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[PAGET THE DUPLIN TIMES-PROGRESS SENTINEL MAY 8. lSB9j
Community Action Council
Bmd Star Social worker and
TMAvs arc taking *pUcat
fcns Monday throu^K Friday
from 8:30 - 2:30 for Haad
Start children. Applications
will be t*en in the following
Center*:
Duplin County; Wallace and
BeulavOle. '
It you have a child between
the ages of 3 end 6, sad you
are in the lower Income group,
please come in and apply. You
should bring the child's birth
certificate and his record of
immunisations with you." ac
cording to Mary W. Bowden. Di
rector of Medical and Social
Services and Margane T.
Kenan, Educational Director.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM IN DUPLIN
Under the direction of die
superintendent. Mr. Charles H.
Y el vert on. the assistant super
intendent, Mr. Eyron Teachey,
and the instructional supervis
ors, Miss Annie Mae Kenioo,
Mrs. Magdalene Stencil, and
Miss Annie Mae Brown, the pr
incipals and teachers of Duplin
County Schools are working
ve|y nerd in many ways to up
grade and update the curricu
lum in our schools.
The Duplin County teachers
have worked hard this year on a
course of study for our Schoo
ls. This course of study has
taken the form of thematic un
its in grades 1-3, thematic un
its or course outlines in gra
des 4-6, and course outlines in
grades 7-8. A unit of work
is a series of learning exp
eriences- focused upon the ac
hievement of a common goal
which pupils have accepted as
their own. A unit must poss
esf cohesiveness and whole
ness, be based upon the per
sonal-social needs of children,
cu| across kubjectlines,be bas
ed upon the modern concept of
how learning takes place, re
quire a large block of time,
. be life centered, utilize the
normal drives of children, take
into account the maturational
J, level of pupils, emphasize pro
blem salving; provide opportu
nity for the social development
of the child and be planned co
operatively by teachers andpu
The advantages of unit teach
ing over other teaching are nu
. merous. Learning situations
are inherent in the very nature
.-,ff the unit. The fact that it
? ? ass across subject matter lin
es makes subject matter more
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unlt ia rich In opportunities for
children to satisfy their innate
drives to be active, to mani
pulate and construct, to satisfy
curiosity, to create, to comm
unicate, todramatlze, and to sa
tisfy their ego-integrative
! urge, b is replete with opp
ortunities for children to use
functionally the fundamental sk
ills of reading, writing, and
arlthemltic, to live democrat
, ically with their peers, to sa
tisfy their individual needs, and
to progress at their own rates.
No other method of organizing
teaching ? learning situations
has proved so effective in me
iting the needs of children or
has provided so many opport
unities for children to grow in
the desired understandings, va
lue*, and skills needed by dem
ocratic citizens.
In order to help teach the
course of study, many audio
visual aids such as film pro
jectors, fllmstrip projectors,
record players overhead proj
ectors, opaque projectors,
films, films trips, records, tr
ansparencies, encyclopedias,
library books, and supplement
ary books are used. The rec
ent multiple adoption of basal
reader* and science books and
dual adoption of math and soc
ial studies provide teachers
with materials in these subject
areas on different levels
of difficulty so that they are
better able to teach students
on an Individualized basis.
Duplin County is fortunate to
have four state allotted tea
chers for academically talen
ted students. In teaching th
ese students an effort is made
to do more than add fact an
fact. We ari trying to use
techniques of teaching that will
provide balanced and varied op
portunities for learning in depth
and breadth and to create an
atmosphere for creatlveness.
The Comprehensive School
Improvement Project wse de
veloped in the North Carolina
public schools and financed jo
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County received two of the Co
mprehensive School Itnpro
Project teams. This is the
fourth year for the Douglass
High School team: three tea
chers and one teacher aide,
and the third year for the Wal
lace School team: four teach
ers and one teacher aide.
The project has given these
teachers more time to teach,
more instructional teaching
aids, some time to travel and
some time to observe other
teams within the state and out
of state, and to confer with
experienced people. But most of
all the program has given die
teachers freedom to experiment
with new ideas. The teachers
have worked hard and spent
long hours planning better ways
of grouping children, and org
anizing instruction to meet the
needs of individual children.
