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Haycock seeks ties

WV trustee
touts plan for
district links

By lan Noble
News Reporter
han@nmews.com

FORMER West
Vancouver School
Board chairman Ken
Haycock can point to a
number of successes,

But he's sell chasing a pro
posal West Vancouver's over:
urdened taxpayers may find
rewarding,

Hayeock, who stepped
aside atter three years In the
board's top elected post to be
replaced by Clive Bird,

‘sketched out 4 val-setting

t

- polley to help the board trac
colts progress,

nder Haycock the board

also drew up (a planning

process thar provides for a

review of benchmarks for

financial and acqdemic sue
cess, ne
During . his/ term, — the
board hag entered new: busi-
ness and schout’ partnerships,
_ opened the high-tech
‘+ Rockridge middle school and
produced the ambitious
report, Facilities fir a New
ilennium, a controversial
document which floats the
idea of building -condomini-

~ “ums on school Jafid to raise

money. ant .

» But Haycock’sald that: his
' proposal to ‘integrate school

oatd programs sind services
with those of West! Vancouver
has maved too slowly,

‘He: said he. began dis-
cussing the cost-saving and
ideas
with the previous council a
cw years ao, a
_. Haycock: believed consid-
erable progress had, been

“made but without any. con-

crete agreement. He’ says it

will take time to bring a new

«, council up to speed on the
‘yideas 0 Fe!

“I see two years down the

dad being in a place. where

Low

there ty more understanding
an trust and willingness to
wry dlifferene things,” he satel,
“We fave a very conservative
community but tt shoulda't
he conservative when it cones
to gavin, money.”

He outlined the proposal
In bis loctiment, Zens
Improved tategvation — of

WEST Vancouver School
Board trustee Ken
Haycock.

Council, and School Board
Programs and Services in West
Vancouver, which was dis-
cussed at a joint council and
school board meeting in
March.

The two bodies decided
staff would report in the fall
on short to‘ long tern goals,
sald Haycock. "

“1 think it’s the kind of
thing that requires a bold
move rather than incremental-
ism in order to encourage the
staff on both sides to look at
municipal and board services
that. are offered in different :
kinds of ways,” he said.

Haycock ‘said he made the
proposal because the provin-
cial government. is- clearly
moving towards larger school
boards, which will remove
local control, ;

The board got a scare last
year before Victoria backed
down on a proposal to inte-
grate School District 45 with
the larger and debt-ridden
North Vancouver,

* Inhis report, Haycock said
that West Vancouver public
schools should be weaved as
muchas possible into the fab-

of Right now, order tender back
or side ribs with special
_beefeater onion rings,

He of the community,

He added the board: and
coutell should;

# Hxamlae the possibilities
of shared fiinetions: such as
purchastg and staffing:

© *Get serlous” about out
sourcing projects and services
to eel other based on areas
af expertise and leadership,
whether telecommunieations
And technological Innovation
or maintenance of frellitles;

© And coordinate areas of
Mutual interest and expense,
whether continuing education
for adults, brary and infor
mation services, of records
mangement, |

“We ean no longer make
proposals that are not pure
sued: we can no fonger offer
opportunities — that) are
Ignored,” stated Hayeock to
board and council,

Hayeock, who remains a
school trustee, sald che will
continue to work on his pros
posal,

“'T think it’s something
you just keep chipping away
at,” he said,

‘West Vancouver Mayor Pat,
Boname said she believes the
two bodies can work together
very well in some areas,

She added steps toward
integrating some services are
moving slower than expected
because the district’s technol-
ogy is not currently on par
with thé: school board's,

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