School's Year-Round Program 'Is On Hold'
Lincoln, Nebraska - Lincoln Elementary School's Principal Brad
Wentzlaff said that the school would not attempt to have a year-round
program in 2003-2004. He indicated that several staff members had
reservations about year-round school because of family reasons. Another
factor in the decision was how to handle the interim sessions that most
year-round schools offer their students. He and his staff investigated
other area schools with such a program and determined that teachers would
spend the same number of days with students in a year-round program as
they would in a traditional one.
January 2003
Big High
School Thinking Small
Wheeling, West Virginia - Wheeling Park High
School may be the third largest high school in West Virginia, but
educators have been using a program to give it a small-school feel. The
"School-Within-A-School" Program focuses on creating smaller learning
communities within the school. The school is also divided into a lower
school/upper school format, with 9th and 10th grade classes as part of the
lower school and 11th and 12th grade classes part of the upper school.
Principal Dianna Vargo believes these smaller learning environments give
the students the opportunity to collaborate and encourage meaningful
relationships between students and adults.
January 2003
Telethon
Brings In Funds, Supplies For Schools
Jefferson Parish, New Orleans - Jefferson Parish's
first telethon to muster support for its public schools was declared a
success. The show raised $278,7788 in pledges of money and material during
the six-hour-a-day run from Monday through Thursday. Callers also pledged
to work 17,350 volunteer hours in the schools.
January 2003