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Volume 2, Issue 1: November 5, 2003

Trustee Candidates

London Wards 1 and 7:

Joyce Bennett

Dave Forestell

Terry Roberts

London Wards 2 and 3:

James Coombs

Cynthia Etheridge

Peter Jaffe

Peggy Sattler

London Wards 4, 5, and 6:

Diana Anstead

Art Cartier

Lori Manicom

Oxford:

Stewart Deller

Graham Hart

Margaret Reidl

Elgin:

Rodney Klassen

Donald Mugford

Linda Stevenson

Middlesex:

In addition, in mid-October, the letter below was sent to all of the trustees for whom we could find addresses. The answers were shared on the District website until the Municipal Election Day and then removed to save space.

Dear (name of candidate):

The Teachers and Educational Workers of OSSTF District 11 Thames Valley are gathering information from candidates for the positions of Thames Valley District School Board trustee in the Municipal Election. The responses of candidates to the questions below will be shared with our members to provide them with information to help them make their decisions about which candidates to vote for on November 10.

If you are interested in participating and having your responses included in our communications, please send answers by email or fax to the OSSTF District Office, to be received no later than Friday October 31, 2003. Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Sincerely,

Don Rowdon, President
OSSTF District 11

Survey Questions

1. What strategies would you recommend to attract and keep good teachers and educational workers in Thames Valley?

2. The Rozanski report made recommendations to the government to reinvest in and strengthen public education. What strategies will you use to ensure that the full implementation of those recommendations remains a priority?

3. What is your position on the closure of any of the secondary schools in the accommodation studies currently before the board?

4. What steps would you take to provide adequate services, in terms of both support staff and programs, to special needs students?

5. As a trustee, you need to be ready to work with parents and teachers in the best interests of public education. What role do you feel School Councils should have at the secondary school level?

6. Prior to 1996, adult education was fully funded by the provincial government. In 1996, the government cut the funding for adult education by about 70% which drastically reduced the kind of education that can be provided to these students. What will you do, both locally and provincially, to advocate on behalf of the educational needs of adult students?

Let us not take thought for our separate interests, but let us help one another.
(OSSTF Motto)

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