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Page 2 Portland Observer, August 11, 1982
School district reorganization
{C o n tin u e d fro m pane I. co lum n 4)
P rin cip a l on Special Assignm ent to
co ordin ate E a rly C h ild h o o d Educa­
tio n .
5. Reassigned C o lin K a rr M orse,
fo rm e rly p rin c ip a l at L in c o ln H igh
School, to head up an O ffic e o f In ­
structional Technology.
6. P ro m o te d D r. W a lte r H a th a ­
way to D ire ctor o f E valuation to re­
place Dr. Victor Doherty who is retir­
ing in S eptem ber. The p o s itio n o f
Assistant S u pe rin te nd en t fo r E v a l­
uation is dropped.
7. Separate the P u b lic In fo r m a ­
tio n and In te rg o v e rn m e n ta l R e la ­
tions fu n ctio n , merged in 1980, into
tw o d is tin c t a d m in is tr a tiv e fu n c ­
tions.
8. Dr. James Sullivan w ill head up
In te rg o ve rn m e n ta l R elations and a
professional Public In fo rm a tio n D i­
re c to r, to be chosen a fte r a w id e ­
spread search, w ill head a re s tru c ­
tured P ublic In fo rm a tio n O ffic e by
January I .
9. D u rin g th e 1982-83 sc h o o l
year, fu rth e r analyses w ill be c o n ­
d ucte d to re o rg a n iz e and re d e fin e
the C o m m u n ity R ela tion s D e p a rt­
ment functions and to develop fu lly
the P ro p e rty M a n a g e m e n t fu n c ­
tions.
10. C o n tin u e existing area decen­
tr a liz a tio n u n d e r D r. D on James
and W ill Pletcher.
These changes are to become e f­
fective on September 1, 1982.
C hanges re fle c t tasks
These and o th e r changes in re ­
p o rtin g re sp o n sib ilitie s represent a
consensus o f w idespread co n su lta ­
tio n w ith a ll elements o f the school
fa m ily , p a re n ts , o th e r c itiz e n s ,
teachers, a d m in is tra to rs and s ta ff
members. T his type o f co nsultation
and in v o lv e m e n t is essential i f the
schools are to rem ain viable in s titu ­
tions, responsive to the co m m unity.
W h ile these changes are substantive
a d ju stm e n ts, they do not represent
d ra m a tic o r m a jo r re o rg a n iza tio n .
T h e system is fa r to o c o m p le x to
propose radical changes too rapidly.
It is to o early in my tenure as Super­
inten de nt to m ake a m a jo r re a lig n ­
ment.
M y goal is not to im plem ent shal­
lo w p lans o f d o u b tfu l lo n g -ra n g e
benefit to the education o f P ortland
ch ild re n. Instead, what is needed is
c o n tin u e d in -d e p th a n a ly s is and
c o m m u n ity inp ut in the e v a lu a tio n
o f a sound educational delivery sys
tern that w ill engender and deserve
the c o n fid e n c e o f the p e o p le o f
P ortland.
D u rin g the c o m in g m o n th s it is
m y in te n tio n to c o n tin u e to in tro
duce in to and expand the voice and
w ill o f a ll elem ents o f the co m inu
n ity in the d ecision-m aking process
to assure the success o f the D istrict's
educational m ission, w hich is, after
a ll, our only reason fo r existence.
fo rm more e ffic ie n tly fo r the better­
ment o l c h ild re n . T he th o u g h ts o f
teachers are e sse n tia l to q u a lity
long term reo rg an izatio n. I w ill ag­
gressively address any reasonable
changes to m ake the teaching p ro ­
cess more productive.
3. P a re n ts : A re p re s e n ta tiv e
group o f parents w ill be consulted to
p ro v id e in p u t on ways to im p ro v e
the schools and the d e liv e ry o f ser­
vices. W hen parents and teachers
w o rk to g e th e r, e d u c a tio n is a u to ­
m a tic a lly im p ro v e d . T o o o fte n , in
my
o p in io n , school a d m in is tra to rs
Process to continue
do not take care to so lic it the o p in ­
As 1 have said, my report does not
represent the “ w h o le p a c k a g e .’ ’ 1 ions and feelings o f parents as deci­
sions are made.
p la n an e xten de d process o f
4. C om m un ity a t large: A b o u t 82
d ia lo g u e w ith a ll ele m e n ts o f the
per
cent o f the people in P o rtla n d
e d u c a tio n a l c o m m u n ity Based on
do
n
ot now have c h ild re n in the
these c o n tin u in g c o n s id e ra tio n s , I
schools.
