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Thur»., Aug 21, 1980 (Sec 1» S A N D Y (O re » P O S T — 5 ESD to lose state funds Arena scheduling slated at SUHS A new method of registration at Sandy Union High School w ill give students more freedom in choosing their classes and the responsibility that goes with it. Arena Scheduling is the name given to the new method of registration. In the past. Sandy students filled out computer cards m the spring and hoped for the best Being at the mercy of a computer, however, didn’t always result in the most pleasing schedules. And so Arena Scheduling was born The new registration method ls much like those employed at most colleges. Students still fill out cards in the spring so they know what classes they w ill take — or at least. which required classes. But come registration day, they w ill be able to fill in what period they would like the class and what teacher they would prefer Of course, not everyone will get their choice. Some classes will be filled more quickly and some teachers will get signed up before others So the students will have to do something else new — select a class other than their original choice and plug it into the schedule These other classes will also depend on what is available during what time period. • The whole idea of Arena Scheduling is to personalize reg istra io n .” Sandy P rin cipal John McMahan said. ■‘It gives students an op portunity for a little more choice, i t ’s possible that we may find out that the com puter method was the only way to go, but I don’t think so. “ The key w ill be bow well the students, and the staff, adjust to the newness of it all,” McMahan added. The first big test will come Sept 2 when SUHS freshmen and sophomores come to school for their registration. Juniors and seniors are scheduled to come in Sept. 3; and all makeups and late comers will register Sept. 4. Friday, Sept 5. w ill be the first day of classes for fresh men only, an orientation day. All students w ill begin regularly scheduled classes Monday, Sept. 8 During those registration days, students will report to the main gym fo r an orientation and to meet their advisors. From there, the different groups will adjourn to classrooms with their advisors where they will prepare for regLstration. The students w ill then receive th e ir Arena Scheduling packet which includes information sheets, ID picture forms, athletic and a c tiv ity form s, bus schedule information, spring forecast sheets, a list of class offerings from each depart ment, IBM cards for class selection and a sheet to fill out for a finalized schedule. One of the things that students w ill find out is that not all of the classes that were listed in the spring w ill be available this fall. “ From a logical stand point. there were just not enough people signed up for some of the electives to justify the class,” McMahan said. “ So the students will have to choose an elective that w ill f it into th eir schedule. “ The students should be able to resolve any conflict that comes up and we will have a co nflict table if someone has trouble,” the SUHS principal added. “ But New requirements in effect The class of 1980-81 w ill be the first to graduate under Sandy High's new requirements. There are three dimen sions to the new requirements Students must earn a minimum of 25 units of credit, must have com pleted 12 years of school beginning with grade one (although students may graduate early) and they must demonstrate minimum competencies in reading, writing, listening, speaking and computing. However, students may also challenge courses and receive credit by exam ination rather than take the class itself. Students may also earn off-campus cred it through several programs which have to he approved by the assistant principal. Of the 24 units of credit, 15.5 are required courses and 8 5 are electives. The required credits are as follows: — Language Arts-English — 4 units. — Mathematics — 1 unit (other than Title I Math or Arithmetic). — Social Studies — 3 units (1 unit of Civics, 1 unit of U.S. History, .5 unit of elective Social Science and .5 unit of Geography). — Science — 2 units i 1 unit of Biology, 1 unit of Unif.ed ScienceO. — Health Education — 1 unit. — Physical Education — 1 unit (elective). — Personal Finance- Consumer Education — 1 unit. — Career Education — 1 unit. — Typing — .5 unit — Languages-Applied Arts-Fine Arts — 1 unit of any one or any combination. Students w ill demonstrate their minimum competency re q u ire m e n ts th ro u g h courses which are required by the Sandy High district. To demonstrate competency, students “ must show that they have achieved the skills, understanding, or knowledge necessary to survival in the community as an individual, learner, producer, citizen, consumer and fa m ily member. Students, to receive a diploma, must demonstrate that they have achieved the m inim um skills, understanding