Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 18, 1998, Page 3, Image 3

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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 .
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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
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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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