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Sitka Schools Launch Teaching Program Daily Sitka Sentinel, Sitka, Alaska, Wednesday, November 7,1984, Page 5 Fabric Wreath Class Offered By ALLEN SYKORA Sentinel Staff Writer The Sitka school district has embarked upon an intensive staff development program aimed at improving classroom teaching skills. The program was undertaken in cooperation with the Juneau school district. Three full-time staff development instructors have been hired to work with teachers in both In Sitka four Sitka teachers, all volunteers, will receive the most intensive training and are later to serve as models for fellow faculty members in developing and refining skills. The program was explained to the Sitka School Board by Terry Coon, the district's director of special services, and Dr. Sherrie Cry sler, who is on leave from her faculty position at Central Washington University to be full-time project coordinator.

Under the first phase, which will run from November through January, the four Sitka volunteers will be away from their classrooms for 15 to 18 days to receive special instruction from staff development trainers. Coaches will continue to work with those four instructors for a full year, refining and reinforcing various teaching concepts. The four instructors will then serve as models for other staff members, who will visit their classrooms. The program was actually launched about a week ago when 11 substitute teachers received special training. Four of those substitutes and one alternate will substitute for the four teachers receiving the special training, said Coon.

During the second phase, other staff members will be allowed to take part in one of two options. Teachers can either volunteer to take part in the extensive training to become model teachers themselves, or can take courses that will be taught by the develooment trainers, which may last from two weeks to two months, said Coon. The full-time staff development trainers have been hired through a grant received by the Juneaii-Douglas school district, Coon said. The primary cost to Sitka will be salaries of the substitute teachers and the travel expenses of the trainers. Most of the training will be done in Sitka, said Coon in a written report to the board.

"Only on rare occasions will the model teacher trainees be required toattend training sessions in Juneau." In a related presentation, Baranof Elementary Principal Bob Schell explained a state Department of Education principal development program in which several Sitka principals have taken part. It is also is in conjunction with Juneau. Essentially, Schell explained, principals were taught the same skills that Sitka teachers will be learning in their development program. The principals will then be able to go into classrooms to advise teachers on methods which they are performing well and methods which can be improved. In other business: Recently-elected board member Kent Hanson said he believed the starting blocks should be moved to the deep end of the Blatchley Junior High swimming pool to correct an unsafe situation.

Supt. Art Woodhouse and other board members said they were aware of the problem, and that the city, which is owner of the building, is already working to correct it. Swim coaches have reported injuries when swimmers accidentally hit the bottom when diving from the blocks on the shallow end of the pool, where it is three feet deep. Hanson said that when he visited the pool one day last week, two more swimmers were injured, one with a lip injury and the other with a hand injury. "It doesn't take an incredible amount of skill to put them in," said Hanson, later adding, "There is not that much State Legislature: Who's in Control? JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) --Democrats and Republicans were waiting for the results of four tight races Wednesday to see if either party would take control of the Alaska Legislature or if bipartisan coalitions would have to be formed again.

For 23 of the last 25 years, coalition politics has ruled the state's political scene, teaming rural Democrats and Republicans with similar interests. Wednesday, with three House races and one Senate race still too close to call, politicians were hedging their bets. "I won't get involved in any second- guessing in how the House will be organizing, and it's too early to say who's going to organize" in the Senate, said Gov. Bill Sheffield, a Democrat. Eleven of 20 Senate seats were up for grabs in Tuesday's election.

Republicans have taken seven of those openings, the Democrats won three, and the race between Republican Edna Armstrong-De Vries and Democrat Charles Sassara in southcentral Alaska's District was too close to call. Because of the legislative body's procedural rules, a party usually needs 12 votes to control the Senate. In the House, all 40 seats were up for grabs. With three races undecided, Democrats led with 20 seats to the Republicans' 16. Libertarian Andre Marrou won in District 5 on the Kenai Peninsula.

It takes at least 24 seats for a party to have effective control of the House. 747-3276 321 Lincoln Street Agent for Lynden Transport 'Local and Long Distance Hauling Home Heating Fuel Over 37 Years of Experience Means Better Service to You! PUBLIC HEARING ANBHALL SITKA NATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM NOVEMBER 8,1984 5:30 P.M. SPAGHETTI DINNER Please bring salad or dessert and your own table service. money involved." Woodhouse explained that the district received funds for a number of projects in the school and the city is currently negotiating with an architectural firm for work on those projects. The superintendent questioned whether the district should move the blocks on its own, comparing the situation to that of a tenant renting a house in which the landlord is responsible for repairs.

Woodhouse also cited a potential liability problem if the district did change the blocks on its own and a swimmer was then injured. Board members Ernestine Griffin and Shirley McCoy suggested board members should contact city officials and urge them to speed up work on the project. By a 3-2 vote, board members tabled a request from a group of students to use a room in the high school before classes begin Friday mornings for a Bible session. McCoy and Hanson were in favor of granting the request, while Kim Libertarian Winner In Legislative Race Vaught, Griffin and Peter Esquiro voted to table the matter. Board members who wanted to table the matter indicated they were not necessarily opposed to the proposal, but wanted more time to study the legal ramifications, and formulate a board policy to cover all such requests.

Federal legislation passed this summer allows school facilities to be used for such requests, provided that they are student-initiated and not under the direction of a pastor, explained Woodhouse. Stan Friend, associate pastor of the Assembly of God Church, spoke to the board on behalf of the students and said he would be at the sessions. However, he said the sessions were student- initiated, are to be interdenominational and pastors from other churches would be invited to meet with the group. He added that such a program has been successful in other schools. In other action, the board: --Sold a 1972 Ford Torino to Leonard Shorey for $56, which was the only bid on the vehicle.

