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garam Catherine Green- 4 ve a senior at Kings Moun- nominated to compete in i i ram, according to Eve Principal Ronnie ly One hundred national United Way of Cleveland County recently announced a tal of $2,025,024 pledged toward a campaign goal of $2, 160,000 announced in Oc- tober, a short fall of $34,876. These pledged funds will help support the 43 programs of the 25 local participating calth and human service or- ganizations during the 2009- 2010 fiscal year. § In announcing the final campaign results, Eddie Bailes, 2008 United Way Campaign Chairman, said, ’ As TI have stated throughout the campaign, the people of Cleveland County have a strong history of giving. This year with the economic chal- lenge ‘we are very pleased with our outcome. I am ex- tain High School, has been * Wednesday, December 17, 2008 ‘Greenlee nominated for Leadership Award High school principals across the country were able to nominate one of their student leaders. Nomi- nees were selected on their leadership skills, participa- tion in service activities and clubs, achievements and ac- ademic record. “Every year the nomi- nees for the Principal’s Leadership Award are just phenomenal and Sarah Catherine is no different,” said Gerald Tirozii, execu- ast short of goal tremely proud of this com- munity and the generosity from so many individuals. Even though we are short of our goal, for a community this size to raise more than $2 million speaks volumes abut the people that live in Cleve- land County.” Bailes added, “Being short of our goal makes allocation decisions much harder be- cause the agencies depend on United Way funding. How- ever, our agencies have al- ways done a great job in their - fundraising efforts and this year it’s even more critical for them to be successful. We want to keep the campaign open until year end in hopes that we might receive addi- tional pledges.” . The Kings Mountain Herald tive director for NASSP. “She is an excellent exam- ple of what a true student leader embodies and de- serves to be commended for her excellence in the class- room and community.” In recognizing leader- ship in co-curricular activi- ties as well as academic performance, the PLA scholarship recognizes the importance of well rounded education. At KMHS, Greenlee is president of the Student Participation Or- ganization, attended Presi- dential Classroom, Tar Heel Girls State, Broyhill Lead- ership Conference and was the Hugh O’Brien Out- standing Leadership award winner. She is a member of the National Honor Society and is captain of the color guard. She also serves as captain of the swim team, where she is a school record breaker as w ell ‘as all con- ference, regional and state qualifier. Greenlee has over 300 hours in various community based volunteer service. She is the daughter of Edie Schronce Greenlee of Kings - Mountain and Colonel Kurt Greenlee of Murrieta, California and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schronce of Kings Mountain. Sarah Catherine plans on attending a four year uni- versity and study medicine. Day Care Santa Santa Claus made his pre-Christmas Eve rounds last Thursday, visiting children in day- cares throughout Kings Mountain. Stetson McDaniel, left, shares his Christmas wishes with Santa at St. Matthew's Lutheran’s daycare. St. Nick arrived at each daycare with the aide of his helpers at the Kings Mountain Fire De- partment. His rein- deer were too busy practicing for the big night. so they're all talk- ing to each other all of the time, : said Assistant Supt. ucation children to (let them) have the verbal (and) the social interaction (they need) so that they can see and grow," Sutherland said. * But not all children with high- functioning, like Trevor, which means that I press faster than their wer functioning peers, who may remain mostly ‘non-verbal and unengaged without early intervention. "CCS began offering a he new autistic class this year "at Elizabeth Elementary. La ‘But | Crisp said that when Vy | Yey Fitch, who heads the autistic children depart- £ ‘ment at CCS, came out to fh evaluate Trevor she deter- hy * mined he might not do well in that environment. The kids that were in the class at | the time were more on the + lower functioning side of . the autistic spectrum, - which Fitch said could pos- siblymake a high-function- ing child digress. So Trevor EAE started kindergarten. hl CCS Spokeswoman #4 Donna Carpenter said that | special services are still of- 4 fered to EC children who may attend a regular class ~ intheir own school. Speech pathologists, therapists, EC 14 i teachers and others work \ | with children who have nN _ special needs every day. . Some students are pulled i Pr “out for specified EC time with a licensed EC teacher. Others may attend "self- contained" classes, which | || means they stay in a small | class with an EC teacher all A ng. And, when the © © need warrants, sometimes a child is assigned a one-on- one. assiston to help them the day, although Stitherland said those are typically reserved for chil- dren with dire needs. says that Trevor needs : a one-one-one. He is very smart. One of the toys in his kindergarten class is a littl frog, which pops out | the letters of the alphabet when its belly is squeezed. . The letters come out one at a time. After they were done playing with it one . day, Trevor put each letter | In aude rom - to a back ani pr a a RT as | played with again, the al- phabet would come out correctly. He is doing very well in academics, but Crisp said it's the behavior part that worries her. When Trevor feels over stimulated, he takes off for the fire exit or the closet, desperate to get out. "He took off and hid in (his teacher's) closet one day and they couldn't find him. They were in the lunchroom and he was back in the classroom, in the closet, climbing the shelves and they didn't know where he was," Crisp said. When Trevor gets ex- cited, he becomes disrup- tive, humming loudly and moving erratically. After talking with his teacher about the issue, Crisp knew that a one-on-one would help him learn alternative behaviors so that he wouldn't run for a fire exit when upset. His teacher's assistant was already spending 80% of her day with him, according to Crisp. Speaking for Trevor At the most recent IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting, Crisp