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City ,
14The job freeze is over,"
says city budget director
Tom Fredericks, r "but the
^^TirtTor CateaT^TTie^
term "job freeze" refers to
the city's policy of not
renlanonp r^sisrninir Der
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sonnel in city jobs, unless
they hold key or "indispen
sable'' positions. This practice
was initiated in 1975
during the recession in an
effort to n^ainiain solvency
in the city (budget at a time
when^fhanybthercities faced
Higjjgf.gr,
In 1975 the city budget
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insure that those criticisms
are overcome. Because these
have not been reported fairly
in the major media the
following eight criticisms
appear in total so as to
eradicate the distortions
prevailing:
- 1. Standardized tests are
uiaocu cuiu uiiiaii w p:iguno
from cultural and socio-economic
minorities, since most
tests reflect mostly white
middle-class values and
attitudes, and they do not
reflect the experiences and
the linguistic, cognitive,a nd
other cultural styles - and
values of minority group
persons
2. .Standardized"measure-"
ment procedures have fostered
undemocratic attitudes
by their use to form
homogeneous classroom
groups which severely limit
educational, vocational, economic,
and other opportunities.
, 3. Sometimes assessments
are conducted incompetently
by persons who do not
understand the culture and
language of minority groups
children and thus who are
unable to elicit a level of
^ performance whictTaccuratc
ly reflects the child's
underlying competence.
4. Testing practices foster
pynprtfltions that mav V>r>
damaging by contributing to
the self-fulfilling prophecy
which ensures low level
achievement for persons who
score low on tests.
5. Standardized measurements
rigidly shape school
curricula and restrict educational
change.
6. Norm-referenced .measures
are not useful for
instructional Durooses.
A. A
7. The limited scopes of
many standardized tests
appraise only a part of the
changes in children that
schools should be interested
in producing.
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nority Hiring
Job Freeze
directors predicted that
because of inflation and
-wrenrployment the city
from sales tax and property
tax. TO compensate for this
cxpccttd ubiicii, i-Iit? jot),
freeze was put into^ffecT. As
a matter of fact, they
guessed wrong, according to
Mr. Fredericks, because the
city revenue ?actually ?in?
creased. This was because
much of the city tax money
comes from factories whc
have to pay inventory tax on
^whatever^hey have in thier ?
warehouses on January 1st.
f Hurt Black
8. Standardized testing
practices foster a view of
human beings as having only
innate and fixed abilities and
characteristics.
The following recommenofinno
viui/ivtio r* cx c fpuacu i.xi at
to the House Education
Committee but have not
Jbeen incorporated into the
testing proposal:
1. That criterion referenced
testing as opposed to
normative based testing be
usecF as "the assessment
procedure.
2. That testing should be
used for diagnostic purposes
resulting in prescriptive
instructional programs.
3.- That the-local review
board should be composed oi
both non-professional and
professional people representative
of all socio-economic
levels. It should be
composed of at^teast^25%
racial minority representation
living in the administra
tive school units of the state.
This board should be
appointed appropriately and
provided the authority to
review, disapprove, or suspend
recommendations for
testing.
zEhal ^the ?
examinations not be used as
- the sole - determinant ? of
whether or not a person
receive a certificate of
uipioma. mere should be
some alternatives provided
based on tasks or instructional
performance.
5. That the statewide
Competency Test Commission
be composed of at least
a 25% minority with those
minority members being
appointed by criterion set up
U m w ^ V% ^ t i ^ D1
uy tuc L/ciiiutiatiL uiatn
Caucus. Information concerning
criteria specifications
will be presented upon
request.
6. That any legislation
designed to assure that high
school graduates possess
skills and knowledge neces
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Is Over, ?
Because of the recession,
consumers bought fewergoods,
and the businesses
were left with high inventories
to pay taxes on.
The city needed to
conserve money, anyway,
says Mr. Fredericks, because
the city's reserve fund
uroc /^onffovmiciKr lrtur
wuo uangciuu^ij luw i lie
reserve fund is money used
for unanticipated expenses
not covered in the city's $30
million-dollar budget. Such
em ergencie^ included a
$60,000 grant for improvements
to Reynolds Park
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sary to function in society by
based on instructional programs
as opposed to
normative based testing.
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Members 01 trie nouse ana
senate education committees
will ultimately make the
decisions of whether to"
incorporate the- NCBD.LC
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Mr. Fredericks estimates
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approximately $770,000 of
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city funds. He stresses the
fact thatmo^oiie was fired
during t^e job freeze; only
that if an employee resigned,
the vacancy was not filled,
unless the job was absolutely
necessary. The^ job freeze
covered all areas of city
government, including law
Opposed ToJ
recommendations into their
proposals. Jan White, legislative
Assistant to Rep.
H.M. Michaux of Durham
and also a member of the
Caucus said that the testing
proposals will show the
political savoy of the group.
She said traditionally Blacks
across the state make timely
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enforcement, but.it did not
"Triclu"de~a""'wage^freeze^ City
cost-of-living raises each
year.
In evaluating the city
hlldtrpt for fhp ficnol vqq?*
? j?y ? - - v*av tlUVUl J WU1
beginning in July, officials
have decided to end the job
TTreeze. From now on, any job
vacancy which occurs will be
filled. The 75 to 85 jobs
already phased out will be
not filled, but Fredericks
noted that: 4 4We seem to be
doing very well without
them."?-? ? '
Sill
objections to legislation to
the six Black Legislators,
although they have but six
votes. She and other ,
members of the caucus now
a- '
cut? jjusuiiig upponents 01 ine
testing proposals as they are
now written to contact their
representatives too.
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