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January 26, 1994 56 pages

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Conduct, credentials and expenditures of former District 44 employee investigated

FORMER HANDSWORTH ‘secondary school principal ‘and Nerth Vancouver School . District 44 (NVSD) person- ‘nel director Ray Williams is being investigated for possi- -ble improper conduct, exces- “.Sive expenditures and mis- representation of credentials by his current employer, the Chilliwack School District 33 (CSD).

"By Kevin Giitles , Contributing Writer

CSD board: chairman Alan __ Davis said the interna! investigation “- was initiated last October over Williams’ $40,000 expense account ‘. for the fiscal year ending June 30, - 1993, but Davis refused to com- -ment on the misconduct investiga- tion.

It; was through the investigation of his expense account that Williams’ credentials came into question,

Williams claimed to hold a

“Bachelor of Arts (Honor) degree, a Masters of Arts degree and a Doctorate of Philosophy in History

.- from the University of British “Columbia (UBC) when applying for the superintendent of schools position with the CSD. 7

_When asked about his creden- tials recently by the CSD, Williams responded through his attorney by supplying photocopies of the three degrees he claimed to hold.

Davis said UBC subsequently advised the CSD board that the uni- versity had no record of his doctor-

“ate degree and that his bachelors degree was not an honors degree.

Williams’ lawyer David Rice

». said he was aware of the universi- ty’s comments and that he was cur- ‘rently trying to ascertain if error or oversight accounted for their Jack of records.

School administrators are paid on a scale system based on their education history.

Those with a masters degree are paid at the top level (level six) and those with a doctorate degree receive a bonus allowance.

Williams, who was hired by NVSD as a teacher in 1971, pre- sented his doctarate degree when be applied to the district for an

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administration position in 1973.

He was subsequently hired.

NVSD superintendent of schools Dr. Robin Brayne said Williams “provided documentation and was paid accordingly.”

Brayne estimated the bonus allowance paid to Williams to be $600 per annum at that time.

Former NVSD trustee Margie Goodman (3984-88) believes Williams should be pursued for

_An investigation has been

launched into the credentials of former Handsworth sec- ondary school principal and North Vancouver School District 44 personnel director Ray Williams, who is current- ly working in Chilliwack School District 33.

bonus allowances he received if his credentials prove false.

She estimated that the bonus that would have been paid to

“Williams in the mid-1980s to be

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$1,000 per annum.

Williams left NVSD to become CSD‘s superintendent of schools on Aug. J, 1990,

He has been ona sick leave since October and has been diag- nosed with a mental illness.

Williams must supply the CSD with a medical report by Feb. t.

The CSD may seek a second opinion on Williams’ health or force him to answer.to allegations that he misrepresented himself.

The CSD has tried to set up a meeting with Williams, but has thus far been unsuccessful.

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CAPILANO COLLEGE forward Marc Lemire (left) sneaks a pass by Douglas College player Scott Walton (24) during a Friday. night meeting between the two teams at the college’s Sportsplex. The Blues kept the game tight, but the New Westminster schoo! — ranked sec- ond in the country —- prevailed with a 72-59 victory. See story pg. 15.

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