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Recall petition circulated Thur»., Feb. 6, 1975 (fee. 1) SANDY (Ore.) POST - 13 Orient committee seeks O rie n t board com m ents administrators removal School board members, the persons who he continued, “ and whether or not one represent the residents of a school district, agrees or disagrees, it is a good report ” are charged with determining policies to Doris Fisher and Peggy Fetters were the be implemented by the administrators of original appointments made to the com the school mittee by the school board chairman The five members of the Orient School Don Broadsword, in his sixth year as an Board have served from 17 months to 10 Orient board member, is also a member of years. They serve without salary. the Gresham Union High School Board Each of them appointed two Orient His term on the Orient Board expires June District patrons and alternates to serve on 30 the Citizens Advisory Committee which "And I do not plan to rerun,” Broad began its study of the school district last sword said. September He stated that the committee report was The report of findings and recom- given at the January meeting without data mendations from the advisory committee and that the board asked for other data was submitted to the Orient Board in “We do not operate on hearoay "w as h i. December and read into the minutes of the comment existing classrooms for room and space for the mini-courses.” Alex Anderson, chairman of the citizens committee was appointed by Gray. Bob Thompson, a resident in the area since 1981 and a board member for eight yeers, said he would reserve comment ‘until everyone has had an opportunity to study the report.” “We are going to implement as many as possible of the recommendations ” he added Thompson said that four proposals for a playshed and equipment to serve as an activity center at East Orient School were brought before the board at its January meetings. He said that when a decision is made on the definite type, it probably will be included in the budget for this May. Asked if some of the heat between the board and committee was generated by personalities, Thompson said, "C o m munication between people can obtain the best results." He explained that it is inappropriate for a school board to discuss personnel matters in an open meeting. ». I . Th(? itiz e n * Advisory A fiu lin ru Committee ap The C Citizen« pressed fear of reprisal by the present pointed by the Orient School District board Other m ini-courses suggested were administrators. ha» recommended the board replace the guitar, French, Spanish, acting, dancing T his problem is causing a serious arts and 4-H. present superintendent and principal. m orale problem within the teacher The committee, which was appointed by “The questionnaire sent to the parents ranks,” the report states, "and in turn the board last fall to look into problems at about being a volunteer listed tasks so creates an atmosphere in which the school, made the recommendation menial nobody would want to do them,” disciplinary problems are created richer during an executive session Dec 12. The Mrs Jensen said. "The administration's than solved ’’ idea of a volunteer is lunchroom duty or report was accepted as public record Jan In the survey, many students said ‘there school bus monitor.” 18 are too many rules and the rules are never The committee interviewed or polled in “A crafts program could be started,” enforced,” according to the report A writing every employe in the school one father suggested “Shop class could system and every student above the fourth positive student handbook by the student include using hand tools—you don't need to council was suggested as was an honor buy power saws. The school needs Ja2L k J " ? m eeting ,^ e haye summer grade , t0 r“ d the report but two or three things such a . progress Educators in Damascus, Boring and system among students recreatio n and enrichm ent classes "W e trie d to m ake constructive summers and weekends.” at the Orient School District’s a d -report> going the Gresham were also interviewed and the committee has met weekly since Sep suggestions about discipline," Mrs Hawes The report cited poor communication mimsu-ation office Monday, but was initiated last September,” Broadsword said. tember, between the administration and parents, refused by Jean Stevens, deputy clerk. She said. The report also criticized the lack of school, students and staff. said the report could not be released until The report, which was signed by each of A resident of the Orient community for courses for the 741 students at the Orient the 10 committee members, states: The patrons are seldom notified when a the minutes of the January meeting were 14 years, the board member said his only “ It is our feeling that much of the Schools. board vacancy will occur, Mrs. Jemen approved by the school board at the interest in serving was “for kids and The Oxbow Unit of East County League said. February meeting