The Argus from Fremont, California • Page 19

Budget cuts to Title IX THE ARGUS Sunday, June 6,1976 Fremont Newark, Calif. Page 19 Controversy surrounds MVAL year By KEN RICHARDSON This academic year found the Mission Valley Athletic League submerged in controversy from the beginning, and when tue final gun sounded last week, what was left was more controversy. It all started with budget cuts and very strong hints that there wouldn't even be an MVAL season for Fremont schools and when the year ended there was confusion and unhappiness amidst a move by membership school districts lo administer Title IX principles. Trouble started in August for the Fremont schools, when the Board of Education approved an original budget, which totally axed after school athletic programs. The board pointed out the cuts were absolutely necessary because it was obvious the Fremont Unified School District would not be able to balance a budget by spending at the same level as the previous year.

Also biting the August dust were many of the educational programs, as no money was available for new books in subjects such as math and English. At that point the community gave a strong indication of exactly where its mind was at. A community which had numerous complaints registered by parents, who said their children weren't learning to read and write, made little fuss over the cutbacks in reading and writing materials, but instead concentrated on finding ways to restore its after school athletic program. It wasn't until there was talk of tapping the schools' contingency reserve of $484,000 that advocates for greater classroom improvements began voicing opinions. Suddenly there were three sides.

One wanted more funds to restore after school athletics. Another was for restoring other educational materials (library books, math and special education materials). A third faction felt the contingency reserve should be left alone in case of other financial problems further up the road. "I would like to see a sports program," said trustee Dick I am torn. Can we really afford to put $50,000 into extra-curricular activities when we can't afford library books, we can't afford instructional materials, we can't afford the basics?" "This is the year," said trustee Sylvia Cornell.

"This is the time. The academic program must come first as far as I am concerned." The athletic future for the Fremont schools took a serious jolt when many teachers voiced opposing opinions to the funding of athletics, indicating more books as a greater priority. A breakthrough finally came Aug. 13, when the school trustees managed to engineer an llth hour compromise, which salvaged the entire fall sports season. After a promise from a group called SOS (Save Our Sports) to raise $14,000, Fremont School Superintendant Wavne Ferguson recommended and it was approved that the winter and spring sports seasons be funded.

"Our financial picture, although admittedly not what we would like it to be, is somewhat better than we thought it would be at this time," Ferguson told the board. "As 1 have stated to you before, I fully believe and this is substantiated by personal experience a well rounded sports program greatly enhances the educational program of a junior and senior high school. "Therefore I respectfully request the board approve funding of coaching salaries necessary to carry on the winter and spring sports program for girls and boys at our junior and senior high schools," he added. Thus the MVAL had survived a near strike by teachers, which threatened to halt the start of school, plus a financial crisis and was ready to play ball. But already, the stage was being set for another controversy that would see the academic year come to a close with coaches signing petitions to the effect they would not return if certain Title IX implementation procedures were adopted as suggested by the high school principals.

Title IX happens to be an important segment of the Equal Education Amendment passed by congress in 1972, prohibiting sexual discrimination by any institutions receiving federal aid in any form. The first stop towards compliance with Title IX required the school districts to carry out a self investigation, evaluating which areas were in violation and in fact practicing sexual discrimination. These investigations were carried out by Fremont. Newark and Union City starting in after which a report was given to the school principals. Basically the principals sought information from the athletic directors and coaches, as to how the schools could best change their athletic structure to comply properly with Title IX.

A Title IX compliance committee was formed and included Greg Hearn (James Logan Principal), Ron Walters (Newark High Principal), Don Moody (John F. Kennedy Athletic Director) and Pat Meyer (MVAL girl's representative to the North Coast Section, and coach at Memorial High): The Title IX Compliance Sub Committee provided (he Board of Managers (Principals of the five Fremont, two Newark and one Union City high schools, which make up the governing body of the MVAL), with a comprehensive report, listing many recommendations for proper implementation of Title IX. After evaluation of the Sub Committee's recommendations, the board sent copies of the report to the MVAL Advisory Board, which is made up of the eight athletic directors, asking for their recommendations. The Board of Managers wanted the Advisory Board to send a list of recommendations for possible implementation of the Sub Committee's suggestions, as well'as the athletic directors recommendations for possible changes. Instead of a list of recommendations for implementing the original suggestions of the Title IX Compliance Sub Committee, the athletic directors sent the principals "A rebuttal of the MVAL Sub Committee Report on Title IX, and the Advisory Boards alternate proposal." Unhappy at receiving a rebuttal to their suggestions, rather than constructive ways of implementing them, the principals had a meeting (excluding the athletic directors), and decided to recommend most of the original suggestions of the Sub Committee to the respective Superintendents for presentation to the Boards of Education.

Meanwhile, the athletic directors and coaches got wind of this, and held meetings of their own. Olympic cagers set RALEIGH, N.C. (UPI) Fifteen players, including AHAmericas Scott May of Indiana and Adrian Dantley of Notre Dame, were picked Saturday as the final contenders for the U.S. Olympic basketball team. The selections included four University of North Carolina players, May and Quinn Buckner of NCAA champion Indiana and two Arizona State players.

Coach Dean Smith said the squad was characterized by "flexibility" and by "team speed" but at a disadvantage against opponent teams from other nations because of a lack of "really tall" players. The 15 will report Wednesday to a training camp at the University of North Carolina, where Smith is head basketball coach, and eventually three players will be cut to create the 12-member U.S. Olympic basketball team. Smith set no time for cutting the final three players. The team will play a series of exhibition games starting Jifle 17 against the ABA's Denver Nuggetls at Greensboro.

Irvington high presented the principals with a petition signed by all but one member of its coaching staff, which said We the undersigned will not coach if the Board of Managers Adopt the present Title IX recommendations. -From American High came a document signed by the coaching staff, which read; "With extreme regret the undersigned coaches at American High School will not be willing to coach during the 76-77 school year if the sports structure presented by the Board of Managers is in fact placed in effect for the 76-77 school year. The rebuttal specifically deals with the following major areas; "1. Intolerable conditions placed upon men's and women's basketball coaches, male and female track coaches, swimming coaches, golf coaches and all the athletes that participate in these sports. "2.

Exclusion of one level of competition in gymnastics. "3. Exclusion of one gymnastics coaching position. "4. Exclusion of one track coaching position.

"5. Hasty decision made by the Board of Managers without in-depth study of the negative impact resulting from the above decision." The principals met with the Superintendants of Schools and approved most of the recommendations of the Title IX Sub Committee last week, to be presented before the Boards oi Education in the respective cities. In the meantime the principals altered some of the subcommittee's points, after the strong disapproval by the AD's and coaches. But the superintendants didn't take much to the idea of the principals changing something they had agreed on without their permission or knowledge and the changes were unchanged. Gal wins regatta SYRACUSE, N.Y.

(UPI) California led from the start and pulled an upset Saturday, wining the varsity-eight championship finals in the 74th annual Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta on Onondaga Lake. This ended Wisconsin's threeyear reign as champion and is California's first victory in this event since 1964, although its 10th overall. It also was its first visit to Syracuse in four years as financial problems had prevented cross-country travel to the lake. California's crew was timed in 6:31.0 over the Olympic distance. Princeton was 6:34.5.

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