Page 10 September 1983 Cassiar Courier In and Around S.D.87 All of the District’s schools opened for business on Tuesday September 6th, 1983, and it was probably our smoothest opening ever—a quiet compliment to the organ- ization of District prinicipals, the co-operation of District teachers and the support of District parents. Nice Team- work!| : District enrolment figures are down slightly in com- parison to last year’s enrolment and the Ministry’s enrol- ment projections. This drop could have a significant im- pact on the District’s 1984 budget, because student enrol- ment is a major cost-driver of the new funding system. Fewer District students means fewer District dollars. Current enrolment totals are: Elementary Secondary Total Atlin 60 12 r 78 Cassiar 189 109 298 Dease Lake 60 16 76 Good Hope Lake 24 24 Lower Post 24 15 39 Tahltan : 44 m2 69 Iskut 3 ; 3 Totals 410 177 587 Teacher Orientation: Teachers new (or returning) to School District No. 87 gathered together in Cassiar on September 1st and 2nd for an orientation session. This session focused on District expectations of teachers in terms of long and short-range planning, course preparation and student evaluation. District staff gave in- service ‘on the District’s teaching model and its teacher supervision and evaluation process. by Owen Corcoran As well teachers were busy with the paper work that goes with all professions--bank accounts for payroll, medi- cal and dental benefits, the contractual agreement, profes- sional development, the District's special forms, etc. The busy schedule was rounded off by a light social function at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Chambers. ‘Staff Changes: Resignations effective June 30, 1983 Mr. V. Lieb, TahItan, K-10 - Mrs. G. Scott, Dease Lake, K-10 Mr. G. Millar, Snowridge Mrs. E. Millar, Cassiar Secondary Ms. D. Boyer, Snowridge Ms. R. Lachance, Atlin Ms, U. Stoeckmann, Dease Lake In-District transfers: Mr. D. John, Dease Lake to Snowridge Mr. R. Wild, Tahltan to Dease Lake Mrs. D. Allard-Wild, Tahlitan to Dease Lake Ms. S. Henderson, Tahitan to Dease Lake Appointments: Mr. W. Cocking, Cassiar Secondary Ms. Jo-Ellen Doyle, Lower Post, K-9 Mrs. C. Dickinson, Atlin, part-time Mrs. S. Lockwood, Atlin, part-time Ms..J. Simmons, Tahitan ~ Mr. J. Buckler, Tahltan Mrs. E. Buckler, Tahltan Mrs, S. Hyde, Tahltan Leaves of Absence: Ms. C. Redmond, Snowridge, Sabbatical Leave Mr. J. Markley, Atlin, Personal Leave without pay Special: Mr. P. Hyde, Acting-Principal, Tahitan Summer Happenings: Great progress with grounds Hevelooment: at Snowridge and Atlin. Phase one ofeach development schedule is well in hand, Two new teacherages, one in Lower Post and another in Dease Lake. These additions should give the District breathing space in this area. Lower Post students are now housed in the Resident- ial School and the additional space and extra facilities (access to a full-size gymnasium) should allow for wider program offering. Iskut's ‘homebound centre’ has increased its popula- tion by 50%. A special welcome to you, Julie-Ann: Disappointing news for Dease Lake, no new school this year because of provincial restraint measures. The good news is that Dease is a high priority replacement school once the freeze is over. The freeze on the building of administration centres is still in force. This means that the Administration-Main- tenance Centre for Cassiar is pushed a little further back on the back-burner. Light News: Definitions: Blind Date: when you expect to meet a vision and she turns out to be a sight. Pedestrian: a man who has two cars, one wife and one or more teen-aged children. Golf Score: a total that increases with witnesses. Tact: the art of making a point without making an enemy. S.D. 87 Stikine and the Fiscal Framework System In July 1983 the Ministry of Education unveiled its New Budgeting and Financing System. The component which allocates dollar amounts to the educational, opera- tional, administration and maintenance programs which the Stikine sponsors is the Fiscal Framework System. The Fiscal Framework System serves nine functions: 1. Instruction K - 7 2. Instruction 8 - 12 3. Special Education Programs 4. District Administration/Instructional Support 5. Operations and Maintenance . 6. Auxiliary Services 7. Transportation and Housing 8. Non-shareable Capital 9. Capital Debt Service By means of specific formulae which are directly re- lated to total enrolment, the average district-teacher’s salary, the average provincial-teacher’s salary, employee benefit costs, the Vancouver C.P.1., and the average cost of utilities the Ministry has allocated dollar amounts to specific programs in each function. The allocations are as follows: 1. Instruction K-7 $ 638,924 2. Instruction 8 - 12 313,472 3. Spec. Education Programs 819,885 4. District Administration 197,630 5. Operations and Maintenance 842,388 6. Auxiliary Services 1,596 7. Transportation and Housing Telair Services Ron Bruns Telegraph Creek B.C. Ph. 235-3296 In Dease Lake Ph 771-3351 WHEELS, SKIS & FLOATS DHC~ 2 BEAVER CESSNA 180 CESSNA 185 -CESSNA 206 Sight Seeing Fishing Trips Winter & Summer 96,195 =82.210.090- These allocations are supplemented by three addi- tional grants: Local Programs Remoteness and Dispersion Phase-in $ 19,048 1,017,026 Total Allocation (1984) $2,910,090 1,068,012 ert see) $3,978,102, - The Board of Trustees must now distribute this allo- cated amount over the cost of the programs and services it decides to sponsor in the Stikine. For 1984 and 1985 the Board