BS - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 11, 1995 OLD PORT 1993/1 904 ~ Quality of Schools ICT 88 UAL eachers in School District 1993-1994, the mean elemen- - . ae - on - District 88 take part in continuing tary class size was 21.9 stud- ' Oiepnc . vied professional development to ents; the mean secondary ‘Class Sizes mm Province ensure thal they are able to help class size was 22.6 students. 25 25 students meet the many. chal- Mean class size in School lenges facing them. Eighty-four District $8 is within the nor- percent of School District 88 mal range of the province. teachers hold Professional School District 88 has lower 23 Certificates and have completed elementary class sizes than five or more years of post- similar districts, secondary education. Thirty-six The ratio of students per percent have al least 13 years of educator, combined elementa- a1 teaching experience, while thir- ry and secondary, was 15.24 ty-five percent are in their first to 1 compared to 16.76 to 1 six years of teaching. for the province. School ay, oo The mean class sizes in District 88 is within the nor- 19 ee ' Ue gs: ting opie! Baad eee 88/89 990° S0/91 1/92 52193 . 93/94 8a/e9. - 89/90 90/91." 91/92 | 92/99 93/04 School District 88 over the past mal range for the similar dis- mo Ate FS six years compared to the pro- tricts and the province. Elementary Class Size. ' Secondary Class Size vince are shown in the graph. In Budget: How i is the money spent? chool District 88 had a gen badget of over $38 million in 1993-1994, This included an operating budget of $34.21 million and a capital budget of $4.67 million. The budgeted cost per student is $7381.00 com- pared to the provincial budgeted cost of $6500.00. The cost per student is with- in the normal range of simi- lar districts and of the province, The graph shows the per- centage of the budget spent in various areas, Instruction costs consist of the salaries of : school-based personnel, including teachers, clerical staff, instructional assistants, and principals. Administrative © costs include trustees, labour relations, and educational and business administration. Operation/Maintenance includes ulilities, main- tenance, and custodial costs, Transportation is student bus- | : ‘Debt Giarpes (9.7%) : Transportation (5.3%) ) Operation/Mainte - Administration (3.5%) My - lnstruction (68. 195) day care facility by January 1, 1996. Minor projects complet- ed in 1993-1994 included a new computer lab at Skeena Junior Secondary School and Elementary School, and a student day care facility in Terrace. It is hoped that the Caledonia gymnasium will be completed by September . cipal and interest on the dis- trict’s capital debt. - Capital expenditures going “to tender in January 1995 include an addition to the : gymnasium at Caledonia . 1995, South Hazelton the paving of the Hazelton ing costs. Debt Charges con- Secondary School; reptace- “Elementaty ' School” by Secondary Schoal track. ' sist of the payment of the prin- ment of South Hazelton September 1, 1996, and the school District 88 Schools 1994 Board of Trustees 636-2454 Principal Phone Number Donna Caruso Stewarl/Meziadin Stew Christensen Terrace/Thornhill 635-3429 HAZELTON Roger Leclerc Terrace/Thornhill 635-4640 os Hazelton Secondary Sheila Ryan 842-5214 Laurie Mitchell Terrace/Thornhill 635-3079 John Field Elementary Garry Underhill 842-5313 ¢ Rudy Polok ‘Hazelton/Kitwanga . Bd2-6 149° Silver Standard High Kelly Morrison, teacher 842-6679 John Pousette, Chair Terrace/Thornhill 635-2953. New Hazelton Elementary Arland Paulson 842-5777 Vernon Smith Villages of Gitwangak, 849-5308. South Hazelton Elementary Barb Purney 842-6688 . Gitanyow, & Gitsegukla one Special Education~Hazelton © Tom MacLean 842-6613 - Mary Spooner Hazelton/Kitwanga - 842-6167 District Native Education Joan Ryan 842-6222... Gary Turner Terrace/Fhornhill - 635-2943 KITWANGA a ea The District Parent Advisory Council president. for 1994 was Ms, Christine Kitwanga Elementary/ Bob Peacock. 849-5484 Crawford. In November 1994, Mr. Ron Hastings was elected president for 1995, Junior Secondary a eee © Mr. Hasting’s telephone at work is 638-5410 and at home is 638- 0094. STEWART/MEZIADIN . OS, Woke RS Ee or Meziadin Elementary Susan Clegg »» 638-3784 Radio phone. Tal] [ i Stewart Elementary --Joe Vidal 8. 636-2241 Ad mi nistrative Office [S Stewart Secondary Dave McMaster’ "g82238" Re eS | Frank Hamilton Superintendent of Schools TERRACE/THORNHILL Skip Bergsma Assistant Superintendent of Schoals Caledonia Senior Secondary Geoff Straker 635-6531 Barry Piersdorff Secretary Treasurer Cassie Hall Elementary Marion Desjardins © 635-5646 - . Harold Cox Director of Instruction (K-12) Clarence Michiel Elementary —_ Bill Gook - 638 0306... Andrew Scruton Director of Instruction (Student Support Services) Copper Mountain Elementary Dave Crawley .. 635- 7760 : Bruce Matthews Assistant Secretary Treasurer & Purchasing Agent Correspondence School Joe Vander Kwaak . 635-7944 Harry Eberts Maintenance and Busing Superintendent E. T. Kenney Primary Al Shepherd » 635-5828 cope Kiti K’Shan Primary Brian Phillips 635-3115. School Board Office Lakelse Junior High School Al Cameron, 7 635-5778 a S211 Kenney Street . Be Palsy Organ, ae “Terrace, B. Cy FO | Bjorn Petursson, teachers. 5.’ : V8&G.3E9 ~ : » oe Parkside Elementary School Christine Eide 635-3513. Phone: 635-4931 7 Skeena Junior Secondary Rob Greenwood . 635-9136. _. Toll Free Phone. I 800- 665- 6134 — Thornhill Elementary Barry Eyjolfson 635-5082 Thornhill Junior Secondary Rick Olson ~~ 635-9141 Thornhill Primary: Jim Steele 635-7066: Uplands Elementary Dawn Martin 635-2721