responsibility for the deficiencies of the education.” The Outlook talked with members of the d is tric t in m atters of discipline, of Women Voters has also studied the "Every board member was either ap He pointed out that if unification of the School board about the report curriculum and general policy lie with the Orient School District, using the L W V ’s pointed by the superintendent or asked by Orient „ _ ------------r ---- cm Orient eni isisin District c i in into 10 a graae grade 1 l uirougn through 12 "Know Your Schools” as criteria. current administration. him to run," she added. Thompson appointed Ken Gardner and Ruthanne Jensen, who is involved in the "Moot of the problems at Orient The group believes the administration should have been able to see it. the M ay 1978 deadline, there is a bill now in Rodney Gradin to the committee. He went on, " It is a good report. The (discipline, teacher turnover, student and as yet incomplete League study, said a still thinks of the school as “just a little the state legislature to make school This year marks the end of Thompson’s teacher attitude) appear to be a direct paragraph in the "Know Your School” country school” and needs to move into the committee members were asked to do a district unification mandatory term on the board, and he is not running publication really got the unit interested in task and spent much time and effort on it. result of the poor leadership at the East 1970s for re-election. * “It is off and running,” he commented. Building and is apparently condoned by the study, which began in September “We had a home ec program in Gresham It was well done with dedication and Broadsword appointed Lewis Emerson “Someone else should take it,” was his “There has been a tendency to leave way back when I was in school in 1948,“ sincerity. The report was presented to the the superintendent of the Orient School.” to the committee. response. decisions on education to professionals at “ It is obvious under the reign of the Mrs. Fetters said. "The administration is board in December.” Dean Gray, the senior board member of Ron Fortune has been on the Orient the expense of community and citizen just mentally isolated to programs that The report was accepted at the ¿ .t n c t , h . , K rved 10 year. He was present administration this school will not School Board since October, 1973, and has input. Goals ought to be a product of both January meeting and is a matter of elected last year to a four-year term. He make the needed improvements.” are star dard in other schools ” lived in the area seven and a half years. experts’ and the community." lived in the Orient School District for More than 25 parents met Tuesday night "Orient isn’t a little country school district record and public information. The About the citizens’ report he said, “We " I think that’s what has happened in to pick up petitions to recall school board anymore,” Mrs. Jensen added “More and report was discussed at the January 17 years have the report and are looking into it, but Orient," she said. thC ChT t a" “We are in the discuss.on stage on mini- more professional people are moving into member Dean Gray. the report is a confidential m atter until Ruthanne said the survey wasn't without the area and they have high expectations Bob Skipper, who has been an Orient courses and are making a survey to find “We want to change the board in such a acted upon by the board. We also are positive things, but the school doesn’t for their schools.” resident for eight years, came on the out what is wanted. There im ’t any point in way to change the administration,” a considering budget matters now.” school board in August 1973. He was spokesman for the recall committee told measure up with other schools in the area. offering mini-courses that nobody likes or Fortune said he was at the December Orient has no home economics, art or elected its chairman last August. The Outlook Monday "We don’t think the wants," was his comment on the lack of meeting with the advisory committee but shop classes in the middle school. ” 1 believe the people in this community present board will make the needed home economics and shop classes at the was absent from the January meeting due "T h e re are real lacks In the want a good, progressive education school. changes to a death in his family. c u rric u lu m ," M rs. Jensen said. “ A system, and I feel they haven’t been Gray was selected, spokesmen said, *W e have a full bouse," he said in coordinated science program is one. They getting it," the board chairman said. Dorothy Hall and George Kim were because he has seniority on the board- 10 reference to the 741 students enrolled in say they have programmed learning in “ I support the feeling of the community appointed to the committee by Fortune. years and has the next longest time to the district, “and we would have to use science, but the materials are stored in the serve. basement and they looked like they’ve “This isn’t a personal thing