The INDEPENDENT, February 16, 2000
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a n k s s u p e rin te n d e n t p leased w ith resu lts o f d is trict “re p o rt c a rd ”
Banks Elem entary and Jr.
High Schools rated Strong on
the individual School Report
Cards issued January 30 by
the S tate of O regon, w hile
Banks High School ranked in
the middle with a Satisfactory
rating.
“I’m very pleased by how
well the district does. The ef
forts of staff and students have
paid off," said Superintendent
Marilyn McGlasson at Monday
night’s school board meeting.
One area of concern for the
board and adm inistrators is the
decline in m ath scores be
tween the lower grades (3, 5,
8) and tenth grade. Also, the
Report Card points out that
scores in both reading and
math have declined over time
at the high school, with math
the most problem atic area.
In a report presented to the
board, High School Principal
Jeff Smith outlined steps that
have been taken since 1995 to
foster math im provem ent at the
school. Since 81 percent of last
year’s tenth graders did not
meet state standards in math,
more needs to be done.
“Math is a very important
area in which to make im prove
ment in the very near future.
W e’ve got to (do it),” stated
Smith. To this end he is re
searching what same-size top
performing schools are doing.
One thing he found is that stu
dents do better with daily math
classes because continuity is
important.
Graduation requirements for
the next four classes are cur
rently being ham m ered out,
with the board expecting to
adopt a final version in March.
Meanwhile, for the class of
2003, Smith is pushing to in
crease the required number of
math credits from two to three,
allow ing all graduating stu-
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quired math a class w hich ments and attaining common
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tact with math plus the ability to
Matthew Chilson and Nick
finish two credits in one year. Albert, both sixth graders, at
Currently, second year math is tended the meeting wearing
an every-other-day class.
their Boy Scouts uniforms, and
In her report, M cGlasson were introduced by M cG las
said the district will adopt a son. As part of earning his mer
Language Arts Curriculum this it badge for Citizenship in the
year, for use in kindergarten Community, Chilson had inter
through grade 12 next fall. She viewed and spent time with Mc
expects the new curriculum to Glasson and had written the
Please see page 13
Banks Council...
JV girls
From page 10
$3100. and the balance is ex
pected to come from business
donations, according to Mayor
Ray Deeth;
• Was notified that Washing
ton County will conduct an au
dit of the City’s Community De
velopment Block Grant proj
ects, specifically on the com
pleted sidew alk, police and
storm drain projects;
• Received notice from May
or Deeth that the U.S. Bureau
of Census will use City Hall’s
meeting area as a headquar
ters for census takers during
March 8-11.
From page 9
fortable, with a 21-29 win.
“This was probably the best
game as far as effort. The girls
never gave up," said Cheney.
Though they were down 23-
12 at the end of the third, they
made a comeback, outscoring
the Pirates 19-6 in the fourth.
Freshman Audrey Isaacson
made a free throw with .0:35
left in the game. “That Last
second free throw is what won
the game for us,” said Cheney.
The girls will face Portland
Christian at home Feb. 17 to
end the season.
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