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attempt to locate it should be undertaken.
After a reasonable attempt has proven unsuc-
cessful, the disappearance of equipment
should be reported to the Manager Security
and Building Services. This is important,
as any prolonged delay reduces any chance of
recovery.

Reports of loss must be made by the Manager
~ Security to local police authorities be-
fore the Purchasing Department can file any
insurance claim. Please file a Theft Report
providing as full a description as possible
of the lost material including any serial
number, Douglas College decal number and re-
placement cost.

When equipment reported as lost is recovered
it is important to notify the Manager Secur-
ity to effect cancellation of investigative
procedures both internally and externally by
police.

Ken McCoy

 

School Commission
Announced

/\ two-man commission to examince school dis-
trict operations, including administration
costs, has been announced by Education Min-
ister William Vander Zalm.

Appointed to the short-term commission are
Mark Sager, 25, a West Vancouver businessman,
who will chair the studies, and Al Stables,
58, former superintendent of schools for the
Greater Victoria school district.

"It is my very strong feeling that the focus
for resources should be in the classroom,"
said the Education Minister. "There is no
question that there is fat in the system...
the classroom teacher and the public at

large know it...and I want it identified so
that the delivery of programs to the children
is the priority."

The Minister said pay levels are being ad-
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Program, "however, the number of adminis-
trators and types of administration struc-
tures are not being addressed and that is
the role of this commission."

Specifically, the Sager Commission of
School District Administrative Cost will:

1. Determine the functions of school dis-
trict administrators.

2. Determine the appropriate percentage of
the total operating costs in areas con-
sidered to be high.

3. Examine the variance in the percentage
from district to district.

4. Examine possible recommendation to re-
duce costs in areas considered to be
high.

The review will also include studies of:

a) The number of administrators and the
administrative structures at the dis-
trict level;

b) The optimal geographic arrangements for
school districts.

c) Grouping of school districts for busi-
ness and maintenance purposes while re-
maining independent on educational is-
sues.

"This will be a very thorough examiniation
of some critical issues in the school sys-
tem throughout B.C.," said Mr. Vander Zalm.
"The commission is to act quickly through
the holding oj regional public meetings and
personal examiniation of the issue, and re-
port back to me by September 1,"

The report will be used as a basis for fut-
ure planning by both the Province and the
local school districts.

Mr. Sager is the owner of a branch of a
family furniture store and has served on
more than 20 boards within the municipality
of West Vancouver. He attended the Univer-
sity of British Columbian and the Univer-
sity of Hawaii and then entered the family
business.

 

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