The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 October 1978 — Page 11

FAI BIS] I FOR SALE — Wagon box. Phone 586-2302. Walkerton. 2tn2 ORIE’S GARAGE Car & Truck Repair Tune-Ups ElertnMifc Engine Tester Complete Engine Brake - Exhaust Work Air-Conditioner Service Monday • Friday 8:00 • 5:00 PHONE 586 7114 100 Roosevelt Rd., Walkerton Owner*: ORVAL It CHARLENE SNODGRASS IOR SALE — To Settle Estate. Buick LeSabre. r conditioning. cruise control and mans extras. Excellent condition. Low Mileage. Jim E. Personette. Phone 586-2682, Walkerton. 026 p APPLES CIDER I EBERLY I ORCHARDS North Liberty 656-8563 HI MID GARAGE SALE — Wm K ter coats, boots and other cloth mg. roll away bed and miscellaneous. plants and books. Ihursday. Friday and Saturday, 9 to 5:30. 1 * mile north of North ® liberty at 6535 7 Slate Road 23. 026 p Whitaker’s Saw & Tool Sharpening CHAIN - HAND CIRCLE SAWS Ax - Hedge Trimmer* Chide* - Plane Blade* ISclaeor* - Drill Bit* ice Skate* • Mower Blade* Minor Mower Repair KOONTZ LAKE Phoag 586-2148 abtf w Ol ID LIKE TO HAVE an Artex < hnstmas catalog Wanted to buy an older, gtxxl running refrigerator. looks not important, low cost Phone 586-30 7 0. Walkerton. 026 p PHOTOS i BY MICHAEL Free lance Photographer WEDDINGS ANNIVERSARIES PORTRAITS CANDID SHOTS MICHAEL PEARISH P. O. Hoi 151 Walkerton, Indian* Phone 586 3570 Aller 6:00 p.m.

I BABYSITTER WANTED — Wednesday thru Saturday after school until 11 :()0 p.m. Call 5863287, or come to 1405-A Ohio St. Walkerton, mornings until 2:00 pm. 026 p FOR SALE — A buzz saw and alfalfa drag. Call 586-2777. Walkerton. 026 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF PROPSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, that the proper and legal officers of Liberty I ow nship, at their regular meeting place, at 6:00 P.M.. on the 11 th day of November. 1978. will consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year. Total appropriations for lot and building to house township equipment $38,000 Federal Revenue Sharing $10,416 Anit Recession 142 Township Fund Transfer $l3O from Recreation Fund to Township Fund # 3 Care of Cemeteries. Additional SISOO for ambulance operation to come from additional income from ambulance operation. Taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have a right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriations as finally made will be

ANSWERS TO CONCERNED PARENT’S QUESTIONNAIRE

Io what extent Is the achievement test used in regards to retaining or promoting a student? (Please do not answer that the achievement tests are not the final decision, we have proven and have documented proof that in many cases this is your policy). Students are observed by teachers every day and know those students who are struggling with working at a level too difficult for them, students who are immature in accepting responsibility of homework and daily assignments, those who are failing to gain mastery of concepts at their grade level, those who are doing poor work in retaining concepts as indicated by pvxvr test scores, and other variables. Ihese students are recommended by their teachers to be considered for another year's growth and a "catchup" period of skill development. At this time a case conference is held with parents, teachers, and principal discussing all of the objective data such as achievement test scores, daily work, teachermade test scores, book company tests, work habits, and remedial program results. Subjective evidence of the child's emotional maturity and other adjustment factors arc also considered. A decision is then reached jointly bv all concerned 3ou pubically said achievement test scores are sent home, not one person that has contacted us (and that is more than six) has ever seen such a score sent home! When and in what form have they been sent home? Attached is the form that has been sent home with students scoring below ^rade level on achievement tests I hese forms were used lor two years. Last year a graph was used and given to the parent at (he second parent teacher conference. I hey were sent home with the students of parents who did not attend (he conference. How docs it profit a child, after taking 4th grade summer school with success, proceeds on to sth grade, having a completely successful Ist semester and into the second semester (of sth grade) now approximately 14 weeks left in school child began* to lag so is demoted back to 4th grade? According to Gossell Institute of Behavior sO'’o of our students are overplaced causing behavior problems, school failures and frustrations When we see students are not performing we hxik carefully to sec if this might be the reason. Last year we moved several students during the school year who have made very gixxl progress ami adjustment to a lower grade level. We made these decisions on (In premise that continued overplacement for the remainder of the school year would add to their problems How many and what position are the personnel that decide a child should be set back in the middle of a school year? No matter what time of the year the decision is made, the child's nading teacher, remedial reading teacher, principal and parents are involved in the decision making How many of your teachers know and agree with the policy stated above? We request a secret voting with accurate results on this matter! I he recommendation to retain a child always originates with the student's teacher It the teacher did not believe strongly that it would bv in the child s best interest the recommendation would not be made. How much does it take to convince an educated person that a child is more than a student. And how much longer are our children going to be labeled "fast", “average", and "slow"? It was pointed out that a parents attitude is so important to a child's acceptance to his her situation. If a teacher labels a child in one of

referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which Board, upon receipt, will hold a further hearing within fifteen days at the CountyAuditor s Office of said County, or at such other place as may be designated. At such hearing taxpayers objecting to any of such additional appropriations may be heard. Interested taxpayers may inquire of the County Auditor when and where such hearings will be held. Dale J. Nelson, Trustee 2tn2 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Walkerton, St. Joseph County, Indiana, will on the 6th day of November. 1978, at their regular meeting, consider the adoption of the follow ing ordinance: ORDINANCE # 19^8 4 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE OPERATION OF THE WALKERTON CAFETERIA COURT FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS BEYOND DECEMBER 31. 1979. WHEREAS, the Town of Walkerton. by appropriate ordinance heretofore established, pursuant to Indiana statutes, a cafeteria court for the lown of Walkerton, the operation of which would otherwise cease on the 31st day of December. 19'9 unless extended by the Board of Town Trustees; and. WHEREAS, Public Law 141 of the acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana for 1978

