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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16,2014 READING Continued from 1 track is because Perqui mans County has a full- time literacy coach — Ju lie Roberts. Roberts had been a third-grade class room teacher but now works with reading issues fuH-time. “Julie has tracked all the data and she knows the students who are struggling in certain areas and has provided interven tions.” Griffin said a lot of school districts don’t have a full-time literacy coach. The four-week summer program started last week. It runs Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. ^w SAWYER’S HOUSE OF FURNITURE 1015 US 17 SOUTH • ELIZABETH CITY • 252-338-3901 www.sawyershouseoffurniture.com JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN ELIZABETH CITY! until 1:30 p.m. The school system brought in three licensed teachers, two teacher assistants and a literacy coach to work with them. The cost — about $40,000 — is being paid by the state. Typically there are about 18 children in a third grade class. HGS had seven third grade classes last year. Griffin believes the pro gram is working. Third grade is the first grade where students take a standardized statewide test — the End Of Grade (EOG) exam. But he said third grade isn’t the only grade where reading is be ing emphasized more. “One thing the commu nity needs to understand is that it’s not just a third grade thing,” Griffin said. “(Perquimans Central Principal) Melissa Fields is also having tighter re quirements. “I think it helps,” Griffin said of the summer read ing program. “It’s all about accountability and ensur ing that our students are able to read.” Not only are the 42 students getting the help they need to improve their reading skills, Griffin said the program should also be able to help avoid the “summer slide.” If for some reason the 16 students are still unable to read well at the end of the summer program, one option could be to create a combined third-fourth grade class next fall. Grif fin said he’s meeting with a representative of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction in two weeks to talk about that. “I honestly don’t think that we’ll have it,” Griffin said. “I anticipate most of our students will do well when they take the Read BRIDGE Continued from 1 The pamplet included the contact information for both Hertford and Perquimans County officials as well as Gov. Pat McCrory, NCDOT Secretary of Transportation Tata and state and federal elected officials. A petition campaign was mounted by another group — Save Historic Downtown To Achieve test.” The N.C. Department of Public Instruction does not yet have data on how many students in the state were required to attend a summer reading pro gram, said Vanessa Jeter, a spokeswoman. “There are various ways schools systems could handle this,” she said. She does expect a report will be ready for the state board to review in Sep tember. The state offered a number of options for students who had trouble with the end of grade test. Exemptions were offered for students with special needs and students were given options to show they were reading proficient in ways other than the EOG test. Griffin said parents have been largely sup portive of the efforts since the law was passed a year ago. “We’ve tried to be pro active,” he said. “I’ve been out visiting churches and talking to parents about it.” Hertford” that wants to keep the bridge downtown on Church Street and favors the D-Mod option. Downtown business sup porters, including Cham ber of Commerce Director Sid Eley, pointed to the job losses the town suffered as a result of the U.S. 17 By pass bridge in the 1960s. There were more than 300 jobs in Hertford then and there are only about 70 now. Charles Woodard, the own er of Woodard’s Pharmacy, also wants to keep traffic flowing on Church Street Buy Fresh Buy Local THE MARKET AT MISSING MILL IS NOW OPEN! 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The property in the two blocks north of Punch Alley is val ued at $12.5 million, they say. However the recession has cut selling prices by 50 SUBMITTED PHOTOS Ralph is a young male hound available at the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Tyner. His adoption fee includes having him neutered, basic vaccinations and a micro-chip implant. The shelter is at 138 Icaria Road. to 66 percent. Based on the most re cent town budget, Hert ford has a total tax base is about $151 million. Since 2010 DOT has held three public meetings plus one public hearing on vari ous bridge designs. In No vember, the state agency took the input from those meetings and factored in the life cycle cost and en vironmental damage of the final three options. DOT favored D-Mod. Jay McInnis, the DOT project engineer on the project, made it clear Mon day opening up discussion on other options wasn’t the topic of Wednesday’s meeting. “We’re not here to dis cuss one alternative over another,” McInnis said. The next step for DOT will be to have all state and federal agencies involved sign off on the plans. Right of way acquisition is slated to start in May 2016 and the actual construction would start two years later. The federal government is ex pected to pay 80 percent of the cost because U.S. 17 Business is a part of the fed eral system. No local funds are involved. McInnis said the con struction could take 18 months and access between Hertford and Winfall from downtown Hertford could be cut off for six months of that. The 18-month time table takes into account the spawning habits of endan gered fish. No underwater vv^rk can happen during that period. 12 in S1PASOUOT DA Accelerated Evening Program Earn 12 credit hours in 12 weeks! The Monday through Thursday, 6-8:30 p.m., schedule is perfect for those who work during the day and need flexibility. 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