Newspapers / The Brunswick beacon. / Sept. 15, 1994, edition 1 / Page 9
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More Students means mo re State Support For Brunswick Schools BY SUSAN USHER Sixty-nine more students attended a Brunswick County public school Monday than were in classes at this time last year, good news for local school officials. \.f. . .-.."I - - - i /4??> IVlUllVJd^ waa uiw iuui uuj vt classcs ? the magic date that deter mines if the school system will re ceive more teachers and more mon ey from the state. It's important enough that the Brunswick County Board of Education deliberately sets the school calendar so that the 10th day of classcs falls after the Labor Day holiday, which marks the end of the peak tourist season and reduces potential conflicts with students' summer jobs. This year attendance increased from 8,915 on the 10th day of school last year to 8,984 Monday. with gains scattered across the coun ty, but most noticeable in the ele mentary schools. While the numbers aren't final, Personnel Director Ralph Ward said the N.C. Department of Public Instruction has muic?iicu the local school system is eligible to receive 114 regular classroom teachers, one program enhancement teacher and a half-time exceptional children's teacher. The school system can also ex pAt to receive about $4,245 in a consolidated allotment that covers a variety of items such as supplies and textbooks, and another $264 in "du ty free" money. This is money the legislature appropriates to make sure teachers have a duty-free planning period. Ward said Brunswick County incorporates a planning peri od into teachers' daily schedules, and therefore can use the money for staff development purposes. Each year, Brunswick County's basic state funding allocation for the new school year is determined on rnnnr^C fn T UIV UttOIJ KJt UilWIIUOllVV IVWtVM ivt the "best three out of four" of the first four months of the previous school term. Adjustments are then made based on lOth-day member ship once the new term begins. "That's the actual number of live student bodies there that day," said Ward, not the total number of stu dents enrolled in the county's schools. "Our enrollment is usually larger than our membership, or at tendance." $1 MILLION APPLIED FOR Partnership Waits To Hear Word On Smart Start Grant Four of every 10 children tested for kindergarten entry lack acadcmic and social skills considered essential for succcss in school. Fifteen of every 100 teen-age girls in Brunswick County get preg nant each year. One in three Brunswick County children lives in a single-parent home Those arc just some of the statis tics the Brunswick County Partner ship For Children hopes to help change, a prospect all the more like ly it it receives a financial boost from the state. last week the partnership applied for a $1 million state Smart Start grant to be used for early childhood education and preventive care ser vices for children age 5 and younger and their families Grant awards arc to be announced Sept 28 by the North Carolina Partnership For Children, with 12 awards anticipat ed "With any luck, we will soon be able to make a onc-million-dollar in vestment in our children." said Lori Bates, spokesman for the partner ship. Three volunteer*. Vicki Spencer of Carolina Power and Light, John nie Simpson of Brunswick Comm unity College and Sue Chapmar. of the Brunswick County Schools, compiled the application using data provided by local residents and ser vice providers who participated in a series of August work sessions. Partnership efforts are aimed at addressing some of the problems facing youngsters, and overcoming barriers to receiving services. Ac cording to Bates, studies have docu mented that every dollar spent to provide early childhood education and prevention saves $7 later in re medial education, welfare and prison costs. Bates said research by the part nership show that nearly one in three children (27.8 percent) in Brunswick County lives in poverty. County wide, 55 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunches. Slightly more than one-third (36.2 percent) of the children who arc eligible for Medicaid are receiving medical care; only one of eight family care practitioners in Brunswick County is accepting new Medicaid patients. Medicaid is a state/federal program that provides medical services for Free Nurse Assistant Training Offered Free training to become a nurse assistant is available through the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) oc cupational skills and employment readiness program. Applicants who meet economic eligibility requirements receive full scholarships that cover tuition, books, fees, uniforms and travel pay. The scholarship covers the training course and pre-employment and work maturity skills training. Priority in program acceptance is given to welfare recipients, appli cants lacking basic skills, teens who are pregnant or parenting, and of fenders. Also, applicants are expected to be academically and emotionally com mitted to completing the train ing program and entering employ ment. Job placement services are provided. To make an appointment, call ei ther Linda Moorefield or Diane Hewett at the JTPA office at Bruns wick Community College, 754 6900, 457-6329, or 343-0203, Ext. 326 or Ext. 408. the poor. Eighty-seven pcrcent of Bruns wick County is considered rural, said Bates. As a result, many local residents have trouble gaining ac cess to services that are available lo cally or regionally. Barriers include lack of transportation, lack of infor mation about services and the avail ability and affordability of child care. Information on the Brunswick County Partnership for Children is available from Bates at 910, 278 6210, or 2701 W Yacht Drive. Long Beach, N C 28465 r NEW Lorcin .25 cal pistol $46 NEW Lorcin .380 cal pistol *80 NEW SKS 7.62x39 Rifles $129.95 NEW AK Mak 90 Available 7.62x39 Amnio By case or % case ? 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Bm:.iwick County Board of Education members will seek an swers next Monday to these and oth er questions about programs designed to serve exceptional children ? chil dren whose needs and abilities differ from the typical public school student for any number of reasons. A "comprehensive briefing" re garding exceptional children's pro grams will be presented to the board from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at the CP&L Conference Center in Southport. Candidates for election to the school board, instructional staff and others have been invited to the work session, which is open to the public. Superintendent Ralph Johnston said the briefing will focus on pro grams, services, the latest research findings in the field and legal issues. Chief presenters will be Assistant Superintendent jan Calhoun and Exceptional Children's Program Di rector Lorene Williams. 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