tg Na ES pg nN ee eg a a a a NR gag Eg aa ae eS eee ee a aEarrr re 2 of ; Cc . Ss . Spenes eater ee Se ee Sree ae GES RS. OF ISAS ONS. Ps WS ge. < CASSIAR - BOARD Submitted by Jim Callow It is with pleasure that the Members of the Cassiar Hospital Board welcome Werner Schneeberger as the latest Government appoin- tee to the Board. He replaces Mrs. Pat Lanphear who recently moved to the warmer clime of Hope. ; There is no doubt that Werner will be a worthy and able successor Co. Pat. by © £Lubhi Eling his dual role of representation with a skill gained by experi- ence. Primarily, his function is to represent the Government at Board meetings and report to the Regional Liaison Officer, Barry Carter, in Smithers who is our intermediary with Victoria. At the same time, the occasion may arise when he would be required to present the Board's case to the Government, generally in mat- ters <-concerning. finance. where his presentation could signifi- cantly affect the outcome. How- Stikine Notes Submitted by Micheal E. Henderson A monthly report on S.D. happen- ings. ’ Board of School Trustees; Chairman, Micheal Strange Vice-Chairman, Sherry Sethan Ross Harper Cherryl Bradford Yvonne Tashoots Molly Dennis Administration; Superintendent of Schools; Micheal Henderson Dir. of Curricuilm and § Instruc- tion; Judith Knapp Dease Lake Grade 11. The Board is going to investigate the possibility of Grade 11 in Dease Lake for Sept- ember, 1990. The major issues are the number of students, classroom facility and cost of the basic program. Academic Assesment The board reviewed the Ministry's results in Reading, Science and Math Assessment dur- ing the past three years. Our students in the Stikine hold their own in math and science in respect to the province. In reading, we are in need of im- provement. The Drstrictimple- mented a program over the past two years inan attempt to in- crease our performance in read- ing. We will continue to monitor these results and explore ways to improve the District reading scores. Grade 11 and 12 Results. It is encouraging to note that the grade 11 and 12 students at Cassiar Secondary do very well on government exam results. Great work, teachers and students tf =’ a YOR PIGS ie i ae “ever, Werner is no stranger to this channel of communication with Victoria, as he has had to travel this route before on his own business-related concerns. It should come with little surprise that Werner was nominat— ed to the Hospital Board. An ac- tive member of Cassiar Community since 1970 when he first arrived as a Heavy Duty Mechanic with the Company, he soon developed his hobby into a part time business and W.S. Electronics was born in 1972. Quick to see the possibil- ities in Cable Vision, he term- inated his services with the Com- pany in 1974 to devote all his time and energy to overcome the many Challenges in setteing up his second business, Wiese lvesvie Cable Vision. His? = SUCCESSie ULS well established now, as may be evidenced by the large volume of business he handles, which inclu- des the dealerships of Radio Shack and Electrolux, as well as the operation of B.C. Lotteries under the Lions Club licence. As if this were not enough, he is currently involved in the concep- tion of the "Northern Independent Business Association" as Chariman of a temporary committee apppoin- ted till a constitution is formu- lated and passed. aie Success has not always come Pupil Teaching Ratio. Our average class size is the best in the province. The average elementary class size 1s 15.3 pupil/teacher and the prov~- ince is 23.4 pupil/teacher. At the secondary level, the Stikine is. 12.7. pupil/teacher ‘and’ the province wuts 1.724132) pupilL/teacher: It is important to note that our classes may be small in size but most teachers teach 2 or 3 grade levels or 2 or 3 subjects in the same class. This is some- thing we are trying to have the Ministry realize when establish: ing funding in our district. School Board Meetings. The format for Schoot pBoard Meetings has changed significant- ly. Our Friday meeting will be Committee Meetings where >the Board will meet with the Super- intendent and the Secretary Treasurer to review the Education and Management Agenda and the Saturday meeting will be an open meeting with all items discussed and debated for the benefit of the. public. Motions will be made, discussed and voted on. It is an opportunity for the public to view their elected trustees in an actual democratic meeting. Please don't hesitate to attend. Native Education. We hope to organize a meet~- ing with all Native Bands in the Stikine to discuss Native Educa- tion issues including funding, Master Tuition Agreement, Letters of Agreement and Native Education Agreements. The tentative date is December 18 in Watson Lake. Year 2,000 The Ministry document named "The Year 2,000", gives a compre- hensive summary of the direction that education will be taking in the future. It explores the Primary Program, the Middle Years and the Graduate Program. If you do not have a copy and wish to read this paper,, please. phone..the Rae ts easily to Werner. Being a_ self made and self taught entreprenuer he has made, and paid for, the inevitable mistakes along the way, but never the same mistake twice. It-is this wealth of ac- cumulated experience and business acumen that he brings with him to the table of the Hospital Board meetings, and we look forward to his input and participation with interest. Welcome aboard! Board Office in Cassiar and re- quest a copy. Yukon Teachers' Convention The teachers had an extreme- ly worthwile professional session in Whitehorse in October. ~The workshops were very beneticial and the opportunity of meeting colleagues from other communities in the Yukon and Alaska was ex~- cellent. Heather McLeod and Sandy Salt attempted to take short cuts and Stan Carter and Pat Waldera managed to get hem on the straight and narrow. Atlin Badminton The Atlin badminton students are to be congratulated for an excellent job in a tournament held in Vancouver. A number ot the students are now ranked at the provincial level. Congratu- lations Atlin!! All our schools are now in- volved in extracurricular activi ties. Volleyball, badminton and outdoor clubs are a few to men- tion. Lets