The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 35, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 October 1987 — Page 13

School news

State Board of Education adopts rule implementing longer year

The Indiana State Board of Education has adopted a rule implementing the legislature’s requirement of a 180-day school year beginning with the 1988-89 school year. During a recent meeting in Jeffersonville, the board adopted a rule to require a school year consisting of a minimum of 180 student instructional days and that “snow days” or other canceled days be made up by local school districts. The rule would allow for the

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School lunch menu

WAWASEE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL October 19-23 MONDAY — Dried beef gravy on a biscuit or submarine, buttered peas, mandarin oranges, and milk TUESDAY— Pizza casserole or chuck wagon sandwich, buttered green beans, jello w/fruit, and milk TSC scholarship is announced A $25,000 four-year scholarship will be awarded by TSC Farm, Home and Auto stores for 1988 through the National Future Farmers of America Foundation. TSC, formerly Tractor Supply Company, enjoys substantial sales from farming communities in 21 states and wants to help others, both in and out of agriculture, by investing part of its profits in “people development.” The scholarship is available to FFA high school senior members who are planning to pursue a college degree, majoring in any area of the agricultural sciences with the intent of farming after graduation. Each applicant must be a Resident of a state in which TSC has stores located. Applications can be obtained at any TSC store. The recipient will be selected by the National FFA Foundation following the application deadline date of March, 1988. Selection will be based on academic, FFA and personal achievements, financial need and other criteria. The TSC scholarship program began in 1985 and is intended by the company to continue as an annual program.

equivalent of two days of parentteacher conferences to be held during school hours “only” if the school calendar has the equivalent of 182 days of instructional time (910 hours for students in grades one through six and 1,092 hours for students in grades seven through 12). If the school corporation has the equivalent of a 182-day calendar, students may be dismissed for no more than the equivalent of two days to allow parent-teacher conferences to be held during school

WEDNESDAY - Chef salad w/garlic toast or steak nuggets w/fries, buttered com, pineapple chunks, and milk THURSDAY - Sliced turkey w/whipped potatoes and gravy or hot dog sandwich, California blend, peach slices, cheesecake, and milk FRIDAY — Taco salad w/corn chips or fish sandwich w/tartar sauce, mixed vegetables, fresh apple slices, and milk Menus subject to change. MILFORD SYRACUSE NORTH WEBSTER ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH October 19-23 MONDAY — Cheeseburger

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hours. Students may not be dismissed for full days for parent-teacher conferences. “This section of the rule allows schools to continue the important practice of holding parentteacher conferences during school hours, yet still fulfills the legislature’s requirement that students be in school for 180 days under the direction of a teacher,” said H. Dean Evans, superintendent of Public Instruction. Evans is chairman of the State Board of Education.

sandwich, onion rings, mixed fruit, pudding, and milk TUESDAY— Italian spaghetti, buttered green beans, pear slices, cinnamon roll, and milk WEDNESDAY - Cream chicken on biscuit, California blend, peach half,, deviled egg, and milk THURSDAY — Pizza, lettuce salad, applesauce, cookie, and milk FRIDAY — French toast w/syrup, ham patty, hash bYown, juice, fresh fruit, and milk Menus subject to change.

Evans said the language of the law was specific and required the board adopt a rule which “assures students will be in school at least 180 days during the school year.” He said the law defines instructional time as “time in which students are participating in an approved course, curriculum, or educationally related activity under the direction of a teacher, including a reasonable amount of passing time between classes.” The rule defines educationally related activity as a non-classroom activity, such as a field trip or convocation, that meets all of the following: • Is consistent with the promotes the educational philosophy and goals of the school corporation and the State Board of Education • Facilitates the attainment of specific educational objectives • Is a part of the goals and objectives of an approved course or curriculum • Represents a unique educational opportunity • Has been approved in writing by the local superintendent or the superintendent’s designee Cannot reasonably occur without interrupting the school day In September, the board allowed its existing rules on instructional time to governor school districts during the current 1987-88 school year.'The legislative requirements for ICC? CC require !?5 days and that “snow days” or other canceled days be rescheduled. When the legislature enacted the longer school year, it imposed

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penalties upon school districts which fail to meet the required 180-day school year. For school systems that fail to meet the minimum school year requirements, tuition support distributions would be reduced for every day under the minimum. The rule establishes a Waiver process for schools that fail to meet the 180-day requirement due to “extraordinary circumstances." Under this provision, schools failing to meet the minimum requirements may ask the Indiana Department of Education to waive the penalty imposed by the legislature for failing to achieve the 180-day school year. Factors to be considered by the Department of Education include the reason for not making up the canceled instructional days, the length and amount of instructional time in the school calendar. the reason the days were canceled, the date the canceled days occurred, number of canceled days, number of schools affected and whether a collective bargaining agreement was in effect which prohibits the school corporation Irom making up canceled days. Waiver decisions of the Department of Education may be appealed to the State Board of Education. The adopted rule, which would apply to every public school corooration as well as to every private school that has been accredited by the state, now goes for signatures to the attorney general, who will review it to assure its compliance with the law, and to the governor.

GIVING LIFE — Wawasee High School students, faculty and area residents contributed to the American Red Cross Bloodmobile’s collection of 88 pints of blood Monday, Oct. 12, in the high school athletic complex. Barb, Foyle, pictured below, p/essure on her arm after giving blood. Meanwhile, Cindy Reiff, right, gets her blood tested during preliminary stages at the bloodmobile. (Photos by Mark Weinstein) L_

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