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PAGE 20 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30,1983 Planning For The Future (This is the third article in a series on the McHenry elementary system. Each week District 15 asks a number of questions and requests public responses to them for guidance in planning for the future. Also each article responds to the questions asked the previous week. Some questions have very specific answers such as the amount spent on each child per year. That is one of the questions to be answered next week. Some questions require opinion responses. In those cases, the answer is found in the district's policy on that subject.) Question number one last week asked whether readers had heard of the "back to basics" movement. There is not an organization by that name, but the general characteristics of the idea are widely found in school districts around the nation. Usually these programs mean a curriculum made up mostly of reading, writing, arithmetic, history and geography. In other words, the curriculum of "back to basics" schools is limited to the most fundamental skills and knowledge needed for employment and citizenship. In fairly large school districts, entire buildings are often devoted to this type of program. They usually require the students to dress rather formally, for example; boys may have to wear ties. Such schools also may require strict behavior standards, lots of homework and few elective subjects or extracurricular attivities." The curriculum of McHenry Elementary District 15 has many of tfye§e characteristics now due to financial restraints which have cut many of its programs intended to give lie children a broad and varied iucation. For example, it no longer has special art or vocal music teachers, no junior high school shop or homemaking teachers, no guidance counselors, etc. The curriculum is basically reading, writing, arith­ metic, history and geography. District educational leaders believe in l&sic education, but regret children do not also have all the opportunities they could once afford. _ The second question asked if the 'trader thought of basic subjects as jjnore than reading, writing and arith­ metic. Local educators feel they should have, perhaps, also mentioned social sciences such as history and geography. This is an opinion lestion. Many persons consider |iowledge and skill in music, for ample, very basic education. They find this question very difficult r\l answer clearly. It seems impossible for them to classify all subjects either basic or not basic. They are able to place all subjects in a broad .descending order of importance which '1^ necessary when some must be cut out of a projected budget. They think, example, that art teachers are very important. However, if %hudget choice between arithmetic and art made they chose arithmetic as more important. v«,The third question last week fijferred to who had the authority to set the minimum curriculum stan- <tords for a school district. The •tonoices were local board of education, state board of education, or state •legislature. The answer is, by and "tSrge, the state board of education. „ The federal constitution makes no '"reference to education. Since any governmental function not given to ,}be federal government by the U.S. * Constitution belongs automatically to the various states, public education is primarily a * state government responsibility. Each of the 50 state constitutions acknowledge public education as their domain. The federal government can only in­ tervene when a fundamental and constitutionally protected right is involved such as those dealing with defense or civil rights is the issue. The G.I. Bill, school desegregation, prayer or other religious activities are examples of areas the Congress or federal courts may be involved in. The state legislatures, therefore, develop the laws under which public schools operate. The legislature passes some curriculum requirements but basically delegates to the state board of education the responsibility for issuing the regulations which control most of a school district's activities. The local district board of education has limited authority to set minimum standards. The local school board has powers only to do those things it has been specifically authorized to do. The local board can make standards which exceed the minimum if they are "reasonable" which is a term and idea often determined by judicial means. The fourth and fifth questions asked opinions about which of a number of subjects might be more important than some others. As the board of education continues to struggle with limited funding or, hopefully, as it struggles to broaden the auricular offerings under improved financial circumstances, members would like readers' views relating to the relative importance of various subjects. 1 - McHenry Elementary School District No. 15 is a major employer in our community. How many em­ ployees? 261, 146, 114. 2 - The grade school district houses students in buildings which have a combined worth of approximately -- 1 million or 3 million or --5 million or 10 million dollars. 3 - The school district fiscal year is July 1 through the next June 30. Every school district computes its ex­ penditures per child each year. It is useful in determining tuition and other financial reports. It's deter­ mined by dividing enrollment into expenditure. What was the operating expense per child last school year in McHenry grade schools? $1,926, $2,375, $2,633. 4 - There are 21 public school districts in McHenry county. Using No. 1 as high and No. 21 as low, rank McHenry Elementary School District 15 for expenditure per child. . 5 - Each public school district has an official number. The number for McHenry High School District is 156. Which of the following belong to McHenry Elementary School district? No. 12 No. 36 No. 15. Please return to any school office or • McHenry Elementary School District *No.H tt; Administration center, 3926 West Main street, McHenry, 111., 60050. Awnings tr canopies HELP CIRCULATE OUTSIDE AIR - IMPROVE FLOW OF NORMAL CONVECT1VE CURRENTS. BLOCK OUT EXCESSIVE SOLAR RADIATION. LET IN SOFT, PLEASANT LIGHT. PROVIDE UP TO 25% SAVINGS IN AIR CONDITIONING COSTS WITHOUT USING ENERGY! ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF ANY HOME OR BUSINESS. PROTECT WINDOWS FROM WIND, RAIN & SNOW. POLICE TICKETS The City of McHenry Police Department has issued the following citations. Lester D. Bacon, 3709 W. Main St., speeding 43 mph in a 30 zone. Anthony J. Karpawich, 4114 Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, disobeyed a red light. Ursula Kamrat, 3211 Hunter Path, speeding, 46 mph in a 30 zone. Lawrence A. Jankowski, 4421 Mapleleaf, speeding, 47 mph in a 25 zone. Helen H. Kunzer, 3020 Crescent, improper lane usage. Ann M. Huska, 202 S. Barreville Road, speeding, 54 mph in a 35 zone. Gregory V. Sierminski, 7165 Bar­ nard Mill Road, Wonder Lake, speeding, 48 mph in a 35 zone. William C. Bradley, 207 Lincoln Road, no valid safety test. Harold C. Gierke, 3116 Fairway, speeding, 50 mph in a 35 zone. John Maggi, 2404 W. Riverside Drive, speeding, 47 mph in a 30 zone. Kenneth L. Justen, 1605 Riverside Drive, speeding, 44 mph in a 30 zone. Catherine Chrisman, 1411 Glen Drive, speeding, 43 mph in a 30 zone. Jon P. Nett, 2112 N. Chapel Hill Road, disobeyed a traffic control device. Timothy J. Jones, 7002 Seminole, Wonder Lake, improper lane usage. James R. McMahon, Jr., 3014 Crescent, driving with a suspended license. Paul C. Morenz, 4306 Ponca, no valid safety test. Candace R. Koerper, 1519 Flower, speeding, 46 mph in a 30 zone. Gerald Keith Suratt, 4714 Hilltop, Wonder Lake, speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Michelle M. Hough, 1902 N. Beach, disobeyed a stop sign. Linda M. Ficken, 2017 N. Ringwood Road, improper starting from a parking place Kathleen A. Ahern, 1401 Hillside, no valid registration. Dorothy E. Russell, 7914 Bayview, Wonder Lake, speeding, 46 mph in a 30 20116. John C. McLeod, 5521 Sherman, no valid driver's license. Carmen A. Rhodes, 4518 Garden Quarter, driving too fast for con­ ditions. « Matthew L. Rokosz, 4406 W. Ponca, speeding, 44 mph in a 30 zone. John R. Van Duyn, 2406 S. Park Terrace, speeding, 40 mph in a 25 and driving with a suspended license. Thomas A. Grey, 8607 Dorr, Wonder Lake, speeding, 47 mph in a 35 zone. Daniel A. Graff, 8306 Howe Road, Wonder Lake, speeding, 47 mph in a 35 zone. Dorothy V. Arnold, 5001 Prairie, speeding, 38 mph in a 25 zone. Joseph J. Bauml, 708 N. 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