| Show s t rP ol Ito mi t Notes ae ny nyI I Dr Wayne Reid Superintendent Admiral sails into boards School boards should run our schools Admiral Hyman layman G. G told thousands of the nations nation's school board members at part of the convention convention convention con con- April 4 during the general session They are the peoples people's agents for seeing that schools are doing their job He Ile asked school board members to focus their attention principally on the quality of education The highest priority of school boards should be monitoring instructional programs felt that if school boards are arc going to spend their time on such housekeeping functions as school buses athletic programs collective bargaining declining enrollments and financial crises there is no need for school boards What goes on in the schools is not the private domain of the educators educators' it is the peoples people's business It Itis Itis Itis is your responsibility he said to see that our children get a proper education In a similar frame of mind the Delegate Assembly on April 3rd adopted resolutions ns calling upon school boards and school boards' boards associations to take the leadership position in improving the quality of instruction in our schools and to continue to emphasize that skills in reading writing and arithmetic are the essential foundation for all learning advocated federal sponsorship sponsorship sponsorship spon spon- of voluntary national competency competency competency com com- standards and appropriate minimum competency tests He chided the US U.S. Office of of Education and the National 1 Education Association for resisting the idea with arguments which make no sense gave three reasons reasons for federal sponsorship Excellence in education is essential to the national interest the government is most likely of all agencies to be objective objective objective ob ob- ob- ob and national standards and tests could save money and time for states and localities repeated his standing long-standing criticism that US U.S. schools are preoccupied with innovations relevance easy and entertaining learning ill prepared and unskillful teachers supervision And he urged school boards not to defer small to self proclaimed experts or pressure groups He reiterated that school boards must represent ALL the people and not bend to the dictates of a amere amere amere mere few Although a session wherein many arrows were cast in the direction of board members and administrators alike Admiral had many valuable and illuminating points which bear careful consideration The school board must simply do its job in the best possible manner and without fear and let the chips fall all where they must If they have been unsuccessful then the public will so indicate at the next election but if they have been successful successful successful suc suc- in meeting their objectives the will of the majority despite petty opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position from pressure groups will likewise give them their encouragement encouragement encouragement en en- once again at the polls |