Despite this fact, it is essen­
w ill, fro m lim e -to -tim e in the f u ­
tial
th a t th is g ro u p be in c lu d e d in
tu re , recom m end m o d ific a tio n or
school planning. A ll members o f the
e lim in a tio n o f policies and practices
com
m unity have a stake in the q u a l­
w hich do not enhance the a b ility o f
ity o f education in this com m unity.
the school system to e ffe ctive ly o p ­
I have instructed my s ta ff to begin
e ra te and im p ro v e the q u a lity o f
to
d e v e lo p a process by w h ic h a
e d u c a tio n in the c la s s ro o m . T he
sample o f households in the city can
process o f review o f policies, regula­
re a d ily respond to o n g o in g educa­
tio n s , legal requirem ents and other
tional
concerns and be systematical­
m andates th a t lim it o u r a b ility to
ly in v o lv e d in sc h o o l p la n n in g .
d e liv e r m a x im u m s u p p o rt to the
People w ho do not have child re n in
classroom, w ill be thoroughly exam ­
school s till pay taxes to support the
ined.
schools. They benefit fro m the edu­
M y p rim a r y ta s k , and th a t o f
cated
and w e ll-p re p a re d c h ild re n
o th e r c e n tra l and area a d m in is tra
w
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ra d u a te fr o m the p u b lic
tors, a fte r a ll, is not to exert power
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ls
. G o o d sch oo ls are as im ­
and a u th o r ity , b ut to s u p p o rt the
portant
to them as to the parents o f
teaching process.
c h ild re n w h o a tte n d the p u b lic
C o nsu ltatio n to expand
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In m eeting these goals,
.u.uaoie in p u t in d ire ctio n and
tend and expand my c irc le o f c o n ­
o peration o f the schools. I shall ac­
sultation to continue to incluide
tively solicit the opinions o f these c i­
1. B u ild in g a d m in is tra to rs : P rin ­
tizens fro m all walks o f life w ho be­
cip a ls and V ice P rin c ip a ls are the
lieve that p u b lic education can sur-
key to im p r o v in g e d u c a tio n The
v ive and prosper.
way in w h ich they p ro v id e leader­
s h ip in the b u ild in g s is the key to
Business help to be solicited
g o o d s c h o o ls . I s h a ll c o n tin u e to
I w ill put in m otion a set o f proce­
seek their advice in m aking manage­
dures designed to o b ta in and p u t
ment decisions.
in to the m a in s tre a m o f fu tu re
2. Teachers: As p la n n in g fo r the
school p la n n in g , in p u t fro m m a jo r
fu tu re progresses. I w ill c a ll on a
businesses and in d u s tria l c o rp o ra ­
representative sample o f teachers to
tio ns in the c o m m u n ity . As a firs t
help id e n tify im p o rta n t areas that
step, I intend to circu late to them a
can be m ost s u p p o rtiv e o f th e ir
q u e s tio n n a ire on the m a jo r issues
needs. T hey w ill be asked to e v a l­
lacin g the school system. Once re­
uate the q u a lity o f the services and
sponses have been received and an­
support they receive, f he challenge
alyzed, I w ill meet w ith and report
fo r them w ill be to ide ntify the ways
to the business c o m m u n ity the
and means by w hich they can per-
fin d in g s o f the survey. It is m y in -
LIGHTING SPECIALTIES
tention to fu lly tap the resources o f
this vita l element o f the co m m un ity
in charting the course o f the schools
fo r the 1980s and beyond. T heir v i­
sion and leadership are invaluable in
educating young people.
It has been m y e x p e rie n c e th a t
w hen e d u c a tio n is im p ro v e d , the
business e n v iro n m e n t is a lso im ­
p ro v e d . It is m u tu a lly b e n e fic ia l
p a rtn e rsh ip . I do not inten d to de­
sign o n ly a few cosmetic program s
to give the im pression o f c o o rd in a ­
tion w ith the business com m unity. I
expect to take enough tim e to create
p ro g ra m s a nd o p p o r tu n itie s th a t
p ro d u c e ta n g ib le re s u lts fo r c h il­
dren.
LIGHTING & DECORATING
CONSULTANTS
Mon fn I 00
been b ro u g h t in to p e rs p e c tiv e .
M any o f the refugees, in fa c t, are
those retu rning to their homes in the
s o u th , a b a n d o n e d a fte r the P L O
usurpa tion s since 1976. The fact is
th a t th e in v a s io n has so lve d o r
redressed a refugee problem even as
it has created or perpetuated one
R e p re se n ta tive s o f O x fa m and
other agencies are now a ll over Leb­
anon, try in g to fin d a way to spend
the m on ey th e y ’ ve ra ise d and are
s till ra is in g
T h e tr u t h is th a t
th ere is no e m e rg e n cy in basic
hum an needs: fo o d is p le n tifu l and
cheap
In the fe w areas w here
e le c tric ity was s till o u t there was a
'ho rta ge ol flashlights; many people
said there was n o t enough gasoline
o r ke ro se n e ; one fa rm e r to ld me
that insecticide was scarce. The hos­
p ita ls are, as one m edical d ire c to r
put it , “ n ot e s p e c ia lly w orse o f f
th an b e fo re ” . . . . “ T he one real
need is fo r co n stru ctio n supplies to
help people re b u ild ,” the supervisor
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o f the J o in t D is trib u tio n C o m m it
tee’ s operation in Lebanon told me.
