairman of the board‘s program committee who also served on the commitâ€" tee studying the Learnâ€" ing Place proposal, said that the costs were not excessive considerâ€" gram can accommeoâ€" date students who need special education or reâ€" medial help in a reguâ€" lar classroom, the board would save the cost of providing these services. ing the â€"potential beneâ€" After the proposal was rejected by trustâ€" ees, Witmer said that the board‘s decision will have an impact on the Waterloo core. *‘*Why don‘t we take a look at whether this works or not?" she said. "It‘s going to have a definite effect on the core of Waterloo where there are several schools with declining enrolment," she said. ‘‘If the school had been approved, it would have brought students from the suburbs into the core." because WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1983 â€" PAGE 11 DesiGNER FASmons Ontario‘s community newspapers and CP Air, coâ€"ordinator and patron of the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards Program, are seeking entries for 1983. Recipients will receive a Junior Citizen lapel pin, plaque, $200 and a family picture with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Nomination forms are available at this newsâ€" Rick Campbell, Junior Citizen Coâ€"Ordinator AND SAYE AT . . . NMM&LM & 744â€"5611 â€" Hon.â€"Sat. 10 a.m.â€"85:30 p.m. Deadline for nominations: November 30, 1983 â€" _ _ _ New and Nearty Now soid at a fraction of the original price. 45 Erb St. East, Waterioo N2J 1L7 Furs: Mink, Muskrat, Seal, otc. Good quality and Campus Furs. 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