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C-2 THf INDIANAPOLIS NEWS Saturday. June 11, 1988 5,239 raise Decatur superintende get adsnsnist ratiue salaries' By STEVEN POCKRASS The Indianapolis Newt 7 Decatur Township Schools Superintendent G.VV. Montgomery will get a 85,239 pay raise in the 1988-89 school year. The township school board approved the raise, from $69,876 to $75,115. and extended Montgomery's contract to a third year at a regular meeting Thursday.

Other township administrators will re-, ceive similar pay raises, which include a 4.5-percent salary increase plus a 3-percent increment. The support staff is getting an average pay increase of 6.5 percent plus a 3-percent increment. Employees qualify for increment increases based on their level of professional experience. The only people who do not receive an Increment are those who are at the top of their pay Scale in terms of seniority. They still will receive the salary increase, however.

Chapter 1 teaching assistants and security personnel both chose to become part of the Public Employee Retirement Fund, rather than take a pay raise. All full-time employees now will be on the retirement plan, said Assistant Superintendent Philip Ehrhardt. Pay for substitute teachers will rise from $36 to $38 a day. Earlier this school year. teachers and the school board negotiated an 8.1 -percent salary increase and a 3-percent increment.

Other business conducted by board NEW PRINCIPAL John W. Magers was approved as new principal at Lynwood Elementary School. Magers Is principal of Central Elementary School In Huntington County. Me will receive a two-year contract with an annual salary of $45,600. A 1966 graduate of Wendell Willkie High School in Elwood.

he has a master's degree in educational administration from Ball State University. Four of the township's six building principals resigned this year. The addition of Magers now fills all principal positions in the township. SALE OF PROPERTY Final approval was given for the sale of three acres on the Decatur Central High School campus to the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Board for $45,000. Included in the sale is a permanent sanitary sewer easement.

The library board plans to build a library branch on the site. The resolution approved by the school board Thursday includes a provision allowing Decatur to buy back the land at the same price if the library board decides not to build a library there. STORM DRAINAGE Ironically, in the midst of a drought, the board spent 1 lh hours discussing storm drainage at the high school. It had hoped to approve specifications for drainage improvements at the high school and the grading of four new athletic fields. Instead, board members asked Jim Wicks, project manager from FanningI Iowey Associates to determine whether current storm pipes are usable.

Assistant Superintendent Earl L. Grove said he had been working under the following timetable authorize bidding on July 7, approve and award contracts on July 14, and start construction the week of July 21-28. Because the board did not approve specifications Thursday, that timetable no longer is valid, he said. The idea was to finish the project by the start of school because portions of the parking lot will have to be 'torn up. But even if the board had approved specifications Thursday, there was no guarantee that the work would have been completed in time.

"It's a very tight schedule," said Bill Collins, construction manager from the Skillman Corp. Days 1988-893 Contracted Salary 261 $75,1 15:: 261 261 67.165: 261 60,045 217 217 44,705 217 39,860 217 48,730 207 48,600 230 42,605 230 42,910 230 42,610 261 58,945 207 44,835 207 44,835 230 43,025 230 43,025 261 52,000 217 217 45,600 217 45,600 217 Position Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Personnel Director HomeSchool Coord. Audio Visual Director Food Service Director H.S. Guidance Director H.S. Athletic Director H.S.

Asst. Principal Asst. Principal H.S. Asst. Principal H.S.

Principal J.H. Guidance Director J.H. Athletic Director' J.H. Asst. Principal J.H.

Asst. Principal J.H. Principal West Newton Principal Valley Mills Principal Lynwood Principal Stephen Decatur Principal Methodists win tourney again nn LVU D0D i -t WAYNE CENTER DECATUR I I vuGJLf The Indianapolis News Brookside United Methodist Church won the volleyball tournament for the second year in a row at the NESCO Community Unity Festival this past weekend at Brookside Park. Michelle Davis, director of the Near East Side Community Organization, estimated that up to 2.000 people attended the annual event, which inclucded carnival games, information booths and a variety of. contests.

First place awards in the art contest were given to Bailey Beach, kindergarten, St. Philip Neri School: Holly Renton, first grade. Holy Cross School; Chris Hadley, second grade, St. Philip Neri: Tyler Beach, third grade. St.

Philip Josh Morgan, fourth grade, St. Philip Neri; Amy Lawson. fifth grade. Holy Cross: Sarah Wallace, sixth grade. Holy Cross: Carrie Lawson, seventh grade.

