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O Z) < . £ Q 1 ;; MORE BALDWIN NEWS lU X I- An Updot* p f Baldwin School Distrlrt (Cont.fromPaoeT). Th« B.E.A., An Advisory Body By Eileen Vohringer,. PTA PLANS (Coni, from Peoe 7) braame less polincsl and began to work in bmiony; a slower and less^rastic plan:rf reotgaidration began to take shape; the national and local climate toward unions seemed to result in less apparent .str^n in woikmg relationships; some closed schools were ear marked for alternate uses; a mo-. mentum. began to develop. And so the schod district, a business whose primary purpose is the ed- ■ ■ ucation of children and which is often sidetracked in that purpose l)y forces within and outside it self, reached September, 1981 with an excitement and cohesire- ness of purpose which has taken almost five years to be realized. low each person the ' author!^ which Us ime Uctates. He said that hei has ‘‘worked just as hard for the reorganization plan of this Board as I did for the plan of the Board which hired me.'* He inrli- Chalrrnan, .. Baldwin Educational Assembly The Baldwin ■ Educational 4*- components of the annual school subsequent incorporation of these students into the Senior High as it becomes a. four year sdmol. sembiylB.E.A.) was e stablish^ budget and other related materi- ' We e x p ^ that t t o year ^ and chartered by the- Baldwin' ,u - busy as well as productive. CONVERSA-nON WITH JONES Board, of Education in 1960 to The Educational Trends ’ Q>m- stren ^ e n relations and improve rnittee, which studies and evalu- cumiiiunicati'niis between ■ ^ e Stes district curricula and meth- school board and The .community.' ods,* 'educational dcvelopinents Through Studies and evaluations, -and practices that might have a Assembly members render bearing on the program in Bald- BALDWIN COCNCtt OF PfA OFFICm 1981-82- My conversation with Dr. Rol- land Jones reflected that eadte- ment and sense of purpose which seems to be emanating from the school district. Oiir meeting took place^at 9:45 am» the morning after a public meeting which 1 had lefl at 12:30 am and an executive session, which had concluded for him at 3 mm. Although there is a strength, pertups* indicative of his height, there is also a quiet which reflects a gradousness and unhurried demeanor. Together we discussed aiuoutline of various . district concerns which 1 had pre pared; in no case did he leave a topic unanswered. The Board oC Edncathm The Board of Education, ac* cording to Jones, is really now one of harmony. When 1 referred to the situation two years ago when political posturing and re sidual bittemess marked some of J o n e s ES- sured me that the present har mony **is not posed.\ He said that he sees \an excitement not perceived in a long time\ and noted that there is a team ap proach to problems rather than an adversary approach. Contract Renewal' The recent renewal of his con tract, Jones said, was personally fulfilling not only in \the confl- « ,dence in me...but in my role as Superintendent.\ We discussed his method of directing the dis trict which is one that seems to al- cated (hat once his manner of acting was clear to Board mem bers, an understanding of his function as superintendent fol lowed. He viewed his position as one who \facilitates and trans lates\ the policies of the Board. He said that his method of action reflects a philosophy as well as a process. Union Negotiations An example of this philosophy, of acknowledging and acting on the expertise of his staff, is s€en in his attempts to improve com munications. Dr. Jones said that he believed in the open meetkigs . laws to the futhst. He -said ti^t whenever there has been a prob-* lem ill the district, he could trace it back to the failure to take time at the outset to communicate completely with the persons in volved. in his dealings with teachers and unions, he said that his door is always open. He noted that he has a monthly meeting with the Baldwin Teachers Asso- advisory judgments on such prob lems of public education lii the school district as are within the jurisdiction of the school board. The Assembly operates pri marily through its working com mittees. Each member is assign ed to a committee and may, if circumstances permit, serve on more than one committee.' The six regular wotting coq^mittecs The Budget Advisory Comntit- tee, which studies the proposed ciation~Couhcil am an openness and flow throughout the year with himself. Ms staff, and the union representatives. He noted that the process of con tract negotiations is beginning with both the district, and union now 'outlining items to be dis cussed. In about the middle of the year, actual negotiation's will be gin. Refeiring to past years, Jones implied that the passing of certain negotiation target dates and reorganization unrest ad versely affected negi3tiating con ditions and results. He said t ^ t since the district is in the position of \preserving and conserving the resources of the community,\ it must balance this priority with • the desire to oblige teachers and unions. He did add that the dis trict will be initiating a staff news letter to further ensure that the channels of communication are kept open. Job Review ^ Regarding staff, we delved into ti'c subject of the \Job Review*^-. \Ahtch Jones promised would be completed by January, 1982.. He said that he knew.people felt that lilt- primary goal of the review si.ould be the elimination of ad- ministativc posttions. He noted, however, tfmt before that could even be attempted, he must first w ^ t the actual job win. The Law and Social Problems Committee, which reviews past and proposed legislation at all governmental levels affecting the Baldwin schools; determines Uie impact and assists Che Board of Education regarding compliance. The Population Trends' and Plant Facilities Committee, which studies census figures and projected enrollments and the tacuitics to be required in the school district. The Special Areas of Education Committee, which reviews and studies programs in all areas of special education. The Youth Activities Commit tee. which studies and investi gates recreational facilities and programs available to the community.. By its charter, membership in the B.E.A. is limited to 125. Membership may be obtained in three ways. Residents of the .Baldwin School Distiict may be Pres. . Katherine Cpimlngham IstV. P. Sham Ban 2ndV.P. Pal Uven 3rdV.P, Marflyn Price 4th V.P. Paulette Wn»OB . Rec. Secy. GaylanlJewett Corr. Secy. Madeline Uuupasona SCHOOL PTA PRESIDENTS 1981-82 (Cent, on Page 9) BACK-TO-StHOOL ^ , Special Groupings BUY NOW...y^ND SAVE I • STORM COATS - • J^UR TRIMMED WOOL COATS • WINTER COATS • SPORTSWEAR Skirts* Stacks •Blouses* Blazers* Dresses «Gcwm*etc. | Neweei ran Faanlone are Hem. ..NOkV/ funcrions^each staff member is;— Then, he said, he must see what functions that are needed are presently not being fulfilled. He said that a decline in student en rollment and numbers of teachers in itself in not sufficient reason to cut supervisory staff or district aff since all of those job func- ‘ M\s 'must siUl be done, in many JSCS, he said, with a changing • -Tmmunity and greater identiflea- tion of handicapped, learaing abled and high risk children, plus problems dealing with ac ceptance of authority, change io family structures, increases in governmental regulation and complexities in financial dealings, many job functions have become Union Reform Temple Th« R^orm Jewish Congregation of Freeport Baldwin ar>d the surrounding communities. Announces Religious School Registration for Foil Term Kindergarten through Grade 10 Coll Temple Office MA-3-1810 for details Young Family Membership Available Rabbi Lawrence M. Colton. Cantor Sheri E. Blum 475 No. Brookside Ave. FrBGport, N.Y. 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