The Peninsula Times Tribune from Palo Alto, California • 6

6 PALO ALTO TIMES. Wednesday, June 22, 19 77' School budget Schools approve new reading books SamTrans to expand service over Greyhound system SAN FRANCISCO Weekday Routes aaur city BART youth as a quitter. A representative from the National Organization for1 Women criticized a story in which a female pig swallows a necklace and cant remember it. Adverse portrayals or omissions can cause minority youngsters to lower their expectations and self- esteem and, conversely, white male youths could continue to be insensitive to the needs of minorities and women. Dr.

Allan Seid, a psychiatrist, Mid. The textbooks were defended, however, by three teachers and Virginia Sauber, principal of Crescent Park' School. "I dont think these books are perfect, but I think theyre a whole lot better than what we have, she said. Teacher Faye Morrison, said that interpretation is necessarily subjective. For example, if.

a member of a minority is portrayed the same as a white character in a story, the minority could be called a token; if the minority character has extraordinary qualities, one might say special treatment is nenled to be noticed, she said. 1 The teachers committee changed its original recommendation to drop one textbook series found particularly objectionable by.the PTA Committee and to add the Scott Foresman which the PTA group found least objectionable, she said. In urging the board not ot adopt any new texts, Jeanette Arakawa, of the PTA committee, asked instead for slection of supplemental books to the current texts to serve as multicultural adjuncts. The committee has also asked for training of teachers in developing sensitivity to the issue. A $28.6 million tentative budget for the' Palo Alto Unified School District was unanimously adopted by the board of trustees Tuesday night 1 The general' fund expenditures represents a 3 decrease com-, -paired with this years spending, however when all funds are considered, spending is expected to increase from $36.9 million to $37.6 'The 1977-78 projections take into account an estimated enrollment drop from 12,320 to 11,900 and a 16 increase ip assessed -property valuations.

The budget projections do not (ake into account personnel pay raises for next year, which are now under negotiations, but do include the effects of a 5.6 salary increase for 1976-77 for classified personnel. The trustees also set a special meeting for June 29, when they expect to finalize a contract for the current year with the classified employes. The budget figures may be revised before final adoption' in August, when the tax rate will also be set. The tentative budget assumes a general purpose tax rate of $4.23 per $100 of assessed valuation, compared with $4.73 this year. The revenue base the amount the district may raise per pupil from local taxes is expected to increase from $2,080 to $2,174 in the last year of an override approved by voters.

Changes in the tax rate are also possible as the result of pending legistlation to implement the state Supreme Courts Serrano decision. SF i NTS NATIONAL. MSIM Three new reading textbook series have been adopted for Palo Alto elementary schools, despite persistant protests that they do not fairly portray cultural pluralism in American society today. Over the past few months, several committees have analyzed the proposed texts and come to various conclusions based on different criteria treatment of ethnic groups and sexps, pedagogical aspects, and pure literary value. The district trustees voted unanimously Tuesday adopt the three- texts recommended by the teachers Elementary Reading Members of special Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) committee, some of whom have been involved in textbook evaluation at a state level, had asked the district not to purchase any new series and to urge publishers instead to more fairly portray minorities, particularly American subcultures.

Many of the texts now used are up to 10 years old and until even better ones are published, students should not be deprived of the best that are available now, Trustee Don Hammond said. The state will pay for the textbooks. The trustees also unanimously approved sending a letter to the state Board of Education and copies to several reading text publishers urging the state to more carefully screen books for compliance with state-mandated treatment of ethnic groups. The state has approved all three series adopted by Palo Alto, pub-- lished by Scott Foresman Ginn and Macmillan Publishing Co. But members of the PTA committee do not agree with the states assessment We want teachers to have materials that provide whatever pedagogy they find most efficient for, the full variety of their individual students.

We also want all of the. students to appreciate their own heritages, and to find their own cultures fully appreciated by their classmates, Eimi Okano, of the PTA committee, wrote to the board. Opponents of the books cited several stores which they said unfairly portray minorities, such as a story called The Fastest Quitter in Town, which depicts a black 5 7 A 7S 5M PALO ALTO By JANET RE1NKA Buses will make more stops more frequently and the area served will be expanded when the San County Transit District (SamTrans) over Greyhound Bus Lines' Peninsula commute service Some trips, on paper, at least, will be longer, however. Schedules for the new service will be distributed on Greyhound and SamTrans buses and at depots, as well as at dty halls, chambers of commerce, and SamTrans ticket outlets, starting Thursday. The main difference in routing between the two services is that SamTrans buses will make a loop in San Francisco through the financial district, rather than stopping at the Greyhound depot on Seventh and a new, major destination will be the Daly City Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station.

JameS Gallagher, SamTrans director of marketing and communications, said the routes are still open to change, once ridership patterns become clear. The aim will be not just to continue carrying former Greyhound riders, but also to pick up those now commuting to San Francisco by car. Gallagher said some Greyhound riders will have to learn new habits but that SamTrans could not simply continue operating routes that were steadily losing passengers. Buses will be driven under contract by Greyhound drivers, but the buses will have been painted with Sam Trans red, white and blue colors. Of the 296 dail trips weekdays on the north-south mainline service, 11 express trips each will be made from Palo Alto to San Francisco, stopping along the way at San Francisco International Airport, and from Redwood City to San Francisco.

