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The Sandy Post itorial& Opinion Put school debates aside Tuesday Area schools have suffered their share of lumps lately. Flaps have covered everything from costly construction woes in Welches, teacher contracts not renewed in Bull Hun, drugs and dissension in Sandy High and kindergarten debate at Sandy Elementary. When residents close the curtain on their voting booths Tuesday, however, we hope they can put all that debate behind them to vote “ Yes" for schools. They should do it for one very good reason: for the kids. Everything from curriculum to discipline, spending priorities and graduation seating has been tossed about by bickering adults in recent months with fervor that threatens to split the community. In spite of these differences, local school children remain entitled to a basic education What their parent generation enjoyed should not be denied them, sim ply because taxes seem higher today and classroom curriculum more questionable. One might quibble about the level <>f funding in these school budgets, but in all cases the amounts have been pared down to just what money the schools need to continue quality programs. Now the very survival of some quality programs are in danger of checkbook cancellation come Tuesday. That’s certainly the case of San dy E le m e n ta ry’s program for talented and gifted students, Sandy Community School. Outdoor School Von Braschler, Publisher Caroline Duff, O ffice M anager M ark Floyd. Editor Dan Dillon, News Editor SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 25 1981 School levies ignite readers and counseling for grades one through six. I he d is tric t s asking only district business manager counselor $197,716 to continue these programs Support schools Counselors in our schools which the constituency will are the administrators Although I assume most plus paint the com munity pool, con are not hired to work only Where will the parents be vote on a reduced budget 1 I think voters of Sandy and c itiz e n s have a m ore with the seriously disturbed would like to urge the sup tinue athletics and activités and next Tuesday"’ Those that surrounding areas who have realistic perception of the child on a "one to one" basis port of everyone in passing purchase needed buses and a walked the picket lines last children presently enrolled pressures today s children They include special preven fall and demanded the school this levy at SUHS or who will have, must cope with. I feel com grounds maintenance tractor. tative programs i given to all board give the teachers The children of the district should ask themselves if S im ila rly, Sandy Union High s a la ry increases they they are being cheated and pel led to respond classes) to help children should not be penalized meet developmental needs ripped off School needs passage of a $355,2**2 wanted because of adult disagree Today's children live in a and to prevent future pro Hopefully, they 'll be at the ment Recently the voters were levy (only 74 cents per $1,000 valua different world than we did blems How a child adjusts polls voting Yes' on the B’ asked to pass a school Roger M Atkins 40. 30 or even 20 years ago tion) to balance its budget. Cut budget in school directly affects how budget of more than a Sandy Today, fully one half of our he w ill later adjust in socie And. Jerry, Who do you funds make the d is tric t’s B ’ levy million dollars, and we will children w ill live with a ty Guidance works hand in think you bur, voting ‘No9’ be asked to pass more as supplement to the previously ap single parent at some point hand with the entire cur ‘B’ levy sound Administrators still get paid, money in the next election before they turn 21 Those proved A ’ levy even more of a and if it gets too tough to riculum It is a state law that However, ask yourselves lucky enough to have a We feel we must speak up blood drive for caring community schools provide guidance at fund a good educational pro where the money will be go mother and father often will on the B ballot for the San the elementary level gram, they'll go ,o another supporters. mg and where will the cuts find both working when they dy Elementary School The Mr Sandercock Jr refers system (By the way. ad be? As state and federal funds fail get home from school, some third and final election will to the school counselor issue ministrators at Sandy High Several of the statements nights and weekends to be June .30 our local schools with the current as a "ridiculous item " I d have decreased from seven The programs that are go like to quote a statement in recession, local support become to four in the last four ing to be effected -sports, years ) an article in the June 18 more and more the life-blood to able g ifted and outdoor Oregon Journal entitled Jerry, you should get in sustain our local programs. school are an essential part "Teenage Suicide.” volved Things never will be of our children's develop Beleagured Bull Bun School asks as we want, and I personally "Yes, we are seeing a ment and education Two of great increase (nationally know that the principal was only $12,819 outside state lim ita our boys have been to out just as upset as you 500,(M M ) a year) in suicide at tions to fund current educational door school, and it is an tempts among voung poo They were very agreeable programs and related services. made by the district ad m a in ta in an in fla tio n - e n ric h in g , g ro w in g e x pie . . . " to my suggestions of ushers, perience that all youngsters We think the kids deserve the handicapped and older peo ministrators concerning the starved household Need I say more9 Mr should have Thè children school budget were in the Sandercock, aside from the ple sections and more direc If not working (Oregon’s cash to continue their programs, area of where money cuts learn a way of working and tion