St. Philip Neri. Winners of the festival's first talent contest included: Tony Cooley, guitar fingerpicking and flatpicking: Liz Efroymson, songwriting: Randy Odum, harmonica: and Rebecca Adams, dance. Nancy Coleman, who played guitar and sang, won the open category. Jeremiah Odum was named Little Mr.

NESCO. and Samantha Lifford was named Little Miss NESCO. Daniel Larrson won the cute baby contest. 4 111 Proposal to alter sports fields OK' rv 7 By DEBORAH ROWE News Correspondent Four Speedway school sports fields will be altered to prevent uneven grass wear and to avoid possible complaints from neighbors. The Speedway School Board approved the changes proposed Tuesday by Speedway Youth Soccer Association President Fred Heaviland.

The field at Allison Elementary, 5240 W. 22nd now runs north and south, with soccer goals at each end, Heaviland's idea is to rotate the Allison field by 90 degrees so that it runs east and west. "The grass wears quicker in (the goal) areas on the field, and we can restore the field" by rotating them, he said. There are three fields at Wheeler Elementary School, 5700 Meadowood Drive. Heaviland wants to vacate one for re-seeding, shift the playing area of the second field 70 feet west and rotate the third.

start ot iy8 school year. The construction is the fourth step in a five-phase renovation plan to renovate Speedway High School. Wagner showed the board the Interior color schedule and pointed out that it is "the same plan and motif as already in existence at the high school." Probably the most dramatic color change is in the pool area. Wagner said. The plan calls for color-coded lanes, a scheme that Wagner said would aid swimmers during meets.

"We've put more color in this area than any other area," he said. "That's because it's such a drab area." At the meeting's close, board members OK'd the contracts of two new teachers in Speedway schools. Kellie Sue a graduate of Purdue University, will teach high school math and Spanish. Another Purdue graduate, Laurie Sue Lamb, has been hired to teach at the elementary level. "If I turn the field.

I eliminate a possible source of contention" between the youth soccer players and the neighbors adjacent to the fields, said Heaviland. The edges of the fields are at least 30 feet from any resident's yard and Heaviland "hasn't heard any complaints from the neighbors." He noted one resident who erected a fence earlier put in a gate just for the children to retrieve stray soccer balls. Children through age 13 have played soccer on the fields at Allison and Wheeler elementary schools since the soccer association began in 1978. This year 290 children belong to the group. In other news.

Superintendent N. Andrew Wagner told the board that Phase IV construction at the Speedway High School is on schedule and will be completed by the --7 iVi-V" 77..... 3 mi en uavis mind ream tares we Board to rule on hair officer given suspension By DANA DILL News Correspondent Clermont police officer Gerald 7 Ard is a hair closer to losing his Members of the Clermont Town Board discipline commit-tee Thursday ruled the police department veteran should be fired for refusing to cut his hair. Now it's up to the full town board, which will rule on the matter at a meeting 7 p.m. July 14 at the village hall.

Ard was suspended nitely without pay May. 10 for failing to meet the town's new rule limiting police officers' hair Clermont Police Chief Nor-j man Haus issued the suspension after sending Ard three memos the department's hair length limits. 7 Ard, 47. wears his hair neatly parted on the side, covering his ears and descending in the back below his collar. Department rules previously allowed hair of any length, as long as it was heat.

A new rule limits the length to the collar and above the ears. Discipline committee members William York, board presi-' dent: Edward Graham, and Jae O'Day, police commissioner agreed Ard was given enough opportunity to comply. "It is an uncomfortable posi-' tion to be put in to make a ruling on a close friend and good officer. But not to conform with 16 other officers just isn't right," said. Ed Graham added, "I feel cheated.

It is really silly to let it go this far." But Ard said he suspects town officials were trying to get Creates vessel which can retrieve artifacts from ocean floor high and high school teams that participated in the world meet. The school also had a team that Gerald Ard Hair today, gone tomorrow? rid of more than just hair when they set limits on hair length. "I think (the new rule) was strictly for me to make a job." Ard said. "This is not unexpected. I don't know what I will do next," he said.

"I guess we old guys don't fit in anymore. But it has been worth it stressful but worth it." Robert J. Overton represented Ard during the proceedings while F. Robert Lively was counsel for the town. Overton focused on the lack of rules pertaining to physical fitness for the police force.

Clermont police officers Ricky Joe Newell and Matthew Carl Smith, appearing on behalf of the department, testified about the need for compliance with department rules. Ard is a graduate of the state police academy and a previous member of the Marion County reserves. He came to Clermont to help create a program for reserves. "I had hoped to upgrade and make it a better department," he said. "Every time there is a new town board or police commissioner, I have to go through this." he added.

