Show A8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday April 18 2004' intent stymied by school politics? USU group’s Continued from A3 Two views at arc that the campus both henelll would money Lifetime Learning Center and l:ast forward Charter High School "liric didn't know if we were yoino to concentrate on one or (he other" Jones said "I le said we could focus on whichever hut was “Even though their intentions were good if we were to accept money from one" this After the initial meeting with Lindsey the group decided to focus on two groups -- the communit) at large including businesses and high schixil students Since the Lifetime I earning Center caters mostly to adults the group wanted to raise awareness of that program among adults while raising awareness and funds for the charter high school from students at the three local high schools Jones said "basically we wanted to target the younger students about the charter school" Jones said "When I was in school I always thought the kids in programs were punks and losers atid stuff like that These kjds aren't just ' punks with mohuw ks They're rape victims and stuff like ' whole thing” -- -- Dustin Jones USU group member Eric Lindsey Fast Forward director it unusuaj to allow such a accessed through the Cache Chamber of Commerce’s Web site 904 percent of the popu- lation ages 25 and older in Cache Valley has a high school diploma bachelor's degree or higher Students looked this information up and were con- ccmed that facts were being " misrepresented Nelson said They were also concerned that the number of drop-ou- ts was ' being taken out of context he said However Nelson said that is not why the studenttxidy officer advisor asked the group not to return “We asked them to leave because there would not be help from the SBOs" Nelson said The inaccuracies on the flier were enough but that Nelson allowed the group to hold their raffle The for croup did their lund-raisfour days After the fourth day the student body advisor asked ' the group if they had leached their fund raising goal Nelson said “(They said) they had in faet exceeded their goals" Nelson said "So she (the sludenlbody advisor) asked them if they would mind not coming on Frilund-rais- er er day" Since the group had met their goal and the sludenlbody officcrs would not he available to help the group on the fifth day the gmup agreed not to come buck lor the last scheduled day: However Jones said the group was asked not to come back for a different reason There were teachers who were ' upset about the flier the students were distributing Jones said ' “It wasn't about the studeni body officers We knew’ they weren't going to be there" Jones said ‘The teachers were upset about (the flier) She (the sludenlbody advisin') was so upset about it She canic hack and said we better not come hack because the teachers were upset about it 'V Nelson said teachers and students were upset about some of the statistics oh the flier including one statistic that stat- ed “33 percent of the adult citizens in Cache Valley do riot have a high school diploma" and "over I (XI students drop ‘Out of high school due to prior choices pixir financial situa- -' (ions andor family concerns'’ According (i the 2(XX) US Census Bureau which can he fund raise on the local high school campuses! Jones said he didn't think it would be "that big of a deal" Lindsey said he never thought the group would do other than the any fund-raisone on the USU campus they had mentioned at their initial meeting especially at another er school "I was very upset with him lor making that decision w ithout consulting me" Lindsey 1 said The group ended up doing the fund-raisonly at Logan School because they High seemed the most supportive Jones said Principal Charles Nelson said he gave the group permis- sioirto fund raise during lunch periods for live days w ith the assistance of the schx)'s stu- dent body officers despite con- cerns of some of the faculty and stall' "Many teachers on the staff disagreed They felt it was inappropriate to raise money' for another school" Nelson said Fast Forward is supported by Logan District and although it : Our focus was com- pletely lost in the politics of the it er priate" that" Although the group did not have Lindsey's approval to er fund-rais- big deal would be inappro- - - “I’m frustrated that it became such a wasn't the reason" ‘ - Jones said he got the statistics from Fast Forward Charter High School “From Eric Lindsey" he said “(They are) from statistics on a charter grant” Liridsey said he does remember sharing information with the group about the Lifetime Learning Center but he does- n't remember citing any specif- ic statistics that would be put ' on a flier Lindsey provided the Herald Journal with a copy of a grant application written for the Lifetime Learning Center by Spectrum Consulting which reads “Currently one- -' thin! of Cache Valley adults have less than a high school education" and cites the 2000 L'S Census Bureau This could be where that statistic came from Lindsey said In an interview last Tuesday Jones told the Herald Journal that Lindsey had sent him an with statistics and information used on the flier Jones to agreed to forward the the Herald Journal then declined to do so the next day ' Lindsey said he doesn’t remember sending an citing statistics or information regarding Fast Forward to the group “I have absolutely ho recollection of that" Lindsey said “I don’t remember giving him those statistics" Jones said he believes the statistics on the flier are accu- rate according to the information Lindsey provided him All the concern about the numbers the flier and the fund-raisaren't really necessaiy he said ' “The point wasn't to get into an argument This was just to raise awareness” Jones said “It obviously didn't work out that way We weren't aware (if the politics behind all of this when we got involved ” The group decided to give the money they raised back to Logan High School Because the donations were cash and not tracked the USU students gave the lump sum of over $500 to the studenllxxiy leader ers Lindsey said he would not have accepted the money if the group offered it tohim “I will not accept it” Lindsey said “Even though their intentions were g(xxl if we were to accept money from it would he this fund-raiser inappropriate” Lindsey said the inexperience of the group may have “unknowingly contributed to a situation that shed an unfavorable light on Fast Forward” “We were an innocent vie- tim” he said Jones said he is disappointed that his group’s project caused problems when they were trying to help Tm frustrated that it became such a big deal” Jones said “Our focus was complete- ly lost in the politics of the whole thing” : Data percent of Cache District's secondary student population lust year “We do not have a problem in the Cache County School District and we are working to help every student complete seh(X)l" Zsiray said Of the 89 Logan District students reported on the state office of education's summary 24 of the students were identified at the end of the year as Some were seniors drop-out- Continued from A3 office of education caeh year includes seniors who are behind on credits even if they earn them in the summer after graduation Zsiray said “If a senior has not completed requirements for gradua- lion then they are also " Zsiray counted as drop-outs said Of the 1 students listed on last year' s report 50 or 60 were seniors who were shy of credits to graduate Zsiray said The total population of students from 7th through 12th grade for the 2(X)2-0- 3 school year in Cache District 1 1 s! who completed their credits over the summer and a couple moved away and never requested a transfer of their records said Logan City Schixil District dent Richard Jensen “Our district makes a concerted elfort at the end of the year to help these students” Jensen said “We take this was 59 10 “Most completed them (credits) in the summer fin- ished their GED or went to adult high school " Zsiray said "Our administrators school counselors and adult education coordinators arc trying to give these students multiple opportunities to complete school" Seniors who need to conic back the fall after they should have graduated have the option to come hack as a d-year senior Zsiray said The student is given the chance to complete credits within the first part of the sch(xil year If a student in any of the secondary grades is out of school from October through May 31 of the same school year and returns' in August they are not considIf they do not ered a drop-oreturn the student is considered a drop-oGiven the number of stu- dents who go on to finish the credits they need to graduate arid continue on in programs like adult education there is a very small percentage of Cache District students that actually of the school system drop-ocompletely Zsiray said stuThe number of drop-odents — not including the really seriously" Jensen met at the end of the schixil year last year with secondary level counselors and the district's secondary curriculum director to discuss each student's situation “We discussed each individual situation in terms of credits and designed a plan or a program" Jensen said “We help them to accrue the credits they need in a situation'' Summer school community education or enrollment at Bridgerland AppliedTechnol- -' ogy for vwational training are three options for students who need credits to graduate Jensen-saiThose students ' arc not considered drop-ousince they go op to earn cred- -' secon- post-seconda- ry 1 ut ts ut its in a pro- - ry grain! 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