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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 School Board and Bond ElectionCollege Station City Council Place 1 Apri 11, 1975 GARY HALTER STAND ON MAJOR ISSUES • Planned orderly growth Strict enforcement of zoning ordinances • No disruption of established neighborhoods through zoning changes or street extensions •Development of City recreation center, neighborhood parks and enforcement of park land dedication required of dev- elopers BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • Native Texas, Former TAMU Student, Resident of College Station for past 7 years, Married, 2 Children, Age 33. *Past Member of College Station Beautification Committee *Chairman of District 10, Citizens Advisory Committee for C. S. City Plan •PH.D. in Political Science, Specialty in Local Government and Public Administration •Administrative Experience in State and Local Government • Advisor to numerous Texas cities on Administrative and technology application problems. Brl„ red by Sourh/Werl nB Center, cm s,ld,,,. s ��, er r•mr Heal cid k. by Gay Molle., I] W .id,bum, uu.B. smrm., n.a, ne10 Committed to Quality Education FRED BOUSE Candidate For TRUSTEE PLACE 4 A &M Consolidated Independent School District VOTE Saturday April 3, 1976, College Station, Texas Resident of the community for 12 years. Resident of the school district for 9 years. personal • Family: wife, Leatrice and sons, background William (10th grade), Barry and Gary (7th grade). B.S., M.S., and PhD degrees in education 0 Agricultural Engineering (Okla. State and Texas A &M employment Currently, Research Agricultural Engineer, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture College Hills PTA Playground Committee (1972 -73). Cub Scout Pack 802 Committee Member and Webelos Leader (1968- 1974). College Station Jr. Flag Football Officer (1972). community Former Treasurer and presently Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 380. service College Station Little League Board of Directors :1972 - 1975). President, College Station Little League (1974). Present Trustee, College Station Little League. Present Member, College Station Parks and Recreation Committee. Exploring all reasonable alternatives to assure maximum return for our tax dollar. A strong preventive maintenance program for all school facilities. Professional planning of building sites for all new facilities. Adequate, well - planned, and efficient facilities using only FRED BOUSE • durable construction materials and methods. For Renovation and repair of existing usable facilities. Correction of erosion problems on existing school sites. Planned development to realize our community's educational goals. Community involvement in determining the needs and goals of our school system. Prl In W F , B BVUb IWmt Phn � WJbWw u,Cglbpa Stnbn ,Tar. Y M. D Bprinpe RDeO, Bryan,Tar Background Married, two elementary children, permanent residents, native Texans Qualifications Former elementary teacher in CS & California Regular attendance at board meetings for past four years Visiting team, Southern Association of Colleges & Schools -- accreditation study Activities Literacy Council & Adult Basic Education (teacher) School Volunteer -- Special Education, Mini - courses, Library, Remedial Tutoring (5 yrs.) American Association of University Women, Vice - President; Education Study /Action Committee Junior Museum -- instructor Science Fair -- assistant CAST convention workshop at TAMU PTA Program Development, College Hills; attended state & regional workshops Girl Scouts Ways & Means Chairman Red Cross Swimming Instructor Other Initiated & guided PTA study of district goals & unmet needs (1973) that led to Board's Community Survey (1975) Initiated letter writing campaign for foreign language program Have studied state level finance of education Place 2 A&M Consolidated School Board Qualities I have come to appreciate in an effective Board Member: time to study & time to listen, especially to alternate views the imagination to question not accept - ready -made, easy solutions courage to vote independently, blended with tolerance to achieve consensus under pressure These are my personal goals. Pol. Adv. paid for by Elizabeth A. Naugle, 1113 Westover. College Station, Tex. 77840 ELIZABETH A. NAUGLE My goals for the future of our schools include, first and foremost the basics of course, especially written composition and a strong reading program. However, the basics cannot be achieved unless the pupil has a high degree of self- esteem so I place an emphasis on both human relationships and enrichment programs, BECAUSE THEY COMPLEMENT AND ENHANCE THE TOTAL EFFECT. Vocational skill opportunities are vital to all, including the academically bound. There must be "equality of esteem" built in. To paraphrase the old slogan, if a society doesn't train both good plumbers and good philosophers, neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. In addition to expanding physical facilities my-priorities also include: active recruitment of best qualified teachers in subject areas competitive opportunities for ALL -- intramurals, etc. continuing involvement of faculty & community in policy- making avoidance of threatened loss of local control by responsive, responsible leadership at the local level and by an informed, involved community Watch KAMU —TV, "Meet the Candidates" Wed. (3 -31), 10 pm or Attend