The Wallace School is in its
third year of team teaching and
nongraded program with (dans
underway to extend the nongra
ded program in grades 4, S,
and 6 for 1969-1970. The Dou
glass High School is in its
fourth year of team teaching and
nongradedness and plans are to
continue the programs for die
ensuing school year. We sal
ute the principals and their team
of teachers as they seek a
better instructional program
for children.
The purpose at the Special
Education Program is to dev
elop a total educational pro
gram especially designed to
meet the needs at our school
population which is unable to
profit by regular classroom
instruction due to some handi
cap. h is the ultimate goal of
our schools to help prepare
these students for the duties and
resMn^bllirtes they will face in
life? They need and warn to be
come useful, successful contri
buting adults, and will become
wage earners andtaxpayiqgcit
isans.
A good Special Education
Program may include classes
for:
Children in need of Speech Th
erapy
Hard at Hearing Children
Seriously Emotionally Dis
turbed Children
Homebound Children
Visually Handicapped Children
Crippled Children
E due able Children
Trainable Children
In Duplin County we arc in
the process of developing a
sequential curriculum for the
Educabie classes which will in
clude four levels of Instruction:
Level I (Primary grades)
Level II (Intermediate grades)
Level 01 (Junior High School
grades)
Level IV (High School grades)
At the Junior and Senior High
School Levels the students may
also be enrolled In vocational
classes or referred to a Vo
cational- Rehabilitation Center
for additional Job training.
On January L 1969 our sch
ool unit was granted a fund
under ESEA Title VI-A to pro
vide one Educabie Class at the
high school level and also a
director for the Special Educ
ation Program.
At the present time the Du
plin County Public Schools pro
vide the following classes for
these students:
4 state allotted speech thera
pists serving 376 pupils in 19
elementary schools and also
therapy for hard of hearing
pupils.
Large print books for 2 vis
ually handicapped pupils in 2
schools.
10 state allotted teachers for
10 classes of Educabie Ch
ildren, serving 160 pupils in
8 elementary schools an die
primary, intermediate and Ju
nlon high school levels.
1 ESEA Title VI-A allotted
teacher for a class of Educ
abie Children, serving 28 pu
pils in one high school.
3 state allotted teachers for
3 classes of Trainable Chil
dren, serving 36 pupils in 9
elementary schools and 3 aid
es for these classes.
It is a privilege and a cha
llenge to have the opportunity
to help develop the mind of a
child. The educators in the Du
plin County Schools are working
toward excellence in education.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Vocational education is an in
tegral part of the total school
program in Duplin County. Em
phasis is given to developing
attitudes, understanding and ab
ilities necessary for the student
to make a beginning and to ad
vance in hij educational pre
paration for current and emer
ging job opportunities.
Even though our vocational
program is not as diversified
and comprehensive as It should
be programs are being develo
ped. in so far as possihle, to
meet the interests and needs
of students. When the propo
sed plan of expanding the voc
ational program by addiiw fac
ilities, equipment and person
nel is realized, a more reali
stic program will be provided
for students who need and des
ire training in specific occup
ational areas. Too, attention is
given to the fact that vocatio
nal education at the high sch
ool level is not terminal, but
graduates will be encouraged
to continue their training
in post-high school vocational
and technical programs.
Following is a brief descri
ption of the vocational courses
presently offered in the Duplin
County Schools:
NINTH GRADE - Courses of
fered at the ninth grade level
may be characterized as "in
troductory courses." These
courses help the students to
look at their future roles as
homemakers, to learnmoreab
out occupations, occupational
requirements and the educa
tional opportunities for g
these requirements. Courses
fl*?? ^ tbe ninth grade are:
Introduction to Vocations, Int
roduction to Agriculture Occu
pations and Home Economics.
TENTH GRADE - Courses off
ered at this level are designed
to help students explore in
greater depth some of their oc
cupational interests. Class
work and laboratory experienc
es are provided in the areas of
Horoi Economics, firlculWFe"'
Science and Mechanics and In
troduction to Industrial Educa
tion.
ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH
GRADES - Courses offered at
this level are characterized as
areas of specialization. Speci
fic skills for specific types and
clusters of occupations are tau
ght. Course offerings are as
follows:
Agriculture - Agriculture Co
nstruction, Agriculture Mach
inery and Equipment, Gen
eral Horticulture, Crop and
Soil Technology and Livestock
and Poultry Technology.
