nN "SCHEDULE i. 1 From Page 1-A © "I consider myself a student © superintendent and too many of our kids don't work to their po- tential and block scheduling is a _ way to focus on that and infuse ~ energy into the school," he said. = Four teachers who served as * chairmen of various aspects of _ ithe committee working all year . ‘on block scheduling gave pre- * sentations which pointed out a few changes that students can ‘expect next year. € ¢ The present after-school pro- tgram will be discontinued and freplaced with a tutorial system ifour days per week with staffing iby departments. Saturday make- tup will continue due to the ‘number of students who work ‘after school. : Gene Bumgardner said that ‘band, cosmetology, chorus, :Trade and Industry and Food :Service will be year-long cours- tes. Students will not be allowed ~ ito leave and re-enter these ‘courses. ¢ Nelson Conner said there twill be four 90-minute instruc- i tional blocks, single term cours- ‘es per day and students will ‘have the opportunity to earn eight credits annually. Conner said the curriculum has the blessings of faculty sub- committees and steering com- mittees who want to broaden opportunities for students, im- prove quality of instruction, promote student success by fo- cusing on fewer classes at one time, attack interruption to the instructional day and create a sense of professional renewa among the staff. ~~ Mary Ann Lattimore said stu- dents will be allowed eight ab- sences each term and tutorial classes will be held in each de- partment so that students may * make up work they missed. A change in the tardy policy will mean that students sent to the chill out room will receive con- sequences for being late but will not have to remain in the alter- native room but sent directly to class. The alternative room will be used for disciplinary referrals by the faculty. A first incident would result in immediate re- moval from the classroom and the parent. will be: contacted by. by the teacher will result in an after school. tutorial session. The third referral by the same teacher will result in an out of school suspension. Parent conferences will fol- low each out of school suspen- sion except Saturday detention. There will be no makeup of at- tendance or class work allowed . as a result of out of school sus- . | pension. . All students will register for * eight classes plus two alterna- : tives. A week during the sum- . mer will be used by counselors = and students to balance sched- . ules. : © Students who need to repeat = a course will not be rescheduled _ for the next term. The only ex- © ception will be if a senior needs ~ .the requirement to graduate. = From Page 1-A - both, reliable and trustworthy," "he said. Long sings in the Adult Choir at Mount Zion Baptist Church and she has volunteered to walk « five miles in the upcoming March of Dimes 25th anniver- sary walk-a-thon. She also en-. joys reading and collecting ele- phants. The Records Office at KMPD is decorated with elephant col- lectibles from friends and also with family pictures. Family is tops with Theresa, followed by church and Kings . Mountain Police. PETITION ‘From Page 1-A At least one Kings Mountain citizen has been critical of the two year term. Charles T. Carpenter, West Kings Mountain precinct leader, said a two year term offers no continu- ity and experience on the board. But both White and Mayor Scott Neisler contend that a two-year term could leave the board with continuity if incum- bents gain support for reelec- tion. "Each of our districts are about evenly divided as far as voters are concerned and elect- ing every two years is one of the most responsible things we've ever considered,” said the mayor. "I'm all for it," he said. KM. Grover get money Grants totaling over $95,000 have been awarded to Kings Mountain and Grover Police Departments under the Cops FAST program to hire two new police officers. Each award pays up to 75 percent of an officer's salary over a three year period with lo- cal departments paying for the remaining 25 percent. Mark T. Calloway, United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said the two departments are among 46 local police and sheriff's de- partments in Western North Carolina selected to receive federal funding under Funding Accelerated for Smaller Towns Program. He said the Cops FAST program represents part of the $8.8 billion provided in last fall's crime bill for competi- tive grants for state and local law enforcement to hire com- munity policing officers and implement community policing. In all, President Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno said that 6,600 local law en- forcement agencies will receive more than $434 million in fed- eral grants to help hire 7,110 new community policing offi- cers. Kings Mountain Interim Chief Bob Hayes said Kings Mountain's grant is $50,994. Mayor Ronald Queen said Grover's grant is $45,000. REPORT From Page 1-A of 70.1 percent. The state average for the high school core test was 37.3, lower than the 39.6 recorded last year. The core subject include alge- bra, biology, economic, legal and political systems, English I physical science and U. S. his- tory. The Report Card uses the measure of "proficient level" for high school scores and "grade level" for grades 3-8. Proficient level is defined as the propor- tion of students who scored ei- HOLLAND From Page 1-A Hymnal out this week rehears- ing a song he must sing before the student body if they score 15,000 points in the accelerated reading program. Last year he kissed a pig and he tells his stu- dents he had rather pucker up than sing when he "can't carry a tune in a bucket." The friendly, good-natured gducator has a good rapport ont + With_evefyone on the campus the teacher. The second referral » S which has grown in numbers and buildings since Holland moved from West School after a year as principal in July 1987. A 14-classroom addition was added in 1992. He's also proud of the two new Head Start classes and a SKATES program in special education for 70 kids Holland began his teaching career as an elementary teacher in Gaston County in 1971. He was assistant principal at Chapel Grove School in Gaston County for 10 years. He taught sixth grade for a number of years. He came to Kings Mountain in 1986 from Hunter Huss High School, where he was assistant principal. : A native of Graham County, he was reared in Gaston County and graduated from Ashley High School. He earned under- ther an A or B in that course. Grade level is the standard agreed upon by teachers who determine the standard profi- ciency level for students in their grade. The 1994 Report Card detail- ing each school in the system and the Kings Mountain District as a. whole was presented to board members in a notebook form. Information described the community with population fig- ures, census figures for other school ‘systems in the cluster group and detailed student per- formance in each school. | graduate degrees from Gaston College and Sacred Heart College and received his mas- ter's. degree from UNC at Charlotte and his sixth year ed- ucational specialist degree from Appalachian State University. His wife, Carolyn McCreight Holland, is a teacher's assistant at First Assembly Academy and Day Care. The Hollands, who have been married 36 years, have four sons, one daughter, three granddaughters and"two grandsons. They are-active in First™ Assembly Church in Gastonia. The Hollands plan to contin- ue to reside at 437 El Bethel Road, a short distance from Bethware School and Holland plans to maintain his activity in Bethware Progressive Club and in the school community. Retirement will give Holland time to enjoy reading, spending more time with grandchildren, and traveling when his back condition improves. "The only thing about an ag- gravating back problem is that you can't ride long distances," says Holland, who is optimistic that with time he will be able to enjoy life . Keeping in touch with his extended family, the children and faculty at Bethware, is high on his list of priorities. Thursday, February 16, 1995-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 11A Publie hearing March 7 on land use Public hearing on the long- awaited Kings Mountain land use plan will be held March 7 at City Hall. It is the first new land use plan since 1965 and Chairman Joe Champion says the 14- member committee has worked hard for over a year to develop 1t. With the help of Centralina Council of Government planner Sandra Albrecht, the group has prepared maps to pinpoint nine areas with recommendations on how to make the best use of the city's resources with an eye to- ward growth in planning and zoning. Champion said the public meeting is to receive input from the community before the plan is formally presented to City Council for approval. The city's strengths and areas targeted for growth, including downtown Kings Mountain, community appearance, recre- ation and open spaces, public utilities and historic preserva- tion, are among the issues that the committee looked at and that a study surveyed. City Council authorized the land use plan study at a cost of $18,000. Champion said members of the committee came from a cross-section of the community. The 12 Biggest Mistakes People Make with Their Money and How To Avoid Them Attend a Free Seminar Sponsored by the INVEST Financial Corporation. 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