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। provides tor tne extension of such , cafeteria court by appropriate or- , dinance; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Town Trustees believes that it is in the best interests of the Town to adopt an ordinance continuing the operation of said cafeteria court to and including the 31st day of Decern- । her, 1983. the Board now adopts such ordinance. II IS. I HEREFORE. ordained by the Board of 1 rustees of the Town ! of Walkerton, and the traffic ordinance heretofore adopted providing for the operation of a cafeteria court in the Lown of Walkerton is hereby amended to provide for the operation of said cafeteria court for the period of time and including the 31st day of December, 1983. which court shall have all powers and authority heretofore granted by statute with respect to the levy and collection of fines in relation to the operation of motor vehicles upon its streets." Taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have the right to be heard thereon. Copies of this proposed ordinance have been posted in each of the wards of said Town. Kathry n Tiede. Town Clerk. Tow n of Walkerton 2t026 HOMECOMING AND HERITAGE DAY I he Walkerton United Methodist Church will observe Homecoming and Heritage Day on Sunday. October 29. The Tenth Anniversary

the three categories there *tti»»de is bound to reflect where they ’ve been placed. Once they’ve been labeled — where is the challenge to change their desire? Only in first grade are students grouped according to their redmess to being a formal reading program. From 2nd - sth grades thev arc grouped in reading according to their skill development. For other subjects the students are heterogeneously grouped. How do you expect a child to control their emotions, when one d*v he is with his established peers the next day in a totaJh different enviomment? We are not sure what vou mean in this question How can your achievement test give an accurate picture when a child tests lower at the end of a year than the beginning? When (here is a discrepancy in test performance, then other fa< tors have to be examined It fai tors mduate a second test needs to be given, (hat is done to validate the child's scores Is it legal to have Bible Reading in the school room? And are vou aware one of your teachers was doing it as late as last year? Statutes in five states authorize, but do not require, reading from the Bible in public dassnx)m: Indiana. lowa. Kansas. Oklahoma, a’id North Dakota. (William Hazard, Education and the law. Collier Macmillan Publishers. 19'1, p 58). If a child has a learning disability at what age does the teachers and administrator usually began to be aware of it? And how bad docs it have to be before something is done about it? A learning disabled child is bv defination of normal or above normal intelligence who has trouble pnxessing information in one «>r more school areas His problem, most researchers agree, is of a physiological nature involving the central nervous system leachers provide individual assistance to all who are having difficulties. When they have problems that appear to be neurological in nature they make a referral to the psvehometrist for more evaluation. At that time permission from the parents is requested to do individual evaluation bv a psvehometrist It was explained to us “WHAT" kindergarten Is!!! What we would like to know is “WHY” are these pressures imposed on a child at such an early age? W’e have developed policies to prevent undue pressure. We test students to identify those who have not developed emotionally or matured sufficiently to be ready for a pre reading program It is recommended to the parents of these students that are not readv for our program to consider a pre schtxil program We do not have a reading program in our kindergarten which is recommended bv some book companies and is being done tn other school corpora tions I his policy has been in effect to prevent undue pressure on kindergarten students. It has been brought to our attention that the co-ed phvsicaJ education in 3rd, 4th, and sth grade, docs not have a female to assist, should something happen while taking a shower or etc. is there a female available right there for emergencies or even every dav personal questions concerning female hygiene? I here arc three women teachers who are not more than a few feet away from the gym on whom our gym teacher can call should anv emergency arise From I’ol K 11N( OI N JOHNSON S( HOOI CORPORATION

of the merger of the United Breth rt n ( hurch and the Methodist ( hurch will also be honored. Sunday schixil will begin at 9:15 am.; celebration of worship at 10:30 a.m.; a basket dinner w ill be shared at 12:15 p.m.; " The Sounds Os Joy" will present a sacred concert at 1:30 p.m. Robert Keck will present a multamedia slide presentation of scenes of the last ten years in the life of the Walkerton United Methodist Church. I he public is cordially invited to attend and share this special day with us. NAOMI FELLOWSHIP MEETS The Naomi Fellowship of the Walkerton United Methodist Church met at the home of Mary Bauer with ten members present. Mrs. Bauer, chairperson, opened the meeting with prayer. The secretary's report was read and approved A card was signed to be mailed to the sick. Future dates of church meetings and the year's program were made. Mrs. Pauline Knowlton gave the devotions. She read from the July issue of Guidepost. "The Quiet People" and "Riches We Often Missed". Ihe lesson was given bv Miss Ethel Bieriy. She read a poem for Tuesday from a "Treasury of Thoughts" and "People Need Each Other ", from the book, "How Can I Find \ou God , by Marjorie Holmes. "Time is the greatest inno vator." Francis Bacon