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Page 2A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, August 1, 1991 WORKSHOP From Page 1-A “Our interest in wanting to be a part of it was stimu- lated from hearing other systems who had been in- volved in previous years talk about how good it seemed to be working and how promising it was for their system," he said. "So we applied for the training sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and were accepted.” McRae says the concept that all children can learn is simple and radical at the same time. "A lot of folks might disagree that all children can lean," he said. "But when you realize that we're not talking about all children learning at the same speed but talking about there ought to be a certain set of in- formation that all children ought to be able to learn and we should not accept any less of them than that, it is our responsibility to do whatever it takes and take as much time as it takes to leam that material." McRae said that goal sounds lofty, but educators should accept nothing less. "There have been too many children across the na- tion slipping through the cracks for too many years," he said. "When you get down to it, the predominant number who drop out of school probably do’ so be- cause they've fallen behind and can't do the work any- more. "We think that the opportunity that Effective Schools offers us to keep the greatest possible number from falling through the cracks is tremendous. It won't happen in one year but we hope that this will be the year we set the philosophy clearly in our minds and the community's minds that our expectation is going to be to teach every child successfully." To prepare for implementation of the program this year, each individual school went through test scores late last school year and broke them down by grade, sex, race and socio-economic background to see if cer- tain groups within a grade scored lower than others. That data should be completed by October and each rindividual school will develop ways to improve in each area. "You might have a sixth grade reading test that is -above the national percentile, but the primary reason might be that your female students are scoring very high," McRae noted. "If the male students are scoring low, you don't just say ‘our scores are good' but you al- so have to say ‘we need to improve in these areas.’ Then you trust your teachers and staff members to de- velop strategies to impact on groups that need the most help. At the same time, you don't want to forget the ones that are doing well." Jane King, Asst. Supt. for Instruction, says she is meore-excited about this program than any she has seen in education. She said it will take time, perhaps three to five years, but the impact will be tremendous. "We're going to see all teachers working together to improve learning for all students," she said. "We will see an improved feeling of self worth for the young- sters and improved school achievement. What we're Obituaries talking about is a total lifestyle change.” Mrs. Briggs, a Spanish teacher and former KM Teacher of the Year, said the program will not only benefit students but will be a big boost for teacher morale. "It's a positive program, one that is very much need- ed,” she said. "It scems like everything we've been hearing about education in the media for the past decade has been negative.” Mrs. Briggs said the schools "will look at everything we've been doing” and develop ways to improve every school based on seven correlates developed by Lazotte's program and a mission statement approved by the Kings Mountain School Board which says that the schools and community will "assure each student's success in school and in our rapidly changing society." The individual schools will establish and change goals each year, if necessary, and drop programs that arc not proving successful. "Our principals have a real strong feeling about what we need to do to improve," Briggs said. "If we all work together we will get a lot more done for stu- dents." Often, King said, there are simple things that teach- ers can do to make achievement higher and they will be encouraged to use a check list outlined in Lazotte's book, "Creating Effective Schools," to keep daily records. Good communication with parents is also a big key because of things parents can do at home to help their children achieve. "We have to look at every single area of testing to see our weak and strong areas,” Briggs said. "Many schools have already identified the areas. They will get with their team and decide how to target every area of need, things that should be changed and how to cele- brate success." Although program changes are in the future, McRae said some possibilities for improving achievement would be additional computers in the classrooms, after school programs, summer programs and programs that parents can participate in at home. “I think that computers are the way to give addition- al help to children," McRae said. "It's not cost produc- tive to put extra teachers in the room but kids can spend a lot of time on computers with software. They can have extra work without the teacher having to be right there with them. That's just one kind of strategy to get the extra help they need. "Teachers can generate dozens of ways to get at these things after they identify who's having problems and what the problems are," he said. Almost 40 years of research has gone into the Effective Schools program, King explained. It began when the late Ron Edmonds took issue with the 1950's "Coleman Report" that stated that schools do not make a difference in a child's education. "He