to the audience on pro word "ridiculous," I am in unemployment rate exceeds and we consider the amounts in decure would be made So where are sharing with others that can complete agreement with 10 percent in some counties), the cuts going to be? question reasonable requests. A not be duplicated in a Graduation should have today s kids live with in your last statements class room "Wouldn't it be a shame, if Yes’ vote is urged in support of showed anyone the immense Teachers are being cut, creased alcoholism, drug Special Education classes As for the able and gifted that one ridiculous item was problem of crowd control abuse, and d om e stic Bull Bun, Sandy Elem entary and are being cut. essential staff program, why not have faced by the school Just violence They may be crun keeping the entire levy from Sandy High on Tuesday. such as custodians, bus something especially for the passing " think, the school faces a ched into a two bedroom bright, inquisitive m ind9 Later we can resume the debates crowd of kids twice that size drivers, maintenance people a p a rtm e n t w ith th e ir Yes, it would be!!! and kitchen help are being Let's not lose these talents brothers and sisters, since Anita Elgin over curriculum , discipline, con every day of the week cut. Let’s develop them People tend to think of Teacher, Firwood School mortgage rates and homes struction and personnel. Debates, W ith the exeption of The sports program is so Sandy schools as being (average cast, $67,000) are after all, can prove helpful and small They have more teachers and special educa out of reach for 97 percent of essential it seems unreal we Vote ‘No’ tion. the other cuts are only may lose it How many therapeutic. students than any school in adults 20 to 20 years old eye wash They are only so young people have dropped the Portland area excluding There are thousands of Let’s not clog the channel now. I t ’s election time once the district can say 'look out of school, because they Beaverton elementary counselors na more, and the school board though. Without the life blood of where we cu, back.'Where never found a special place How ‘ short sighted" we tionwide, and in Oregon is submitting the same B’ cuts could and should be tax dollars, the patient may die they could excel9 are to short our kids ( >ur tax there is one elementary ballot they submitted in the made and where thousands Studies prove that children <VB) dollars are wasted much counselor for every 800 last election - no cuts Letters to the editor of dollars can be saved are in who work hard physically students Oregon requires Why would they do that9 Is the areas of athletics and ac elementary counselors to also are more motivated it because they think we re tivities. academically We have so have a master’s degree in ignorant and possibly won't Some questions we can ask little besides church and guidance and counseling notice or perhaps it could be o rg a n iz a tio n s such as are: Is it necessary to have plus teaching experience the fact that the B went five teams in each sport? scouting (which our family Juvenile court systems in down by only KM) votes, and Are new uniforms necessary is very active in) to offer creasingly are diverting through a very heavy cam youngsters in our town every year? Is a trip to the money to e le m e n ta ry paign on the part of certain state finals at school expense To the parents who are counseling for prevention special interest groups, the necessary for a basketball unhappy that kindergarten programs that was previous tide can change9 by JACK ZIM M ERM AN team that finished dead last was taken from the ballot ly spent to incarcerate delin Potential "yes" voters are Associated Oregon Industries in the league, just to be spec quents when it is already and may vote ‘No,’ we must being bombarded with phone tators Is the use of the gym say this: These programs "too late." Research with calls and propaganda urging During a legislative session that has nasiums at night for two or w ill be important to your criminals consistently points them to vote, while the more generated more than its share of had news three people to have a belly children in such a short time. to unhappy childhoods and apathetic "n o " voter sits by a hill has emerged from deliberations in dancing class necessary? You have at least for now parental abuse as early fac and watches his taxes go up Salem that belongs in the good news Are all of these things the option to enroll your tors toward unsuccessful ~ again. category necessary, or do they just child in one of five private school experiences and At a recent community It is Senate Bill 947, the Employment cost money? Why does the kindergartens in or near crim inal involvement school meeting, the topic for Development Act of 1981 custodial crew use substan town When it comes to these As an e le m e n ta ry Legislative Report from the State Capital discussion was how to get It s good news for a number of reasons II dard products that have other programs, none of us co un selor w ith in the E XCLUSI VE to Oregon's Weekly Newspa our funding This is one addresses problems arising when economic Ix-en sold to the school, has the opportunity to fill in Gresham schools for six pers Irom Associated Oregon Industries special interest group that I conditions cause lay offs and business because supervision did not with any like programs be years, I have seen abuse and support wholeheartedly! failures But it is a far cry from the punitive know the difference between mg offered neglect, kidnapping, theft, Sandy has possibly the so-called plant-closure bills introduced last poor materials and good? Let's not lose something meet specific goals This may involve loans vandalism, substance abuse, best program in the entire session and again this year Are any student activities and tax credits for the existing business, for that has