may allocate as much (or as little) money as it deems appropriate to each program. Some Comparisons and Some Observations: a) 1983 Operational Budget $ 3,994,071 1984 Operational Budget 3,978,102 1984 Shortfall 15,969 b) Function Allocations: : 1983 1984 1,2,3 K-7,8+:12and $2,472,105 $1,772,281 Special Ed. 4. District Admin. ° 403,155 “197,630 5. Operations & 934,463 842,388 Maintenance 6. Auxiliary Services 1,500 : 1,596 7. Transportation and 182,848 96,195 Housing 3,994,071 - 2,910,090 The shortfall ($3,994,071 - 2,910,090) = $1,083,981 will be made up by distribution of the three additional grants of: Local Programs Dispersion and fsolation ?hase-in $ 19,048 1,017,026 31,938 $1 (068,012 PORTRAITS, PASSPORT PICTURES MORTIFEE _MUNSHAW DEALER FOR COLOR & ENLARGEMENTS, FILMS, CAMERAS & ACCESSORIES - FOR SALE, CAMERA REPAIRS, WEDDINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS, B.& W DARKROOM FINISHING T15 Malozemoff 778-7345 31,938 In reality the Board is faced with reducing last year’s budget by $15,969 to meet the Ministry’s 1984 alloca- tion. Observations: 1. The funding is heavily dependent upon total district en- rolment as of September 30, 1983. The present alloca- tion is predicted on a rise in enrolment, If, as looks the case, the district enrolment is less than expected there Will-be-a: proportionate reduction, in fund allocation by the Ministry. The District will receive an updated statement of fund- ing on Nov, 15, 1983. This will be based on actual cur- rent enrolment. . During 1984 and 1985 (the phase-in years) the Board may allocate additional monies to all functions. In 1986 the Board may only allocate additional monies to function 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 but not to District Adminis- tration. For S.D. No. 87 (Stikine) this means a reduction in staff. of one senior educational administrator before 1986 and a redistribution of the Secretary Treasurer's -areas of responsibility into Maintenance and URC sels tation. N 3. The district has forwarded a critique of the system to : the Ministry. The critique highlights certain funding omissions and makes suggestions for a greater recogni- tion of Stikine’s uniqueness. 4. Education is alive and well in the Stikine. No program reductions are envisioned at this time. Some programs may have to be modified if the projected budget is fur- ther restrained. The Board will take particular pains to publicize its. budget decisions and will—as always—base these deci- sions on the concept of ‘the best possible education de- livery service for Stikine schools and Stikine students’. | | Cassiar Courier September 1983 Page 11 COMMUNITY CLUB NEWS To accommodate more groups to use the rec centre, it will be open __ until 10:30 p.m. Mondays to Thurs- days. A brochure outlining the Fall programs will be mailed to your mailbox. It will tell you about all the clubs and organizations and contacts in town. In this new season, we have offered more programs than before, It you have any question, please direct them to the re- creation office during office hours. The following are just a few exciting programs that will be happening this fall. GYMNASTICS CLUB We are pleased to have Mrs. Pauline Snell to take over the Gymnastics Club this season. We had a very good response last year during Schmoo Daze when the Gymnastics Club put on a demonstration for the general public. The Club has taken a giant step forward this year by turning the Club into the area of competitive gym- nastics. A tryout session will be held at the Cassiar Sec- ondary School gym on September 19 at 6:30 p.m. This is an invitation to all the children who are interested in Gymnastics. Parents are advised to accompany their chil- dren to the tryout. An annual fee of $80.00 will be charged to those who have made the team. This will be used in purchasing equipment. The fee will be payable to the Community Club. Practice times have been sched- uled from 5:30 — 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. AEROBIC DANCE KEEP FIT CLASS This popular program will return once more this year. The classes will be held in the rec centre gym- nasium every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from, 7:00 - 8:00:p.m. An exercise program constructed to the beat of the music makes keeping fit so much more fun. The class is open to all people . A monthly fee of only $10.00 is charged to participants. You might be required to bring a mat and wear clothing that will allow you movement and ventilation. LADIES MORNING KEEP FIT This is for all people, but especially beginners who <0 swatit to’start to look great. It goes every Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday morning from 9:30 — 10:30 a.m. The program is divided into an exercise-to-music part; and for those who want it, a weight room session. There is no charge for this program. The program stresses fit- ness in an informal atmosphere. NORTHERN B.C. WINTER GAMES The Community Club has received information re- garding the 1984 Northern B.C. Winter Games in Prince George. There will be a list of events following this art- icle. For any clubs or individuals who wish to enter in these events, please contact the recreation office. Please keep in mind that these events are fairly competitive and the level of competition is rather high. Since Cassiar does not have to go through the zone playoff, we are required to hand in alist of events that we wish to enter as early as possible. This will enable us to be selected if there are any extra berths.in each