Sold a 1978 Dodge Aspen to Floyd Johnson for a bid of $360, which was the highest of four bids presented to the board. Approved six extra-curricular contracts. Diane Lynch will instruct a class on making a wreath with fabric, styrofoam and padded figures 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Blatchley Junior High.

Cost of the class $15 and includes all materials. For more information or to register, call Community Schools at 747-8670. Sitka Orientation Session on Tap In conjunction with Islands Community College, Community Schools will sponsor Orientation to Sitka Night 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Blatchley unior High Library.

Agencies from the area will have displays to familiarize newcomers with their services. At 7:30 p.m., a structured program will feature speakers from ICC, Community Schools, the Sitka Health Center and others. On Nov. 18, a free bus tour will be given by Prewitt Enterprises for the participants. The tour will include the Sitka National Historical Park's Visitors Center and the Russian Bishop's House.

For more information on the event, contact Community Schools at 747-8670. By BRUCE BARTLEY Associated Press Writer ANCHORAGE (AP) After an absence of two years, the Libertarian Party once again has elbowed its way into the Alaska Legislature. Andre Marrou becomes the third member of his party to hold state office in Alaska, winning in an upset over incumbent Republican Milo Fritz in District 5 on the Kenai Peninsula. The Libertarians made history in 1978 when Dick Randolph of Fairbanks was elected to the Alaska House, becoming the first member of his party to hold state office anywhere in the country. In 1980 he was joined by Ken Fanning of Fairbanks.

In the 1980 presidential election, Libertarian Ed Clark got 12 percent of the vote in Alaska, his best showing in the country. In 1982, Randolph gave up his House seat to run for governor. He didn't win, but he garnered about 15 percent of the vote enough to earn the Libertarians official party status in Alaska. And Fanning, hurt by reapportionment based on the 1980 census, was defeated. Randolph and other party leaders said it was to the survival to win atleast one seat v.

the party finally had official recognition, Marrou's name was' included on the primary ballot, ah advantage Libertarians never before had enjoyed. That enabled Marrou to run aggressively even during the primary in which he was unopposed. He then managed to pocket endorsements from Republicans, Democrats and in- dependents to put Fritz on the run. Fritz was seeking a fourth term in the House. The Anchor Point physician had served single terms in and 197274.

With 18 of 20 precincts reporting, Marrou had 3,344 to 'Fritz' 3,244. Democrat Chris Martin was a distant third. r-In the other District 5 race, John Davis tried for the seat being vacated by Democrat Hugh Malone. But with 9 of 20 precincts reporting, Democrat Mike Navarre had 1,640 votes to 1,496 for Republican Merrill Sikorski. Davis was third at 921.

Will Darsey flopped in the Libertarian stronghold of Fairbanks, losing to incumbent Republican Mike Miller in District 18. Democrat Charles Busbee finished second with 696. Also running far behind was Henry Novak in District 1 in Ketchikan. With 19 of 23 precincts reporting, Republican challenger Robin Taylor led Democrat Ron Wendte Novak was no threat with 234. In the presidential race, with 384 440 precincts David iBergl GOOD GOL was" ah' easy winner with 67 percent: Walter Mondale got only 30 percent.

Although only one Libertarian candidate was successful, the party flexed its political muscle elsewhere on the ballot. A Libertarian-sponsored initiative to abolish the Alaska Transportation Commission won overwhelming approval. Junior High Students Hold Own Election The Dennis Bolin Eddie Fukano ARE BACK They've played from Nashville to Fairbanks and performed with Buck Owens 'Hee-Haw' Performing at The American Legion By Richelle Henning This first quarter at Blatchley Junior High School, the eighth grade social studies classes have been studying politics and elections. Among the learning tools- to illustrate the election process, a simulation game was produced using a mythical nation symbolizing all of the social studies classes. To start the game the shape of our nation's boundaries was voted on by all of the eighth grade students.

After a close vote, the shape of Gizmo, from the movie was chosen. The shape was then divided into 17 states symbolic of the 17 social studies BJHS. Each social studies class, or state, chose a name. Some names were somewhat familiar, such as Cubs, Tigers and Twins. However, some were of unknown origins such as Mijikiljutim andTarazona.

Being similar to the U.S., the electoral college system was used in the presidential election portion of the mock election process. Each of the 17 BJHS social studies classes were assigned an electoral vote according to their population. The electoral votes ranged from as few as two to as high as nine, depending upon the number of students in that class. This mythical nation has a total of 114 electoral votes resulting in 58 being needed for a minimum majority vote win by a presidential candidate. The classes held elections on Tuesday and the results are as follows: Pop.

Vote Elect. Vote Reagan 242 108 Mondale 48 6 Stevens Havelock Young Begich Eliason Wilson Grussendorf 246 24 197 49 245 33 274 COLISEUM TWIN THEATRE Lincoln St NOW SHOWING IN CINEMA Shows: Wed Thurs 7:15 out 9:20 7:15 9:10 out 11 -18 Sat Sun Matinee 4:30 PG-13 LQRENZA LAMAS BODY ROCK NOW SHOWING IN CINEMA It Shows: Wed Thurs 7:10 out 9:09 7:10 9:20 out 11:18 Sat Sun Matinees 4:30 out 6:34 A cop on the CUNT EASTWOOD COMING SOON THE KARATE KID (R, COLUMBIA PICTURES FHE KARATE KID PICTURES Starting Nov. We will be closed Man. Tues. Nights.

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