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12 CHAPPAQUA JOURNAL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1980 curriculum duties, but responsible, for example, for the lunch and bus programs. Later in the year, when Superintendent Bernard Haake's contract was up for renewal, the Congress of Teachers gave him a vote of no confidence, the com plaint of the teachers was that they were not informed of changes in the school until they had been made, much less con sulted. However, , the board believed Dr. Haake was doing a good job and reviewed his con tract. Budget defeat It was a stunning blow when the budget was defeated for the first time in Chappaqua's history. The defeat was blamed on late preparation, a hurried open hearing and poor presentation at the hearings. The board pared down the original budget of nineteen million dollars by one- hundred thousand dollars. Let ters, pamphlets and phone calls by the PTA and interested citizens worked to pass the budget. The Congress of Teachers advertised for support in the Patent Trader. In the second vote the budget won by just 38 votes. Rosy atmosphere It appears things will go smoothly when schools open next week. The teachers have agreed to cooperate with Dr. Haake and are considering his offer of regular meetings. The School Board acknowledges it has not done a good job of com municating with the public and promises to remedy the fault. Pupil personnel services One of the first tasks of Mary Cain , Director of Pupil Person nel Services, was to provide common testing throughout the school so that each student can be monitored and measured. \We want to look at the whole kid rather than depending only on testing,\ says Dr. Haake. \Not all kids approach tests in the same way,\ he continued. \For example, in testing, some studen ts may take a question at fa.ce value and give the obvious an swer, while others may see more to the question and find it difficult to give a simple answer,\ he said. \That's why all tests must be common and performance has to be looked at against the testing.\ The California Achievement TestSystem has been adopted. Ms. Cain's additional respon sibilities are student guidance counselors, school health ser vices, school psychological ser vices and chairing the district's SCHOOL BOARD continued form page 1 are Committee on the Handicapped. Director of Elementary Education One of the first steps taken af ter creating the post of Director of Elementary Education, was re-grouping of grades. Instead of K-5, 7-8, 9-12, the groupings are now K-8 and 9-12. \This change was made,\ says Dr. Haake, \because it will enhance coor dination of curriculum and the flow of instruction.\ \There has been a problem of teaching autonomy,\ he stated. He believes it necessary that all students in a grade share the some learning experiences regardless of class or teacher. Mr. Haigh, Director of Elemen tary Education, is working on a curriculum handbook. He has completed a draft, but it will now go to teachers and ad ministrators for input, he says. Since there are going to be changes in the K-8 program, Dr. Haake urges parents with children in these grades to attend meetings. He feels that com munity discussions make programs stronger and better. An information meeting on the K- 8 reorganization study will be held on Monday, Sept. 22 at 15 p.m. in the Douglas G. Grafflin School auditorium. In-service workshops Teacher workshops have been planned to assure professional, growth for teachers and awareness of new teaching techniques. Dr. Haake says that the School Boqrd and administration must take a close .look at finances to get the most from every dollar. In past years the school has had a nurse-teacher. Now, the school has a registered nurse who ad vises teachers who teach health classes. Dr. Haake said that the parent participation in Chappaqua is outstanding. He said the PTA is very active and helpful. Parents turn out for board meetings, con certs, plays and sports. When there is an event, \the spectator seats are packed,' he said. Hot Lunch Program The hot lunch program will continue in the schools. It has been very successful and is self- supporting. 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