“ But the need is not insurm ountable
and it is being addressed."
Most
people said to have been displaced
were displaced fo r o nly a few days
One in d ic a tio n : D avid O tta w a v re­
p o rte d on June 16 th a t Jezzin “ is
said to have become a m ajor refugee
venter w ith 200,(XM) now camping in
and around i t . " When I spent a day
in Jezzin a week later they were not
there. I d o n 't th in k O ttaw av would
vouch fo r his numbers.
W h a t is clea r is th a t ’ s ra e l’ s at
tack was m easured and c a re fu l I
was also in Lebanon a fte r “ Opera
lio n L ita n i” in 1978, another Israeli
action that was, in my view, neither
m easured n o r c a re fu l
N o th in g
com parable could be said about the
events o f recent weeks This tim e,
Lebanese ot all persuasions and o r i­
gins have expressed — I heard it rnv
se lf dozens o f times g ra tific a tio n
at their libe ra tion from the I ’ l O
(To be c o n tin u e d n ex t w e e k I
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Students
Not be be overlooked in these ev­
o lu tio n a ry processes o f school re o r­
ganization and management are the
view s o f s tu d e n ts in the sch o o ls.
They have in v a lu a b le in sig h ts in to
the ways in w hich education can be
altered to challenge them at deeper
levels. A n im p o rta n t aspect o f this
process fo r me w ill be to d e v e lo p
processes fo r p ro m o tin g increased
in te r a c tio n betw een m y s ta f f and
students w ho w ill be invite d to con­
trib u te th e ir th o u g h ts and sugges­
tions on an ongoing basis.
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P o rtla n d has an excellent p u b lic
school system. The purpose o f these
tem porary changes and adjustments
are more in the nature o f fine-tuning
a fu n c tio n in g o rg a n iza tio n to make
an excellent school system even bet
te r. T he s h o rt fo u r m o n th s th a t I
have been S u p e rin te n d e n t in P o r t­
land have been exciting and e nligh ­
tening. In this tim e I have met w ith
and ta lked to hundreds o f citizens,
parents, students, teachers and ad­
m in is tr a to r s . M y d ia lo g u e w ith
them has c o n v in c e d me th a t th is
c o m m u n ity desires e d u c a tio n a l
q u a lity fo r im p ro v e d and m ore e f­
fective schools. But they want those
changes to be orderly and consistent
w ith a com m on vision fo r the future
o f P o rtla n d as an excellent place to
w o rk , to live, and to learn. The peo­
ple o f P o rtla n d are c o m m itte d to ,
and deserve, q u a lity schools.
It is m y in te n tio n to d e liv e r it.
These “ te m p o ra ry ” m easures are
the first steps tow ard achieving that
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the Portland Public Schools.
fh e r e fo r e , I urge the B o a rd o f
Education to show the foresight, the
vision, now, to bring this m atter to a
resolution that is best fo r the entire
d is tric t. T o do so requires o u r lead­
ership We cannot w ait. We cannot
leave it to some other ju ris d ic tio n It
cannot, in fact, be solved to the best
interest o f o u r d istrict by any other
ju ris d ic tio n except ours.
I ina lly, I w ould like to assure the
Board that, in acting w ith sympathy
and co n c e rn to w a rd the Ja ckson
c o m m u n ity , we do n o t have to
w orry about citizens refusing in the
fu tu re to accept any c o n tro v e rs ia l
decision made by the Board o f Edu­
c a tio n I know some B o ard mem
bers tear this But I do not th in k it is
an a p p ro p ria te fear. In m y tenure
on the Board, I have made some d if­
fic u lt, controversial decisions. But I
have found that as long as the Board
fo llo w e d a fa ir and e q u ita b le pro-
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cess, as long as we took the tim e to
listen and interact, as long as we re­
spected o u r p a tro n s enough to ex­
p la in our p o s itio n s and defend the
needs o f the d is tr ic t, the re a c tio n
was a lw a y s c o m p a ra tiv e ly s h o r t­
liv e d . B u t, in those cases in w hich
we were a rb itra ry and in d iffe re n t to
the voices o f the people we re p re ­
se nt, acceptance was n ot p ossible
and our decisions were rejected.
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