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SECTION 2 - PAGE 12 - PLAINPE ALER - WEDNESDAY, JULY 18,1984 Mental Health LAST WEEK TO SAVE JC Penney School briofs Schools Commission says teachers should be paid more, tested Plaindealer News Service Proficiency tests for students, evaluations for teachers, recertification for ad­ ministrators and a sizeable increase in the minimum salary are all part and parcel of the recommendations announced by the Illinois Commission on the Improvement of Elementary and Seconday Education. Sen. Arthur Berman, D- Evanston, and Rep. Richard Mulcahey, D-Durand, an­ nounced the recommendations at a recent news conference. The commission is charged with studying problems and making recommendations concerning elementary and secondary education. The report indicated that the desire to improve the quality of education must start with the providers. In order to attract the "best and the brightest" to the teaching field, the commission says the statutory minimum salary for beginning teachers should be $20,000. The existing minimum salary is $10,000 and the increase would be im­ plemented over three years. "A society that generally fails to adequately pay members of the teaching profession is im­ plying that the occupational class which educates our children is of less importance than other professions," the report states. The commission report en­ courages local school districts to raise salaries of current per­ sonnel to keep competent teachers in the classroom. In response to concerns about the lack of standards for teacher performance, the report suggested: -Require that teachers seeking first-time certification pass a test in the subject they plan to teach. -Require minimum per­ formance testing in basic skill areas for students entering teacher education programs. -Require support, additional inservice or preservice training for teachers transferred to another level or subject. -Require state-supported staff development programs. -Establish statewide guidelines for the evaluation of teachers, tenured and non- tenured. Commission members in­ dicated that schools must be held accountable for the progress of students. In order to provide local accountability, the report recommended the following: All Sealy® mattresses and foundations on sale. Each Piece at Same Low Price*. Choose Twin - Full - Queen - King. Queen and King Sold in Sets Only! •Starlight® Classic and Starlight® Luxury. -Identify the primary pur­ poses of schooling and the areas for which the local school would be held accountable. -Require all regular education pupils to demonstrate academic proficiency at grades 4,7,9 and 11. The criteria must include teachers' evaluations. -Require each school district to set objectives which meet or exceed state requirements and address local goals. -Revise the state law on compulsory attendance to five years of age. -Require local assessment systems to measure how goals are b being met. -Require each district to keep "at-risk" students from dropping out of school. -Require local districts to expand options available for secondary students who demonstrate a chronic inability to cope with the regular school program. The report also calls for the recertification of ad­ ministrators, noting the concern that many are not adequately prepared t to provide necessary leadership for improving education. The recertification is recommended at five year in­ tervals and is based on a "broad portfolio" of assessment sources. For those who did not meet the recertification, there would be a two-year period to improve a specific deficiency. The report also suggests having adminstrators spend a specific amount of time in the classroom and require that individuals demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge required for establishing good climate, organization and management. The report goes on to say that duplication of services between the state's more than 1,000 districts could be eliminated by a more productive and efficient delivery system. Hearings on the commission's preliminary recommendations will be held this fall. After the hearings, the commission will submit final recommendations to the General Assembly. Anyone wishing a copy of the preliminary report can write to the commission at 100 N. First St., Springfield, IL, 62777, or call (217) 782-0342. The 20-member commission is comprised of six senators, six representatives and eight members of the general public. East Campus student at Key Club meeting Brian Strand, a junior at McHenry High School East Campus represented McHenry at the Key Club International Convention. Brian, a member of the Key Club of McHenry High School was in Ft. Worth, Texas July 1-4,1984, to represent his club at the 41st Annual Convention of Key Club International along with some 2,500 other Key Club members. Key Club International is the world's largest high school service organization, main­ taining ideals and objectives similar to its sponsor, Kiwanis International. TTie local sponsor is the Kiwanis Club of McHenry. There are more than 108,000 Key Clubbers in approximately 3,500 clubs in high schools throughout North America and the Caribbean. The local representative was selected for his service to their home, school and community and will be electing the In­ ternational Officers for 1984-85 and voting on issues deter­ mining the direction the organization will take in the year ahead. Highlights of the convention include^ internationally renowned speakers and talent as well as workshops, individual and club competitions and sessions designed to strengthen the local club and individual members. WESLEYAN HONORS Steven J. Gedde, 28231 Crest Road, and Mariann Mayberry, 4501 Front Royal, both of McHenry, have been named to the second semester dean's list at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington. DEAN'S LIST Brenda J. Eyelander, daughter of Mr. and Mrs., Richard and Mildred Eyelan­ der, 4806 Willow Lane, McHenry, was named to the dean's list at Mid-America Nazarene College, Olathe, KS. w * • . 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