Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 2003 — Page 2

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2003

PIKE ► Continued from Page 1 “Wo arc fi'lobrating that with caution because we know that I want to see steady improvements even year. 1 lowover, I don’t want to be remiss by not complimenting the students, teachers and administrators.’' Hut just like the rest ofthe city, Pike 11 igh School’s 10th grade students struggled with I-STEP. In both math and English combined, 10th grade students scoring above the state’s standards dropped by 4 percent. When he took office on Jline 2, he began to change the academic achievement progress for Pike Township by changing the curriculum. One of his first changes was summer school, where he changed the program to focus only on core studies for all students. This year Jones put a special focus on preparing students for I-STEP. Students at all schools received the same homework that covered the state standards at

each grade level. But the curriculum was not the only thing that he changed. He felt that not only did the students need to be reevaluated, but also the staff. “We have a new teacher evaluation plan that will start next year audit is more comprehensive than what we have ever had," he said. An extended full day kindergarten proposal has just gone to the Pike Township School Hoard for a vote and Jones said that he believes the vote will be yes. “We will be able to implement full day kindergarten next year,” he continued. "We hope to have a site at each elementary school. It will not be free, so there will be some fee attached to it. But we do have a need to offer full day kindergarten." And of course, a good marketing plan has been implemented to spread the word about the changed school system. “We are trying to make sure that there is a lot of positive infor-

mation about Pike in the newspapers,” he said. “Since parents have such a large option about where to send their children to school, we are trying to make sure that Pike Township schools are their No. 1 choice," said Nicole Woods, communications officer. “We are trying to stay competitive and let the parents know about programs offered at Pike Township schools.” Jones is very proud of what will soon become the freshmen center. “This is w here all of my freshmen will go and they will be separated from the high school,” he said. This same learning strategy has been done for over a decade at Wayne Township’s Ben Davis High School, where only grade levels 10 through 12 are stationed at the high school campus. Aside from improving student learning, Jones is keeping busy with a full load work schedule. He said, “I average three nights out for meetings and presentations."

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now is answering six pages of detailed questions for the purchase of the bidding process. We will then submit all the answers to the task force for review and the final results will be submitted to the applicants,” said Lineweaver. So far 15 applicants have requested application packages, being both non-profit and for-profit organizations. All interested applicants must complete a lengthy 11-page proposal. The deadline to submit a proposal is Jan. 8. If you are interested in obtaining a bid package for the facility formerly die Fall Creek YMCA located at 860 W. 10 fh St. contact attorney Byron Myers at Ice Miller at One American Square, Box 82001, Indianapolis, IN 46282. Orcallbyphoneat(317)236-2367.

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