sport. The Games are. usually held on the first weekend of February. For more information on the Games, please contact John at the ~ Recreation Office. PERSONAL LIFESTYLE SEMINAR How fit do you think you are? Are you eating the right kind of foods? How can we tell we are abusing alcohol? Does your job get you down sometimes, and how are you coping with it? The Community Club is holding a personal lifes style seminar, which will last from October 18 to Nov- ember 15. The purpose of the seminar is to educate, as well as answering some myths in your everyday living. The seminar will be divided into five sessions. Each ses- sion will be dealing with a different topic, and will last approximately 2 — 2% hours. The first session is sched- uled to start on October 18. The following is the sched- ule of all the seminars: Oct. 18 Stress — speaker Ms. Jan Dale Oct. 25 Drugs, Alchol and You — speaker Dr. Tony de la Mare : Nov. 1 Nutrition — speakers Dr. P. Sevier and Ms. Denyse Tavener Nov. 8 Physical Fitness — speakers Glen Whitting- ton, Owen Corcoran and Dick Chambers Nov. 14 Athletic Injuries — speaker Ms. S. Omura ’ Prevention and Treatement — speaker Peter Snell A brochure will be ‘published in September out- lining the content of each session. Due to limited space, we will be limiting audience to 35 people for each. ses- sion. You can either choose individual topics that in- terest you or you can take the whole package. There will be a $1.00 fee for each session to cover the materials and supplies (or $5.00 for the whole seminar). Regis- tration is first come, first served. GUN CLUB The McDame Gun Club, which has been organizing for the past year, has received its Certificate of Incorp- oration from Victoria, and has also received certification from the RCMP to use handguns at the range. This is a new range, located beside the airport at Cassiar. It has a 400 yard rifle range, and a 200 yard pis- tol-range and will have a trap range in the near future. “* Membership forms are available at the Community Centre or from one of the executive, who are: President — John Van Damme, Ph. 778—7610 Vice-Pres. — Eric Stump, Ph. 778-7708 Secretary — Dan Leckie, Ph. 778-7650 . Rangemaster — George Johnston, Ph. 778-7221 The regular monthly meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the library. She Rod and Reel NEW STOCK HAS ARRIVED Rods, Reels, Tackle Coleman Products Camping Supplies Pellet Guns Ammunition 3 SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION HUNTING AND FISHING LICENCES _ 524 Malozemoff ~ Cassiar B.C. a Phone 778- 7736 Mon. - Fri. 1- Bp. m. Sat. & oun OPEN IF: HOME. GREY CUP CHARTER The Cassiar Community Club has obtained 25 seats for the Grey Cup weekend. The whole package will cost $691.24. It will include return air fare (tax included), ground transportation, three nights accommodation (based on double occupancy), either at Holiday Inn or Georgia Hotel or Palasades, tickets to the game and wel- come party. The trip will start November 25, leaving Watson Lake and will be returning Monday, Novem- ber 28. A down payment of $150.00 must be paid on booking and the balance has to be paid by October 1, 1983. If you are interested, please call the Community Centre; DROP IN ACTIVITIES CO-ED VOLLEYBALL — Our popular Co-ed Volleyball will be back again on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their skills. Due to last year’s overwhelming participation, we will be limiting to 28 players, on a first come, first serve basis, for each evening. This is necessary to ensure every- body will have sufficient playing time. BASKETBALL — Basketball will be on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8:00 — 10:00 p.m. It is open to male and female participants. This program is quite competitive and participants should have some know- ledge of the game. BADMINTON — Badminton will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 — 8:30 p.m. There are _ three courts available, and you do not have to be an ex- pert to come out and enjoy the game. Racquets and shuttlecocks will be supplied. A deposit is required for the equipment. GOVERNMENT BUDGET CUTS A letter from the Prince George office of the Re- creation & Sport Branch wasggceived by the Commun- ity Club in July. The letter contained the shocking news that all the Recreation and Sport Branches in the prov- ince have been closed, with the exception of the Victoria Branch, Over the years, the Community Club in Cassiar has established a very good working relationship with the Prince George Branch. The Recreation consultants and staff of the branch were more than helpful to the Community Club. It supplied us with information, work- shops and was very helpful in fighting the causes for the little towns in the North against ignorant bureaucrats in Victoria. Now with the Branch office gone, the Victoria ‘office will have to handle all the affairs of the whole province, as well as their own, and we doubt if the new setup will work as well as the old one. It is with this thought in mind, that the recreation department has written a letter of protest to the Minister pesponelnig for Recreation and Sport. TEEN CLUB All teens are advised to watch for notices and an- nouncements. The teen club will be holding an election at the end of September to elect a new executive. After the election, a meeting will be called for all teens to de- cide the future of the teen club. This is your opportun- ity to voice your suggestions to use the teen club to the fullest. Get involved! Continued on Page 14