hebiuary 11, 1987, Portland Observer. Page 3 3abin New Approach Motivate Students gress assessm ent system . Targeted in s tru c tio n and su p p o rt fo cu se d on stu d e n t academ ic and a ltitu d in a l needs and abilities. * Jou rna ls Sham sud Dm said Dan S ta n to n , a teacher at Sabin, designed the pro gram Dan decided th a t stu d e n ts c o u ld be com e m o tiv a te d by s tu d yin g th in g s that interest them . and. kn o w in g th a t all kids c o u ld b e n e fit fro m it. he developed the p ilo t pro gra m ' She also cre d ite d Ron H ernd on, co C hairm an o f the Black U n ited F ront, for the p ro gra m s im p le m e n ta tio n . S ham sud Dm said H erndon a p pro ache d P ortla nd S cho ol S u p e rin te n d e n t M a tth e w W P rophet, and other educator«, ab o u t d o in g s o m e th in g ab ou t Black m ale stu d e n ts because their self esteem w as lo w Sham sad Dm said she has seen the value o f the p ro gra m already in the progress o f som e o f the students The p ro gra m is designer) lo r fo u rth and fifth graders " W e m ust re . ognize kids w ith bad learning halm s tie fo re they enter m id dle school, be fore they are to ta lly lost, Sham sud Dm said She said this is th e reason stu d e n ts are paired w ith m en to rs to help th e m th in k ab o u t tho se thin gs, to help m o tiva te th e m and expose them to oth er th in g s in the c o m m u n ity S ham sud Dm said the protect is a pull o u t p ro g ra m w h ere stu d e n ts are m class a m in im u m o f tfiree flo u rs a week and on M on da ys and Fridays they re in e xp lo ra tio n tim e The p ilo t p ro gra m has been recognized for Us e ffo rt and c o m m itm e n t to ed u ca tio n a l excellence The N ational A lliance of Black S chool Educators o f O regon is lo okin g at the protect as a d e m o n stra tio n m od el for the n a tio n m e d u ca tin g children S ham sud dm said next year the pro gra m w ill tie exp an de d She said Dr F rop he t su p p o rts th e p ro g ra m and w ill becom e a m e n to r m the project Ae. N O W OPEN (L R) A C W illia m s . J im m y W a lk e r a n d B a r n e tt J e n k in s P h o to b y R ic h a r d J B ro w n Melody B e a u t y & B a r b e r S u p p lie s 3512 N E. 15th Av Store Hours by Jerry Garner In an e ffo rt to m o tiva te stud ents in hopes o f in crea sing their achievem ent levels the P ortland S cho ol D istrict has im p lem e nted a p ilot p ro gra m at Sabin Elem entary S chool The p ro gra m is called the S abin D e m on stra tion S cho ol Protect The protect seeks to answer the critic a l qu estio n How de nts w h o are in this p ro g ra m w ort t be perceived by pe op le and by stu de nts as non learners One un iq ue fea tu re o f the pro gra m is that stud ents have im p u t as to w h o w ill be in th e p ro g ra m along w ith teat hers The p ro gra m a llo w s stu d e n ts can w e m o tiva te and su p p o rt these stud ents w ith u n iq ue needs and abilities from diverse cu ltu ra l ba ckgro und s and close the ach ie vem en t gap that w ith un iq ue needs and a b ilitie s to link their edm .itio n a l exp erience to a stro n g sense of w h o they are anti w hat they ta n do as they relate to oth ers in si bo ol and w ith in then fam ilies as w ell as the greater c o m m u n ity Stu de nts in the p ro g ra m are linked to a mem ber o f ttie t o m m u m ty Key elem e nts of the p ro g ra m are threa tens the fu tu re o f m any in dividu al ch ild re n and our society as a whole? said Lurlene S ham sud Din, pro gra m co o rd in a to r Sham sud Din said the pro gra m is a self -s te e m . m o tiv a tio n a l pro gra m that tries to increase their achievem ent level She said there are 30 stud ents in the pro gra m , tw o th ird s are m in o rity stu d e n ts and one th ird are other eth nic groups • are above grade level M e n to r s m o d e ls a n d ( la r e n ls M Supporters ol a b ility to learn • A Two th ird s o , the stud ents are ach ie ving b e lo w grade level and o n e third ' ¡•am Plat h reased respon M»n 1IHM),\M 'Kkip.M One o f the reasons w h y w e have it m u . is so stu 12 Pack 4 -V RC. D in RITE, ORANGE CRUSH. HIRES ROOTBEER 2 L ite r c 99 Tu»-> Thru Sjtt 9 (X) AM 284*6365 J u s t To N a m e A Few I O unr ( rem e