The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin • Page 18

La Crosse Tribune, Wednesday, August 3, School head's aid is sought By JERRY KAHLERT Of the Tribune Staff last night heard Bruce Blatti, curriculum director and chief target of teacher criticism, accuse leaders of a teachers organization of fomenting friction. Two other administrators, Earl Seaton and James Etrheim, spoke briefly. LA CRESCENT, La Crescent school superintendent mute to date in a study of administrator-teacher relations will be asked to break his silence. Schools Supt. Lloyd Johnson was not asked to, and did not, speak at last fifth fact- finding session in the study.

The said his comments were meeting was turned over to high school administrators after four But when the four-member sessions at which teachers and fact-finding committee Thursday parents aired grievances. begins working on recommenda- Johnson is a member of the tions for the full board at its fact-finding committee, which meeting a week from today, After last session, Johnson again told newsmen, No Asked why, he Johnson will be asked to aid in the process. want your input, Johnson was told by Jack Biller. Biller is committee chairman and one of three school board members on the committee. working session will begin at 8:30 p.m.

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He suggested leaders of the La Crescent Education Association (LCEA), had prompted many accusations out of the Blatti also referred to an LCEA leadership effort to (contract) negotiations until school starts, with a possible strike coming around He suggested La Crescent was targeted for a strike after the teachers last year sympathized with striking Winona teachers. But Biller said that that not the feeling of the board of education. We are not expecting a strike, and the (negotiating team) members are negotiating in good In an LCEA poll that helped launch the fact-finding study. 83 per cent of responding high teachers criticized Blatti. The 35 teachers answeripg the poll complained of a general lack of leadership; failure to accept differing views, leading to tension; and a communications failure.

In earlier hearings, more than 40 teachers appeared, with added complaints of harassment, vindictiveness and lack of communication. But Blatti suggested some teachers were piqued at his criticism for writing curriculum guides that he said contained course objectives and no course He said he had camp for three at one curriculum department for information he wanted. Some of the complaints he dismissed as being of the same type that had been levied against his predecessor. And, he stated, 1976-77 there were no (formal) grievances at all someone must be Blatti advised an improved departmental system and suggested the board select the chairmen. assumed to much responsibility for departmental he said.

Some teachers have criticized him for implementing suggestions made by department chairmen, he said, and complained: think the real lack of communication is within the Blatti repeatedly referred to the He told the fact-finding committee to beware of retaliation by its executive committee against nonmembers of LCEA And after listing about a dozen "constructive" achievements made during his two years in the school system, he added, help but feel that in three short weeks, by the action of a minority, a lot of that construction has to be started over Darrel Collins, LCEA president, told the committee, he thought much of what Blatti had said was irrelevant. And he added, this is not a labor-management Referring to the teachers who had complained at the four previous sessions, Collins said, think their testimony accurately reflects the situation Biller said later that he expects the committee to have both and recommendations" to make to the full board. Even without the superintendent's comments, said Biller, he believes the committee has been able to accurately reach conclusions. WAREHOUSE TO YOU 2615 GEORGE LA CROSSE HOT DOC AND CUP OF 7-UP NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED STORE HOURS SAT. SUN.

10-5 ADV. PRICES GOOD THRU SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1977 FRIDAY 11 6 SATURDAY 10-5 WISCONSIN NO. 1 NEW potatoe Board hears claim of student injury By GAYDA HOLLNAGEL Of the Tribune Staff New members of the La Crosse Area Public School District Board of Education may be faced with a personal injury claim. At last board meeting, acting School Supt. Evan Low rey read a letter from lawyer Terence R.

Collins requesting $15,000 from the district on behalf of Charles Heiam, a Lincoln Junior High student Lowrey said Heiam suffered a broken collar bone during a physical education class when four other students piled on top of him He did not name the school where the incident occurred. The board also received a letter from lawyer John Bosshard requesting that the district pay former Longfellow Junior High School Principal Myron legal fees for his battery trial, which ended in acquital. Bosshard contends that because a jury found McKee innocent of battery charges that stemmed from a June 8 incident with 15-year-old Andy Oldenburg, a student at the school, the district is obligated to pay for his defense. The board referred the request to the city attorney. In other action, the board: Approved a board-negotiated teacher aide contract which provides for a total of $31,508 09 in raises and benefits.

The package provides for five paid holidays and for wage increases as follows: Class 1 $2.31 to $2.41 an hours; Class 2 $2.43 to Class 3 $2 55 to Class 4 $2.67 to $2.80 The 18- month contract is retroactive to Jan. 1. Approved a supplemental contract for high school athletic directors which provides for one- hour-a-day release time and $1,800 for a 12-month period. The previous contract called for $1,362 supplemental pay, and was for nine months. Also approved supplemental contracts for coaching and extracurricular activities for 1977-78 in accordance with the negotiated agreement.

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