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VOL 36 NO. 34 Wednesdoy, September 6,1989 35c PER COPY
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East Rockaway Schools' Report Card
by Mildred Roemer
The elderly lady seated in
the wicker wheelchair, who
has been watching the babies
and her grownup daughter
during this past summer, will
soon be wrapped up and
stored until May 1990.
Sorry you missed her and
the many improvements in
the Grist Mill Museum made
possible by funds from the
H U C K l . E B F R R Y
FROLIC. However, in Ihe
meantime work is being
carried on. The TOOL
ROOM EXHIBIT, which
has been as slow in comple-tion
as the Rhame Avenue
School, is well underway
and should be ready for a
ribbon-cutting ceremony in
the near future. We'll keep
readers advised. The m6n
who are experts on antique
tools and are from the Town
of Hempstead Museum
group were delighted with
the many tools in the
Museum. However, there
are a number of others that
could be added to the shelves
that they feel would enhance
the exhibit. If any oldtirner
(or newcomer) should find
some old carpenter's tools in
their garage or attic collect-ing
dust, the Museum would
appreciate a donation or
loan of some. Call ye histo-rian
at LY 9-4999. All
donors would be listed with
the exhibit.
In the Family Life exhibit
pictured, several donors
have made the setup possi-ble.
The wheelchair was
given by Mr. and Mrs. Wil-liam
Coenan. The dress on
the wheelchair belonged to
Marion Hardy, wife of Rev.
Hardy, Bethany's past min-ister.
The baby's cap and
coat from the Schratweizer
family, and the high chair
from Margaret Helmcke of
Oceanside. A child's hand-made
crib (unseen in photo)
was given by the Diamond
Family of Squirrel Drive,
and the 100-year old Chris-tening
dress worn by the
baby in the crib was from
Helen Barnaby. The white
embroidered lady's dress
was worn in the Village by
Clara Johnson, and the
sewing machine donated by
Anthony Martorella of East
Rockaway. The red-flannel
petticoat over the machine
belonged to Kate Phipps
Johnson of Main Street. The
painting above the machine
is the work of William Tem-men.
Dorothy Cook of
Hewlet Point Road pres-ented
the chest for the wash
stand.
Knowing the name of
each person who helped to
make this exhibit so mean-ingful
is most important to
the Museam.
by Robert Parry
East Rockaways Schools'
Report Card
This series of articles will
focus on schools, students,
parents and teachers. In an
age when society expects
schools to succeed in many
ways and often finds frustra-tion
with both school finan-ces
and school outcomes.
This column will attempt to
focus on both the successes
and the frustrations.
What Do the Most
Successful Schools
In America Have In
Common?
We recognize the special
skills required of doctors,
lawyers, accountants, archi-tects,
mechanics, athletes
and others. We also recog-nize
that certain institutions
- hospitals, banks, corporate
offices - require special
expertise and leadership. On
the other hand, we have all
experienced schools and
most of us feel that we know
this "business" reasonably
well. That creates a large
pool of "experts."
A second fact is that, until
recently, there was very little
research about schools and
learning that pointed to a
clear direction in making
schools more successful. In
recent years, there has been
important progress made in
identifying common charac-teristics
of successful
schools. Clearly the strong-est
correlations continue to
be the socio-economic con-ditions
of the parent com-munity.
Specifically, the
highest correlate with school
success is the educational
level of the mother in the
family. However, some
schools have demonstrated
success without having the
"obvious" elements for suc-cess.
It is from these "effec-tive
schools" that we have
identified common charac-teristics
which appear to be
related to successful student
learning.
Effective schools research
focuses on:
(1) positive school climate
- an atmosphere which is
friendly, businesslike and
supportive.
(2) strong academic goals
- clearly defined and dis-played
with staff, students
and parents aware of and
committed to these goals.
(3) clearly defined curric-ula
- goals and objectives in
priority, order^ sequenced
logically with timelines.
materials and activities des-cribed
for teachers.
(4) monitoring of student
progress - beyond test scores
and attendance, reports
from professional teacher
assessments to parents about
progress and problems.
(5) Administrative lead-ership
- principals and super-visors
who model good
teaching, evaluate staff and
help teachers develop their
professional skills
(6) Parent and Commun-ity
Involvement - parents
who promote educational
success for their children and
who expect the schools to
provide help with techniques
to reinforce school learning.
Community financial sup-port
and involvement with
students through service
organizations, businesses
and community activities.
Forthcoming articles will
explore these areas and oth-ers
with the goal of making
our schools an important
part of your life.
Lynbrook Recreation Dept.
Lynbrook High School Rates Number One
Lynbrook High School
has been chosen number one
on Long Island by the pres-tigious
Long Island Monthly
magazine. After reviewing
statistics on every public
high school in Nassau and
Suffolk which were com-piled
by the New York State
Education, Department, on
site discussions took place
with parents, students,
teachers and school admin-istrators,
and the magazine's
choice was Lynbrook to lead
the ten best high schools in
DR. SANTO BARBARINO is congratulated by Supt. Bern
Seiderman.
both countries.
Superintendent of
Schools Bern Seiderman
expressed his pride at this
latest district achievement.
"It is gratifying that the
Long Island Monthly con-firms
what we have intui-tively
felt all along, namely
that the Lynbrook High
School, because of its staff
and students, is the best. The
Board of Education and I
are committed not to just
rest on our laurels but to
continue in our pursuit of
Excellence in Education."
Meeting the criteria of
"best high school" Lynbrook ' . ' '
was cited as offering an - '
outstanding range of extra-curricular
and interscholas- BASKETBALL CAMP. The Lynbrook Recreation Department Basketball Camp met
tic activities; stressing that during the week of Aug. 14 - Aug. 18 at Greis Park. Ihe camp vvas conducted by
high school has value in and jj^ Gatto, Varsity Basketball Coach at St. Johns Prep, assisted by Chris Jones, Tim
of itself and not merely a Sorensen, and Jackie Esposito. The boys and girls, ages 8-12, met daily and participated
stepping stone to higher ball handling drills, defensive drills, foul shooting, and ended each day with an inter-education;
having an out- mural game. This camp was the last scheduled activity in the summer program. Shown
(Continued on Page 4) in photos are the camp members along with the staff.