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FREEPORT. NEW YORK, OCTOBER 16,1986
S2ndYEAR.No.26
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Giant Freeport Drugs Parade Nov. 4
Baldwin Met
Says Supt. Jones
Scfioof District's Progress
Outlined At Board Meeting
byJoanDeUmey
BALD WIN - At the Wednesday, October 8f h meeting of the Baldwin"
Board of Education, Dr. Rolland Jones, Superintendent of Schools,
outlined the school district's progress in accomplishing the goals which
had been set for 198546.
Jones sjdd that the distilct had completed its strategic long-range
educational plan, which consisted' "
Viiiage Anti-Drug Rally
Gets Home SiFamilYSupport
FREEI^ORT - village organizations and residents are Invited to
participate in a "Freeport Says No to Orup"parade to be held iSaturday •
morning, November 8, liefore the annual Homecoming Football Game at
Freeport High School.
Sponsored by the Village of Freeport^ Advisory Task Force on Drugs,
' the parade will begin at lOamfrom
of astatement of phliosopby'df'
education and a set of broad edu-'
. cational goals. During the past
year, the district staff completed a
set of broad educational objectives
relating' to these goals and philbso'
phies with input-from.l the entire
- professionafstaff and community.
The staff will now. relate age-appropriate,
discipline'specinc,
behavior, attiludinal and academic
outlines in ea'ch of the areas'of the
district V educational program..
. A second accomplishment Jones
cited was a review and amending of
the teacher performance evaluation
process. This was done through a
committee,- -whose members
Mneluded teachers, supervisors,,
building and district administratan
representing the tlu-ee instructional
levels. Five of the 13'eommittee
members were selected'by the
districts three professional labor
organizations.
' Someoftheproceduresincluded
, a minimum number of observa-.
tions,,inethods of review and pro-visioiu
for response by the evalua-tee.
These were assembled into a.
teacher performance eviluation'
manual which was d^Hbuted to
all professional staff this.fall.
Teacfaer/sopenrisor/admirdstratDr
staff development activities are
planned as part of the implementa­tion
strafe^. - ,.,
Another goal was to analyze the
Regenti Action Flan and imple-inent'
components in a timely
Durmer. In all areas of the curricu­lum,
the district is on or has
advanced the timeline set by the.
Plan, said Jones. This includes
additional opportunities in art,
foreign lantuate. math and science
for eighth graders; revisions of the
Grade U American Hbtory and
Grade nine global studies curricula;
increased imtroctioh in library anil
inforroattoa skills in Grade seveii;
completion of one unit of bistruc-tlon
in technology education and
one unit in home and career skills
by Grade 8;an introduction to
foreign language In Grade seven
and the selection .of a foreign '.
langiiagc^'in grade eight; and a
change in certain ninth grade
requireihents involvingdrafting
technology options. •.
Anothersighiflcant goal was the .
district's response to the M iddle
SUtes Evaluation at the -high
school These included a reduction
in suspension and multiple suspen­sion
rates; more active recruitment'
of qualified substitutes; better room
utilization; development of profes-sional.
commlltees-to maiiitain
iinesof communication between
the facility and administration;
revision ofjob descriptions for the' .
ht^ school administrative cabhiet;
' a comprehensive review of disd-
. plinc policies in Phase II of cara-pudng;
and the development of a
evaluation instrument'and proce- .
'dur'es by a'feacher performance
evaluation committee.
Other goals included the imple­mentation
of the Scott Foresman.
reading program in' Gradei 4-6
thus completing its adoption as the
K-6 biual text, along with approp­riate
staff in-service training and'
the continued development of a .
computerized Jtodenl data bank.
' Jones also spoke of another -
goal, which is in the process of
' being reviewed: the development
of a district policy for tbeuse of
buildinp which reflects the com-'
munlty^ needs and the fanpact on
the district in terms of lioances and
liability. In discimion, Lee Chap^
man, the district^ Assistant Super-intendent
for Bifiinesf said the
development of the financial
' impact would be easy, but the
decision relative to charging out­side
groups would be dUneuit. This
plan would be presented to the
Board at its December meeting.
Another aeeoropUshment of the
l4tS-86 school year Included
Blood Drive .
