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Talent Achievement Program
Continues to High School Level
Talent A program for
strengthening standards of
achievement and promotion
has "6een continued from the
elementarv school level to
high school, according to R.
B. Parr, superintendent of the
Talent school district.
"Administration and facul
ty of the school believe stu
dents should be held to the
highest standards of achieve
ment." he said. "The pupil
should be Dromoted only if
he has demonstrated he has
met the 'minimum standards
for the subject."
An outline of minimum re
quirements for each subject
has been prepared by the fac
ulty he explained. Each stu
dent is expected to achieve a
passing grade in examinations
given during each six-week
period and at the end of each
semester. A test on material
listed in the outline account
for a half the pupil's grade
and the semester test accounts
for a fourth.
Program Initialed
A program has been initi
ated for those students not
capable of meeting sandards
necessary for a high school
diploma. Grades of "S" and
"U" will be given these pupils
Instead of the usual ones, he
noted.
This group wil take courses
required for Oregon high
school graduation, but will
receive a certificate in lieu of
a diploma.
"Pupils in this group will
not be identified or segregated
in any manner," Parr assured
parents. "Selections of stu
dents for this program has
been on the basis of their
scholastic records and meas
urements of aptitude and
achievement by means of
stardardized tests."
Accelerated Training
A procedure for the accel
erated training of gifted
students also is being devel
oped. College level courses
may now be given students
while they are attending high
school. College credit will be
given, thus enabling the stu
dent to enter college with
some basic courses to his cred
it. At the same time, the high
school faculty will provide
assignments in school courses
for those able to accomplish
them.
"Since 1955 the Talent
school administration has been
concerned with two problems
that of curriculum and of
grading and promotion," the
superintendent explained.
Evaluate Area
"It is now the policy of the
elementary school each year
to evaluate a specified area
of the curriculum. Now em
phasis is being placed on language-arts,"
Parr said. "Read
ing, spelling, penmanship and
English have been selected
for evaluation during the cur
rent school year."
During the year teacher
committees will study all fa
cets of the present curricu
lum in a particular area. Sub
ject matter content, grade
placement of subject matter,
teaching objectives and teach
ing methods are scrutinized,
Parr continued. By having
such a program a curriculum
is designed to meet a student's
specific needs.
Now being examined are
the middle and upper grade
reading programs. W h i 1 e
these programs are adequate
now, changes and additions
will be necessary in order to
satisfv future needs. Parr
said. The possibility of offer-
ing a continuous program on
use of the dictionary is being
considered. Such a program
will be planned by a teacher
committee and incorporated
into the language-arts pro
gram. "In giving grades, every
effort is made to be as objec
tive as possible," the super
intendent said. "The grade ap
pearing on the child's report
card should represent as ob
jectively as possible what the
child has accomplished in each
area of the curriculum."
Separate Section
A separate section of the
report card is used to indicate
the degree of application; Par
ents are called in for a con
ference as soon as a child's
work drops from what teach
ers believe he is capable of
doing, the superintendent
said.
Every effort is made to as-
additional and higher level sure each child has as good a
foundation as he can achieve
before promotion, Parr said.
Most retentions to be bene
ficial should come at the pri
mary level, he explained.
Opinions vary as to the ben
efit a child received by being
retained, Parr pointed out.
At the end of the 1956-57
school year, 40 pupils were
retained in elementary school,
he said. A follow-up study
was made on these students
at the end of the first semes
ter this year. The study
showed 16 or 40 per cent ben
efited by retention and 7 or
17'2 per cent did not. Seven
teen or 42 '2 per cent were
moved.
Reasons why children do
poorly in school include poor
home environment, an organ
ic handicap, poor eyesight,
loss of hearing, speech imped
iment, poor health, low men
tality, immaturity for the
grade ' assigned, frequent
change of schools and poor
teaching.
4-H
CLUB
NEWS
JC Groups Observe
Library Week
The Medford Junior Cham
ber of Commerce and the Jay
cettes have decided to partici
pate in observance of Nation
al Library Week in Medford,
it was reported Saturday.
Nationally, the Jaycees are
sponsoring an "Operation Li
brary," to be of assistance to
libraries wherever they are
located. ,
Locally, the Jaycettes, the
women's, affiliate with the
Jaycees, have agreed to spon
sor an open house at the Med
ford Public library during the
week of March 15 to 22, Na
tional Library Week, and the
Jaycees will assist through
the publication of an informa
tional brochure, explaining
the services and functions of
the local library, which also
serves as the Jackson County
library.
Calls of the ' sharp-tailed
grouse include chicken -like
cacklings and a gobbling note.
During courtship, males utter
short, deep "coos" not unlike
the mourning dove's call.
Crooked Stitchers
Crooked Stitchers 4-H Sew
ing club for first year sewing
was organized at a recent
meeting held following school
hours in the Hanby school
cafeteria. The following offi
cers were elected: Jackie Dye,
president; Ronda Rosecrans,
vice president; Susan Rose
crans, secretary; Jackie
Straus, song leader; and Shir
ley Kell, news reporter.
The girls present selected
the name of the club after
election.
The club leader, Mrs. Wal
ter Dye, explained various
projects that the 4-H are giv
ing to do this year.
The second meeting was
held at the home of Mrs
Charles Rosecrans, the moth
er of one of the members, be
cause Mrs. Walter Dye, our
regular leader, was absent.
The 4-H county agent at
tended the second meeting.
She answered the questions
that were asked by the mem
bers. She gave us some pieces
of material which we prac
ticed stitches and practiced
making the stitches even.
Shirley Kell,
Reporter
Sunday, February 23, 19SS
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Stuttgart, Germany (IP)
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