Show I L School Execs Visit Flint I Three members member sot of the Davis K School 1 District in recently visited t Flint Mich for four tour days I THEY I the HAD been invited by e i Mott I rUnt Flint Pill Foundation an and d th the e ea a Beit u Michigan Board of Education Ed- Ed cation fir first Al to visit t the ci city t y and vi view ew q i Its ils is schOOl rn hand the extent to wl which ch Wiled ed facilities were being beine x A is s Supt l Jansen Hansen Bernell Wrigley Mors Mor- Mor I ked d th the and Ro Roy Rov Y E Evans vans vis- vis t School hOOl ool Flint Com Community m unit y T IR g as to PURPOSE in going t J determIne f ne the extent toI to I schOOls In Flint or were used adUlt If education and general community I tY needs tala We will ill then evaluate the fort effort of our community working together to J determine if there are any areas where our people need more or different programs said Supt Wrigley HE POINTED OUT some ob obvious obvious obvious ob- ob differences between the the two communities and the types of recreational activities available here through the ex extension extension extension ex- ex exI I tension service recreation i dept and churches There is also a difference in population I. I Supt Wrigley said Flint with witha a population of ot Is easily twice the size of Davis County In Flint a community director is appointed to each school His work involves supervising the activities in both day and evening evening evening eve eve- ning programs He has the ad advantage advantage advantage ad- ad vantage of ot a council of parents at each school Through the council the needs of the people In each school area are determined determined determined deter deter- mined and courses set up to meet them THE FLINT concept which evolved 30 years ago was to set up the community school concept where In the use of the school buildings and facilities would be extended beyond the customary 8 to 4 school day thereby returning more of the citizens' citizens tax Investment Moreover the schools are within walking distance of ot every home and were easily converted to serve as community centers TOWARD THE ideal of ot having each school serve as a community community community com com- center community agencies business firms and interested groups pooled their talents knowledge and r re re- re e- e sources offering 0 over e r 1200 daytime and evening classes each term said Supt Wrigley l in discussing some of the things the group learned i I In addition to the ordinary adult education subjects taught he said classes are held In i foreign language braille sign language family tree beauty poise and personality ballet design figure drawing graphics graph graph- ics greeting cards creative I stained glass plastics jewelry making lapidary radio announcing badminton judo fly typing astronomy etc I THE GROUP feels they are better able to evaluate the needs needs needs' of Davis School District and those they serve as a result I of ot the trip |