__ WetRegday, Suly:29/ s2008 Barbara Ronald | | For all your Real Estate needa: 384-8124 ing very difficult to interpret. In past ". 12. The district has made a commit- years we have worked with the union ment to. staff Technical Education are asking for more ina fairly collaborative way, but as our classes and Home Economics classes rey. financial resources have dried up it has — at 24 to one, due to the amount of avail- staff to allow smaller become more difficult to maintain the able work space and curricular con- science class S1zeS for level of teaching services that we had tent. in all program areas, ” Fleming said. But in spite of these moves forward: secondary schools. Ad- But, Michael Hayes, president of . Hayes still believes the district should ' ministrators say there the Saanich Teachers’ Association cut administration costs in order to thinks the district’s financial. woes find more money in the budget for is no more money to should not get in the way of class size, teachers. put into the system. the best learning environment and stu- “Other school districts are cutting , dent safety. back on administrative structures, not “Science teachers believe in‘hands — because they want to, not because it’s ; - on, minds on’, which is alovely way to a good idea, but because they had to Robyn Cha Chambers ~ describe what they want to see hap- put money in the classrooms first. And Peninsula News Review, pening in science labs,” said Hayes... we're just saying to the school board Th nich School Di h “They want to do as much stuff pos- ‘you have had choices over the years e Saanich School District and the sible, with the kids working with the. . to make cuts to the administrative. Saani ich Teachers’ Association are not re materials as opposed to listening to structure and you haven't done that’, ‘98 Oakland Camper. 10 10”, No GST, electric ic jacks, tested to -40°, awning, basement model, separate bath/shower, many other options. $25, 800 o. b. 0. : ee science labs across the district for the . SOME teacher out of the textbook.” he said. ; Pike cialis se : ee : a - upcoming year. _- Fleming admits that hands-on i is one ‘Fleming said he thinks the adminis- : amen The Teachers’ Association wishes” way to successfully teach science Jabs, trative numbers that are currently in but points out that, to meet the current place in the district are necessary. : = dab clabses, ee te load cre one - union demands, the district would “We have to ensure there is a bal- Q _ teacher for-every 24 students in: the ~ have to hire approximately six more. ance between. the number of teacher - district. However, the inability of the. full-time teachers across the district at and support workers in schools, as "district to meet those demands has .. the cost of $450,000 ayear. _ well as sufficient support in. the board “meant that the union has been in a_ “That is money we don’t have avail. office to ensure the operation is main- ~ grievance procedure. over the class: ? able to, us at the present. time,’ said tained while dealing with all measures size issue since June 1999, and i ie ctiret: Fleming. a ~ of accountability and public communi- “rently in arbitration. There isn trexct = -“There is no question that kids nied - cation, ” he said, adding, “We have.al- He “apected to be a resolution until January -hands- on lab. experiences as part of. ways spent less than what the ministry ee aa te : Jearning a science. We just. want to» provides us by way of money for ad- “make sure that there are safe ways Of. ministration in this district. e doing that, ‘and we think there are. ‘safe... “We've always spent far more on’ in- % ways that.don t require a 24. to. one Ya: : struction -and ont teachers than we — -tio in all classes at all times.” ae have. ever been funded for in this: dis “According 1 to Fleming, the classes at : ( issue are the. science labs for Grades 8 Family ‘Owned & < Operated Fresh B. C. Produce’ Tee Round According to j ack Fleming, § inte endent, of School District 63, thei is- tatiol “The disagreement is oll tive agreement, clause whichis prov- $555 — SiS = é of pure flower lant essenceses. |. the ort.and scie i Wty, get onend BHOSE ORE WA rk =. = As sensory ‘remedy for find ~ and body. Peppermint and - oe Blue Camomile create a ~~ tefreshing and soothing — aroma. 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