ad- dressed the need for Trevor to have the aid of an assis- tant. The need was corrob- orated ‘by the voiced opinion of the teacher, who sees him every day. But Crisp said the minute those concerns came out of their mouths, the answer from the rest of the IEP team of administrators and school staff was "no." She said that they of- fered the possibility of more EC time in another class- » room, but that would add another change to his envi- ronment. "The law says they have to put them in the least re- strictive environment to teach them," Crisp said, adding that more change may be "restrictive" for Trevor. After the meeting, the teacher who spoke up was sternly reprimanded for doing so, Crisp said. The teacher was instructed later on what she could or could not say during future IEP meetings, according to Crisp, who spoke with her afterwards. "The reason for an IEP meeting is for everybody to come together and give their opinion and reach a decision. If a teacher that is with them all day long can't speak her mind and tell her opinion of what would happen then there's no sense in having an IEP meeting," she said. Although administra- tion at West Elementary and CCS, bound by privacy issues, could not discuss what went on in the IEP meetings or personnel mat- ters, Dr. Hill recalled a sim- ilar story from an IEP meeting in another district she worked at. In an IEP pre-meeting, it was already discussed how the team (excluding the parent) would handle the meeting and decisions to be made. Butin the meeting a teacher spoke up and "threw a wrench in the works." She was fussed at, according to Hill, not necessarily be- cause they were trying to control her, but because they hadn't discussed her comments. 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Last year's final funding for EC rested at $7,505,832. Carpenter, who spoke with Principal Brian Hunnell, at West, said that she was told no needs addressed in an IEP meet- ing would be denied by the team because of a lack of funds. But with the total enroll- ment of students in the dis- trict declining and the recent mandated return of $658,000 to the state, tight- ening the purse strings of this year's budget may be inevitable. Dr. Hill said that they did some reshuffling of staff to go where the numbers and needs require in order to make sure no jobs were lost. Teacher As- sistant positions were not cut, she said, but their hours were restructured to be more "uniform." When the districts were separate, some TA's were working full-time and drawing extra paychecks for driving a bus. Now all TA's are working six hour days. Some teachers have described this move, how- ever, as feeling "under- staffed." "We have so many needs and it's hard for me to actually be able to teach because we're dealing with so many needs," said one teacher, who works with special needs children. Theless time a TA has to spend in a class the more work it may create for a teacher. Although the cur- rent budget shows a slight “decrease in funding for TAs, it reflects increases in both instructional depart- ments and student services, which deals with More-at- Four, Smart Start and other programs. The department of Deputy Superintendent - Instruction shows an in- crease of $58,224 (23%) from last year's ending bal- ance of $1,301,837. The Di- rector of Student Services department shows an in- crease of $284,694 (9%) from last year's $2,393,544. In spite of all of these in- creases the needs are still great for autistic and chal- lenged kids. Early interven- tion is often key. Crisp’s autistic son Alec Barrett has made remarkable progress, thanks to the caring, com- passionate teachers he has had, beginning with SKATES. He was a Time Warners Hero award win- ner in 2005. Page 11 Moffitt, Fields to attend DC ‘classroom’ Bryan Moffitt and Ashton Fields, both juniors at Kings Mountain High School, were chosen among eight local jun- iors to attend the Presidential Classroom in Washington, D.C. next February. Others chosen were Stephanie Scism and Caleb Royster of Burns High, Jen- nifer Pearson and Amy O’Bryan of Crest High and Thompson Wall and Seth Barkley of Shelby High. A committee of school and community members se- lected the eight to attend the Feb.15-21 Presidential Class- room Scholars session. The Cleveland County Board of Education will pay the costs of about $2,000 each to cover tuition, room, board and travel expenses. Presidential Classroom provides students an extraor- dinary week-long academic and leadership development experience in Washington, taking students behind the scenes for seminars and dis- cussions featuring members of Congress, presidential ap- pointees, senior military offi- cials, top business leaders, journalists, economists and historians. Students also ob- serve the Congress in action, tour Washington and debate key issues with their peers. 15th case of rabies in Kings Mountain A raccoon on the prop- erty at 608 Mica St. tested positive for rabies Dec. 4, according to the Cleveland County Health Department. This is the 15th rabies case in 2008 in Cleveland County. During the next six months, anyone living in the vicinity of 608 Mica St. should observe his or her animals for any unusual be- havior. Additionally, resi- dents need to make sure that all cats, dogs, and ferrets have a current rabies vacci- nation. State Law requires all cats and dogs to have ra- bies shots at four months of age and require a booster every three years Health officials point out that animals that are al- lowed to run loose are at risk of coming into contact with a rabid animal. If your animals are exposed. to a rabid animal and not vacci- nated, your animals will have to be euthanized or quarantined for six months. Anyone who sees an an- imal demonstrating unusual behavior needs to call the Cleveland County Animal Control Department at 704- 481-9884. *The € MAKE A DONATION... CHOOSE YOUR BEAR! It's as easy os... 1, 2, (not even a 3!) * Make a donation to the Kings Mountain Crisis Assistance Ministry - any amount you choose. Pick out your bear from our collection in the window at The Emporium, 243 S. Battleground in downtown Kings Mountain. Sponsored. by * The Kings Mountain Herald * MeGinness Clothing The Olmos Olgensy * Linebergers Jellies & Jams orium
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