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.
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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.
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