The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 May 1969 — Page 13

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VOLUME 6

A Step Away From Sanctions

Teachers in the Warsaw Community School Corporation this week stood a step away from sanctions as they contemplated their next step in a battle with the school board of trustees. The battle, sparked by the board's refusal to rehire three non-tenure teachers, reached an impasse in the high school auditorium last Thursday afternoon following the reading of the school board's letter of refusal to consider a Mav 12 appeal by WCEA to reconsider the teacher dismissal. The teachers whose contracts were not renewed were Douglas Dean, high school mathematics teacher; Charles W. Albert, social studies teacher: and Harry Gigous. eighth grade mathema-

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Warsaw Teachers Ponder Next Move Against School Board

ties teacher. Will Review Reasons Following routine business of the WCEA, which included the election of Dane Snoke as its new president, president Phillip Mow, who has led the teacher group in its battle but who some time ago announced his resignation as a Warsaw teacher to pursue graduate work at Indiana university, read a lengthy letter he had received from superintendent Wilmer K. Bugher. The summation of the letter was that the school board and administration stood firm on its decision to refuse to rehire the three teachers and to consider no wage alternative other than what was proposed at the May 12 meeting.

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The letter cited a “clear distinction between dismissal of a tenure teacher and the option of the board not to renew the contract of a non-tenure teacher. The personnel in question are non-tenure teachers. The purpose and intent of the five-year, probationary status of teachers is to allow the board of school trustees the opportunity to decide which personnel, in their* collective judgment, will best serve the interests of the stu- . dents of the Warsaw’ community schools. The board has exercised and will continue to exercise its • prerogative to determine the retention of any school employee." The teachers at the May 12 meeting urged an effective, realistic evaluation system, which they said they felt they did not have. In the reply letter it was stated “the administration remains willing and would be pleased to discuss with you the procedures to be used in such a study in the hope that a joint recommendation for the study could be presented to the board.” There was a loud laughter when this was read, leaving one to assume the teachers felt there existed nd close communication between teachers and administration at the present time. Asks Sanctions Warren Campbell rose to make a motion for sanctions at the Warsaw schools, stating, “the board’s response has been negative to our request. The board cannot have school here if we don’t teach. If we allow this to happen to three good teachers it can happen to each of you.”

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HEADS WARSAW TEACHERS — Dane Snoke, shown on the left, was elected president of the Warsaw Community Education Association at the group’s meeting at the high school auditorium last Thursday afternoon. With Mr. Snoke is Philip Mow, outgoing WCEA president, who was honored with a cash gift following the meeting for his service to the association. Snoke, a Latin teacher, will continue the teacher group’s battle against the dismissal of three non-tenure teachers.

He said the board’s “unethical practices” haven’t happened overnight, stating “we have been harrassed, harranged, coerced and threatened.” At this point Dane Snoke rose, urging the group “not to act with passion as the school board did. We’re too wise to make a hasty judgment.” He called for “reason” and not an immediate response to the board’s letter. “Let’s rise above passion and show them teachers have better judgment,” Snoke finished. Campbell then asked for “action now,” stating he knew what the board’s answer would be following the May 12 meeting. “This was evident when the board gave the superintendent a SI,OOO raise,” he said.

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Charles Reece, a highly respected Warsaw teacher who is presently head of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association, rose ,to ask his fellow teachers to table the motion for sanctions.. He said he felt this response was too drastic. Mr. Mow told the group sanctions are now being contested in a New Jersey court as to their legality. He said in effect sanctions meant the declaration that a particular school did not have the proper atmosphere in which a teacher could most effectively work with the skills for which he has been trained. Sanctions, in reality, is broader than this, and is honored by teachers throughout the state. If sanctions were declared at the

Warsaw school, the board would have difficulty finding teachers to staff the schools in the years ahead. President Mow referred the matter to a steering committee to consider alternatives. Salary Schedules In the letter from superintendent Bugher, the matter of salary schedules was left in limbo. The board offered a starting salary of $6,900 for teachers with a top of $11,850. The board said starting salaries were fifth highest of 80 already adopted in the state, and the top was eighth highest. The education group was to meet again this Thursday to consider alternatives brought forth by its steering committee.

There were about 150 teachers present out of its 260-teacher. membership. Besides electing Dane Snoke president, the group elected George Plew vice president. • Mow received a standing ovation following the presentation to him of a cash gift by Bill Brennaman. vice president of the group. Mary Lou Smith is treasurer and Marilyn Phillips, secretary. 2,760 To Q Graduate From Indiana State TERRE HAUTE, IND. - Indiana State university will confer a total of 2,760 degrees, highest in ISU’s history at the 1969 June commencement to be held June 1 on the campus Quadrangle. Baccalaureate degrees will be awarded to 1,910, the master’s

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