Political Forum, Thurs. (4 -1), 7 pm, Room 701 Rudder Tower Fitch Enters Place 4 Race For CS Board of Trustees COLLEGE STATION — W.D. Fitch, a prominent local businessman and developer, is a candidate for Position 4 on the A&M Consolidated School Board of Trustees. He and his wife, Gail, reside at 1712 Glade St., College Station. The Fitchs have three children who all graduated from A&M Consolidated High School. Mrs. Fitch taught art in the public schools for five years. Fitch says, "The prime need is a bond issue — in about half the proposed amount." He says that the urgent needs of the school district are: 1. re airs and maintenance (no emolition 1 of exis ink bu� enabling full utilization of present in- vestment during 1976 and the construction of adequate maintenance, repair and storage facilities; 2, con- struction of complete ,vocation____ al ed��cation facLties_ the high schoo 3. con- struction of sufficient classrooms at the Middle School site to permit com- bining of fifth grade to make room for kindergarten at elementary site in 1977; and 4. if present bond issue is ap- proved, to reduce construction costs to see that the money is conserved for future ex- pansion needs. Areas of instruction which he emphasizes is the availability of vocational training at the high school, more frequent grade repor- Fitch.. . I Continued From Page 1) ting and more parent - teacher conferences, more emphasis on fundamentals and more parent participation where discipline is needed. Fitch says that the school system should eliminate unessential, experimental and poorly used programs at all levels. He said the emphasis should be on fundamentals, such as spelling, grammar, math, history and art and music. "Our city and school funds come from substantially the same peoples pockets," he ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ said. "(We should) establish a regular meeting liaison between the school board and city council, planning and zoning commission and parks and recreation committees to actively join in all areas where mutual or reciprocal use of properties are feasible, including financial help from the city for summer main- tenance of grounds." I See FITCH, Page 5A) Fitch faces four other candidates for the one year term on the school board. They are Bruce Upha, Helen Wilborn, William Wassom and Fred Bouse. Fitch studied civil engineering at Texas A&M, has served on the city council and has been for 30 years a builder and developer in College Station. W.D. FITCH ELLIOTT BRAY Position 1 A &M Consolidated School Board 10 year resident of College Station I Wife — Margaret, local piano teacher; Children — Kristin 9 and Kevin 7 are in College Hills Elementary School President of College Hills Parent - Teacher f Organization Member of Citizen's Advisory Committee on school bond issue proposal ELECT ELLIOTT BRAY to Member of Bethel Lutheran Church Past president of governing board, University Lutheran Student Chapel Member of B —CS Community Singers Data Base Manager for registrar at TAMU Position 1 A &M Consolidated School Board on Saturday, April 3 Political Advertising Paid For By Elliott Bray Committee, R. A. Lacey, Treasurer Elliott Bray is It is the obligation of the A &M Consolidated ISD to help prepare all its students to meet the future as thinking, productive citizens. The duty to support this obligation rests on all of us. In order to meet present growth trends in our community we must prepare them now or watch our educational quality suffer. Please call me if you have any questions or comments about our ....FOR Educating all students to their highest potential Providing adequate facilities to meet our needs Fiscal responsibility — getting our tax dollar's worth Encouraging opportunities for parents and teachers to better understand and appreciate the problems and goals of the other .... AGAINST schools at 846 -6821. Ignoring tomorrow's problems today VAT WJ, Q1LL` ����� �o�rnCA1 4 Ford N T-H L 4Z M OONS64 l pqT6D � OOL A-PR I 3 ���eav�rn _ - - - -- ° e _ - _ - - -- - - -- _ 2 p - - -- D f:be /M' .nu. . + i Op@ N %mm For more than a year now, the A &M Consol- idated school admin- istrators and Board of Trustees have b e e n looking a t physical plant and curriculum needs of the district. The needs have also been carefully studied by a Citizens Advisory Committee the results of which are carried elsewhere on t h i s page. DURING THE WEEK 0 F MAR 1 -7 ALL COLLEGE STATION CITIZENS AND QUAL IFIED VOTERS ARE URGED TO VISIT THE SCHOOLS DURING PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEK. Specific nights have been set aside ` o r each school. However, in order for the voter to get a collective picture of the school needs we urge you to visit during the day when ali programs are underway in the class- rooms and on the play- grounds. Visitors are welcome at all of the schools during the day and at the following special open house nights: Mar. 1- Middle School and Kindergarten -6:30 to 8 p.m. An open dis- play of quilts owned by parents of seventh grade students, a n d teachers will be set up in the auditorium. Mar. 2 - -High School Mar: 4- -South Knoll ana College Hills Ele -- mentary Schools. TIME TO KNOW F A C T S A B 0 U T A &M CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT FEBRUARY, 1976 Vol. II College Station, Texas 77840 No. 7 5 -6 placement recommended Board hears reports Recommendations from the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Col- lege