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Al2- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Four-day week survey value. draws criticism | ~ THE SCHOOL district's decision to pay a Vicloria company : $9, 000° for, a survey on. raeaehe cism froin a former. ‘trustee. “My concern is it's going lo a make you guys look ‘bad: ‘Cary: Turner told: ‘school. trustees last. week. : - He worries ‘the. ‘guivey findings will. 7 point: to negative ‘and, positive: impact . -~all equally compelling, makin i diffi ' cull:to for-tristéés, to weigh: ‘the: results...” | “You guys are ‘spending $9,000 without: * getting any - answeis,"” he’ said. “The: only: * - question you; have to ask. is: “{secretary-" treagurér]..Marcel- Georges: “did we save~ that money?’ os Turner was referring to: previous, ésti- . _ mates: that ihe plan will’ save as: ‘much: AS: $1.4 million in operaling costs this-year, »- ~ The’ actual financial:-savings, haven't ‘been: tallied yet, but’ the: school board is: pressing ahead: with-its: ‘promise: ‘to.mon tor the- impact ofthe. four-day..week :on students, notably’ with the. upeoming. sur. vey of students. and parents... Trustee, Hal Stedham told Turner the” board. struggled with: spending $9,000 on’ the survey: but decided it.was necessary. “We didn’t want to-do ‘the survey. our: : selves: because - it would | end Up’.comjng: ‘out as a ‘biased’ survey;”” Stedham. OK » - plained. - He: added: ihe ‘board: adopted: “the: four.” _ day week .as-a “cost-cutting” measure that WAS viewed _as less: disruptive 16 students’ _ than closing’ more schools. 7 _ “We were faced with a. difficiilt dec _-sion and. we. did: what we. thought: was the” _ best interest forthe: children,”. he said: : . Stedham: also responded: to: criticism . that the board's: only coricern in” ‘introduc- | ing the shorter week: Was: balancing, ( the... “There! s:a biz myth ‘that the: only: Tea-,. son. we. wert: with the four: ‘day week: was: for fiscal reasons,” he said.’ “We put: ‘this ~ Up: against: closing’ eight more schools, a ~ because that ‘was what we ‘were: ‘facing.”: _. Terrace parent John How ‘had. ‘auestions "about the:survey. itself.’ : ‘He. asked’ why. children. | in! “primary. grades won't, be included: in, ‘the: survey even though even though it’ ‘will: be’ given, to all other students. . ; Nanaimo ‘trustees reject four- aay idea ‘ “under a four. ay ‘eck beeause they're = veo “THE NANAIMO school board. has. said no. to the. four-day school week as 2: ting option. , Trustee Terry. Lynn ‘Saunders, told the: "proved faulty, Saunders said.’ Unionized support workers: ‘working it in- side and: outside. schools take a big hit Lawsuit against district to be heard next month | THE COAST Mountains: School. Districi will, bein B.C, Supreme Court next: morith over.a. ‘pending lawsuit, lodged. by a parent - , _ who's'seeking to have the four-day School oe week declared illegal: “A court date-has’ been set for. Feb: 2: “and 13.in Vancouver; - The school: district’ 5 fesponse to. the petition’ includes ‘three affidavits, accord-: :- ing to the’ counsel. acting. For: ‘the Gone: ‘Mountains School District. ' As of Jan. 2, the-district’s. response had i been provided: tothe :counsel acting ones Terrace parent behalf of: the. petitioner, ay -o.0 ng! daughters. at: . school: ‘board . “me eting,. also. won- |) OF ‘children in.” pr m: ast yy. “or early February: isn't complete. © ost- cule, “ ‘province: IE : ; a eer Saunders nid. the: Boundary’ school oa ton oe New bookings only. | * How, ‘who: | ; was ‘joined |--- ‘by vhis.. two. last. week’ s. dered: how : Karen is back! - Te A ve district: a ilk-ensure eye “the: 6pinions: school” carry equal. weight. Be According - “to. vas ore- searcher with “the: ‘survey: company the district hited, Malatest and. Associales, those . -children - are‘ too young: to. be surveyed, effectively, assistant superintendent Rob Greenwood: : Lgaid., : Their’ parents, “however; will ‘have a. voice Greenwood’ ‘confirmed. wt A parent survey. will go out to ‘aebee: “seitative: ‘sample of parents, aCTOSS. the oT district. “ The school distri : jouse’ survey ‘hight not ‘provide. * “he'saids > Greenwood. hesds. up ihe dlistrie® $- fou oI . day. week moniloting committee,‘a group ‘that’s ‘grappled ‘with: how best to’measure 2 [ “the: impact ‘of 4. shorter. ‘week. and longer ..] .- days: on students — “anid: the’ ‘community. vA professional ly=developed: survey. ig -_ _ just one of the tools the. committee Wants 20) 002s" to ‘lise “to ‘gather data. : ‘Tn- deptr. dnterviwis, is ee cand: focus groups.ate others. 3." re .»Greénwood ‘said the. survey” could: bef conducted: during the Jast week of January. ft . So ‘far,, the finial, draft: poe 80. far;- just 2 “School District ° here: and tlie. ‘Boundary a ee - School - district im: ‘Grand "Forks: have ~ |’: “The potential cosl- cutting measure is. 7 cin . not being discussed. as "part of current.” ~ budget” deliberations because. ‘the: Hea board — which touted. the four-day, week: last. year’ “has. since idmined, the: lan. f ‘has’ faults Ron Bs ng “Tanis: ‘Pursell, ‘but’ had nal: yet been fled fe at. the | court repistry: © Her’ ‘petition says. “the board’ contra vened. the. provincial school .act- Tast: “spring - when. trusieés : approved | ‘the “four= day week behind’ closed doors.-and: failéd 9} +. Js to ‘adequately’ nolily: patents, about. the, 7 Sone “pending: ‘decision... : — “The faur= ‘day “school week, “in which schools are: “closed Fridays, was. intro: ° ~ duced ‘in’ ‘Septérmber™ as “part, “of the dis -tricl’s cost-cutting measurés.: a ‘Trusteés. viewed. the plan as less dis: ruplive than’closing more schools. - : oe Gary Turner - Na Hamrstyust “2 Julie is back! << d. to Sat. ELECTROLOGIST “ Part Time. A ESTHETICIAN 4 Eliza is back! "Not pictured. Working Fridays | ESTHETICIAN’ Lori is. New! . Images welcomes Lori back 40 Terrace. She has ° y 8 years experience. Lori: - specializes in nail air, brushing. ants. to ensure “the a. “survey will provide. statistically, meaning- | ~ ‘ful resulis.in order to assess the impact of- |... + the: new. school week, ‘something: that. an oo o i*This® is precisely why ‘we went: to an. . outside expert,” Greenwood told: the Ter- | 7 ‘yaée Standard ; récently,. ‘adding: ‘Malatest. -|o07 5 >>, * ~ and, ‘Associates. considers’ il: ‘key. to. survey. weet +. students: : Te S: not that. we're: trying tO. ‘leaye anybody’ ‘out,” le . Book January 10 to 5 January 2 9 4 2 004 | ’ “Alltraval mustbe completed By February 29. 3004 Aeron 0, “A\ll travel: must be together with 5 same’ s retuin & depatira dates: _ “Applicable fc to Fares of $269. 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