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N. H. Cole Simons

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4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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So my question . . . I find this transfer interesting, because, in essence, we reduced the number of substitute teachers. And, as you said earlier, schools have a genuine need of coverage for teachers who are either sick or need to take time away from sch ool for various personal reasons as per their collective bargaining agreement. Now, the …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Well, I do not . . . if he gave me a brief, I would be able to read it. But he did not share the brief with me so I cannot read it. I have to go by memory and notes.
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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The other question that I have is . . . I did not see an allotment for the Orient ation Workshop for Uncertified Substitute Teachers. Can he give us an update on the workshops for sub-stitute teachers in general and how much was allotted for training and an orientation workshop for the subst itute teachers? I suspect this amount should …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Page B -145, Behavioural Management, at line 27061. Can the Minister provide details on the r esearch that he has found in regards to alternative school models in his preparation for transforming our alternative education programmes? [Inaudible interjection]
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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What does this have to do with the budget? the Minister said. Well, guess what, Mr. Chairman? At the end of the day we are in the midst of delivering the 2022 Plan—the educational strategic plan— and in that Plan there is an accommodation for this. And I am asking the Minister to do what he has to do and …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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As long as it takes. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Point of order, Mr. Chai rman.
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Of course, I a m prepared to proceed.
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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So right now we have a number of educational therapists in the system and they basically provide support to high- risk students. How many students do we have in this programme? What is the caseload? I just want to make sure that the educational therapists are not stretched too far in the delivery of the services that they provide. I …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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—B-145, School Psychol ogists, 27063. School psychologists play a vital role in the execution of our aims and objectives, and they support our schools’ commitment to all students in the public education system. The school psychologists support school administrators and students in the ar eas of behaviour, mental health and learning. They deliver comprehensive psycho- educational evaluations; provide consultations and …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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I did not interrupt you when you gave your presentation. [Inaudible interjections] [Gavel]
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Okay. So, we continue. I would like to now move on to Counselling, 27072. [Inaudible interjections] [Gavel]
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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For Counselling, there was an allotment of $2.884 million. The Counselling pr ogramme provides our students with a multi tude of d irect and indirect counselling services and activities that are an integral component of the public education system. We provide funds for 10 middle school counsellors and two counsellors for the senior schools. Last year, we were going to …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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I am sorry —for the teaching of autistic students, and paras. Actually, it is interes ting that you raise this point, that you raise “ autistic teachers .” Because I was speaking to— [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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If you will allow me one m inute. I was speaking to a neighbour, and her son is autistic. And I said to her, How is your son doing? And she said to me, Oh, he graduates in April. I said, What is he going to do next? She said, You know, he is such a go- getter. He has …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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They have different [teac hing] styles, but they are getting and taking their rightful places beside us. So, Minister, thank you for allowing me to share this with the community. [Inaudible interjection]
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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So, again, training, training, training. Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy. At one point, I understand, they were looking for a designated classroom for the autistic students. Where do things stand in that space? Are we in a position to provide them with one? When can they expect to receive one? Or is it in progress already? Again, my favourite perennial …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Just getting up, were you? So, my question is, can the Minister quantify the total cost of the transfer from Southside to Church Street? The Minister indicated that $176,000 in the budget was attributed to rental increase. What was the rent at Southside, and what is the current rent being paid in Hamilton? And at this point, Mr. Chairman, I …
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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Office Accommodation, 27003. [Inaudible interjection]
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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No. You did not listen to my question. Listen to my question. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: That is why I am asking for clarity.
4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly
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My question is, What was the cost to transfer offices from Southside to Hamilton? What was the rent that you paid at Southside, and what is the rent that you are currently paying at Hamilton? I f you had stated it in the brief, I would have known there was $100,000 less . But you chose not to provide those …