: icy al Gi Sag ea ne oe TE From the Principals Desk nde sult'itBs ‘eet Smetionwiod Gewsthes graae feel Tesek ‘Om [paper which he was working on and parents (who are also understood and taught th: to earn his Doctorate Degree teachers) fully understanding tines, and the result hi ee ee ee ee eer eee ery ioe tins ‘Math scores dropped even For the first time in ye Same ar lca. Sees Math. For educators who were _ Nowin Pitt County youcan be reading scores. Over & per seeking an answer to the math proud that your educational of our children exceed the =_— ‘problem, this paper sounded leadership fad enough in- tional average. This is Gre See TA PG, SIME eign peor’ om Yen cites se lear ‘and more children have prac- math was founded, ‘surgery and develop its own faster thanever in math. LAE Tea rain, G8 oe rats, Kaw he Feel tne nah OF Nex vec De Ce eT ome, om hat m8 vase Ta vet a pera wee ‘most yrtant basis in educa- tion—"Math". ‘ed at school, whereas a great an So eee coal eg et of ea Oia lee on i Students Undergo reading in je school be roble . mated ent free, More stirs fave dec 3 Dial Screening parents have helped their tack, pe EXPLAINS...John Williams, P.E. Instructor, explains one of the large-muscle activities he will check with each youngster. (Photo by Page Adkins) a ’ PLAY...The children play with educational | games while they wait their turn at each area of ‘the screening. (Photo by Page Adkins) ‘All Kindergarten children at Ayden | Elementary School have undergone 1 Developmental Indicators for the \ ‘Assessment of Learning (DIAL) | screening to detect potential learning problems in this youngest segment of } the school population. The | kindergarten teachers, with the aid of | other professionals in the school. system, will use the results of the DIAL to zero in on any child who might need an early, extra boost in | preparing for a successful completion 1 of the educational process,From the ee ae Desk "The News-Leader, Arden, N.C-—Thuradey October 1985 ‘know that they have to, Five Percent will not behave Schools should be dividually reather than Classified a a group, | |All Schools nave prooiem children and this has to be handled individually. Children’s rights, as defined by the Courts, and parent rights, a8 defined by the Courts, have to be considered, Problem hare ean be handed guiekly as in the past, measures are taken by’ good School people to safeguard the ‘oftheir schoal, ‘Most schools today, even with ‘the mass concentration of peo- ple, are safer than the streets of the town they ive in. How safe the schools are depend on the expectations of the parents and teachers and the principal.