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The INDEPENDENT, October 18, 2000 Page 13 Reading, reading and more reading emphasized in anks classes The highlight of the Banks School Board meeting October 9, was a lively presentation by Becky Cottman, library assis tant at Banks Elementary School, of two reading pro grams in progress at the ele mentary school. The first, “Reading is the Key,” rewards individual students for time spent reading outside of the classroom. Small incentives are offered monthly and annual awards range from a blue rib bon for 35 hours of reading, to a “letter” for 525 hours and up to a Reading Medal for 825 hours. Reading hours are ac cumulated throughout elemen tary school, from kindergarten to sixth grade. One student currently has more than 1000 hours of reading. Cottman is searching for a suitable re ward. Reading is the Key is funded by the Parent Teacher Organization. The second program, open to third/fourth and fifth/sixth students, is the popular “Battle of the Books” library quiz, which is designed to encour age students to read a variety of books. Students form teams, with each team determining its own system of reading. Third/fourth grade students read five books; fifth/sixth grade students read ten books. The book lists are determined by the library and are available in both the school and city li braries. Competition begins the week after spring break and takes place during lunch breaks until the final round. The Battle of the Books started two years ago with eleven teams. Last year, there were 33 teams. Teams are now be ing formed for this year’s com petition. Entry forms are due November 1. For information, contact Cottman. Superintendent Marilyn Mc- Glasson recommended that the board revise regulations for use of facilities to include two new rooms in the remodeled District Offices. An upstairs conference room, similar to a classroom, is now available, as is the boardroom. The fee for use of the conference room will be $25 and $75 for the board- room. The superintendent present ed goals for the school year. VERNONIA INN Leave the city behind and enjoy a quiet weekend with us. FULL SIZE, IN ROOM $55°° HOT TUBS $80“ REG. ROOM $ 4 5 “ Queen Beds • Private Bath • Separate Entrance Cable TV • Phones • Handicapped Access Leslie Sipp, from the Com The first goal is to establish munity Resource Program, dis and maintain sound business cussed several programs. and fiscal practices. The sec Twenty-nine students partici ond is to support continuous pated in a day camp funded by improvement of educational grants from the Trailblazers programs. A third goal con and the Boys & Girls Club, and cerns facilities improvements. had a wonderful time exploring The final goal is to foster posi cultural differences. Other pro tive, open communication with grams include providing sup students, staff, parents and plies to needy students through community. Each of these Project Back-Pack, a parenting goals has a series of targets. library of books, audio and These goals and targets are videos for the public library consistent with the district’s funded annually by a district guiding principles used for patron, and a Love and Logic budget purposes. class for parents of teenagers. The board approved targets High School Principal Jeff for the goal to “emphasize Smith discussed Banks stu good boardsmanship tech dents’ progress toward the niques.” The targets include in Certificate of Initial Mastery creased knowledge of various (CIM). The CIM is awarded in district and school programs the fall, after testing in the and increased visibility at spring to demonstrate profi school events and programs. ciencies in reading, writing, Other goal targets are in speaking, math, problem solv creased communication with ing and science. Five students employees and development of earned a CIM in the fall of 1999 board and superintendent eval and 24 students earned a CIM uation instruments. The board in 2000. Banks students will also serve as advocate for achieved a phenomenal aver local education. age score of 92-percent in writ- ing, one of the highest in the state. While math problem solving scores are still well be low state average, Smith re ported that Banks was one of only four schools to show im provement. McGlasson cau tioned that these scores are a snapshot of a single group of students and that it is important to focus on multi-year trends in scores on state tests. Other high school news in cluded the announcement of the fall play, “Snow White,” scheduled for November 16- 18. Junior High School Principal Ted Faro reported that junior high enrollment is over 200 stu dents, the highest ever. He also thanked everyone who participated in the SOLV West ern Washington County Project that resulted in preparing the junior high courtyard for plant ing. Approximately 40 - 50 peo ple from all over the county came September 16 to till, rake and shovel topsoil. The court yard is ready to be planted! ODOT helping with completion of B-V trail to depot The vision of a recreation trail linking the old railroad de pot in Banks to Lake Vernonia, via a vacated railroad right-of- way, is nearing completion. Ef forts to develop the Banks-Ver nonia Linear Park were begun approximately 15 years ago and many obstacles have been surmounted in that time. Work on the northern end of the trail, to Lake Vernonia, will be com pleted soon. A major obstacle has been completion of the southern end of the trail, into the City of Banks...but that Tillamook Depot. may not be a problem much According to Won, the next longer. step is to complete design work K.J. Won, City of Banks to bring the park across the in Planner, reported at the Banks tersection at Sellers Road. He City Council meeting October will be meeting soon with an 10 that he had recently met engineer from the ODOT Quick with representatives from the Response Program (QRP). Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation (ODPR) and The QRP may be able to pro vide preliminary designs in four the Oregon Department of to five weeks after the initial Transportation (ODOT). Both agencies are very interested in meeting. The preliminary de completing the final link, bring signs would then be reviewed ing the park into the Port of at a public hearing. 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