Feature
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
April 19,1989
Page 7
Welle tells of turning school district around
by Angela Wilson -
Business Manager
Dr. Jan Welle, superintendent
of the Harrisburg Union High
School District, spoke on “One
Woman Making ah Impact as an
Educator” at the Issues Breakfast
Wednesday, sponsored by the
Focus on Women organization.
When Welle went to the
Harrisburg Union High School
i District the students were enter-
i ing their own grades into the grade
'book, teachers were teaching in
areas they were not prepared for,
and the students didn’t have any
goals for the future.
“That was seven years ago.
This year our school is one of the
top six in the U.S.,” said Welle.
Welle interviewed students,
teachers, parents, .the sheriff, and
local merchants; from the infor­
mation she received, action was
taken. Welle started a compre­
hensive program where people
were to “do everything and do it
well.” Attendance is worked on a
time clock basis to “prepare the
students for the working world.”
“I got rid of the teachers who
didn’t do their jobs,” Welle said.
She fired 75 percent of the teach­
ers and hired “the best." Welle
told the new teachers to “do your
dreamcurriculum.”
“I want that freedom to do my
dream as an administrator,” Welle
added.
When Welle went to Harris­
burg, there was a lot of fighting
among students. The consequence
of fighting is hours of “hard work
in the. local cemetery,” or other
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Jan Welle shared her story of success as an educator at the
Issues Breakfast on Apr. 12. The event was sponsored by
Focus on Women.
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“There isn’t any fighting now,
and after three years we have the
cleanest cemetery anywhere,”
Welle said. “The consequences are
appreciated now.”
Welle incorporated Key Re­
sults Management into theschool
system. The focus of Key Results
Management is to “achieve re­
sults and rapid return without
getting bogged down.”
“Learning is a personal mat­
ter, and school can lead students
to high success,” added Welle.
“Our students have higher
goals and expectations now, and
they are competing academically
with schools in the AAA division,”
Welle said.
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By Tim Jones
Staff Writer
It was a whirlwind tour of
Seattle and the University of
Washington that Clackamas
Community College Drama De­
partment took two weekends ago.
While in Seattle they toured the
University of Washington’s Thea-
terDepartment and viewed sev­
eral plays put on by professional
theater companies.
Arriving in Seattle Friday
afternoon, the group toured the
University of Washington’s Thea­
ter Department. The theater
department there is larger than
any found in Oregon according to
Jack Shields, chairperson of
Clackamas’ theater department.
“There are four different theater
spaces. Each stage is very well-
equipped for performances and
the seating capacity ranges from
150 - 1200 in the largest of the
theatres,” said Shields.
The visit to Seattle was or­
ganized by Barbara Bragg, secre­
tary of Clackamas’ communica­
tions and theater arts department
“She has designed and engineered
another successful theater tour for
the students (of the Clackamas
Theater Department)," said Jack
Shields.
The students saw three top
quality plays performed by pro­
fessional theater groups. Friday
night they took in the play “Loot,"
by Joe Orton, at the Empty Space
Theatre in the Old Town area of
Seattle. .
Saturday morning some of the
students went to the Museum of
History and Industry and partici­
pated in the audience of “Sandy
Bradley’s Potluck,” a live radio
broadcast heard all oyer the na­
tion on National public Radio.
The students also spent some of
the day at Pike Place Street Mar­
ket while enjoying the beautiful
city of Seattle.
“This trip gave out theater
department students a chance to
view a top class theater depart­
ment,” said Shields. “The students
got a closer look at the major
benefits of a large theater depart­
ment as well as the draw backs of
being in such a large facility.” They
were taken on a tour of the Uni­
versity of Washington’s scene and
costume shop, where they were
impressed by the size and quality
of the shops.
. On Saturday afternoon the
busy group settled down to watch
a matinee at the “Group Theatre,”,
near the University of Washing­
ton’s campus. The play being
performed was “Extremities,”,
written by William Mastrosimone.
This particular play was performed
here at Clackamas in the Fall of
1987.
The highlight of the trip was
the performance of “Les Liaisons
Dangereuses.”
“The play was a quality pro­
duction. The audience loved it,”
said Shields. These plays employ
professional actors that enhance
the acting that take place on stage.
“The trip was a smashing
success,” explained Shields. "It
was a positive experience for ev­
eryone involved. The plays were
of such high quality that the audi­
ence just loved them,” said Shields.
Educational experience from
trips like this one is valuable in
helping the students view for them­
selves the profession they might
choose.
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