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THE DALLAS POST, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1984 13
ne
Program
statistics
announced
In the Spring of 1983 the Lake-
Lehman School District participated
in the Educational Quality Assess-
ment Program of the Pennsylvania
Department of Education.
tify areas in the instructional pro-
gram which shows strengths and
growth beyond predicted ranges.
These predicted ranges dre gener-
ated statistically through a formula
which covers several characteris-
tics of a school district including:
size-population; social and eco-
nomic status; teacher, parent and
pupil relationships; teacher educa-
tion ane experience; pupils’ after
school activities, pupils’ perceptions
of expectations, etc.
In the Lehman-Jackson Elemen-
tary School, the fifth grade class
scored within the predicted ranges
in following areas: Communication
Skills: Writing; Interest in School
and Learning; Societal Responsibil-
ity; Knowledge of Law and Govern-
ment; Health Knowledge; Creative
Activities; Appreciating Human
Accomplishments; Knowledge of
Human Accomplishments; Informa-
tion Usage.
They scored below the predicted
ranges in the areas of: Self Esteem;
tion Skills: Reading; Mathematics;
In the Lake-Noxen Elementary
above the predicted range in Self-
Esteem.
They scored within the predicted
ranges in: Understanding Others;
Mathematics; Interest in School and
Learning; Societal Responsibility;
ment; Health Knowledge; Creative
Activities; Career Awareness;
- ments; Knowledge of Human
. Accomplishments; Information
* Usage; Communication Skills:
This class did not score below the
predicted range in any area.
At the Ross Elementary School,
They scored above the predicted
+ Communication Skills: Reading
Comprehension; Communication
Skills: Writing; ~Mathematies;
Interest in Seheel and Learning;
Knowledge of Law and Govern-
ment; Creative Activieis; Appre-
Knowledge of Human Accomplish-
ments. :
They scored below the predicted
range in the following areas: Under-
standing Others; Societal Responsi-
tion Usage.
In the Junior High School, the
eighth grade class scored within the
predicted range in 11 of the 14
tested areas.
Interest in School, and Learning
and Knowledge of Human Accom-
above the
The highest scores were
and Knowledge of Human Accom-
other scores
In the Senior High School, the 11th
Writing Skills, Interest in
School and Learning, and Appre-
The class scored within the pre-
munications Skills: Reading Com-
Creer Awareness, Knowledge of
and
range in Understanding Others,
Mathematics, Societal Responsibil-
ity, and Health and Safety Prac-
tices. X
The results of the Educational
Quality Assessment can provide a
school district with target areas for
improvement and a means to evalu-
ate actions previously taken. These
results have been reviewed by the
faculty in each building, and Guid-
ance Counselors and Principals are
developing strategies to affect
improvement in certain target
areas.
More specific information regard-
ing the Educational Quality Assess-
the Guidance Office in each school
Although the Educational Quality
Assessment has served the Lake-
Lehman School District well in the
past several years, in helping to
identify strengths, weaknesses and
areas for improvement in the
instruction program, pending legis-
lation (HB 1181) may, if passed,
Assessment.
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Exchange
students
seek hosts
The American Scandinavian Stu-
dent Exchange (ASSE) is seeking
local families to serve as hosts for
15 Scandinavian, German, Swiss
and British high school students
who are part of the ASSE exchange
visitor program, according to Cyn-
thia Wright, Eastern Director of
ASSE.
The non-profit ASSE is affiliated
with the Swedish and Finnish
Departments of Education and is
officially designated by the U.S.
Information Agency as an
Exchange Visitor Program.
The students, 16 and 17 years old,
are fluent in English and are care-
fully selected for the program based
on their high school performance,
good character and interest in the
ASSE program. :
All the students are covered by
comprehensive medical and liability
insurance and have adequate money
for personal needs supplied by their
parents. The host family furnishes
meals and housing.
Families interested in serving as
hosts for the 1984-85 school year
should contact ASSE’s local Area
Representative: Mrs. Alma
McLaughlin, 100 Birch Hill Lane,
Dallas, PA 18612. Tel: (717) 675-
4308.
