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Dana Anderson, a mem ber o f the
Portland Community College Board of
Directors since 1985, was elected to
chair the board for the 1992-93 year at
the directors’ July meeting.
Anderson represents Zone 4 o f the
PCC district, an area which includes
portions o f northeast Portland. Zone 4
is one of seven scats in the five-county,
1,500-square-mile PCC district.
Anderson, first elected to the PCC
board of directors in 1985 and again in
1989, most recently served as 1991 -92
v’ce-chair o f the PCC board.
Active in slate-wide community
college affairs, she is president of the
Oregon Community College A ssocia­
tion, a professional association o f com ­
munity college board m em bers and
presidents. Anderson also serves on the
Oregon Liquor Control Com m ission
and has had experience on several stale-
level boards and commissions.
A graduate of Lewis and Clark
College, she has a grown son and is
married to Duane Anderson.
Assuming duties as vice-chair is
Harold W illiams, who represents Zone
2, a district composed of portions o f
north and northeast Portland and C o­
lumbia County. W illiams is president
ofCH 2A Assoc iates.acontrac ling firm.
He is active in northeast com m u­
nity affairs and is past chair of the
Coalition o f Black Men and is a m em ­
ber o f the Urban League o f Portland.
W illiam s received b a c h e lo r’s and
m aster’s degree from Portland State
University. He lives in northeast Port­
land and has three children. W illiams
was elected to represent Zone 2 in 1991.
Students Score Higher on Most Tests
Oregon students scored higher this
year on most state math, reading, and
writing tests, according to the Oregon
Department o f Education’s second an­
nual assessment. Students in grades
3,5,8, and 11 were tested in reading and
math for the second straight year and in
health for the first lime. Third and
eighth graders also took writing tests.
“W e’re making progress,” said
State School Supt. Norma Paulus, “with
significant gains in reading in grade 3
and math and wrting in grades 3 and 8.”
Like last year, the are o f most
concern is elevnth grade math, “al­
though the scores improved slightly,
w e’re still concerned that 30 percent oi
our high scholls have daily math les­
sons, while many eleventh graders have
non.
“ While it is easy to focus on aver­
age scores,” said Paulus, “our goal is to
more all children up the skill ladeder.
We expect every child to suceed, and
these results show that they are clim b­
ing up the ladder.”
For instance, the number of third
graders scoring below grade level in
reading droped from 14 to 9 percent and
the number scoring above grade level
umped from 25 to 35 percent. The
number ol eighth graders scoring be­
low grade level in math dropped from
25 to 14 percent and tlte number scor­
ing above grade level increased from
13 to 19 preccnt.
W riting results were impressive
with scores increasing in five o f the six
writing traits. “ Students are showing a
stronger abi I i ty to organ ize their thought
and com m unicate clearly with a dis­
tinct personal style,” said Paulus.
“ More time has been s p e n t in el­
ementary school on actual writing in­
stead of filling in the blanks,” she added,
“and it is paying off.”
Results o f the health tests show
few students scored above grade level
expectations. One-third o f third grad­
ers scored below grade level. “This
tells us that health needs aikklitional
at lention in the primary grades,” Paulus
said.
“ In the last decade of budget re­
ductions, health and physical educa­
tion programs have often becen the
first to go. These short-term solutions
will have long-term consequences to
the health and welfare o f our society.
Our assessm ent makes it clear that our
children are not gelling enough infor­
mation about nutrition and elemacnlary
health care. W e’re becoming increas­
ingly concerned about the lack of
orgainzed physical activity for our
younger children in particular.”
The assessm ent included survey
questions about student bchavor. R e­
sults show that many students arc not
getting enough nutritious food, sleep
and exercise. For instance:
-34 percent o f eighth graders
skipped breakfast at least three limes a
week.
-61 percent o f eleventh graders got
7 or fewer hours o f sleep on a typical
weeknight.
-41 percent ofclvcnth graders only
follow a regular exercise program some­
times o f less.
Paulus said the assesm ent isacriti-
cal part of the education reform pro­
gram. “ As we move ahead to improve
our school, we need this kind of baseline
data to chart our grow th.”
“I applaud the improvements we
see in this year’s results,” said Paulus.
“They are laregly due to the efforts o f
O regon’s teachers whoare scriousabout
curriculum reform .”
Portland Teen To Compete For Boys & Girls Clubs Of
America’s National Youth Of The Year Title
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o f the Portland Boys & Girls Clubs, ha
been selected as one o f five finalists ii
Boys & Girls Club o f A m erica’s 1992
93 National Youth o f the Year program
sponsored by Reader’s Digest Associa-
lion, Inc.
A recent graduate o f Wilson High
School, Skidmore will represent the
Pacific Region at the national finals to
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ber 21-23. The National Youth o f the
Year will be installed by President Bush,
honorary chairman ‘of Boys & Girls
Clubs o f America, at a W hite House
served as advertising spokesperson and
leader o f rally workshops and calligra­
phy class.
“The understanding, sense o f be­
longing and support the Club staff has
Cerem ony on Septem ber 23.
given me made the difference in my
Skidmore has been a m ember o f
life,” says Skidmore. “I believe that it
the Sellwood-M oreland Boys & Girls is my calling to help other at the Boys
Club, a unit o f the Portland Boys &
& G irls Club has done for m e.”
Girls Club, for two years and serves as
a leader and role model for fellow Club
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