The" first northbound express buses will leave Palo Alto and Redwood City at 7:15 a.m. and the first southbound" Buses at iflf p.m. to Palo Alto and 4:30 p.m. to Redwood City. The last southbound expresses will leave at 5:25 p.m.

to Palo Alto and 5:20 p.m. to Redwood City. The one-way cost for each will be $1.10, compared with $1.80 on Greyhound. Gallagher said fares will be paid in cash only at the beginning, but at some future date, ticket books might be offered. Travel time will be longer, though not actually as long as the schedules indicate, he said.

Where Greyhound expresses arrive in San Francisco in 45 minutes from Redwood City and 60 minutes from Palo Alto, Sdm Trans buses will be trying to collect more people on the way and make more stops. Gallagher said drivers' will be driving the buses faster than the schedules 'indicate, so commuters from Redwood City or Palo Alto can subtract 10 minutes from the times indicated on the schedule. Thus the trips should take an hour and 16 minutes from Redwood City and an hour, and 25 minutes from Palo Alto For the non-express mainline service, there are basically four routes, all overlapping on El Cam in Real. The 51 (El Camino) bus will operate on El Camino Real from Page Mill Road in Palo Alto to the Daly City BART station. From Millbrae Avenue north to BART, the 5M (Millbrae bus will parallel the 5L route.

The 7A (Aitport) bus will travel from El Camino Real and Page Mill Road in Palo Alto and along El Camino to Hillsdale Boulevard in San Mateo. The bus then will travel east to Bayshore Freeway, stop at the passenger terminals and maintenance base at the airport, and confine on to BART via Interstate 380, Sneath Lane in San Buno, and Interstate 280. The fourth route the 7S (San Francisco) wjll start at Hilldsale Boulevard in San Mateo, travel up El Camino Real to Millbrae Avenue, stop next at the airport passenger terminals, then follow Airport Boulevard in South San Francisco to Bayshore Gas tax hike OKd i SACRAMENTO (UPI) The Senate has vowed' to permit seven of the states most populous coun- ties to increase the gasoline tax by one cent per gallon to finance mass transit The bill (SB213) by Senate President Pro Tern R. Mills, D-San Diego, was approved on a 23-2 vote Tuesday and sent to the Assembly. Mills measure would allow voters in counties within transit districts and cities with populations of more than 500,000 to increase the gasoline tax to eight cents per gallon.

The counties affected would be Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego. In Los Angeles County the boundaries of Southern California Rapid Transit District would be used for taxing purposes. In San Diego, the boundaries would be those of the Metropolitan Transit Devel-opment Board. The map shows the four Palo Afo-San Francisco non-express routes to be operated by SamTrans. There will be 32 trips daily on each route, from 5 a.m.

to 1 a.m. Boulevard to continue on to downtwon San Francisco. 1 The bus then wui maxe a loop through the financial district, which Gallagher says is preferable to stopping at the Greyhound depot because it will bring most commuters closer to their jobs. (The district was unable to get a routing pushed through the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors that would have allowed buses to travel up and down Market Street) Each of the bus routes operates with 32 trips daily, between approximately 5 a.m. and 1 a.m., though schedules vary slightly Because BART does not operate on SamTrans weekend services goes directly into San Francisco on three different routes.

Most stops on El Camino Real are about a quarter mile apart and all are identified by SamTrans signs along the way. Landowners to file complaint A group of Los Altos School District property owners who won a California Supreme Court decision saying they may sue the district for alleged waste of money do plan to file suit in Supertior Court. A typographical error in Tuesday's Times made it appear that the group would drop the suit. Dean Storkan, their attorney, actually said his clients will now seek reinstatement of the complaint fn Superior Marine punished for assault CAMP PENDLETON (AP)-The Marine Corps says Cpl. Curtis Jones, 22, will be jailed, demoted and fined for participation in last Novembers assault by blacks on seven white Marines.

Lt. Col. William Draper, trial judge of a general court martial, said Jones must serve three months hard labor and pay a fine of $450 in addition to being reduced to private. (Pit BUIani) HONGKONG CUSTOMTUOtSKXMBUWOMN QUALITY SALE 3 DAYS ONLY 4 21 AIN taH), MMi, 41-141 1 Am 24 Sot MaM HNMUa Imu 341-3461 mu lEvaaaHt nw. mMinhmmnniui aSMrihiINMdMh sSsSutiSi IS TEARS WEU KNOWN SANTA CURA A SAN MATEO COUNTIES BnUiM SFAs Fah jIous Summer Sale 30to507odf Designer and Salon Apparel Active Sportswear Easy Living Collections Blouses.

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These appointments will be made by the Council after July 1 1977. 1 The City Clerk is accepting nominations and applications from persons interested in serving a four-year term on the Planning Commission commencing August 1, 1977, and ending July 31, 1981. Application forms and copies of Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapters 2.20 and 19.04 are available in the City Clerk's Office. 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto. Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerks Office is 5:00 p.m.

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