been part of our truancy and suicide stale It is deserving of every Indeed, it is positive in its approach One tn-ing cut’ Such as dances mation of a community or employee cor school district for years now I also have seen kids dollar of its $14,300 portion of is tempted to call it a plant-opener bill where «0 percent of the We all are taxed to death, poration to assume control of the troubled lite ra lly "tu rn their life the $184.781 total budget on Another reason SB 947 is good news in students spend their time not firm or a variety of other types of assistance and we also are feeling the around How? Someone the B ballot, but in all good volves both the manner in which it was con dancing, but sneaking out cares enough to help them to workers and the community, if it (S deter economic crunch every day conscience, I cannot support ceived and the methods it suggests for side to smoke po, and drink Can we really pièce a mined the business cannot continue under find success and love in their a hefty increase in our taxes, resolving problems resulting from large How about the band, or lives and themselves This is any circumstances monetary value on our just to see my special in childrens future, though9 scale disruptions in commerce Its concep chestra and vocal music the goal of elem entary This assistance includes extended tion was a cooperative effort, and its terest group receive funding groups going out of state for How many kids walk the • cunselors unemployment compensation, job sharing We. the voters, have a duty methods don't involve creation of massive three, four and five day trips streets feeling left out of life, Sandy has made great pro and a combination of both It provides incen to be fiscally responsible for new bureaucratic procedures at school expense? Are these Retting into trouble9 How gress last year by hiring lives for employers to employ affected giving our children quality It calls for positive utilization of existing activities really necessary9 many more to come Our th e ir f ir s t e le m e n ta ry workers in other locations. It provides education, but the B ballot procedures It avoids the heavy handed ap Citizens, until such time as kids really will be the losers counselor This year in the assistance for worker relocation and voca goes beyond this into frills proach of the plant-closure being champion we decide to do something William & Iva Christman June 30 budget election you tional training for those who may have to Our community school, as ed by segments of organized labor about the d is tr ic t a d have the opportunity to con make a career change Sandy well as the other programs For the most part, those bills require pre ministration and put in com I am writing m regards to tinue your support listed in this levy should be It even provides assistance through the notification, before an employer can lay off petent people who care about a letter that appeared in the Strong schools create a made to stand on their own workers or shut down and stiff penalties that Commerce Department's Housing Division the education of our children June 11 edition of The Post strong community two feet Any program wor would do little more than hasten the demise and Department of Veterans' Affairs to A sense of genuine ac and less about themselves, This letter, written by Mr Jack Casey thy of support can go out and complishment was had by all of businesses hard hit by economic condi facilitate reestablishment of homes for our school will continue to go Jerry L Uiwson Sr , concer President elect, OPGA earn its own way tions beyond their control to hell workers forced to establish their families in the mountain folks who were ning Sandy Union High (state counselor ass'n) different communities I say, go to the community Still another measure of good news ac the first active participants Mr Lawson made his pro School's graduation and its of Sandy as individuals for companies SB 947. because its principal in the Hoodland P ark mise Now I make mine I All provisions of the act carefully are prom activities was as the financial support, and if we Association's clean-up pro author also is a labor official aware that will be running for the first coordinated by existing state agencies, saying goes "just the tip of Counselor needed as individuals support a pro without employers there are no jobs or ject last Saturday. The vacancy on the school board from the office of State Treasurer, which ad the iceberg " Actually Mr workers to organize gram, it w ill be successfully energy put forth Saturday J Lynn M iller I am w ritin g this in ministers funds dedicated to the Economic Lawson's letter really only funded privately He is State Sen L B Day <R Salem >, a yielded visible results giving Adjustment Strategy Account, to the Sandy response to the letter by scratched the surface of the Why vote "yes" for the all concerned a great feeling Teamster official when not serving the Employment Division of the Department of ice Ralph Sandercock Jr in the public in a number of elected and appointed community school and at the of satisfaction Human Resources that certifies conditions June 11 Post regarding I became a resident of San government positions same time take our medicine Special thanks must go to under which provision of the act are permit school counselors dy in January My family This letter is to urge in the form of $170,481 in ex you who worked so diligently Senator Day's Economic Development ted to take place Mr Sandercock stated in and I came to Sandy at great everyone to get out and vote tra taxes Act is deceptively simple It provides and enthusiastically in spite his letter, "Can someone ex personal sacrifice to lie near It is highly speculative at this late date to Tuesday. June 30 When the assistance for troubled businesses in place of the ty p ic a l Oregon plain why a 1st through 6th Why not get