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PAGE, 8e WHrrBY FREE PRESS, WEDNK Teachin By Debbie Luchuk Durham Region's boards of ed- fac ucation are feeling the effects of a ar province-wide shortage of teach- er, ers, and the shortage is expected for to continue into 1993.ha S Especially in growth areas La, such as Durham Region, there are acute shortages in teaching tee personnel for French immersion, rec maths and sciences. Moreover, tee shortages exist in ail other areas and grades. ag( Earl Lagroix, director of ed- hal ucation for the Durham Region bet Roman Catholic Separate School 1 Board, said the problem made in' itself apparent last school year Fr( when the numbers of applications ma for teaching positions dropped to col: 90 from more than 300 the pre- shc vious year. deg SD1PAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1988 staff shortage may continue until 1993 "We went to ail the teaching elementary and secondary. Board of Education said, the "We know thereis a shortage Lculties from Windsor to Ottawa Lagroix noted that other board was able to hire enough coming, in particular in Frenich. id recruited (graduating) teach- growth areas are experiencing staff, with the exception of one We foresee a sh ortage of'high -. If we had staved here (to wait similar tffirn rrihlrms.Tn Peel .fu11-time aPreht.aviii ha-r- s1,nl 1iechnical teachgers. assa lot ,r applications), we- wouldn't ive gotten enough teachers," 3groix said. One hundred and thirty five ýachers were hired through the ýcruiting process and the suppiy aching pool. "We told the goverment years o that this was going to ppen, and it will not be any ýtter before 1993-94," he said. The most acute shortages are French first language teaching, ýench immersion, secondary aths and sciences, and technical ýurses. Lagroix said that iortages also exist, to a lesser gree, in ail areas of teaching, - --AI4£.Lpllls flumlli. 1 u Region (separate school board), there is a shortage-of 20 teachers and ail supply teachers hâve been hired. Lagroixblames the limited en- rolments of teaching faculties for the shortage of teachers. The teaching programs are under- funded, and have been very selective when enrolling candi- dates, and many who could be excellent teachers are being turn- ed away by the high marks expected of them, he said. "We definitely have to do some- thing about the enrolments in teaching programs," Lagroix said. Chuck Powers of the Durham 1The board hired "an excess of 321 -teachers," and is retaining the services of 120,supply teach- ers. Like the separate board, Pow- ers said that the public board recruited teachers from the university teaching prograMs across the province from Decem- ber of last year to February. "We hired nothing but qual- ified candidates, excellent candi- dates," he said. Teachers are first hired for the "ispecialty"' areas such as French, maths and sciences and tecbnical studies, followed by the other areas as needed. will be retiring in the next few years," Powers said. Powers also believes that the limitations on enrolment in teaching faculties is in part to biame for the shortage of teach- ers. "The faculty of education at University of Toronto has an en- rolment of 650 teachers. This n umber is* easily taken* up by growth areas in the area (Metro- politan Toronto and outlying areas). "By 1991 to 1993, there will be tremendous growth, and there is no question that there will be a shortage." AWINN COMBINATION er in fur. Cs. Get the best selection Get the Iatest styles and you cou Id, One of 7 Buick Regals Buy a fur coat before January 1, 1989 and you will be eligible to enter The Canada Fur Appreciation Contest. One of 4 Fashion Furs Buy a fur coat before October 10, 1988 and you wiIl qualify for The Early Bird Draw. YU ALWAYS WlIN AT FRSALON Durham Regions Exclusive Alfred Sung Dealer 282 KING ST WEST 571-2101 F 0 0 Fin an, Oldman to run agarn By Debbie Luchuk Whitby separate schooi trustees Ed Finan and Tom Oldman have announced that they will be running again in the fail municipal elections. A -third Whitby trustee, Catherine Tunney, previously told The Free Press she would again seek re-election. A fourth Whitby trustee, TMa Woodcroft, is instead trying for a seat on Scugog municipal council. Finan said that he has three objectives he wants to see fulfilled before lie leaves school board politics. He wants to see "the planned four or five schools in Whitby built by 1990," and he wants to lobby the Province for more funding ànd "permission to build more schools," and to enlighten them 'in their short-sightedness." His final priority is to make the system even better for bis eight grandchildren and other Catholic youth. I have* eight grandchildren in the system and I feel its a very good system. I hope that my 30 years in education will help to maintain a good system, and perhaps assist in making it better," Finan concluded. Oldman wants to be around for the establishment of the new Whitby separate high school in the Fallingbrook subdivision. Hie says he became interested in a trustee position when Whitby lost Denis O'Connor high school to Ajax, and since lacked its own ED FINAN Catholic secondary school. "Beingy a father of five children, I feit that if it was possible, 1 should do my best to see that I was part of the* team that ensured that this community received allocation from the ministry te establish our own high school," Oldman said. "Because 1 will ha7ve five TOM OLDMAN children in the system before the, end of next term, I believe I have as much at stake as anyone to ensure that our system~s exis- tence is for the preservationi of a good, strong Catholic education. 'For this reason, I seek again the seat of separate'school board trustee for next term." te cause havoc with parking and mingling of students, according to one Whitby councillor. Councillor Joe Bugelli raised bis concerns two weeks ago at an operations committee meeting and again last week at Whitby council. Hie said that when council approved the school's site plan on July 11, he was unaware it would be used as a high school for the first 16 months. Bugelli also said that two separate school trustees were unaware the school would be used as a high school.' %,. "I can't believe that. Every trustee knows exactly what we are doing right there," Grant Andrews, superintendant of Musse iman FROM PAGE 3 year before making any plans for changes or improvements. Beaming enthusiastically Musselman concludes, I really take a pride in my school, our school. I'm going te look after it, the kids will soon find out. "I love this! I'm excited! I cari hardly wait te, get te school in the mornings." BY MN=EJOHINSTON The separate school to be built adjacent te West Lynde Public school on Michael Blvd. is going "i Off the ice, 'm a winru Free Skating Champion, 1988 Winter Olympic Parking 'havoc' with new sehool:e Bugelfl L-re G c:)rtaric Stel Cmpz7Dair7y PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE on the PROPOSED SHREDDER BYPRODUCT BERM Members of the public are invited to attend an open house wvith respect to the shredder byproduct bermn proposed by Lasco. Lasco staff and consultants will be available to provide information and discuss: ongoing studies With respect to hydrogeology, engineering, landscaping, and the natural and social environments the Environmental Assessment process that will be used to evalutate the proposai issues and concerns ident *ified or raised by the public Th/74GOC>':4PF'r hC>us --4vil! jbdSP 7heI/ci C>,- Thursday, Oct. 20 / 88 at the Centennial Community Centre 416 Centre St. Whitby, Ont. from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. For further informnation, please contact Mr. Ron Deeth, Projcct Manager, Shredder Byproduct I3erm Project Lasco. Whitby: 668-8811 > Toronto: 364-6136 (ext.) 732 t SEE PAGE 26