Portland Observer, April 1, 1962 Page 7
Prophet faces difficult decisions
Reorganization
D r. M atth ew Prophet, Portland*«
new School Superintendent, w ill as
sume his duties on A p ril 1st. Select
ed through a process that heavily in
volved a cross-section o f district pa
tro n s . P ro p h e t com es to P o r tla n d
w ith b ro a d s u p p o rt. N everth eless,
he w ill be m et w ith by the vario u s
factions w ithin the district w ith high
e x p e c ta tio n s , c u rio s ity , re s e rv a
tions, end sympathy. H e comes at a
tim e w h en serious issues fa c e th e
d is tric t: his fu tu re and th a t o f the
d is tric t w ill depend on w h e th e r he
can reso lve th e c o n flic ts , b u ild
b rid g es to th e c o m m u n ity , an d
m ake needed adm inistrative changes
— all o f which are needed i f the dis
tric t is to f u lf ill its ro le to educate
the city’s children.
D r. Prophet w ill need to re-organ
ize the top ad m inistration to ensure
that every departm ent o f the school
system has quality leadership. There
must be a re-evalu atio n o f the area
offices to determ ine i f their staffing
is appropriate or i f efficiency would
be gained by e lim in a tin g them . D o
they have a necessary fu n c tio n o r
are they a place to put excess ad m in
istration?
O n the lo cal level, th e p e rfo rm
ance o f the p rin c ip a ls — esp ecially
the elem entary principals— must be
e v a lu a te d . A re these m en h o ld in g
th e ir positions th ro u g h ten u re and
Tax basa
The district w ill subm it a request
fo r a revised ta x base o f $ 1 5 0 .7
m illio n to the voters on M a y 18th.
The new tax base is designed to meet
present d is tr ic t re q u ire m e n ts fo r
T h e recent decision by the School
B o a rd to p lace T u b m a n M id d le
S c h o o l in th e Boise b u ild in g has
w id en ed the lo n g -te rm c re d ib ility
gap and incited the deep-seated be
lie f th a t the d is tric t d is c rim in a te s
against B lack c h ild re n . T h e B lack
U n ite d F ro n t has called a o n e -d a y
boycott fo r A p ril 19th.
S ta te S u p e rin te n d a n t o f P u b lic In s tru c tio n V e rn e D u n c a n p ré
senta plaques to Bob M c M u llin (not pictured) and D iene H olland as
representative students com pletin g their QED (high school c o m p le
tio n ) te a ts s u c c e s s fu lly . T h e tw o L a k e O s w e g o re s id e n ts w e r e
p icked as re p resen tatives o f a typ ic al s tu d en t and h o n ored a t P o rt
land C o m m u n ity C o lle g e as th e s ta te c e le b ra te d g ra n tin g 100,000
certificates.
Schools seek advisors
P o rtla n d P u b lic Schools seeks
persons to fill 16 seats on tw o area
c itize n a d v is o ry c o m m itte e s be
ginning next July I.
The Portland Board o f E d u c a tin g
is m a k in g its a n n u a l a p p e a l fo r
nom in ation s fro m in d ivid u als and
local school advisory committees to
f ill fiv e tw o -y e a r a d u lt vacancies
and fro m high school student
councils to fill three one-year stu
dent vacancies on each o f the 12-
member panels.
Persons have two option* in seek
ing nom ination to an adult vacancy
in (he area they wish to represent:
T h e y m ay g a th e r signatures o f at
least 30 adult residents o f the area or
seek nom ination from a local school
advisory committee in the area.
C e rtific a te s o f n o m in a tio n fo r
adults may be obtain ed fro m local
schools, area o ffices or the school
d is tric t's C o m m u n ic a tio n s /In te r
g o v e rn m e n ta l R e la tio n s D e p a r t
ment, 501 N . Dixon St.
A d u lt applicants must be at leas:
18 years old, must reside in the area
they wish to represent or must have
a ch ild a ttend in g a school w ith in ;
the area they wish to represent.
Deadline for submission o f nom
inations for the student vacancies is
5 pm , A p ril 2. The deadline for sub
mission o f the adult nom ination pe
titions or local com m ittee n o m in a
tions is 5 pm , A p ril 9. N o m in a tio n
materials, including biographical in
fo rm a tio n , must be file d w ith the
C /IG R Department.
