CHAPTER 10Karla quite enjoyed the monthly Board of Trustees meetings at Joseph Ward Junior High. The members were mainly professional people and didn't worry about trivial items that they either left for her to solve or, for building and grounds maintenance there was a list of firms that they worked with. If emergency repairs were necessary Karla could simply phone the firm to give a quote. The firms concerned were also reliable for they knew that if they provided a high quality service they would be used again. Only for major items that required Ministry of Education approval did they go through the tender process.
One of these was for the three classrooms that the Ministry of Education had approved for the new year. There were choices that fitted in the allocated costs, from asking the
