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School Board election nears
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mean* that schools should be con
solidated. he said, and it might also
be necessary to ask teachers and ad
ministrators to take pay cuts. Gold
stein is **no< a strong believer in bus
ing” and favors upgrading o f neigh
borhood schools instead.
The contest fo r position six pits
incumbent W illiam Scott, ex-mayor
G oldschm idt’s "rig h t-h a n d m a n ,"
m anager o f N E R C O O il and Oas
E x p lo ra tio n , In c ., and N o rth w est
P o rtla n d resid en t, against James
Standring, Lake Oswego real estate
developer.
Scott ran on a desegregation plat
form in his first campaign, but sup
ported the closure o f Adam s H igh
School, which was interpreted as an
attack on the black com m unity by
H e rb C a w th o rn e and the Black
United Front. He was a supporter o f
form er superintendent Blanchard,
and was chairm an during some o f
the board’s most tum ultuous crises
in recent years.
Scott said his m ain reason fo r
running is to see that the board fo l
lows through on com m itm ents a l
ready made, first and foremost "the
p o litic a l co m m itm en t th a t every
child can learn" regardless o f his so
cio-economic background, and also
improved financial stability for the
d is tric t, increased co m m un ity in
volvement and better management.
He counted amoung his achieve
ments the revam ping o f T u b m a n ’s
curriculum and his contribution to a
desegregation plan com m itted " t o
successfully teach black k id s "
rather than rely on a ’ ’ numbers” ap
proach. " I set up the process and
the o rg an iza tio n that enabled the
board to deal w ith the various ele
ments in the plan and get the jo b
done,” he said.
H e also cited his work to get dis
tric t expenditures under c o n tro l,
which involved considerable fin a n
cial planning and lobbying for pas
sage o f a special operating levy.
Closing Jackson was the right de-
Bill Scott tries to about down
Black United Front.
(Photo: Richard Brown)
cision, said Scott, and he thinks it
should stay closed. T h e d is tric t’ s
money could be better spent in ele
mentary education, he said, "rather
th an p ro p p in g up sm all high
schools.”
Standring said his primary reason
for running is Scott’s absence from
many board meetings. Asked what
his first priority if elected would be.
Standring said, " I ’d show u p .”
T h e Jackson p ro b lem resulted
fro m the b o a rd ’ s unwillingness to
open the decision m aking process,
he said. “ The citizens that were a f
fected were denied the opportunity
to tap into the process,” and Scott’s
role as one o f the "arrogant m ajor-
ity” on the board contributed to the
problem, according to Standring.
H e w ill " g o fo r c o m m u n ity in
vo lvem en t" i f elected, and ask em
barrassing questions. " W h y are we
spending S300.000 on the Jackson
people w hen a ll th ey w anted was
their day in front o f the board? W hy
is the public being shut out o f the
public business?”
One thing that would help restore
credibility, he said, is for the board
to get its story straight on how the
p ub lic’s money is being spent. " I f
the d is tric t does not know how
much it is spending on each student,
then how can it kn o w where the
money is going?” he asks.
S ta n d rin g th in ks th at m oney
could be saved by " g e ttin g rid o f
some o f th at m iddle management
dow n at the B lan ch a rd C e n te r ."
Teachers m ake up only 56 percent
o f the district's staff, he said, while
the rest is management and support.
" I am a la rm e d at the num ber o f
employees in that sector," he said.
" L e t ’ s get back to b a s ic s ," he
said, "w here the teachers teach and
the board administrates.” Standring
also th in ks there should be more
em phasis on basic s p ellin g , m ath
and liberal arts.
A third candidate for position six,
Jack Reynolds, was unavailable for
comment.
In the race fo r p o s itio n seven,
cu rren t b o a rd ch a irm a n Forrest
" J o e " Rieke is being challenged by
Violet Reck, a small-business owner
in the Lents d is tric t o f Southeast
Portland and mother o f eight.
Rieke, a law yer, form er M u ltn o
mah C o u n ty Assistant District A t
to rn e y , and N o rth w est h ills resi
d e n t, is a scion o f an in flu e n tia l
Portland fam ily— his mother served
12 years on the b o a rd . H e voted
against the desegregation plan pro
posed to the board in 1980, and was
a su p po rter o f ex -su perin ten dent
Robert Blanchard.
R iek e's experience as a fiscal
Works of the Members Gallery ara displayed at
Portland Stata University
(Photo: Richard Brown)
analyst has been evident in efforts to
cut down the size o f the district so
that it matches a student population
which has declined by o n e -th ird
since 1970. He counts cutbacks and
closures as a m a jo r achievem ent
"despite tremendous political pres
sure" which is still being felt in the
Jackson controversy.
I f the Jackson secession is suc
cessful, he said, the integrity o f the
district would be threatened in terms
o f its a b ility to solve its fin a n c ia l
problem s. A dangerous precedent
would be set. " T h e implication is al
ways th e re .” he said, th at o ther
neighborhoods could fo llo w suit.
"Y o u just can’t maintain the district
under th at kin d o f p re s s u re ," he
said
Rieke feels that the district is now
in " fa ir ly good shape" financially,
and the board is free to take up the
more pleasurable task o f " im p ro v
ing the achievement o f c h ild re n ."
He will work to “ remedy the failing
o f the basics” — reading and m athe
matics— and improve the quality o f
delivery in elementary schools.
He also will continue to lobby for
funds for handicapped, English as a
Second Language and d is a d v a n
taged student p ro g ram s , and to
w o rk in Salem fo r a s o lu tio n to
school finance problems linked with
the property tax lim itation.
