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T H E N O R T H C O A S T T IM E S E A G L E , F R ID A Y , 10 S E P T E M B E R 1982 d a n c e r e c o r d s p r i o r to e n t e r i n g i m p r o v e d d r a m a ti c a l l y . T he a v e r a g e d a ily a tte n d a n c e s t a r t e d h ig h e r th a n th e s c h o o l a n d d i s t r i c t a v e r a g e a n d i n c r e a s e d s te a d ily . S tu d e n ts w ho h a d g o o d a t t e n d a n c e r e c o r d s p r i o r to e n t e r i n g c o n tin u e d th a t p a tt e r n . T h e l a t t e r o b s e r v a tio n is n o t o v e rw h e lm in g ; it d o e s sh o w th a t s c h o o ls c a n m e e t m o re n e e d s an d n o t s im p ly d iffe re n t needs. In 1 9 7 4 , o u r t h i r d y e a r , w e d id a s t u d y t h a t g a in e d s o m e i n t e r e s t i n g r e s u l t s . O f th e s ix ty - f i v e s t u d e n t s a n s w e r i n g t h e s tu d y ; E i g h t y - f i v e p e r c e n t c l a i m e d b e in g in Q u in c y im p ro v e d t h e i r w ritin g s k ills . S ix ty - s ix p e r c e n t c la im e d it im p r o v e d th e ir m a th e m a tic s s k ills . N in e ty - s ix c la im e d it im p ro v e d th e ir a n a l y t ic a l th in k in g s k i l l s . N in e ty -o n e p e r c e n t t h e i r s e n s e o f i n t e l l e c t u a l c o m p e te n c e . N in e ty - s ix p e rc e n t th e ir s e lf-c o n fid e n c e as a s tu d e n t. E ig h ty - e ig h t p e r c e n t t h e i r a b ility to e f f e c t iv e ly e v a lu a te t h e i r ow n w o rk a n d d e te r m in e th e ir s tre n g th s and w e a k n e s s e s . A s t e a c h e r s w e th o u g h t s o m e o f t h e s e n u m b e r s w e r e to o lo w a n d r e c o g n i z e d w e n e e d e d m o r e r e s p o n s e s . H o w e v e r , th e f ig u r e s w e re an d a r e u s e fu l, n o t a s p ro o f, b u t a s s u p p o rtin g e v id e n c e f o r o u r o b s e r v a tio n s a n d a n a ly s is : t h a t o u r s m a l l n e s s w a s a ll o w i n g u s to m a k e s o m e s e r i o u s g a i n s in th e e d u c a t i o n a l p r o c e s s of s k ill a n d s e lf - c o n f id e n c e b u ild in g . E ig h ty - s e v e n p e r c e n t o f th e s tu d e n ts f u r t h e r c l a i m e d t h a t t e a c h e r s i n c l u d e d s t u d e n t s in th e d i r e c t i o n o f th e s c h o o l , a n d n i n e t y p e r c e n t th o u g h t t e a c h e r s a l l o w e d t h e m to h a v e e n o u g h re s p o n s ib ility . T h is in f o r m a tio n c a n be lo o k e d a t a n y w ay o n e w a n t s . I c h o o s e to c l a i m t h a t i t i s p r i m a r i l y t h e r e s u l t o f s m a l l s i z e a n d c l a r i t y in s e t tin g g o a ls f o r l e a r n in g , o p e r a tio n a n d c u r r i c u l u m . T h e s e w e r e s t u d e n t s i n v o l v e d in b u i ld i n g s o m e t h i n g n e w w h ic h w a s v i t a l l y i m p o r t a n t to th e ir m o tiv a tio n , an d m a n y h a d b e e n s e a r c h in g fo r a lte r n a tiv e s an d s e r io u s ly c o n s id e rin g d r o p p in g o u t. T h e y w e r e n o t c o n s i d e r e d " l e a r n i n g d i s a b l e d " b e c a u s e w e d id n o t c o n s i d e r th e t o o l s o f d i a g n o s i s c a p a b l e o f m a k i n g t h a t k in d of j u d g e m e n t a b o u t th e v a r i e t y o f h u m a n l e a r n i n g s ty le s . Page 5 d e v e lo p e r s of F o c u s d e c id e d th a t c u r r i c u l u m ( S h o u ld o f f e r a v a r i e t y o f " m e n u s " to s t u d e n t s . In o t h e r w o r d s , i f y o u g a g o n t u r n i p s , e v e n th o u g h t u r n i p s m a y b e h e a l t h y , d o n 't e a t a w h o le m e a l o f t h e m . C u r r i c u l u m w a s b u i l t a r o u n d th e v a r ie ty of s tu d e n t i n t e r e s t s a n d th e n o u r is h m e n t, b a s i c s k i l l s , w a s b