Station Education Association Professional Consultation Commit- tee were accepted at the Feb. 16 meeting of the Consolidated Board of Trustees. Board members voted unanimously to accept the reports for con- sideration in the prepartion of a bond issue. CAC REPORT SUMMARY The report made by Al Jones, chairman of the CAC, included sev- en major points. Prior to their final decisions, the committee felt that a committ- ment was necessary concerning the 5 -6 proposals. After considerable discussion, the committee voted on Feb. 5 to adopt the 5th -6th grade concept, that the Middle- School, grades 5 through 8 concept, be located at the present and old Middle School sites, that the committee recom- mend that the Board of Education study the acquisition of a future school site and that the committee recommend to the Boar' if Educa- tion that none of this bond money be used for the purchase of pro- perty. The seven points outlined by motions were finalized following in depth studies and discussion by the 17 member committee appointed Jan. 9 by the Board of Trustees. Mr. Jones stated that the group complied their information from meetings with the administration and staff, architect, CSEA Profes- sional Consultation Committee, School Board Building Committee re- (cont. on page 2) BOARD MEMBERS RECONVENED I N OPEN SESSION MONDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING THE EXECU TIVE SESSION AND UNANIMOUS- LY APPROVED A MOTION CALL ING FOR THE PLANNING OF A CALL F R A BOND ELECTION ON APRIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRUSTEE ELECTION. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## TEACHER COMMITTEE REPORT � i Betty LeBlanc, Middle School teacher and chairman of the CSEA s Professional Consultation Com- mittee, gave an overview of the teachers input into the current study of the needs of this dis trict. The number one priority need at the high school as seen by the faculty members is a voca- tional Education complex. The construction of this building would allow present space occu- piAd by the vocational classes to be used by non - vocational classes. Second in priority is correc- tive measures which the teachers feel are vital in maintaining an (cont. on page 2) Ps_Page 2 TIME TO KNOW February, 1976 CAC report Teacher committee (cont. from page 1) (cont. from page 1) c�ammendations, citizens input at open hear- - environment for learning. ings and on -site investigations b sub -com- TITLE IX EXPANDS GIRLS' ATHLETICS mittees. SUB COMMITTEES VISIT CAMPUSES The sub - committees visited a specific camp- us looking at areas of need, and worked with areas such as tax studies and remodeling. Five specific areas pointed out by Mr. Jones as topics of grave concern by the com- mittee members included the controversial is- sue of the 5 -6 school, utilization of exist- ing buildings on .Jersey /Timber Street pro- perty, utilization of school property at Hol- leman and Anderson and the Lincoln school property, acquisition of new sites, and the College.Station growth rate and direction of that growth. SEVEN MAJOR POINTS. ADDRESSED The seven major motions presented to the Board are: -l.) that the Citizens Advisory Committee recommend to the Board the approved amount of $6,428,100 as the amount required to meet the needs for the District building program, 2.) that the CAC offer its services for future assistance as required by the Board, 3.) that the CAC recommend a strong preventive maintenance program be initiated by the School Board, 4.) that the CAC recom- mend a qualified firm to work with the on- site improvements and drainage, (This in- cludes needs of this nature at College Hills, Middle School and High School.) 5.) that the CAC recommend the continuance of the Citizens Advisory Committee concept and use, but not this specific committee of people, throughout the long range planning of the building pro- gram, 6.) that as a result of split facil- ities in t h e community, such as Middle School -High School -City, the Board study the physical education 'and athletic programs to clarify policies and to determine through long range plans ways to reach a balance of programs for the community, and 7.) that the CAC recommend the Board look at this from the standpoint of the City and the school to co- ordinate the uses for the community recrea- tion programs and P.E. facilities. These motions were reached following 11 meetings of this committee. The meetings last- ed from three to five hours and had an aver- age attendance of 14 members. (coat. from page 2) The implementation of Title IX expanded the girls' athletic programs in the Consol dis- trict. Since there was no allocation of space made for girls' athletics in the current high school and inadequate space and facilities now exists for boys' athletics, teachers placed the need for a building to alleviate this situation as a third priority. 