Rieke cited a "d e fin ite im prove
m e n t" in re la tio n s betw een the
b oard and the black co m m u n ity
d u rin g his tenure in o ffic e . " W e
seem to have reached e q u a n im ity
w ith the black com m unity over the
siting o f their schools," and he said
(he Black United Front now confers
regularly with the board— "com m u
nication channels are open,”
V io le t Reck said th at her m ain
concern is that " to o many kids are
graduating w ithout adequate prep
a r a tio n " and i f elected she w ould
w ork to im prove academic q u a lity
and discipline so that students are
ready fo r college when they leave
the system.
Reck is also concerned w ith
school finances. She feels that a
source other than property taxes will
have to be fo u n d — " th e taxpayer
w o n ’ t to le ra te a n o th e r tax in
crease," she said. Reck said she is
not in fav o r o f closing schools to
save money.
The Black U n ite d F ro n t was
somewhat ju s tified in co nfronting
the b o a rd . "S o m e tim e s people
d o n 't hear y o u — you have to get
th eir a tte n tio n . E ve ry b o d y has a
right to their o p in io n , but I d o n 't
think any group should in te rfe re ,"
she said.
Personal experience with busing,
she said, taught her th at it was
w asteful and som etim es exposed
students to dangerous situ ation s
when they stayed after school w ith
out a ride home across town. " I un
derstand the intent,” she said, "but
it hasn’t w orked."
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Invitation For Proposals
Sealed bid« will be received by the Housing Authority of Portland (HAP) at I
1605 NE 45th Ave., Portland. Oregon 97213, until 2:00 p.m ., on Tuesday , J
April 26, 1963, at which time and place bide will be publicly opened and read)
Sealed bids will be received by the Housing Authority of Portland (HAP) at
1606 NE 46th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97213, until 2:00 p.m., PST, on Wed
nesdey, April 20, 1983, for the furnishing and installation of exterior storm
windows for the following HAP projects in the City of Portland:
aloud, for weatherization at the following Houaing Authority projecta:
ORE 2-3 Iria Court - 400 N. Sumner Ct.
ORE 2-3 Maple Mallory - 3700 NE Garfield
ORE 2-5 Hillsdale Terrace - 6775 SW 26th
ORE 2-3 Iris Court - 400 N. Sumner
ORE 2-3 Maple Mallory 3700 NE Garfield
ORE 2-5 Hillsdale Terrace 6775 SW 28th
which ahall include inaulation of walla, floora, ceilinga, and building wea-
therseeling. NOTE: Not all projecta require work under all categories.
A field inspection of each project will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 1983, be |
ginning at 9:00 a.m. at Iria Court, 400 N. Sumner Ct. A Houaing Authority
representative will be preeent to conduct a tour of each location and t
questions.
Prospective bidders may obtain one set of bidding documents et the Houa |
ing Authority's office at 1606 NE 46th Avenue, Portland, between the I
of 8:00 a.m. end 4:30 p.m. Businesses outside the Portland area may re |
quest documents by calling 248-5679.
Any questions concerning the specifications shall be referred to M r |
Richard Jones at 248-5643.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON|
W.E. Hunter, Executivi» I
PORT OF PORTLAND
Bids will be opened publicly at the above stated time and read aloud.
A field inspection of each project will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 1983
beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Iris Court, 400 N. Sumner. A Housing Authority
representative will be present to conduct a tour of each location and answer
questions.
Vendors wishing to bid must first submit a completely assembled storm
window for written approval no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to bid
opening. All storm windows must be submitted to the Housing Authority at
1806 NE 46th Ave., Portland.
Prospective bidders may obtain one set of bidding documents at the above
addrees between the hours of 8:00 a m. and 4::30 p.m. Businesses outside
the Portland area may request documents by calling 249 5679
Plans and specifications may be examined and/or obtained at the above ad
Bids must be on the bid form provided to prospective bidders and, when|
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check drawn on a United States bank, or a b»d bond payable to the Port of|
Portland In an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the total amount bid.
In accordance with 20 CFR, Part 877, Subpari D, and 20 CFR, Part 680,
Subpart A, this program provides for: supplemental vocational education
assistance, coordination and linkages among prime sponsors and appropri
ate educational agencies and institutions, operation of the Governor’s Co
ordination and special services activities, support to the state and local insti
tutions to improve occupational and career guidance and counseling activi
ties, redesign of systems necessary for transition to the~new Job Training
Partnership Act, and addition of *25,628 of carry-in funds to the administra
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Bid No 83 311A
Notice is hereby given that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Dis
trict of Oregon (Tri-M et) will receive sealed bids until 2:00 p.m .. Pacific
Standard Time on April 4, 1983, at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue in the Contracts
and Legal Services Section, Third Floor, Portland. Oregon 97202, Atten
lion: John R. Post. Oirector, Engineering and Contracts. Bids will be
opened in Conference Room "D" at that time for:
Purchase and Application of Reflective Markings for 50 Conven
tionel Buses
The successful bidder shall be required to comply with all applicable Equal
Opportunity and MBE/FBE iaws and regulations.
Governor's Grant Unit
Employment Division
875 Union Street N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97311
A ttention is called to the provisiona of the Oregon Revised Statutes
279 360, providing that workers be paid prevailing wage rates.
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All bidders shall be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller
General's list of ineligible contractors.
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon does not
discriminate with regard to race, color, creed, sex or national origin.
The bid documents may be obtained from Beth Collins. Contracts and Le
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March 29, 1983
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