u i l t i n t o e a c h o f f e r i n g o n th e m enu. B e rk e le y T rib e L ik e C a r l R o w a n , w e t h o u g h t th e o n e r o o m s c h o o l h o u s e w a s a g o o d m o d e l if a p p l i e d w ith e n o rm o u s r e s p e c t f o r in d iv id u a l d if f e r e n c e s . W e a l s o d id n o t r e p r e s e n t a b u d g e t i n c r e a s e : in s te a d a r e a llo c a tio n of e x is tin g r e s o u r c e s . T h a t is c r i t i c a l . T h e s a m e y e a r Q u in c y s t a r t e d , F o c u s s c h o o l - w i t h i n - a - s c h o o l b e g a n a t P o r t l a n d 's M a d is o n H ig h S c h o o l . F o c u s , u n l ik e Q u in c y , d e l i b e r a t e l y a im e d its p r o g r a m a t p o o r a tte n d in g , d ro p o u t p r o n e s t u d e n t s . S tu d e n ts e n te r e d w ho h a d c o n s i s t e n t l y b e e n t r u a n t , w e r e lo w in b a s i c s k i l l s , a n d w e r e " l o s t in th e l a r g e s y s t e m . " As a s m a ll, a lte rn a tiv e , s c h o o l-w ith in -a - s c h o o l , F o c u s w a s s t r u c t u r e d v e r y m u c h a lo n g th e l i n e s o f Q u in c y a n d a l s o h a d a m a z i n g s u c c e s s in g e t t i n g s t u d e n t s to f e e l l e s s " l o s t . " F o c u s a ls o m ad e a d r a m a tic d e p a r tu r e fro m th e c o n v e n t i o n a l o r d e r i n g o f c u r r i c u l u m . T h e ^rfynnlîhll of ffittglfia I. S T U D E N T S H A V E T H E R IG H T T O E X E R C IS E A L L R IG H T S E N U M E R A T E D IN T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S C O N S T IT U T I O N , T H E B I L L O F R IG H T S A N D A L L O T H E R A M E N D M E N T S A N D T H O S E E S T A B L I S H E D B Y T H E U N IT E D STA TES SU PREM E COURT. II. S T U D E N T S H A V E T H E F U L L F R E E D O M O F P O L I T I C A L A C T I V I T Y IN T H E H IG H SCH O O LS. 1. S t u d e n t s m a y f o r m p o l i t i c a l a n d s o c i a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s in th e s c h o o l , i n c l u d i n g t h o s e w h ic h c h a m p i o n u n p o p u l a r c a u s e s a n d r e g a r d l e s s o f th e p o l i t i c a l a n d s o c i a l v i e w s o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n . 2. S t u d e n t s h a v e th e r i g h t to f u l l u s e o f s c h o o l f a c ilitie s — b u lle tin b o a r d s , a u d ito r iu m s , p u b l ic a d d r e s s s y s t e m s , m i m e o f a c i l i t i e s — to a d v e r t is e th e ir id e a s a n d a c ti v it ie s th a t ta k e p l a c e i n s i d e a n d o u t s i d e t h e h ig h s c h o o l s . 3. S t u d e n t s h a v e th e r i g h t to p l a n a n d c a r r y o u t fo ru m s , a s s e m b li e s , s e m in a r s an d o th e r s c h o o l p r o g r a m s in o r d e r to e x p a n d t h e e d u c a t i o n a l p r o c e s s . T h e s e a r e to b e c a r r i e d o u t a t a t i m e c h o s e n b y th e s t u d e n t s . S p e a k e r s m a y n o t be r e je c te d by a d m in is tr a to r s a n d /o r f a c u l ty . 4. S t u d e n t s h a v e th e r i g h t to d i s t r i b u t e a n y l e a f le ts , p a m p h le ts an d p o litic a l m a t e r i a l f r e e ly i n s i d e a n d o u t s id e th e s c h o o l a n d s c h o o l g r o u n d s w ith o u t a u th o r i z a t io n o f th e p r in c ip a l o r an y b o d y o f th e s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o r th e B o a r d o f E d u c a tio n . 5. S t u d e n t s h a v e th e r i g h t to w e a r a n y s y m b o l o f t h e i r p o litic a l b e li e f s , s u c h a s b u tto n s , a r m b a n d s , a n d s t y l e o f d r e s s w h ic h e x p r e s s th e ir o p in io n s . 6. S t u d e n t s h a v e th e r i g h t to c h o o s e t h e i r o w n m e t h o d o f e x p r e s s i n g t h e i r b e l i e f s a n d to r e f r a i n f r o m s a l u t i n g th e f l a g o r f r o m a t t e n d in g a n y a s s e m b l i e s w h ic h t h e y s o d e s i r e . 