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Home My WebLink About1969-10-02-LCSR-rpt.pdf LEX Nl:EON G(.MISSION ON SUBURBAN REESLPONSX u1 'tTY 09OC O3EP. ?-, 1968 fiteee:red Edue t„cn nrthe La_r.rlycor PPubli Sccho©l.s, P evrerl Eu7i 1iQFcS by EliEae?eth YooCLerke BLACK TE. CHE S Taere are s. -e cm the. stalk„ fou: elemental-If end once ;et 0rf.try 'We cthea.•i Were hiss, hu; :esignedr one to tealoh iii the inner city and the othr'r bno ll1Ge of yiregnE,Incye Tiie two assistant superintcadents, .?.5 thea venruit countrywide, are always on the iowr.ott 0 oa Negro teachers On October " Mr Por3hi.ca. and Et,, Spirts will ".77. f` `'!(tnpt.:,n tns.:itute '%ti'! %.l:e: tin 7:3 '.^^.si.7 oP Virginia among orher fsUFll.i nra .nsti.i:utit.eYns i,%TICK T?.Aclip, AWES (hide' -he ABM New Career; Program, two c- our teacher aides this yew`,. will be h73CA people £vo9t Roxbury They ere paid -be minft mi w,:ge by :STI) a.urtnent_d h' 21 cen,as :ram Lenington funds to bring tiara up :o von nun =rel.tifcicatsd prey veal e - actually quite a s ,virag for L.Cei.nngtoblo They Tide with E^_etco ctLientsa thus e' .-1.ng the se toad tunctien d but t7?7ln:Ltcrs, Subject to satisfactory perf.onnance they will continue to be employed at our expense next yam. and thereafter YE the 4r enc,e len t works well, tce will find OtTPE" i.,ba=•oe .tif:viceted Float i"i :7s 4,7 the utur One black aide is at -co: tc ai r, et rigs School; the. other is being recruited or Adams School METCO (Metropolii...3n C'aurr,ii or &Iuc.;,ional Opportunity) We have 90 lilac°' students from Rov.b ry brought by Iwai each day, 25 at the high school transported €r :e.3::..al' ca.pause., and 55 in six elementary set'tools trs-. T)orcced ,fit et, 4-.. c..:cieie£.e (relwbu4;.^.e3*$n of bus vents ^7nttacted by Lee1:.ing;.eln) The et achoola are Uradge;, Est:abrook r'eYtk n, arR"1."tt:,i7p :`E1.417rve en;d. PIrk2'r Tes pupils .a ae bee= "slotted intro" classes "r!n,.ee empvr bk'Lnging elestee up to 25 pupils r9pe' £ting rule this Leea "1F' , no tore t.bau :oi;r per classc, no let3e; r:hest tea per schic4 ror te future elven space and financing and subject :7 gat.k ty re' eiup Is abet 20 nup:Us per (e'Y7de9 td.'..th some in rciery school To a .ote,1 11x.: '.1, /Bleat et' ab-Jut 250 AL Stec pupils `nttr ow, :hocks v2,, :u 1.1e ,pcc4tafica of being educated here r .zh'. tiiVna'tPit high school Chanter ;06 of the Gans a Egan the state Metco legislation) eJurS3.n "t.le sc."".1( 1 "moi Leo:: to set :l.' f' Cu 'e'.eu .' any Level° ?n tale e,te $415 ncr pup: 10 i?bout Milt thactual per-pupil xst ,f: talei:uclgei. sue,, tie ari.,we: .t: by divid',.47 die avenge 1.,=1t•.'.'..iC:A t Ei ;+?°^_iy't'",y hCQ a ani, "t.dc.:tng �r?'",'t fol coas6:1t. A Y3I']:•ail d is nu: ?upil. With saa .r..