or knowledge necessary for survival in today’s society.” Sandy’s grading system is based on a percentage and letter system. Grades are “ A” 194-100 percent), “ B” (85-931, “ C” (77-841, “ D” (70- 76) and “ F ’ (below 70 or incomplete w ork). Other marks include Pass, No Pass and *N” (not enough work completed to earn credit). Persons earning an “ N” grade w ill have a certain amount of time to make up the work, unless the reason for the ” N” is a truancy or disciplinary problem. Students demonstrating a perfect attendance record will qualify for a 10 percent increase in the grade earned in that class. Perfect at tendance is defined as no tardies, no unexcused ab sences or failure to make up work missed while on a prearranged or excused absence Students earning a 3.5 grade point average while taking seven classes during a term w ill qualify for the Honor Roll. HONDA Summer Clearance Sale! Suggested Retail Price •2,780°° Suggested Retail Price SALE 2,350 the student traffic through the arena is organized and shouldn’t be a problem. The newness, if nothing else, should be the only thing that is really confusing.” Students will need to bring a number of things to registration. They should know their current address and phone number, and address and phone number of th eir parents’ place of business and their family doctor’s name and phone number. Students wishing to go out for a sport need to bring insurance money or a filled- out Proof of Insurance sheet which w ill include their in surance policy name and number, and the signature of the students parents or guardian on the Athletic- Activities form. Students should also bring money to pay their fees. The textbook deposit for fresh men and other new students ls $12. Other costs are towel fees for physical education. $3; athletic towel fee. $2 for one sport or $5 for three sports; insurance, $9 for school-time coverage or $36 for 24-hour coverage; $5 fora student body card and $10.50 for a yearbook. “ We highly invite a ll parents to participate in the process if they at all can,” McMahan said. ‘ ‘They should join the trials and tribulations of the students so that they w ill realize what everyone goes through. I think it would increase the total awareness of everyone involved. A lot of people don’t realize how complex it is to put together a total schedule for 1,200 people. ‘ But the students w ill learn two things from it (A re n a S c h e d u lin g ),’ ’ McMahan said. “ They will have to be responsible for the choices they make and they will be directly involved in figuring out a program that w ill launch them toward college or whatever they do after high school.” Clackamas Education Service District (ESD) will lose about $58,000 in general and special revenue funds as a result of budget cuts by the legislative special session, according to ESD Superintendent Bob Burns. Cuts from ESD general fund programs will total approximately $38,500, while special revenue programs will be cut by about $19,500, he said. General fund programs are those the ESD provides for all 28 school districts in Clackamas County, Burns said. Special revenue programs are the ones that the ESD provides for par ticular school districts or other agencies by contract. Nearly all the funds cut by the legislature would have gone to ESD programs for handicapped children. The ESD general fund programs affected by the cuts include the classrooms for trainable mentally retarded students, developm entally delayed and autistic children About $19,500 in special revenue funds w ill be trinuned from contracts the ESD has with the Oregon Departm ent of Education and C hildren’s Services Division. Under these con tracts, the ESD provides classroom programs for students at Christie School for emotionally handicapped girls, the county Adolescent Day Treatment Center and Dammaseh State Hospital. According to Burns, the ESI) won't have to eliminate programs because of budget cuts. The ESD had originally expected to receive about $749,000 for general fund programs. About $440,000 was originally to have come from special revenue con tracts. “ We w ill have to do some serious trimm ing and watch expenses closely, but we aren't going to let the cuts affect the quality of class room program s,” Burns said. UP offers master’s class The University of Portland is offering a master’s-level course in education for area teachers in Gresham this fall. Education 581, “ In d ividualized Reading,” will be offered from 4 to 6:45 p.m. in the library of Gordon Russell Middle School, 3625 SE Powell Valley Road, Gresham. Taught by Juanita Moore, the class is open to master’s degree students only. Cost of the course is $250 for three semester credit hours or 4^i quarter credit hours. F irst class is Sept. 8, and classes w ill be held each Monday through Dec. 8. Students may register at the first class session. IT 'S TIM E ! 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