against him, never been opened " , but just an arbitrary choice,” said Peggy A lack of library for the West School Fetters, one of the parents working on the Taxpayers expecting ta x returns can be processed and using the pre-addressed label building was also cited in the League refunds will receive them much refunds issued faster than later and the special envelope in recall. “People say they don’t want to hurt study. , sooner if they file their returns in the filing period.” cluded in the tax package they feelings, but you can't make changes "There’s probably not another school in "D u rin g la te M a rc h and received in the m ail, the IRS now, Ralph B. Short, district without hurting somebody.” the area with no library for the primary director of Internal Revenue A p ril, how ever,” said M r spokesman said. Gray was elected to a four-year term in grades," she shook her head. “One second Short, “returns come in at an for Oregon, said today. “Another tip I can offer May by a 35-vote margin, the group said, grade class went over to the East School “I f you file now, there’s a accelerated ra te and the taxpayers,” M r. Short said, “is pointing out he had to serve six months good chance you’ll receive your Processing cycle takes longer, to give some thought now to library once last year.” before recall proceedings could be started. refund in four to five weeks,” which delays refunds.” setting up a record-keeping Another area which troubled the League The petitioners said 194 signatures are “So if you want that refund system for next year. You’d be be pointed out. “I f you file members was the lack of programs for the required before the recall vote can be held later, you may have to wait as fast, file early.” M r Short amazed at how much this helps exceptional child If the petition drive is successful, the long as eight weeks,” he added. advised. “After all, it’s your in filing a tax return.” "The administration refused a program January is a relatively slow money election would be no less than 25 days after for exceptional c h ild re n ," she said. N E E D A SITTER? month at IRS service centers,” Taxpayers also can speed the the last petition is submitted “Parents wonder if their child just has to TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS he explained, “which means processing of their return by Most people circulating petitions concur sit in first grade working in a pre-reading eoeo o ooooooooocH with the findings of the board-appointed notebook even if she's reading on a sixth Citizens Advisory Committee, which in grade level.” cludes Alex Anderson, Lewis Emerson, Although kindergarten is now funded by Nancy Ford, Doris Fisher, Peggy Fetters, the state, there is no kindergarten at Ron Gradin, Ken Gardner, George Kim, Orient Dorothy Hall and Marlene Hawes. “ Enrollment dropped 100 students this Both criticisms and recommendations year—next year there’ll be the space and were made in the advisory report. The report criticized the administration teachers for kindergarten," Mrs. Jensen said. for not giving adequate support and "On the positive side, the student- guidance to teachers, especially new teacher ratio is good,” she added. teachers. The committee reported some students “ I've lived in this district for eight years have expressed a need for some creative and I've seen too many good teachers activities besides choir and band leave the district," Marlene Hawes said. The advisory committee found that 80 “This isn’t the first time we’ve had eighth graders who don't participate in trouble—this is maybe the fourth uprising In the past the teachers tried to h in d i, tt choir “ d band have two study hall period, themselves and not get parents involved.” n “ " tni • tot>1 of 80 each day. She cited the l l teachers which have left J * 8U“ “ ted tmini East Orient School in the last two years as enricbme" t couroes. pouibly taught by an indication problems do exist. P<^ nt volunteers "The teaching climate is poor because The parentS ‘"^«-viewed by The Outlook W IN T E R HAS graced this hare tree and progressive idea. are not acceptable to the b* 1‘ev* •¡m inistration is 1 « than hibernating blackberry vines alongside administration." Mrs. Hawes M id. " I ’ve en± ,?“ tlC a^ “ ‘ P " * " * ,n lheJ * “001 TenEyck Road near Sandy. felt sorry for new teachers-they get out of tW° < perioda’ I “ * 1 (Post Photo) college all fired up and they just get rained w<Mdd be a block time when a student on in this district." cou,d ,earn typ ,n «< M r» H « " e» ^ r e p o r t m id some teacher, ex- su« « e8ted<" b* hasn’t happened.” Shop Sandy! It's Handy! Early tax filers get refunds z soon HAVE YOU HAD TROUBLE LOCATIHG US? W e've moved to Second S treet College :S tëâk T ' kïng ' cràb '$2«« j ■ Clackamas tells new budget ! Reg. <3.79 | Good on Sun.. Mon., Tuo«., Wad.. Thun., ONLY I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Alaska king crab legs and brolled-to-order steak. 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