7. S t u d e n t s h a v e th e r i g h t to s t r i k e . III. S T U D E N T S H A V E T H E R IG H T T O F R E E DOM O F S P E E C H AND T H E P R E SS. 1. S tu d e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s m u s t be c o n t r o l l e d by th e s t u d e n t s a n d m a y in n o w a y b e c e n s o r e d by t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o r f a c u l t y . E d i t i n g w ill b e d o n e by t h e s t u d e n t e d i t o r s . A n y s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n h a s th e r i g h t to h a v e a c c e s s to th e s c h o o l n e w s p a p e r to a d v e r t i s e i t s i d e a s a n d a c tiv itie s . 2. S tu d e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s ( n e w s p a p e r s a n d m a g a z i n e s ) w h ic h a r e n o t " o f f i c i a l " s c h o o l p u b l i c a t i o n s a r e to b e t r e a t e d w ith th e s a m e r i g h t s a s (1 ) a b o v e w ith f u ll u s e o f s c h o o l f a c i l i t i e s to p ro d u c e a n d d is tr ib u te th e m . IV . S T U D E N T S H A V E T H E R IG H T T O D U E PRO CESS. 1. S t u d e n t s h a v e t h e r i g h t to a f a i r h e a r i n g w h ic h i n c l u d e s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n b y c o u n s e l , w ith t h e r i g h t to q u e s t i o n w i t n e s s e s p r i o r to a n y d is c ip lin a r y a c tio n . T he h e a r in g s h a ll c o n fo rm to a l l p r e s e n t l a w s p e r t a i n i n g to c o u r t p r o c e d u re . 2. S t u d e n ts m a y n o t in a n y w a y b e p e n a l i z e d by a d m in is tr a tio n o r fa c u lty f o r a n y p o litic a l o r m o r a l b e l i e f s w h ic h t h e y h a v e o r u p o n w h ic h th e y a c t. 3. S t u d e n ts h a v e th e r i g h t to r e c e i v e a n n u a l ly u p o n t h e o p e n in g o f s c h o o l a p u b l i c a t i o n s e t tin g f o r t h a l l th e r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s to w h ic h s tu d e n ts a r e s u b je c t. T h is p u b lic a tio n s h a ll c o n ta in a s ta te m e n t of s tu d e n t r ig h ts . 4. S tu d e n ts a n d p a r e n t s h a v e t h e r i g h t to s e e th e ir p e rs o n a l file s a t an y tim e . 5. S t u d e n t s h a v e th e r i g h t to a p p e a l a n y d e c i s i o n on a d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n w ith a t r a n s c r i p t o f th e t r i a l p r o v i d e d by th e s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a t io n . In 1 9 7 4 , f i f t y - t h r e e p e r c e n t o f t h e F o c u s s t u d e n ts h a d m e t th e " p o o r a tte n d in g " c r i t e r i a p r i o r to e n t e r i n g . S e v e n ty p e r c e n t o f t h o s e s t u d e n t s i m p r o v e d t h e i r a t t e n d a n c e to f e w e r t h a n th irte e n d ay s a b se n t a y e a r. M o re th a n s ix ty p e r c e n t im p r o v e d t h e i r s c h o o l b e h a v i o r , r a i s e d t h e i r i n v o l v m e n t in c la s s ro o m a c tiv itie s , and in c re a s e d th e ir p r o d u c t i v i t y w h i l e w o r k i n g w ith s t a f f a n d o t h e r s tu d e n ts . T h a t i s a l o t o f p e o p l e in t h e s e tw o e x a m p l e s e x p e r i e n c i n g t h e p a in o f d e f e a t a n d t u r n i n g t h e i r a t t e n t i o n to m o r e p r o d u c t i v e a c t i v i t y . In b o th s c h o o l s m a n y s t u d e n t s i n c r e a s e d d a i l y a tte n d a n c e a n d c la s s p a rtic ip a tio n , b e h a v e d m o re c o o p e ra tiv e ly , and c o m m itte d le s s (a lm o s t no) v a n d a lis m . T he p a tte r n s of d e fe a t w e re c le a r ly set back. B o th s c h o o l s , a lt h o u g h w ith d i f f e r e n t c u r r i c u l u m o r g a n i z a t