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The Plainedge Board of Education
reluctantly voted in favor
of a teachers vote to decide
whether the Classroom Teachers
Association or the Federation
of Teachers group would
be the recognized faculty bargaining
agent at last Thursday's
Board meeting held at the Plain-edge
High School. The motion
was passed 4- 2 to hold balloting
on Monday, November 20 with
Trustees Dominick Gagliardo and
James Ack! ey dissenting. School
Board President Lawrence Hammer
said that he was against the
election, ' 1> ut how do you answer
320 names?" He was r e ferring
to a petition from the
teachers to hold this vote. It
had been previously decided on
September 19th by the Board to
accept the Classroom Teachers
Association as the bargaining
agent. But some members of
this association felt that although
they had been legally recognized,
an election would have been a
better method of selection, according
to James Morris, President.
Morris had asked that
their recognition be withdrawn.
Trustee Robert Mackreth
warned that some teachers might
vote for the Federation of Teachers'-
^" not because they adhere
to their philosophy, but because
they believe that due to its greater
militancy, they will get more"
75% of the teachers had asked
for an election.
In other matters before the
Board, Richard Burbell, Project
Investigator had submitted two
Title I proposals and one Title
n proposal for study and action
on the part of the Board. These
are for applications for Federal
funds.
The Board also passed a resolution
recognizing legal religious
holidays for the purpose
of adjusting average daily attendance
needed to apply for State
Aid.
The Board accepted the resignation
of Mrs. Barbara Downes
from the Transportation Committee;
Another appointment will
be made.
School District 22
" The First Grader', was the
Atopic under discussion at Mondays
curriculum meeting of the
Board of Education of School
District 22.
The report was given by five
teachers with East Memorial
School principal Stanley Saltz-man
acting as consultant to the
group.
Teachers who reported on the
various aspects of the first grade
student were Mrs. Elizabeth
Passman, assistant principal at
Parkway Oaks School; Mrs. Ruth
Atlas of Northside; Mrs. Joyce
Ruhl of Woodward Parkway; Mrs.
Betty Ann Stark of East Memorial
and Mrs. Ann Garvey of Albany
Avenue School.
School Board Curriculum
Committee chairman Bernard
Lang posed some questions to
the Committee including one on
the question of report cards.
Discussion also ensued on whether
a first grader wasn't being
pushed too hard after a year of
play in kindergarten.
Dr. Philip Acinapuro, assistant
superintendent of curriculum and
personnel on the elementary
level, was in charge of the program.
School District 23
A Mr. Cunningham from the
Arlyn Oaks area called the Mas-sapequa
Board of Education's
attention to the continuing ' rat'
problem near a lake on Merrick
Road. Board President J. Lewis
Ames explained that in order to
save taxpayers money the enclosure
of the ditch, which has
been estimated at $ 25,000, would
go in the bid specifications along
with the improvements to the
Massapequa High School. The
Town of Oyster Bay who will pay
65% of the costs approved of this
method. In the meantime, Ames
said that Harder Exterminator
has been dealing with the rat
problem. He asked that administration
go with the Harder representative
to bring back a r e port.
Ames explained that the extermination
would drive them out
of the area but they might return.
Dr. Frederick Oakes J r . , Chief
Psychologist of the Massapequa
Public Schools offered a report
entitled " A Portrait of Psychological
Services in the Massapequa
Public Schools". Massapequa
has 11 - full- time certified
psychologists three with
doctoral degrees and eight with
master's degrees plus an average
of 50 graduate credits beyond.
Massapequa has one school
psychologist for approximately
1,500 pupils, an average ratio for
Nassau County, but greatly above
the average as compared with the
rest of the state and the nation
and consistent with the State Education
Department recommendations.
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Dr. Oakes stated five reasons
for referral for psychological
service: Apparent underachieve-ment
of pupils; program, course
track and special class placement
questions, college eligibility
counseling, behavior unacceptable
to school or faculty;
emotional distress perceived by
pupil, school or family.
"% of the requests for psychological
services originate
with or through school personnel;
11% originate with parents
and pupils directly and 1% from
community agencies including
courts.