Ard said his hair length does not affect his ability to do his job. "If anything it has helped me." he said. "I can better relate to the kids." The question the students had to answer in Maryland was to names as many bears or bares as they could. For example, there are the typical, answers brown bears, black bears and grizzly bears. Then came the more creative answers, too bare minimums, bare bottoms and even Bear Bryants.

Common responses are worth -one point, but creative responses are worth three, Emmert said. The Ben Davis quintet did better in the long-term competition than the spontaneous one at the world championships. "Our vessel was comparable to any of the ones out there," Emmert said. The Ben Davis squad was among 650 elementary, junior placed fourth in the Showtime competition at the state level, When they weren't competing during their five-day stay, Emmert and the students toured Washington, D. and traded pins with students from other states and countries.

Both Emmert and his students already are excited about next year's competition. Grande is the only eighth-grader jn the group. "We spent time on the way back discussing next year's vehicle competition," Emmert said. "Four of the five are seventh-graders, and they're definitely planning to participate again." STEVEN POCKRASS Ben Davis Junior High School's entry in the world finals of the Odyssey of the Mind competition placed 35th out of 40 teams in its division. "That's a really super result for a first-year team," coach Gary Emmert said this week after the group returned from College Park, Md.

"It was a great experience for myself and the kids." In its first attempt at such a competition. Ben Davis won the state championship in the Atlantis division, which enabled the five-student team to advance to the world championships. The students had to' create a submersible vessel that could retrieve artifacts from the ocean floor, Emmert said. It had to have two remote control or robotic arms. "We had to design the artifacts or create the artifacts." he explained.

It was quite a thrill for all of them to see the vessels that were brought to the championships. "When we got out there, it was just amazing to walk through the prop area, the staging areas." The five students who participated are Jim Bob Leech, Anthony Ware, Kim Warren. Mark Lambirth and April Grande. They began work on the vessel in January and met for four or five hours on Saturdays. They also did individual work.

Fast on their feat In addition to the long-term part of the competition, the students also had to participate in a spontaneous competition. "They are given a particular situation to respond to," Emmert explained. "The entire division does the same spontaneous problem." First adolescent health center in state opens Oberle gets basketball coaching job The Indianapolis News Dave Oberle. who two weeks ago was honored for saving a student's life, has been named head basketball coach at "-f Decatur Central High School. Breathing exercises on club agenda Respiratory therapist Krista Medaker will demonstrate simple breathing exercises at this month's regular meeting of the Respiratory Health Club.

The gathering will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in conference rooms and of Winona Hospital, 3232 N. Meridian St. The club is a support group open to people with chronic lung problems. For more information, call the American Lung Association at 872-9685.

Zupancic seminar on library lawn Tom Zupancic, strength coach for the Indianapolis Colts, will present a motivational seminar June 26 on the east lawn of Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair St. His presentation. "Power to Achieve," will include demonstrations of weight-lifting feals.

The 2 p.m. seminar will be under a tent on the lawn and will be held rain or shine. Admission is free. Tech class of 1978 plans reunion Tech High School's class of 1978 will gather for its 10-year reunion on Aug. 13 at the Atkinson Hotel downtown.

For more information, call Paula Parish at 241-51 1 1. The Indianapolis News Marion County's ACTION Center Indiana's first full-time health facility for adolescents has opened its doors at 925 E. 38th St. The $3.5 million center was dedicated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. "We have been working since 1972 to establish a central clinic for adolescents." said Dr.

Frank Johnson, medical director of the Marion County Health Department. "About five years ago. we became acutely aware that this was needed, and it became one of our priorities. "It just has taken a long time to get there." He said funding from the private sector was instrumental in making the ACTION Center a reality. ACTION Is an acronym for Adolescent Care Team in Our Neighborhood.

"A youth grant of nearly $400,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Funding Partners Program started the ball rolling." Johnson noted. He said this led to additional grants pledged by the Iridiana-polis Foundation, Lilly Endowment, the Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis, the Children's Bureau. Indiana National Bank, Marsh Supermarkets and individual private donors. Johnson pointed out the clinic will provide easier access to health care for young people and be more relevant to their health needs. The clinic will target the Center Township area.

In addition to customary medical services, the clinic will offer screening, pregnancy testing, psychiatric counseling, referral services, tutoring, vocational services, adoption services and family life education. -( Oberle. 38. a health and physical educa- tion teacher, has been serving as freshman baseball coach and assistant basketball coach. fHis move to head basketball coach was ap-proved by the township school board Thurs-day.

received a plaque at the previous board meeting for saving the life of student Don tank' stormed hrrnthinrf ni irrl nprfnrmrrl fen' -I i- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Dave Oberle.