out there next my father's brother and for predict possible enactment of such in ballot was submitted in May. of penalties grader would ever need a Tuesday and say "N o," but I weather and overall wet con me to take employment with " ° val' \ eu 8<»d news legislation this year only 30 percent of the eligible That assistance is extended also to counselor9 This sounds like w ill do my part to help our ditions Sandy Union High School. The bill has had one hearing in Senate ¡labor voters turned out employees of firms in trouble and the com The following people got District 2 parents dum ping th e ir community school in the ( ommittee and been assigned to a subcom Voting is a privilege that mumties in which they are located form of private support9 wet: Art Bock, Christy and responsibilities onto the (>ur move to Oregon has should not be taken lightly mittee for further study. In no way can it be described as a govern Casey Buck. Shelly Butler, school system!! ” D on 't be ju s t another been a real fine thing for our Because it requires initial funding from So if you are 18 or older and ment bail-out for mismanagement in the Jim and Judy Donaldson I do not wish to take issue apathetic American You family We thoroughly enjoy the state's General Fund - estimated in the have never registered or if it private sector Its checks provide balances Stephanie Harper. Maria with the last half of his state have a chance to say "No ” the community, the way of neighborhood of 12 5 million -SB 947 also has been a while since you of the most positive nature Kraeger. Marilyn Lealieand ment, Often the schools are life, the people and the coun voted, you can register at Becky Hawley must with approval of budget writing Ways Here's how it would work family, Ike and Dorthea burdened with more than try. Literally everything we Sandy Post Office. Com Sandy 4 Means ('ommittee Meanwhile, the House A business finds itself in trouble and must Mann, Nick Montoy. Dawn th e ir share of respon have come in contact with of Representatives has before it two more munity School or at Sandy lay off part of its workforce or shut down and Tom Morrison and fam i sibilities We are in a society we have enjoyed with one Library. plant-closure b ills -H B 2550 and HB 3225 The business, the community in which it is ly , ( arol Smith, George with a high divorce rate and very large exception My One can only hope that SB 947, even if it Your opinion is important, located or an organization of affected Sheets and family. Dick many one parent families. employment w ith Sandy ra n t be funded by the present revenue so take the time to vote! workers applies to the Department of Taylor. Nat and Margie Dften, that one parent is t nion High School was one short Assembly, w ill convince lawmakers (EDIT. NOTE: A letter from Kim Nelson Economic Development for assistance Wicks and family. Penelope employed full time Many of the biggest mistakes I there are better ways to resolve this impor Roger Atkins, a parent at Sandy The application of the local economic ac Wilburn and two boys whose children are growing up ever have made With two tant social and economic issue than by kick Bull Run School, last week tion advisory com m ittee causes the names were missed. w ithout a stable hoe environ exeptions SUHS is being run ■ng a producing segment of the economy cited curriculum and person Economic Development Department to Thanks to anyone else wo ment by a group of politically when it is downed by reasons bevond its con nel management problems devise an economic adjustment strategy to came and helped whose It is the responsibility of trol motivated, money hungry, dividing the school recently name we might have missed the schools to see that the s e lf-s a tis fie d . p etty The Post regrets accidental A recent letter to the editor This is your park If you child receives an education bureaucrats lx*t me state omission of his name with concerning the upcoming are a resident, you are a Often emotional and attitude here that in my opinion there the letter and the final Sandy grade school budget member of the Hoodland problems interfere with this are only two administrators paragraph, printed below.) e le c tio n re v e a le d an Park Association. process Thus, we, the in the high school who are astonishing lack of informa There will be a booth set schools must deal with those worth their salt and only one I believe all of us have in tion concerning the role of an up at the Fourth of July problems Many problems board member who cares common the desire to pro elementary counselor The originate in the early years Mr John McMahon, the vide quality education for fw tivit.es Feel free to stop letter asks why any child in and become more difficult to principal and Joan Hay, the our children On June 30 by and ask questions grades 1 6 ever would need a Hoodland Park Associa treat as a child gets older there is a levy election in Salem scene: New plant-closure bill up more at all other levels of government Also, parents and tax payers can make a d if ference at school But it does lake time and (x-rson.il risk 1 (inly two people have shown up at budget meetings in four years.) Let's try for positive change and im provements I know you can call Dennis ( row at the high school and he will put you to work on his volunteer system An exam pie is business people from Sandy actively involved in the economic cla: nest year One parent helped FFA wire the barn, and another is a volunteer counselor They need help in college counseling, too No votes don't help anyone and certainly don't solve problems Vote ‘Yes Tuesday At least you can find the- person whos spending your money and tell him what you think That's a privilege that isn t available at any other level of government Ginny Brewster Sandy SUHS problems? Hoodland park Vote Tuesday Bull Run School Counseling helps sag® tion • <
