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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.

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district: a
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“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. - :

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