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Union, manag6ineiit face education reorganization By Robert Klager When
Walter Boettger was ac-
new
claimed
president of the fac-
Conestoga College
ulty union at
“I believe
I’m strong
at solving
a specific work-load formula under
open,”’ said Tibbits. “That’s not
problems, and honestly, there are quite a few issues to be addressed
the existing contract, that factors in
what
now and in the future.” Just how those issues
contact and evaluation,
is.
involved with the alternative deliv-
to reconsider
ery slated to begin at the college in
look at in the school system and at the college and this says nothing about quality we have to have different types of staff to deliver education. That’s the way you can
ping into a hot-bed of diverging views on education reform !n the
that colleges
province.
how
Ontario’s Conservative govern-
ment
— through funding
post-secondary institutions
drawn
cuts to
— had
questions right now,” said Boettger.
do
“Teachers are nervous hearing
ner.
under severe scruneed a voice to see that
tiny
we
and
is
at different
“There are a
programs and delivery of education.”! think there could be productivity gains here,” he said. “There are different ways to orits
ganize the college that would
go
Tibbits suggested there might be if
teachers
could teach at least 40 weeks out of the year, as
opposed
to the existing
36.
“And if it were possible to go from
the quality of education doesn’t suf-
an average 15 teaching-hours per
fer,” said Boettger.
week, to
1
8 or 20,
is
the
new
president of Conestoga’s faculty union. (Photo by Robert Klageo
mean
students’ fees wouldn’t have to
benefits to the college
Walter Boettger
we could do a lot
lot
of unanswered
Tibbits said he believes the alter-
doesn’t necessarily agree with
it.
mean
they’ll
He said teachers have
is
being
blown out of perspective, saying only 20 courses out of about 2,1 19 the college offers, are being modi-
many
talk to
cases, the quality of teach-
it’s still
too early to
some people and
say where the union stands on many
going to
of the modifying proposals that involve teachers and education deliv-
they’ll tell you, ‘you’re in
man-
ing.”
Boettger said
“You
cost-effective
“Bringing in para-professionals and hiring people to teach is still driven by money. Money drives, in
fied.
come
more
strongly around job security.
native delivery debate
more, we could train more students and we could keep the tuition fees down,” he said. Boettger said the topic of teaching hours has “been bandied about”, and the teachers are definitely willing to look at anything college management has to present, but that
in a
it
—
Boettger said that issue centres
about these changes; there’s a fear of the unknown.”
managing its teacher rewhat we have to
—
college must ways of organiz-
look
up.”
“Education
they do business.
bits, said recently, the
to offer.
spoke about problem solving as one major responsibility of a union president and a teacher.
now
at
sources. “I think
Conestoga’s president, John Tib-
ing
In a recent interview, Boettger
re-
September, are also subject to the work-load formula.
bottom line for colleges, in essence, handing them the mandate of “do better with less.” This is where opinions began to differ, and where Boettger saw the opportunity to use the skills he had the
certainty right
need
Tibbits said the college needs to
look
solved, remains to be seen.
The only
it’s going to be. We’re talking about a small scale.”
Boettger added that program delivery changes, such as the ones
will
March 2 1 he was, admittedly, step,
be
class size, preparation time, teacher
next year and there’s going
some computers and the parking lot attendant, and you’ll be lucky if Harvey’s is to be the president,
ery.
“To say
agree, before tion, is
right
we
now
that
we
see documenta-
too premature.”
OSAP cycle to begin again, but with some changes By Linda Yovanovich
“An
application form
is
not a
guarantee of a deferral,” she said.
OSAP students will likely breathe a sigh of relief to
mailing of
OSAP
know
the first
applications for
students returning to school in Sep-
tember has gone out.
earlier than in past years, said
Walsh. Walsh said returning students financial aid officer Carol
should
make
sure
OSAP
applica-
forms are in by the end of May to promptly receive a copy of the Student ^formation Document (SID) which is needed to receive tion
OSAP-type
deferrals.
is
the fact that the student
received a deferral the previous year.
“In order to receive a payment deferral, the college requires a
However, OSAP students should note tuition fees are due on July 12
-
“Neither
copy
of the student’s SID.” This year,
Walsh added, college administration will be very firm on this point because “quite a few fees have not been collected.” She said a major problem the financial aid office sees each year is when students assume they will get a payment deferral for their
OSAP.
always a panic when it comes close to the due date. The “There
is
jammed
up the procdocuments in
students can help speed
turning to school. All of this, she
with such calls.”
ess of issuing loan
said saves time.
She emphasized that careless mistakes and omitted information on application forms cause errors, which cause delays in the .process. “New OSAP booklets will be out by the middle of April. If returning
September.
(phone) lines are always
If
.
Students should have a valid socard or a government
cial insurance
document with the student’s social insurance number on it, one other piece of photo identification, such
students haven’t received a pre-
as a student card
printed application by the end of
and proof of the
April, they should pick
up another
come during
These new application forms will be available in Ae registrar’s office at Doon campus and in the student services offices at the Guelph and Waterloo campuses.
summer. Walsh suggested
also suggested
some ways
for the
summer, such
as family benefits or welfare, the is required to produce the monthly benefit statement for each month the income was received.
student
student’s gross in-
booklet,” she said.
Walsh
a student has been on a govern-
ment income
the
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