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EDUCATION/CULTURE--SOUTHWEST BOARD OFFICE LOCATIONS SELECTED ----------------------------------------------------------------- The school board amalgamation committee in southwest Nova Scotia has decided to locate its central office in Yarmouth and to establish a satellite office in the Bridgewater area, Michael Laurie, Amalgamation Coordinator, announced today. The P.A. Best Centre in Yarmouth was selected as the site for central office after the committee evaluated the relative merits of several alternative sites. Among the criteria for selection developed by the committee was the cost to renovate and to operate sites on an annual basis. The P.A. Best Centre, which was substantially renovated several years ago, was the most cost effective of the sites evaluated. The Yarmouth District School Board is currently occupying a portion of the building. The committee plans to locate the superintendent and most of the administrative staff in finance, transportation, property services and human resources in this central facility. The committee also decided to locate most of the education program and student services staff in the Bridgewater area, due to the concentration of students, teachers and education support staff in that end of the southwest region. A review is under way to select the precise location for the satellite office. According to Mr. Laurie, the committee would like to locate some administrative staff, such as those involved in student services, transportation and property services in schools, bus garages and other properties owned by the board in other areas of the southwest region, in order that they be closer to the students and staff they serve. Final decisions on the staff organization chart, the exact positions and the number of administrative staff required, as well as their location, will be determined in consultation with the new superintendent and senior management. Candidates for the position of superintendent are being evaluated and the selection announcement is expected by March 31. -30- Contact: Michael Laurie 902-861-3919 trp Mar. 14, 1996 - 11:45 a.m.