-r e ^utdi. r U: sq. .,co s xaetits (on: ...co of the 't.'3 part cipat ng eubL;'.rbz b., is Large;: r:L'wahnrs)'s the st;:gte. ,allots money for i3 full tlae eenrdin t;]; He Ls Peter Otrroack.fp a S' 4n!ter uniewe teacher on ow Sta'trf' r''ho Iles fat: 71 ty edvJ'zot. to the L7:.gh school Inatce Club last year lie wi 3'1. courdi.r :L:e P.ls. acpsc.,s of the Rlrogrem ita Lehi :,':tion T^? :t in a positiu to generate va:icus `.4f2t:tvttj,ese 2. cim QBE}attr l'O I 1111 . super'.n,teedent i s regues ,ed u epped--up in-service training for all teachers and Or UJu: inal:f wiJi £l:-range :o' sensittvity t 'eininc through M tco, 4;hos^ badge contains funds for thiF.Z purpose Four teeehets attended semina' 'his last arc auL Teach'rs will be encouraged to t, ,e tha l968-69 acis,s t educeun.n cou='se on bloc' history. The subjec w. 1 be tre.at'ad ,.n the mon th. y Lear9ing Centers. The Di.rctcr of M tco spoke et. the fi st, one cud was well -ace-avec vglismyti ha`3eiep➢uceat of. curricutt a in 'Le;disg:xnt is in the hands of stagy' Continuing Curr ,culw Cc mitt?es :i. the H: jnr subject dynes. A S cpe and Sequence L:her and CorL:t.i:11aaa Guide, wUh suggtisted materials gnd model units, e9"ist for math, science, social studies tuid language arta, kindergarten through ti lfth g'.aade. Theme are d':Cntinueusiy being;, evaluated and revised by the continuing CoDma tteer p on tthe t'AsIs of €eedbae1C from classroom t2 icheLs /41 faculty members thus participate in the process of developing curriculum, which eosters creativity and a high degree of commitment on the part of teachers Curriculum is not mnndsted a Lc .ngton< :Selection cfunits end matsri,As, einpher,ls and choice cal teaching techm.gtnes ere &1 lett to irtdi' ydu!l teact'nrs The o.dmin.;.a'.tiaLiort and the School Cammi '^e hel .e. ,c !chat te': .s poi, y leads to the most elrs :tire use of each t 3achr' $ taieni-s and Plc most. erl'eeti'"a teaching ci our chi S.dren. There is no ;yua'i.:.n1`.i:e that ' integr,lted edt- cation" is expel, .entad h, every cna .i, C'a_ :U. is :Tie to say that all pupils do ge'. Lr"aluivin Lal FONe 1pE.ct i, :d :Rai. s..L ';9t1L :yet more and more es time goes en, Three Lencgtan teach.. s participated in a study for the 1 _£Colt? 'ilene Center the resulted in report by Prot John Gibson oz. fete called Reis end Culi';ire in American Life. The k'r'K was need in the 1967 Title 1.LL fume r" scum?' on "Znnoveticc.^:t n Lu whsch LL..ington teachers Iv, •.Lc.pait-ed. Those telcr.e`:s ,Lv:Ulr inszi ala"teal ll, exp: 'imental 1ear'lnl.i.v ttz'1S,¢. 'lnd. =i..._mulated others to do' likewise One c ample .s " "ejvdice Day" at fl.anhll.n ,ichooi t&ge.re cha,1dren were discriminated oga..net ac;ordiny to the color cg their eyes and e 1pe.. ieneted fel themselves the u lines. and injusc icy of pa:ejudi :e Joseph tsF:P..i:nts0 who ham been out ccnsu) Lance`, on socia? stud:,es cc' ;its. itis sinr we begat. :o ie 'e_op our own, prepar4 a condensed T Cersion of Qh c'sa'n e work ftor use in tree n:ng "'a ci.O£ntet'y pupils in i,1'_e .lass. 1d f_t'iranaefJ The L96? ;trnme1 workshop of the Continul, ng Comm: -.tee en eni.i). Gaal , 'ecolrwen3'ed that this condensatr.nn be dtap,:9 c ted atuS put .n the no:ds of every teacher Tix..e mare been done. I w.. ” be 1:"'-_ d e p met su, eit.'aivac2ed end re load curing the year, and '?Leg. cored into 'c :Lone and .Sequeraa:e Chart, pall-zaps es an aspect !1l, C: `)L Ycinjt ,C➢1:..'a..4 such as ➢tilts is on "Man and 4His Environment" or ,ll,Fe t:' "^ ..