felt that was not true but didn't have the data," King explained. "He looked at schools that did a good job at every level and in every area of the country. When he died in 1983 Larry Lazotte picked up on it." "This program is not based on theory, but on re- search," Briggs added. "We believe in it," added King. "We're excited about it." OES plans yard, hot dog sales Kings Mountain Chapter 123 Masonic Temple. FRED DAVIS ELLENBORO-William Fred Order of the Eastern Star will have -a hot dog and yard sale Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at the All proceeds will go to OES ac- tivities. Davis, 68, of Route 1, Stroud Road, died July 28, 1991 at home. A native of Rutherford County, he was son of the late William Z. and Janie Davis and was married to the late Margaret Shuford Davis. He was retired from the N. C. Department of Transportation and a farmer. He was a member of Palm Tree United Methodist Church and a veteran of World War II service in the U. S. Air Force. Surviving are one son, Stephen C. Davis of Shelby; one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Davis Melton of Ellenboro; two brothers, Gene Davis of Ellenboro and Zeno Davis of Fallston; one sister, Mrs. Alpha Dobson of Fayetteville; and four grandchildren, Daniel and Mary Katherine Davis of Lattimore and Paul and Bridget Melton of Ellenboro. The funeral will be conducted August 1 at 2 p.m. at Palm Tree United Methodist Church. Rev. Douglas Love, Rev. Jack Lutz and Rev. Bruce Rabon will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Palm Tree United Methodist Church, 1146 West Stagecoach Trail, Lawndale, 28090. MARGARET S. DAVIS ELLENBORO-Mrs. Margaret Shuford Davis, 67, of Route 1 Stroud Road, died July 28, 1991 at home, A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Garland G. and Celeste Hamrick Shuford and wife of the Tate William Fred Davis. A member of Palm Tree United Methodist Church, she was retired from Jenkins Foods. Surviving are one son, Stephen C. Davis of Shelby; one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Davis Melton of ~ Ellenboro; one brother, Robert Shuford of Ellenboro; one sister, Mrs. Virginia Roney of Ellenboro; and four grandchildren, Daniel and Mary Katherine Davis of Lattimore and Paul and Bridget Melton of Ellenboro. The funeral will be conducted August 1 at 2 p. m. at Palm Tree United Methodist Church. Rev. Douglas Love, Rev. Jack Lutz and Rev. Bruce Rabon will officiate. Interment will be in the church 2 cemetery. ; Memorials may be made to Palm LIree United Methodist Church, £46 West Stagecoach Trail, wndale, 28090, Member FDIC 1 FILING From Page 1-A mayor, will push for Carolinas partnership 2000, a regional orga- nization where all cities in our arca can become involved and get more recognition in state legislative cir- cles and more local legislation," he said. Neisler says one of the projects he will push for is elimination of obsolete traffic lights in Kings Mountain and more street resurfac- ing, although he said council has funded more than $80,000 for streets in this years’ budget. He supports annual planning retreat for city officials, the first of which was held in March at Cleveland Community College, will work to- ward recruiting more businesses, pledged to work to cut costs for cit- izens and will push for more grants for housing rehabilitation. "The people in Ward One want me to run and I intend to be a peo- ple's candidate, not sitting on coun- cil alone but for the people I repre- sent who will make the choices," said Hager. Hager said he will organize his campaign this week and "every-- thing will be above board and open to the public.” A native of Gaston County, Hager has been a Kings Mountain resident for 20 years. Son of Mrs. Dorothy Hager of Belmont and the late Roscoe Hager, he was educat- ed at Reid High School in Belmont, A&T University, Central Piedmont Community College and UNC at Charlotte. A former teach- er he has been employed by the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System for 15 years. He is married to Mary Pettus Hager and they have two daughters and reside on MOUNTAINEER TELEPHONES *Installation and Maintenance of Business Telephone Systems Belvedere Circle. Active in Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church, he is a member of the board of trustees for the lay council and chairs the audio visual com- mittee of the Conncctional Lay Council. The candidates to date for may- or, Wards One and Two and two at- large scats at city hall: Mayor-Jim Childers and Scott Neisler. Ward One-Fortce Gamble and Phillip Hager. Ward Two-Jeff Gregory. At Large-Luther Bennett, Joe King, Al Moretz. Terms of Moretz and Jackie board arc expiring. Term of Mayor Kyle Smith is expiring. Filing dcadlinc is August 9 at noon with Elections Board Chairman Becky Cook. Filing fee for mayor is $60. Filing fee for commissioner is $36. A candidate must have resided in the city six months before filing for office. A ruling by City Attorney Mickey Corry and a clarification of the per- sonnel policy announced at Tuesday's meeting allows spouses or relatives of city employees to serve in office but policy prohibits the new hiring of relatives of elect- ed officials. ? KEVIN L. WEISS, M.D. is pleased to announce the opening of his practice CAROLINA EAR, NOSE & THROAT ASSOCIATES, PA. Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery 2450 Aberdeen Plaza - Upper Level Gastonia, N.C. For Appointments, Call OF THE MONTH Stock Li Wheelbarrows Assembled. «AT&T Trained oLi d&| d Commercial & Resident Wig AND HOME CENTER = Key Sjvens PI Sysioms 100 S. 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