‘PTA Today’
Kidnapping, child sexual abuse -
it would be nice if the world were
free of such concerns, but since it
isn’t it helps to know how to protect
children from these dangers. Arti-
cles in the December-January issue
of PTA Today, the National PTA’s
magazine, discuss child sexual’
abuse, and ways parents can keep
their children safe on the streets.
Child sexual abuse is a topic
frequently avoided by parents
because they do not believe it can
happen to ‘‘their’’ child, says Bev-
erly Slan an active member of the
Washington School PTA in Glen-
view, Illinois, and author of one of
the articles in PTA Today. ‘No
child, anywhere, is immune to the
possibility of being sexually
abused,” says Slan.
Most parents worry that child
sexual abuse offenders are stran-
gers, when in actuality they are
more likely to be persons you would
least expect.
In the article, Irv Miller, Assist-
ant State’s Attorney in Cook County,
Illinois, advises parents, ‘Don’t be
so trusting. I have seen cases where
the offender was a youth organiza-
tion leader, a church teacher - one
case even involved a therapist at a
children’s hospital.”
Such offenders usually gain the
child’s confidence in order to estab-
lish a close, unbreakable bond. The
child often admires the offender and
wouldnot turn him in, or is simply
embarrassed and frightened to
admit the abuse.
Better communication and educa-
tion are the keys to protecting
children from sexual abuse, accord-
ing to Slan. An open relationship
between parents and children will
help adults feel comfortable about
giving children information on
sexual abuse, and also help children
feel close enough to their parents
not to be afraid to tell them any-
thing.
Many PTAs sponsor fingerprint-
ing programs for children, which
former New York state PTA presi-
ance policy - ‘something parents
hope they never have to use, but are
of Luzerne County Community
DuBois honored :
The Board of Trustees of College ‘Misericordia, Dallas and
Temple Israel, Wilkes-Barre recently honored their joint scholar
in residence Father Marcel DuBois at a reception held in the
home of College Misericordia President Dr. Joseph R. Fink.
During his week-long visit, DuBois presented lectures on the
relationship of the Jewish and Christian traditions. He spoke to
the Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, College Misericor-
dia, King’s College, the University of Scranton, Temple Israel in
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, and Temple B'nai B'rith in
Kingston. Shown above, from left, are Sally Connor, Temple
Israel Administrator; Monsignor Andrew McGowan, Chairman of
College Misericordia’s Board of Trustees; Pauly Friedman,
Chairman of the DuBois Planning Committee; Father DuBois:
June Blum, Temple Israel president; Sister Carol Rittner RSM,
College Misericordia’'s Board of Trustees; Dr. Joseph Fink,
College Misericordia’s President and Ralph Connor.
discusses
important to have if needed.” PTAs
are adopting guidelines, working
with police departments and have
even obtained funding for these
programs.
Since fingerprinting is only a
means of identifying children but
can not prevent child abduction,
parents should consider preventive
measures to protect their children.
In an article in PTA Today, Child
Find, a nonprofit organization dedi-
cated to finding missing children,
suggests the following:
Don’t leave children unattended in
vulnerable places, such as a parked
car, in public bathrooms, or any-
where in shopping malls;
Adopt a family code word and
instruct your children never to go
anywhere with an adult - even one
they know well - unless the code
word is given first;
Keep young children - up to age
six - under adult supervision at all
times;
Make sure children age four and
older know their own telephone
numbers and how to make long-
distance calls;
Most important, talk to children
about the possibility of kidnapping
and teach them how to get help if
they are abducted.
Another way many PTAs have
helped protect children is by start-
ing block parent programs. Typi-
cally, block parents agree to watch
for children when they walk to and
from school. If children feel ill,
frightened, lost, or are being fol-
lowed or bothered by someone, they
are welcome at block homes identi-
fied by signs placed in their win-
dows.
The National PTA says it is cru-
cial to involve local police depart-
ments in the planning, regulating
Property Tax Office.
and screening of volunteers for such
programs.
Copies of the December-January
issue of PTA Today are available
for $1.00 each by sending a check or
money order (made payable to
National PTA) to National PTA, 700
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611 (312) 787-0977.