FREEPORT - The Freeport
Schools and PTA Council will
sponsor a community blood drive
on October 21. The Long Island
Blood Services bloodmobile will
be at the Atkinson School, West
Seaman and- North Ocean
Avenues, from 12 noon to 8:30 pm.-
^Freeport PTA in urging Maidents.,
lcrgfve'bIo*id''sajs'i'''Wh'kt gfiod IsiT"'
blood donor? A blood donor is
good for people who go through
windshields; for little kids who fall
out of trees or windows; for people
with severe anemia; for new moth-.
ers and tiew babies; for people in
the wrong place at the wrong time.
A blood donor is good for life."
Persons between the ages of 17
and 66, who are in good health and
weigh at least 110 lbs., can be blood
donors.
Bike Auction
FREEPORT - The -Freeport
Police Departmentwill'hdid it$
annual auction of found and
imchimed bikes and other items'
on Saturday, October 18, b e ^ -
ning at 10 am: - '
llie auction will lake place at the
police garage adjacent to Police ^
. Headquarters at 4p North Ocean..
Avenue.
All items must be paid for in
cash at the tbne of the auction.
Participation
In Summer
Program
FREEPORT • Four students at
Freeport^ Dodd Junior. High
ScbppI participated this past
summer bi the prestigiotis Johns
Hopkins Center for the Advance-ment
ot Academically Talented
• Youth.
' An innovative approach to find­ing
inteilectuaily talented students,
the JoluH Hopkins program offers
selected students a variety of
opportunities to develop their
niatbematieal and vetbal abilities.
The program relies on standard­ized
tests in a two-stage selection
' process. In the first suge, seventh-grade
students who have already
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Dodd Junior High School and
' proceed south on Guy Lombardo
' Avenue to IVIerrick Road. Pro­ceeding
west on Merrick Road to
Brooksid.c Avenue, the parade will
then turn north and.enter the
Freeport High School athletic
field.
Parade plaimers pobit out that .
the pa'rade is a positive manifesta­tion
ot Freeporters'efforts to work
' together against drujjs lii t.heir
~cominuhity.''*"^" ""
. The parade will also "top ofTa
week'of special anti-drag program's
in Freeport's public schools and
contingeiits from all.-Freeport
' scho9ls are expected to participate
in the parade.
A member of the parade com-mintt
points out that the parade
. will also emphasize to young people
that "it^ okay to say no" and to
withstand peer pressure.
Organizations are urged to'carry
banners both signifying their group
and the theme ofthe parade. Teams
and iother groups are asked to
march in uniform, if possible. '
Presently, at least three Freeport
bands are expected to join in the
parade: the Atkinson School Band,
the Dodd Junior High School
Band and the Freeport High
School Band. Other local band;
and musical groups aire asked to
participate to add music and color
to thU joint community fight '
against drugs.
The parade committee has also
suggested that groups plan floats
for the parade< •' .
Youngsters marching in the
parade will be given balloons,
which will display the. slogan
"Freeport Says No To Drugs:!" At
the paraded end, there will be a
special balloon send-off as
hundreds of other balloonis will be
sent up in the air at thie same tune,
signifying Freepprters' joint con­cern
in the fight agaiiist drugs.
Organizations and iodividuals
' wishing to take part in the parade,
or those wishing to volunteer to
help, should call Tedd Levy, Task
' Force chairman, at Operation
PRIDE, 546^2822; or contact
chairperson of the planning com­mittee.
Dorecn Engle; or commit­tee
member .Mary Atm Eiulo.
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S'OFTBALL AWARDS were presented by the Freeport Recreation
Department at the annual Softball AwardsProgram at the Recreation '
Ce'nter on September 25. Trustee C. James Clarli (4t>i r.) presented the
Mayor Dorothy Storm Sportsmanship Awards to (I to r. in (rort row) Fred
Greco, Pablo Watdron and Nartcy Cetin. Fred, Pablo and Nancy were the
catalysts in leading their teams to the charrpionship. Proud relatives
present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Greco: Ivett Waldron, Pablo's sister, Mr. ar>d
Mrs. Pablo Waldron; and Mr. and Mrs. Don Cetin.