i o n , h a d tw o v i t a l t h i n g s in c o m m o n : a c o m m i t m e n t to th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f b a s i c s k i l l s in a l l c o n t e n t ; a n d t h e s m a l l n e s s o f s t r u c tu re . O b v i o u s ly s o m e t h i n g s h a v e w o r k e d v e r y w e l l . In t h e s e s c h o o l s s t u d e n t s f in d s c h o o l a l e s s t h r e a t e n i n g p l a c e f o r t h e i r m i n d s a n d e g o s to b e . M e a n in g fu l, liv e ly e x p e r i e n c e s ta k e p la c e in th e c l a s s r o o m s a n d t h e c u r r i c u l u m . S t u d e n t l e a r n i n g n e e d s a r e m e t p r i o r to th e n e e d s o f th e o r g a n iz a tio n . A t Q u in c y w e t e a c h e r s l i k e d to t h in k o u r o v e r w h e l m i n g b r i l l i a n c e w a s th e k e y f a c t o r . W e k n e w i t w a s n 't . W e k n e w t h a t e s s e n t i a l l y o t h e r f a c t o r s m a d e th e d i f f e r e n c e . S t u d e n t s w e r e i n v o l v e d . W e i n s i s t e d on i t . M o r e i m p o r ta n tly , w e m o v e d o v e r a n d m a d e ro o m f o r s t u d e n t in v o lv e m e n t a n d m a d e it c l e a r th a t in v o lv e m e n t w a s n e e d e d a n d v a l u e d . It i s th e b a s i s o f m o tiv a tio n . C O N T IN U E D ON P A G E T E N C,-.jantcalkj qrçwn I¿ ¿ /T è e .g r a i n s , riKfc För Seven i j t a f i Hie CMA Steppers hflVe been wcckinc) toqeHier fa establish V» 1 Bud develop A Maturili FöcciS ■o ci A H ern a b i/6 ^or K ii rvjr+to u> Coasl unify . T h e sfare provides vHvjl esame foods A t f a i r pnöes, m 4 may H-iaf respects both vour food needs and Hie needs o f Hit, environm ent. fre s h k ground pevamatb utter • sprouting seeds V . S T U D E N T S H A V E T H E R IG H T T O F R E E E L E C T I O N S IN T H E S C H O O L S . 1. S tu d e n ts s h a l l h a v e th e r i g h t t o r u n in an y sc h o o l e le c tio n fo r a n y o ffic e . T h e re s h a ll b e a n e n d to a r b i t r a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n ts and s c re e n in g of c a n d id a te s . 2. A ll s t u d e n t s in t h e s c h o o l s h a l l h a v e t h e r i g h t to v o t e . S c h e d u li n g o f b a l l o t i n g s h a l l o c c u r a t a tim e w h en a ll s tu d e n ts a r e p r e s e n t d u rin g r e g u la r s c h o o l h o u r s . 3. A ll s t u d e n t s s h a l l h a v e th e r i g h t to w a g e a r e a l c a m p a i g n w ith f u l l u s e o f s c h o o l f a c i l i t i e s to f r e e l y a d v e r t i s e t h e i r f u ll e l e c t i o n p l a t fo rm . V I. S T U D E N T S H A V E T H E R IG H T T O E N D H IG H S C H O O L C O M P L I C I T Y W IT H T H E W A R M A C H IN E . 1. T h e s t u d e n t b o d y h a s th e r i g h t to b e f r e e f r o m th e p r e s e n c e o f a n y i n f l u e n c e o f f e d e r a l a g e n c i e s n o t d i r e c t l y i n v o l v e d in t h e e d u c a t i o n al p ro c e ss. 2. T h e r e s h a l l b e a n e n d to a l l m i l i t a r y p r o g r a m s l ik e R O T C in th e s c h o o l s a n d to a l l m i l i t a r y r e c r u i t i n g in th e h ig h s c h o o l s . 3 . T h e r e s h a l l b e a n e n d to th e u s e o f p o l i c e to s e t t l e d i s p u t e s w ith in th e s c h o o l s . V II. S T U D E N T S H A V E T H E R IG H T T O H E L P D E T E R M I N E T H E IR C U R R IC U L U M A N D E V A L U A T E T H E IR T E A C H E R S . 1; T h e r e s h a l l b e n o d i s c r i m i n a t i o n o n th e b a s is of se x . 2. T h e t r a c k i n g s y s t e m s h a l l be a b o l i s h e d . — T h e H ig h S c h o o l S t u d e n t s R i g h t s C o a l i t i o n IH f 1 O M A 1 O il'RPRIfh The BRASS LANTERN R estaurant fe a tu re s special food item s alm ost e v e ry night, F rid ay th ro u g h Tues d a y , 5 to 9p.m . Cannon Beach 436-2412