A fiv e -m e m b e r c ity w id e c itizen
review panel, to be appointed by the
school b oard, w ill spend A p ril and
M a y c o m p ilin g a lis t o f q u a lifie d
can did ates fro m am o n g the a d u lt
petitions and local com m ittee nom i
nations b efo re m aking reco m m en
dations to the school board.
T h e school b o a r d , m e a n w h ile ,
w ill spend A p r il an d M a y in te r
v ie w in g student nom inees an d re
viewing their qualifications.
A n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e school
b o a rd ’ s c o m m itte e a p p o in tm e n ts
fo r b o th a d u lts an d students w ill
o ccur June 14, fo llo w e d by a
school board-ho sted jo in t m eeting
June 30 w ith new and existing com
mittee members.
E ach c o m m itte e o f n in e a d u lts
and three students advises an area
adm inistration, the central adminis-
transitio n and the school board on
matters relating to educational p ro
g ram s an d g o a ls , b u ild in g needs,
budget p rio rities and school opera
tions.
four years, with no growth. The
projected general fund requirements
fo r the 1 9 8 2 -1 9 8 3 school year are
$186 m illio n as opposed to the esti
m ate o f c u rre n t resources o f $ 1 4 4
m illion.
O re g o n la w p ro v id e s th a t a ta x
base in crease o f m o re th a n 6 per
cent a n n u a lly m ust go to a vote o f
the p e o p le . T h e la s t ta x base was
adopted in 1968, and w ith interven
ing 6 per cent increases is now $97.9
m illio n . A one-year o peratin g levy
o f $ 2 5 .8 a d o p te d by th e v o te rs a
year ago w ill expire in June 1982.
O th e r issues o f im m e d ia te c o n
cern to Black parents that need early
resolutions are the increasingly dis
pro po rtio n ate suspensions o f Black
s tu d en ts; th e la c k o f m a n d a to ry
te a c h e r-tra in in g in B la c k h is to ry
an d c u ltu re ; th e d e a rth o f B la c k
classroom teachers, a d m in istrato rs
an d o th e r p ro fe s s io n a ls ; th e high
drop-out rate o f Black students; the
low academic achievement o f elem
entary schools in the Black com m u
nity.
Citizen involvement
T h e s u p e rin te n d e n t, w ith th e
B oard, must reassess the citizen in
vo lvem en t process. T h e A re a C iti-
Two locations
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m em b ers, a p p e a r on budget c o m
m itte e s an d s p ecial task fo rc e s .
S ince m em bers seem to serve fo r
years— ju m p in g fro m one c o m m it
tee to the next, could this be spread
aro u nd — giving new people and new
ideas?
longevity or through the q u a lity o f
their leadership?
The Black community leeuee
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zens A d v is o r y C o m m itte e — a p
p o in te d by the S chool B o a rd — are
staffed by the area offices. Does this
provide them w ith the independence
they need or does it create a sym bi
otic relationship?
A re m em bers o f a ll c o m m itte e s
selected in an equitable way? W h a t
opportunity does the average parent
have to serve? A re the recomm enda
tions o f each School Board member
equitably considered? C an a method
be fo u n d to a llo w parents and c iti
zens to elect their representatives?
T h e sam e few p e o p le seem to
serve re p e a te d ly . A re a c o m m itte e
mem bers, T itle I and I I I com m ittee
T h e lo c a l school a d v is o ry c o m
m itte e s also need to be e x a m in e d
and a m ethod d eterm in ed to a llo w
parents to select their own represen
tatives rather than allowing the p rin
cipal to appoint.
C itiz e n s can p a rtic ip a te o n ly i f
they are inform ed. D r. Prophet w ill
need to find new ways to in fo rm the
people a b o u t school issues, needs
and accomplishments.
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T h e process w h e re b y a c itiz e n
com m ittee p articip ates in selection
o f new teach ers a p p ly in g to th e
schools in th e B la c k c o m m u n ity
should be evaluated, extended to all
teachers and a ll schools. A m ethod
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Area citizen advisiory committees
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and to bring the schools closer to the
patrons and students they serve.
Bound by the policies, rules and
regulations o f the school board, the
committees invite attendance, p arti
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general public during their 10 regu
la r m o n th ly p u b lic m eetin gs and
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