By JOHN GREEN

Saanich Teachers’ Association
‘has agreed tothe deduction of ~ :
three days salary from each of its “the term, giving teachers and.
_ members by Dec. 17 of this year, /

‘and: Saanich: school: board has’.

-agreed to allow the teachers to be:

absent from school on. three non-"

~ instructional days. - :
~ As-a result. there will not: need.
to be any teacher layoffs to allow

the board to reduce its budget'to

~..the: level set by the Provincial :

government, :

term,”

as. attending
-meeting with parents.

“Discussion ¢ at Monday’ s board
: hiceting indicated: the three days:

will probably. come at the end of

“~students an ‘extra’ three days of.
‘Christmas: vacation, but this has.
not been settled.

-Non- instructional

students but not for the teachers,
who use the time:for such things
seminars, and

“fs |sidney,

||Saanich, and—

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: and | Esther dail attend
a council meeting to see if money
y. for the sidewalk cannot be found

‘teacher. ;

d ays,
- normally: spread. throughout the:
are holidays ‘-for = the

Sidney. Mlenientary: school
‘principal Gene Jacobson raised:
“the question of time for parent-:
-and~ board.
chairman: Gerry.Kristianson had’
“no answer, pointing out that-the ..

ministry had refused to allow a cut. another. $260,000 out of its :

budget. »

Public 1 meetings will be held i in’
Saanich, Central Saanich and
“Sidney-North Saanich at which —

‘board members will be prepared
_ to explain the restraint program -:

interviews ,:

reduction in teaching days:

He expressed: thanks to: the -
teachers.and other employees for::-

accepting cuts in their salaries

‘*to allow the education system to

function.”
The agreement was, s reached on

Sept.’

22. and had. already been

teachers’ association. «:

-It solves ‘the financial problem
en only until the end of the. year. For -
~ 1983-the board is under orders.to

to parents. Dates have not yet

association
presenting proposals for changes *
in the collective agreement. This. °
“is normally: the first
seeking a pay increase for the
E coming year.

“been set.
ratified by the membership of the a

~ Meanwhile. . the bc
received notice from the teachers’
that) it. will --be

With its” financial. se

solved temporarily, the board ©
decided it could afford: to hire a
half-time. teacher aide: for the”

By PEGGIE ROWAN ND.

‘board has”

step: in.

kindergarten class’ at’  Saanichton on

-elementary school for the rest of

1982 rather than: require. five:
pupils. to — be. transferred to

; McTavish elementary.

There are 29 pupils i in the class,

: while board ‘policy: allows only

24. It had been indicated that.
parents ‘of the children involved

would. ‘not. have been able to ©
- transport:them:to McTavish and.

they. would actually” have to drop
out of kindergarten.

- Bveryone: wants ‘to be. involved atti

fs in ‘something good — that’s why’
- ‘Thursday’ Ss. elections at Saanich
iz Peninsula’ chamber ‘of: commerce

d to mect an ever: growing
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central Saanich in all sections of. the paper,

i a: column: on:
ich middle school:

— this timé to bigger

new premises at 2367 Beacon Ave, We'll. be inv “iting everyone sot
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