°.i. e to c°' te•ravha` :o"e c saC'a'CUQX1 C",5e .i.s the. `ndeo teetae "One 4`v,a."-'ez 7.AFAv'.sio e„" 3 The Language %1 tis r.cniz ndlug Curt Lea .um Committee repo, ted La tue superintendent .n May, :.963> toat utuit vw:ia materials can and will be integrated tato that t;urr',cntum Guide The group opposed se,regaiing such materials into sept;` .e courses "Many of us believers also= that uiderstaudt,ig o1 the Negro and his c:nt, i:uut:ton (American or African) should be tied 'in eoi.o. a stud: of ether m: nar,i4.y groups, "Uki anti; the general concepts of tolerances brotherhood„ justice and Lreedozn that charactet iae Aceticvi ideals Wowevery it was agree, that the Negro deserved special pr°icrtty because of the :ialtmediae of current racial t.ezta3',one and because of his c aaga'a, vs neglect in the total educat9onetl et:ucture " Th'.c comm:.ttee held no SLIai7)e, Rrorirshop in s9udp but it :dila implement these con -ictions as it works on revising the r arltjuege !nth lureiculum GUiWt=' du'r'_,11f$ the y itr At ..file secorc„ty ev'etq the hietol.y 42nd culture of Negroes treated Yn units m c.., 7ccr. cn World Gin. icatdon,, IJ. ,). History and American Problems TecicY..sors r"epc_t d a total of 25 tLti&4 and 1t films, te<pes and records used 'as ec- .n those courses. At Hutzey and Diamond iurtioe High Schc""1s all unite" in Grade f history classes deal with some aspec of the subject nngl isu Literature courses at the hgh '�ci:uo1 alta, :,teat the subject 100 naperbac?.0 copies (Athree .'atlas hug°e '-)een ourchaned for thc4sc Black Le , ? re.Nett Time and Out numb:red. Lit T ThS tie as a Pro'e.. %.one.'i Liles"'.L.. for tea chefs ( open tb all citizens), and the' e is a 'Dllectzort Ln each school in the syutem All have been sul-A. /.d will a not ; cn' the bieliogrephy prepared by the Genie` eor Urban SttucL tc end mt lti op1.es c'' hooks on that list ate SAF ag nue:cl'r.scc9 es lass' as fudge.s permit. We have seen consciously Pi ": + '1Rb woks ceSiira se.v.n" rally r 'H !r".-sa�Gn Negro sip :e e' ez en'Lat j+ ibr�. '-et were sterLed in 19 's and eaco sonco now has at lef,tst 100 books, in i, :izbelua+ng books on "Wricc of whi ll there aee also many Proie!,;s-oval Librax reports :9 itiarip vo th 40 IPore on ordet The Ii:.ghR school J;.t 1".:"?r` repo -Us 3'�'' fi.?„1P`i t'.Lfzey end Diamond report about Ply titles All tibranes also bait a Lew Mid ttr n and records A?,i ;ioidings aye, flirt Iut,cd aLdel.y ij,poZiy o Ar 'aSl7ty = Ya e_ing .on uses very yew te: ,books pec ¢e There ate prob&ihly no ctasr.`oomn n the system T .are the same hack is in the %ends of cli tree pupi e, Teacher use different- base? 'readers for du:fereat cueJ groups of children according to :he needs of each grout tl aost pit new briar, pub .•.flee a-e $nter.aLed, In Lexi.nztonp the emphasis is on content 4:a''he- ',ban mere p .cturesa The `..�Language Arcs Cu'-r c num Coram4ttee ):indc, the Banks rt, 7L ee$aes (phi _ ii ani the only really well done L .srs and i:;s uuc w1.11 bate Re more and more 4".desptee:I o