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s • f «•■ - *' ■ ■ ». • ' U r 1 - a - ■»*. z R43fc®âlwl A <■.’ Page A3 Recognizing Excellence of The UNCF Recognizing Excellence of The UNCF Ihe Advertising Council, Inc. Linda I). Nolen Educator The A dvertisingC ouncil isa p ri- vate, nonprofit organization w hich has been the leading producer o f public service com m unications pro gram s in the United States since 1942. The Council supports cam paigns that benefit children, fam i lies and com m unities. T hecom m u- nications program s are national in scope and have generated strong, m easurable results. Ad Council cam paigns, such as “Friends D o n ’t Let Friends D rive D runk,..... rak e A B ite O u tO fC rim e ,” a n d “A M in d Is A T errible T hing to W aste,” have helped to save lives and resources, to educate the public about issues and concerns o f the day, and to m ake A m erica a healthier country to live in. S in c e c r e a tin g th e c a te g o ry of p u b lic se rv ic e a d v e rtis e m e n ts 1 P S A ’s) in 1942, th e A d C o u n c il h as p la y e d an in c re a s in g ly c r itic a l r o le in o u r c h a n g in g s o c ie ty . T h e C o u n c il w as fo u n d e d to ra lly s u p p o r t fo r th e W o rld W a r II r e la te d e f f o r ts . The C o u n c il p r o d u c e d P S A c a m p a ig n s th a t ra is e $ 3 5 b illio n in W a r B o n d s , e n c o u r a g e d th e p la n tin g o f 50 m illio n V ic to ry G a r d e n s , a n d r e c ru ite d 2 m illio n w o m e n in to th e jo b fo rc e th ro u g h th e p o w e rfu l sy m b o l, “ R o s ie th e Assistance Available for Educational and Environmental Projects N o rth w e s t S e rv ic e A c a d e m y (N W SA ) M etro C enter needs com m unity partners to host A m eriC orps M em bers in Fall 1998. T his year, M em bers placed in non-profit o rga nizations and schools will serve over 90,000 hours in total, addressing tre m endous environm ental and educa tional need. N W S A /A m eriC orps M em bers help start new projects or enhance ongoing efforts such as tu toring, restoration projects and vol unteer coordination. Selected com m u n ity p a r tn e rs d e s ig n a te th e projects, and M embers create results. NWSA will place 60 Members to serve nearly full-time August 1998-July 1999 in the Portland and Southwest Washington area. To become a Partner, organizations need to meet NWSA crite ria and submit an application for place ment. Schools and government agencies with environm ental or educational projects. Applications are available by calling NWSA Metro Center at 503- 872-2844 and arcdueon April 10,1998. Linda Daughertry Nolen was bom in Kingston, NC., Sand Hill township on December 13,1947. She attended Savannah Consolidated High School in the Savannah Section o f Kingston, NC, from 1st to 12th grades, in the segregated south. After moving to New York, Linda attended B iw klyn College; received her M. A. from New York University and earned 30 credits above her masters at Ci ty Uni versity o f New York. After attending Teachers College working toward a Ph D. in supervision and administration, Linda took more courses at City University toward her license as an assistant prin cipal. “A slongasthercisstrengthinm y body,' ’ she say s, "I ’ 11 be working to help young boys and girls toward a higher goal.” For over 25 years Mrs. Nolen has been volunteering and working with youngsters. A member o f the I AC/ UNCF, and former secretary o f the IAC, Mrs. Nolen was a phone-a-thon volunteer with the late Mr. William Claybome. S She is currently teaching social R iv e te r .” In 1 947, th e P re s id e n t a s k e d th e C o u n c il to c o n tin u e as a p e a c e tim e n o n -g o v e rn m e n t p u b lic s e rv ic e o r g a n iz a tio n to h e lp s o lv e th e m o st p r e s s in g s o c ia l is s u e s o f th e d ay . — --------------------- L in d a D. Nolen-Educator. studies at JHS 113, The Ronald Edmonds Learning Center, District 13, Brooklyn. Linda has taught life science, earth science, guidance, spe cial education, hom e & careers, been a m entor for new teachers, UNCF Coordinator in her school and Coordi Teachers Face Higher Expectations Strict standards for teacher ev alu ation and expectation saw its first im pact tonight as the Portland P ub lic S chool B oard d ecid ed w hich teachers w ould continue to w ork for the district and w hich ones faced g reater scrutiny o v er the next year. M ore than 3500 teachers received contract renew al notices u nder the “ 880” program . S enate Bill 880 w as passed by t h e 1 9 9 7 le g i s l a t u r e t o g iv e school districts m ore flexibility in d ealing w ith teachers and ad m in istrative contracts. “8 8 0 ” allow s for know tw o year contracts based onanevalu- ation system ereated by the school district. T eachers who do not m eet certain standards can be placed on “program s o f assistance.” They are told that at this point their contract has not been renew ed for the next year. But they m ay, w ith significant w ork, reach those standards that are clearly identified by the district, but i t t h e y do n o t, they w ill no longer be w orking for the P ortland Public Schools. 19 teachers initially identified by YOUR LOTTERY adm inistrators decided to resign and m ove to other careers. O ther chose retirem ent rather than take on a plan o f assistance. 39 te a c h e rs w ill re c e iv e re n ew a l n o tic e s th a t in d ic a te that th e re are c o n c e rn s a b o u t th e ir te a c h in g fo r re a so n s s u c h as in ad eq u ate c lassro o m m an ag em en t, p o o r p re p a ra tio n and d e liv e ry , e t c . T h e ir p r o g re s s o v er th e n ex t y e a r w ill b e e v a lu a te d to assu re im p r o v e m e n t o r th e y w ill b e p la c e d o n a plan o f a s sista n c e . nator o f the sub-school for the Acad emy o f Performing Arts. Linda’s class was once adopted by former Mayor Edward I. Koch, under the direction o f Viola Abbott, former Coordinator and Dr. Hall, former principal. 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