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C om petency of '78 seniors
due fo r leg islative e x a m
by Jack Zimmerman
Associated Oregon Industries
The 30,000-odd teenagers graduating from Oregon’s 237
high schools in a few short weeks are supposed to be better
equipped to function in society than any of their
predecessors.
At least that was the goal nearly a decade ago when the
State Department of Education began a systematic
revision of graduation requirements and minimum
standards for public education.
And the Oregon Legislature appears bound to spend
considerable time and effort assessing the results.
In essence, graduation requirements for this year’s
seniors consist of earning 21 or more credits for course
study, specific attendance requirements and certain
competencies. The latter—minimum competencies to be
specific—are to blame for more stir and confusion than
any other recent educational development since new
math.
Developed largely in response to public outcry for ac
countability by education, the minimum competencies
evolved over a five-year period involving extensive public
opinion surveys, meetings, hearings and pilot studies
prior to adoption in 1974.
In order to meet the competency requirement, 1978
graduates are expected to demonstrate an ability to apply
knowledge, understanding and-or skills to life-role
situations. At least that’s the explanation published by a
legislative task force that conducted a study of the
situation late last year.
The Task Fo/ce on Minimum Competencies and
Graduation Requirements was one of the 1977
Legislature’s first six such investigative panels ap
pointed to study issues likely to arise during the next
regular biennial session in 1979.
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Impetus for its appointed assignment Was spurred by a
measure introduced last session that called essentially for
more definitive competencies than those adopted by the
State Board of Education.
More than 200 people turned out for a hearing on that
bill. Lawmakers quickly perceived the issue did not lend
itself to speedy resolution and opted for interim
examination.
And after five hearings and a work session during the
90-day life of the resultant task force study, members of
that body unanimously concluded even further study is
necessary.
In this particular case, there appears little other con
sensus among educators, lawmakers, the public and even
students attempting to qualify for diplomas.
Specifically, this year’s graduates are required to
demonstrate competencies in reading, writing, speaking,
listening, analyzing and computing. Unless the Oregon
Legislature or some other body changes the plan, 1981
graduates also will be expected to demonstrate similar
competencies in basic science and technology, mental and
physical health—along with a level of knowledge about
citizenship, environment and their rights and respon
sibilities on streets and highways and as consumers of
goods and services.
Hardly anyone argues with the fact it would be
desirable for high school seniors to graduate with
adequate levels of competency in all of the foregoing. But
objections to enforcement of current competencies and
those planned for 1981 are many and as varied as there are
people with opinions.
Part of the resistance to the concept stems from its
newness.
Another involves a lack of competency
uniformity among individual school districts. Other
critics fear minimum competencies will not be a floor of
educational achievement but have a tendency to lower the
ceiling. Probably the greatest public objection—and that
voiced most persistently by lawmakers studying the
program —is tying competencies to graduation
requirements.
The task force recommends minimum competencies in
basic skills be utilized in elementary and junior high
programs only.
Competency based education is achieving growing
attention throughout the country and nearly every state
adopting it has some wrinkle making its program unique.
Again, lack of uniformity causes concern.
If it has its way, the legislative task force will be
reactivated this year to study the experience of 1978
graduates. And it recommends no further competencies
be activated until benefits of current requirements are
thoroughly examined.
The push and shove between lawmakers and educators
is nothing new. And it is a continually interesting
phenomenon during legislative sessions because the
legislature controls an increasingly significant amount of
education’s money.
All this does little to ease apprehension of those who
wonder whether certain of this year’s high school seniors
will miss commencement exercises for failing to
demonstrate proficiency in current competency
requirements. Educators believe this will occur. But,
they point out, the number of seniors failing to graduate
probably won’t be more or less than at the end of any other
school year.
Students who can ’t achieve the competency
requirements, they claim ,«are those having trouble
collecting suf fic > eafctourse crqtffes.
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Whatever the outcome, it is increasingly appropriate
the traditional word used to describe graduation
ceremonies is commencement. High school graduation
continues to be a new beginning for those receiving
diplomas.
And for the Class of ’78, graduation will mark com
mencement of an investigation to determine whether its
members are winners or losers in this struggle to improve
competency.
Burning season to start
The spring backyard
burning season for North
west Oregon is scheduled
to begin Friday, April 14.
Burning of leaves, clip
pings and trimmings from
yard cleanup will be allowed
on a day to day basis,
depending on weather
conditions through May 21.
The burning period does
not exempt residents from
any local fire regulations,
which in most Oregon
counties require that a
burning permit be obtained
from a local fire station, said
a spokesman for the Oregon
Departm ent of Environ
mental quality.
Daily announcements on
local radio stations will in
dicate whether burning is
allowed on a given day. The
determination is based on
weather conditions affecting
air pollution potential.
Burning is not permitted
after sundown.
psychology-sociology major
at the Newberg college. To
be listed on the honors list
students must receive a 3.5
grade average or higher
while taking a minimum of 12
credit hours
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