04-11-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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Gl' AT A GLANCE CLI'STF.R SCIENCE TEACHING Ev ominILYesr Datea: SAT May 1, 1488 SAT .tune 4, 1988 Regis. Deadline April 29. 1988 ACT April 16, 1988 ACT June It. 1988 Pigis. Deadline Mav 13, 199H Advanced Placement F.xamirationa Seniors should note the availability of AP tests at Orono High School. These tests are normally taken by students who are completing an Advanced Placement Course, but any student who feels he/she has sufficient background could take one of thee* tests. AP courses are college level in nature. These end of the year examinations are used I,r placement and/or credit dur- ing the freshman year in college. Tests will be given over a two week period starting May 9 and ending May 20. Teats are normally available in the subject areas of English, Spanish, German, and Calculus. Coat of each exam is $53. See Mr. Wasbutten in the Guidance Office for details. PARENT MEET AND CONFER wKAT: Parent Moot and Confer consists of parent rep- resentatives from all buildirl;r., two Board mem- ber• seal the Superintendent. We review parental concerns and ideas, investigate the background of the concerns and help find solutions. The suggestions are made to the Board or appropriate place. WHY: The group was formed to give parents a place to go with their Ideas and concerns when other methods either do not work or were inappropriate 'The next meet ng is scheduled for April 18, at 7:00 p.m In the District Office. Individuals who have ideas or concerns regarding the school district are invited to attend this meeting of contact a committee member. Parent Meet and Confer Committee: Julie LaC,lare 475-1012 Carol Roland 479-2144 Carolyn Smith 475-1003 Toni Bergland 479-2161 Judy Willoughby 475-2856 Karen Miller 475-1741 Dean Mooney 479-2929 Cathy Harju 473-9351 Sue Lmrton 476-0912 tkrn Anderson. Diane and Board Repre- Kenton Carlson 471-9507 sentative 479-1810 Lucre Taylor, ` 1 &lard Repre- Fentative 471-1189 PUP LO*CtRT "AN ONOW IKlllt COKPAMION" is the thecae of this year's Pup Concert. rkomg Neer, this year's chairman, promisee something for everyone: dance lines, polka hands, a slid* shw, , Dixieland, skits and much more. Tickets are reserved aed will be c-n sale In the high school Attica or at the door at $2.00 a person. Refreshments will be on salo by the hand patents, headed by (:�rdon sad Terri Nuhrer. In the spring of 1.987 the school district earned i com- petitive grant for a demonstration and exemplary program entitled "Training Teachers of Science for Cluster Teach- ing of Gifted Students." The grant is provided to the Intermediate and middle schools. The training facili- tatur 1s Karen Roger-. Minnesota's (perhaps the nation's) foremost curriculum developer of gifted programs. The grant has provided training, as well as time, to develop and write special curricula. Orono now stands at the forefront of cluster teaching for gifted/talented science students. Vern Linn, middle sch,-ol teacher, and a parr'cipent in this program, has and will be making preatntations to various interested groups regarding this program, as follows: To the Minnesota Science Teachers Association elemen- tary teachers workshop on February 6. To the Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented on April 9. _ 'to the Minnesota Science Teachers Association annual spring conference on April 22-24. Warren Nelson . idle School Principal HOST HOMFS yEEDED FOR AMITY AIDE The high school Spanish department is looking for spun- soring homes for the Amity: Aide for the 1988-89 school Year. This is a Department of State approved program designed to introduce young adults from .)that cuuntties cages 21-28) to United States culture and education in a supervised teaching experience. While improving their k.ngllsh and teaching methods the Amity scholar teaches the advanced placement group and leads conversation groups of Spanish III and IC. In the sponsoring home they are xpected to fulfill the role of a young adult member f the family. For rurther Information please call the high school office. Barbara Jacoby High School Spanish Teacher BAND PLAYS AT KANSAS CI The high school hands leave for Kansas City, Mlssnurt for the spring trip on April 29. They will visit Worlds of run and participate in band competition with bands from Minnesota to Texas, returning horn May 1.