Nome Economics - General
ces. Clothing and Family Life
Education.
Trades and Industries - Brick
laying and Carpentry.
Distributive Education - Pre
poratory Program, Cooperat
ive/ Program, Marketing and
Advertising.
atslness and Office Educa
tion - Preporatory Office Oc
cupations.
Attention Is also given to the
needs of those students who are
unable to succeed in a regular
vocational education program.
Efforts are being made to pro
vide occupational training to
meet these special needs.
The ESEA Program in the
eligible schools is substantia
lly the same as that which be
gan in 1966. The instructional
program has as its purpose the
increasing of basic skills of the
children with the following ac
tivities:
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
Kindergarten
During 1968-1969 a kinder
garten program of thirty-two
classes, thirty-two teachers,
and thirty-two aides has been
held in fifteen elementary sc
hools. Six hundred seventy
five 8 year olds have been en- ?
rolled. '
Principle among the objective
for this program is one to in
crease the mental processes of
the children and prepare them
for success in the first grade.
In a recent survey of 957
parents whose children atten
ded kindergarten, the follow
ing was shown:
660 parents stated that their
children showed substantial
progress because they had at
tended kindergarten.
264 parents stated that their
children showed some gain in
grade one because they had
attended kindergarten.
33 parents stated that their
child showed little gain.
In assessing overall pro
gress, principals and first gr
ade teachers feel that kinder
garten plays an important part
in the success of the child in
later years.
READING PROGRAM
The ESEA Reading Program
is principally developmental in
nature?taking the child where
he is and helping him to reach
the level of which he has the
potential. Twenty-nine reading
teachers provide assistance to
children in the above program
and, also, with children who
need remedial and corrective
reading procudures. Integra
ted in the reading and kinder
garten programs are servic
es of three teacher aides, a
Library Supervisor, eight libr
arians, and six library aides.
An audiovisual technician and
an audiovisual aide assist in
implementing the ESEA Pro
gram by keeping equipment in
good working order and seeing
that supplies are available for
use in the schools.
SUPPORTING SERVICES
Geared to the instructional
services are the following sup
porting services:
ESEA Food Service
It is difficult for children to
learn when they are hungry.
Under ESEA, a Food Service
Director works with the eligible
schools in providing nutritious
meals for economically and
educationally disadvantaged ch
ildren that will enable them to
be more alert and receptive to
the educational opportunities
offered by the school. Appr
oximately 10 per cent of the
ESEA budget is used for break
fasts, lunches, and snacks for
children in kindergarten th
rough grade 12. Past evalua
tions have shown evidence that
children have grown in physical
and nutritious well-being bec
ause of this added service.
ESEA SCHOOL HEALTH PRO
GRAM AND CLOTHING
Five ESEA nurses have sc
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Patterson Receives
Nat. Recognition
R.B. "Pat" Pattesao, Senior
Vice President and Chairman
of the Board, Wachovia Bank,
Klnston Division, was honored
the past week by being app
ointed to the National Advisory
Committee of The National As
sociation of Development Dis
tricts. | Only 12 men through
out the United States are ap
pointed annually to this comm
ittee of NAD DO. The National
Advisory Committee helps for
mulate and guide policy devel
opment of the Board (and, more
importantly, this committee
helps establish national legisl
ative policy recommendations
for economic development in
the United States.
Patteson, who is currently
serving his second term as Ch
airman of the Neuse River Ec
onomic Development Com -
mission, received more nation
al recognition this week when
asked by the Board of Direc
tors of NADDO to meet with
Robert A. Podesta, Assis
tant Secretary of Commerce in
charge of the Economic Dev
elopment Administration. Po
desta was appointed to this po
sition recently by President Ri
chard Nixon.
Patteson, in his meeting this
week in Washington, told Pod
esta and other top EDA offi
cials, of the need and value of
multi-county regional plan
ning and economic development
district programs. A number
of other ideas on how the ec
onomic development programs
could be strengthened were also
discussed. Board members of
NAD DO advised that Mr. Pat
teson was selected to make this
presentation on behalf of econ
omic development districts in
the United States because he
has been recognized by EDA
officials as one of the outstan
ding volunteer leaders in the
district economic development
programs in the U.S.
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