The Anniston Star from Anniston, Alabama • Page 7

schools Page 7A The Anniston Star, Friday, Sept. 26, 1986 spending cuts feel million for teacher salaries, down 3.21 percent from this year's $4.8 million: $1,1 million for support services, down 6.41 percent; $1,138 million for operation and maintenance, down .78 percent: $396,300 for auxiliary services (including transportation), up 2.84 percent; $1,244 million in fixed charges, down .64 percent: $341,169 in general administration and central support, down 6.45 percent; $1,037 million for capital outlay, debt service and other associated costs, down 28.09 percent. The board was also presented with budgets for the school system's federally funded programs, totalling $3,616 million. Sailors told the board the school system will probably have to borrow large sums of money month by month until at least January in order to meet its payroll. At present, board policy says the school system can borrow up to $300,000 on the authority of the board chairman and the superintendent without going to the board for approval.

That limit was set during the 1970s when the budget was a third of what it is now, Sailors said. He told the board the limit should be raised to equal the system's payroll some $600,000 because state money will be late arriving this year. The system will have to borrow to meet the payroll each month, probably beginning in October. By JUDY JOHNSON Star Education Editor The Anniston City Schools are already feeling most of the effects of the spending cuts budgeted for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, according to city schools Supt.

Dr. J.V. Sailors. Thursday Sailors presented the Anniston City Board of Education with the proposed budget, calling for $9.9 million in general fund expenditures, down 6 percent from the current year's $10.5 million budget. The board will vote on the budget at its next regular meeting, set for Oct.

16. On the positive side, Sailors told the board that this year's deficit caused by state proration has been cut to $17,000. The five percent proration declared this summer by Gov. Wallace has cost the school system about $320,000. The school system had projected a $70,000 end of the year balance before proration was declared, so it was expected that the system could end the year with a $250,000 deficit.

THE REDUCTION of the projected deficit from $250,000 to $17,000 has come about through cost-cutting measures initiated and because some revenues exceeded projections, according to Sailors. If, on Oct. 1, the state finds it has more money in the Alabama Special Education Trust Fund than was. projected when proration was declared, the amount of proration in this year's education money could be reduced. In that case, the Anniston system could end the year without a deficit.

On the bleaker side, school officials expect the governor to declare proration of next year's education budget on or immediately after Oct. 1. According to State Budget Officer Charles Rowe, that proration may be as much as 10 percent. But any proration of next year's state education money will throw the Anniston City School System's proposed new budget into the red. Without proration, the nearly $10 million budget projects only an $8,831 balance at the end of the fiscal year next October.

Each percent of proration would cost the school sys'tem about $70,000. "I think next year at this time we'll be in a much worse situation than we are this year," Sailors commented after Thursday's budget work session. Among other measures, the school system cuts costs in the 1987 budget by cutting 43 positions and by refusing to spend money for instructional materials and supplies. Those cost-cutting measures are already in place, and helped reduce this year's. deficit.

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But recently the system put in place its new "scope and sequence program" aimed at bringing about such consistency. "We've been working on it several years." Sailors said. "Now we're ready for the next step. It is in line with other things like the high school graduation exam. It doesn't mean every student promoted will perform at the level we would like, but it provides minimum standards and provides us with some standards so we can say to parents, this is what your child must do before he is promoted.

Sailors said the school system must familiarize the public with the standards during the remainder of this year if it is to implement them next vear By JUDY JOHNSON Star Education Editor Students in Anniston City Schools will have to meet specific standards for promotion, and may have to score higher on tests to get the grades they're getting now if the Anniston City Board of Education adopts promotion standards presented to the board Thursday night. And from the board's reaction to the standards, it appears likely the board will adopt them and put them into effect beginning next fall. The standards were recommended by a committee of teachers appointed by school administrators. The committee worked voluntarily during the summer to produce its recommendations. The standards affect students in grades 1-7.

They address attendance, successful completion of designated coursework, mastery of designated skills, and report card grades. They set specific measures of students'mastery of the work. In addition the committee recommends that grading scales be set higher in the Anniston City Schools. Where a student can now receive an A by scoring between 90 and 100, the committee suggests 95 to 100 should be an A. Where 60-69 is now a the committee suggests 70-74 be a D.

with scores below 70 failing. The entire scoring range would be 95-100, 85-94, 75-84, 70-74. D. "IT IS the committee's feeling that with the present grading system students are not sufficiently challenged," the letter says. "It is also felt that "average," i.e.

the grade of should more nearly reflect what is expected of the majority of our students." During discussion on the recommendations, concern was expressed that the new grading system could adversely affect chances of graduates who seek admission to college. The committee recommended that the new standards be put in effect immediately. But other educators and board members expressed concerns about the impact of immediate implementation. Board members in general seemed impressed with the promotion standards, but decided to allow the report to circulate and to allow input from teachers, parents and students before coming to a final decision. The recommended promotion standards could be implemented with or without the more controversial grading standards.

"According to Supt. Dr, J.V. Sailors, the proposed standards are part of a total program aimed at improving the quality of the educational product of the city school system. "It's necessary. It's a thing we've Mm and Back $99 Mm Aid Reg.

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A spokesman for the squad said the public is invited to the day-long event which coincides with Emergency Medical Technician Week. The demonstration will take place at the Piedmont Park, located on Smith Street. Activities will begin, at 9:30 a.m. with competition between four teams oPrescue workers who will demonstrate the care and treatment of injuries through a mock automobile accident. The audience will vote to choose the winners in the event.

At 1 a m. there will be a demonstration of a "jaw of life" tool, which is used to extricate accident victims from vehicles. The Life Saver Helicopter from Carraway Medical Center in Birmingham will set down at the park at 3 p.m. and will stay until 5 p.m. A slide show will be presented at the Piedmont Hospital Cafeteria.

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