Direct services provide determination
of intellectual capacity
for placement and academic
counseling purposes. A parent
asked why IQ's couldn't be given
out to parents, and Dr. Oakes
replied that they could if an explanatory
conference could be set
up so that the parents would understand
the mark in relation to
other criteria.
Superintendent of Schools, Dr.
Harold Beall reported that the
Board of Education, administration
and staff have been
working on the implementation
of the Public Employees' Fair
Employment Act, known as the
Taylor Act, which was passed
by the New York State Legislature
in April, 1967 and became effective
September 1. The Board of
Education adopted by laws for
implementation. Meetings are
being held with representatives
of the Massapequa Teachers Association,
the Massapequa Federation
of Teachers, Secretarial
Association and the CivilService
Employees Association. The Act
provides for collective negotiations
in the State of New York
for all local governmental agencies.
Beall said that the true
value of the act depends on the
answer the question " Will the
schools be better, and will children
benefit from this law?"
George Dippell, architect reports
that considerable progress
is being made on the development
of final plans for the additions
and alterations to Massapequa
High School and Park-side
Junior High School. Later
Board President Ames pointed
out that in the approval of payment
of $ 35,000 forarchitectural
work, that the Board get Dippell
to accept an architect's fee of
6- 1/ 2%, which is lower than the
usual 7 to 7- 3/ 4% charged by
other architects on alterations
and additions. He also pointed out
that Dippell, who lives in Massapequa,
never charged the district
for preliminary plans for a
bond issue that didn't pass and
fixed things in buildings long
after the usual architect's
responsibility.
Floyd Kenyon was appointed
Vice Principal of the Massapequa
High School at a salary of $ 11,*
900 plus $ 350 as advisor for
" Chief Chat".
Daniel Harley was appointed
Thieves Haul Off * 2,250
Worth Of Copper Wire
William Leigh, a stock man at
a Long Island Railroad project at
Brooklyn A venue and Forest A venue,
Massajpequa, reported to
Arrested
For Burglary
Barry Russell, 20, of 230 N.
Utica Ave., North Massapequa,
was arrested by detective Louis
Ryf and charged with burglary of
dealer plates and a key for a 1963
Chevrolet at Lord's Auto Sales at
3950 Sunrise Highway, Seaford.
Coordinator of Teaching in the
Secondary schools at $ 1,200 a-bove
his regular teaching salary.
Superintendent Beall also reported
that the elementary school
curriculum is being revised in all
subject matter areas. He explained
that what was once reserved
in the field of science for
junior high school grades is now
being learned by children in
elementary grades. Beall spoke
of an address by Dr. Warren
W. Knox, Assistant Commissioner
for Instructional Services
entitled " New York State Curriculum
Strategy".
police that thieves stole three
4,000 foot rolls of copper wire
valued at $ 2,250.
Fire At Plainedge H. S0
Miles McHale, assistant principal
at Plainedge High School,
reported to police that two 30
foot sections of planks on the
wooden bleachers were set on
fire by an unknown person or
persons.
Police are investigating.
" A l l Hands On Deck"
The Albany Ave. P. T. A. will
present on Saturday, November
18th, " All Hands on Deck", a
musical comedy in color, on
Saturday, November 18 at 1: 00
p. m. in the General Purpose
Room showings will take place
at 11: 00 a. m. and 1: 00 p. m. Admission
is 250.
EARLY DEADLINE
Press releases and ad copy
should be submitted to The Observer
a day earlier next week
since the newspaper will be printed
on Wednesday rather than
Thursday due to Thanksgiving
Day.
" Sootless!'
Daniel Axinn,
builder of
Woodlands,
Woodmere,
Long Island.
" I f t h e r e ' s such a word as
' sootless,' gas is a sootless
fuel. W i t h oil you get soot
all over— on drapes, on
walls, on everything.
" N o question about it,
a woman is b e t t e r off with
gas heat because it means
less cleaning for her and no
worries about deliveries.
Gas is definitely a more
efficient, cleaner and
b e t t e r fuel."
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