Feature Article September 19, 2001
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The credit program is close to finding a homeby David BrisonJack Fox, Executive Facilitator for the Limestone Board of Education, has announced some changes in his boards adult continuing education program.
The boards executive committee has decided that adult continuing education programs in Sharbot Lake and North Addington will now be the responsibility of the principals at Sharbot Lake High School and the North Addington Education Centre, said Mr. Fox. The Limestone School of Community Education in Kingston formerly administered the programs under the direction of Principal Dale Midwood. Mr. Fox said also, Negotiations are near completion for the credit program to be located at the Sharbot Lake Retail Centre on the corner of Highway # 7 and Road # 38 in Sharbot Lake. I had hoped to have a starting date settled before you went to press, but wasnt able to. There should be an announcement in the near future. The credit program, through which students get credits towards a high school degree, has been housed for a number of years at the North Frontenac Literacy Program down the road from the new location on highway # 7. For the first two weeks of the school year, credit students have had no place to go. They have been able to contact Susan Wing, the boards teacher, at an office in SLHS, and she has given them books and course outlines many of which are stored in her car. They have not had access to the boards computers. Mr. Fox also wanted our readers to know that the literacy to credit program, which was formerly run by the Limestone School of community Education is now the responsibility of the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities (MTCU). MCTC has taken the funds for the program from the Limestone Board (when they tried to close the program) and given them to the North Frontenac Literacy Program. The literacy to credit program provides basic numeracy/literacy training for students who need help -- before they take credit courses, or to improve their chances of being employed. The News has been critical of the boards failure to consult, through their School of Community Education, with the community before they decided to move the credit program from the North Frontenac Literacy Centre. We have also criticized their slowness in finding another location for the credit program. This announcement came late on Monday just before we went to press, and we were unable to get comments from those in the community who are involved in continuing education. There will, however, be a follow-up story next week.