8 - Sunday, September 28, 1986 - North Shore News

PRIVATE MEETING PLANNED

Crowded classrooms

upset N.

CONCERNED that city classrooms are too large, North
Vancouver Teachers’ Association will meet with a commit-
tee of local school trustees next month to discuss the situa-

tion.

NVTA president Andy
Krawezyk said teachers’ ‘‘frustra-
tion’' over class size prompted
them to draw public attention to
the issue.

At Tuesday's school board
meeting, Krawezyk said a motion
to hold the meeting in public was
defeated,

Instead, he said, representatives
from the teachers and the school
board will meet in private Oct. 21
to discuss the issue.

Krawczyk said the optimum
standard, set by the B.C. Teachers’
Federation, on classroom size is no
larger than 30 students per class in
grades four to 12. Kindergarten
classes should be no larger than 20,
and in grades one to three the limit
should be 25 students per class, he
said.

TEACHERS FRUSTRATED

Krawczyk said he didn't want to
comment on North Vancouver's
average class size until Sept. 30,
when the association wil! have
gathered ‘‘precise information on
class size,”’

But, he said ‘‘the frustrations of
teachers tells me there is a pro-
blem.”

Trustee Dr. Ross Regan said he
objects to the upcoming teacher-

By KIM PEMBERTON
News Reporter

board meeting being held in
private, and added he doesn’t
believe there is a problem with
class size.

He said the district will know the
exact class size Oct. {, when it will
submit its figures to the Ministry
of Education.

‘*Because the actual class size is
not contract-related, parents and
the public should have the right to
hear those discussions,’’ he said.

Krawezyk said the long-term
goal of NVTA is to see working
and learning conditions in their
contract, which would include a
stipulation on class size.

Regan said he wouldn't like to
see the schoo! district bound oy a
contract on the issue of classroom
size.

“It takes away the flexibility of
the school system. You simply
cannot be tied to a contract saying
each classroom will have no more
than 25 students. What about band
practice, for instance, which has a
class size of 40 to 50 students?”’

Krawezyk said any problems
dealing with classroom sizes would
be dealt with in contract negotia-

SENTINEL STUDENT FLYS TO OSLO
Young North Van pianist plays
for Norwegian gallery opening

FIFTEEN-YEAR-old North
Vancouver pianist Michelle
Mares left for Norway Fri-
day to perform at the gala
opening of a new gallery
dedicated to children’s art.

By STEPHEN BARRINGTON
Contributing Writer

Mares will play at the Oct. I
opening of the International
Museum of Children’s Art in Oslo.

“I think it’s quite nice that
they're inviting people from
Canada to go there,’’ she said
Tuesday.

The Sentinel Secondary school
student was selected with other
talented youths from around the
world to play at the ceremonies,
which will be attended by Nor-
way’s royal family and prime
minister and will be televised
throughout Europe.

“YT think it’s a great honor...,’’
Mares said.

Aitheugh she will have to per-
form with a full orchestra, the
prize-winning Mares is not nervous
at the prospect, having played with
the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
last February.

“It was really an incredible ex-
perience,’ she said. ‘‘During the
rehearsal most of them thought
‘Oh no, not another 15-year-old.’

“But as time went by everyone
realized it was just a bunch of us
making music,’’ said Mares.

International Young Art, an ex-
hibition of over 400 artworks from
52 countries that was shown at

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Vancouver's Emily Carr College of

Art and Design, will be on perma-

nent display at the new museurn.
Also representing Canada at the

Yan teachers

tions.

He said at the NVTA’s next an-
nual general meeting in November
the members will discuss long-term
bargaining positions.

Regan said he’s upset the NVTA
is using ‘‘pressure tactics,’* and
threatening a = work-to-rule cam-
paign if it's not successful in seeing
class sizes reduced.

CONTRACT DEALINGS

“T's the pressure tactics being
voiced that I object to,’' said
Regan.

“They're looking ai a work-to-
tule campaign pending on the
degree of satisfaction or
dissatisfaction they'll have at the
(Oct. 21) meeting.

“‘} think the teachers in North
Vancouver have the best contract
in the whole province and I think
teachers should recognize that."’

Krawezyk said the teachers’ mo-
tion, that the two sides meet to
discuss the issue of classroom size,
was not worded as to imply a
work-to-rule campaign to com-
mence if the NVTA is dissatisfied
with the upcoming meeting.

“Dr.Regan is placing a cavalry
in front of a cart. He's exag-
gerating the situation, and it’s ob-
viously been done on purpose to
inflame the situation.”’

Teachers, who are contracted to
work 200 days a year, make an
average of $37,190 a year,

event will be a group of ‘native

dancers from Edmonton. ‘‘We'll
be performing in the same show,”
Mares said.

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