00 GIRLS IN PROGRAM Presently there are 90 girl athletes shar- ing 15 lockers in tha small locker room that 150 girls in regular physical education clas- ses also used during the school day. According to the report there was no space alloted for girls' coaches offices or a girls' training room. Currently the weight machine (Universal gym) is set up in the middle of the boys' physical education locker room which all boys' physical education classes must work around to dress. This weight machine is a training tool for athletes as well as physical education students and should be accessible to both boys and girls. One period per day there is a boys' physical education class in this small locker room plus the athletes who are working out on the Universal gym. Because of the lack of storage space for athletics, 'the areas designed for physical education laundry facilities are now being used to store baseball equipment and uniforms and the area designed for storage space for physical education equipment is now used for football equipment storage. RELOCATION OF ATHLETES Teachers feel that the addition of a field house, in which all field sports -- including golf, football, track, baseball and tennis- - could be housed, as well as training room and an exercise room accessible to both boys and girls. Provision of facilities for relocation of these athletes would make the locker room de- signed for girls' physical education adequate for what it was designed. The boys' physical education locker room could be moved to the area now used for athletes. The area designed for physical education laundry and storage (cont. on page 3) February, 1916 TIME TO KNOW Page 3 Teacher CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE (coast. from page 2) RECOMMENDED BUILDING-PROGRAM-1976 could be recovered for its intended purpose. A need was also ex- CAMPUS pressed for a bookroom space at t h e high HIGH SCHOOL school. Vocational building $1,545,600 MIDDLE SCHOOL NEEDS P.E. & Athletics Cafeteria Expansion 180,000 110,000 DRESSING UP Parking (Service Drive) 10,200 Corrective Measures 142,500 At Middle School the Equipment, Escalation, Fees _3_9 teachers felt that a Sub -Total 2,381,200 majority of the needs could be met through MIDDLE SCHOOL (7 -8) repair, remodeling and Repair & Renovation (General) 238,500 preventive mainten- Repair & Renovation (Mechanical) 21,200 ante. Renovation (Field Lighting & R.R.) 33,300 Need for classrooms Equipment, Escalation, Fees 8 _6 , 900 space,lLghting corr.ee- Sub -Total 379,900 tion, erosion correc- tion, painting of the MIDDLE SCHOOL (5 -6) halls a 1 1 received priority rating at ti,is General Construction 864,000 campus. Mechanical Construction 432,000 Mrs. LeBlanc reported Site Improvement 168,000 that the teachers were Equipment, Escalation, Fees _ 3 almost 100 percent in Sub -Total 1,785,600 favor of the 5th -6th grade concept.In their COLLEGE HILLS opinion this is t ?,e Multipurpose & Classrooms 513,800 best way to provide for Ancillary Support 113,400 the needs of this age Corrective Measures 33,000 group. Equipment, Escalation, Fees 114,700 Teachers also expres- sed a desire to see the Sub -Total 774,900 rooms for the kinder- garten designed t o SOUTH KNOLL facilitate the varied Multipurpose & Classrooms 482,300 activities necessary Ancillary Support 88,200 fDr an adequate kinder- Corrective Measures 42,700 garten program. Equipment, Escalation, Fees 96,80 Members of the com- Sub -Total 710,000 mittee a r e Mrs. Le Blanc, chairman; Sue AUXILIARY & MAINTENANCE SERVICES Ashburn, Etta Connell Repair & Renovation to Salvage and B.B. Holland. This Buildings with Eq., Es., Fees 224,000 committee tabulated Maintenance Building with returns from over 85 Eq., Es., and Fees 172,500 percent of the profes- Sub -Total 396,500 siopal staff. Thanks to this com- mittee and the faculty TOTAL $6,428,100 for a JOB WELL DONE. Page 4 TIME TO KNOW February, 1976 Dental health methods applied Following many months of research, organi- zation and practical application, the Dental Health Committee who prepared materials for the 1974 -75 pilot program in the A &M Consol- idated School District is seeing their work applied in another school district. Seven teachers in the Caldwell Independent School district are implementing methods of teaching proper dental care using materials terials evaluating the and methods outlined guide, materials used b y the Consolidated and student feed back. Dental Health Commit- Consolidated offic- tee. ials hope to be able Providing many hours to send the group into of consultation have another school in this area during the spring been local dentists and officials f r o m semester. Texas A &M University. The guidelines and Dr. Robert Hurley, materials used were TAMU Health Education organized during the professor, who is also Pilot program conduct - ed a t Consolidated a member of the Texas State Committee f o r last year. Following Dental Health Curricu -- close evaluation, the lum Development, has Texas Education Agency worked closely with will b e considering the group. Dr. Walter this guide f o r use Stenning from the TAMU throughout the state. Curriculum a n d In- Caldwell teachers struction Department Participating w e r e has also worked with Henry Lewis, Edward the team as an evalua- Skrabanek, Charles for and consultant. Chovanec, Vickie Novo - Dr. Herbert L. Wade sad, Glennie Tietjen, and Dr. Garland Wat- Connie Glidewell and son, local dentists, Tim Sanson. have provided valuable assistance to the pro- VISIT OU R gram at Caldwell. All local dentists worked with the pilot program SCHOOLS DURING a t Consolidated i n 1974 -75. TEXAS PUBLIC Charlotte Potter has served as high school SCHOOL WEEK chairman with Betty LeBlanc serving a s MARCH 1 Middle School chair- man. Other faculty SEE THE NEEDS members are Pam Gil- more, Nancy Davis, OF ALL SCHOOLS Susie Feldman and Peg- gy Elam. WELCOME ANY DAY Caldwell teachers will make an evalua- BETWEEN 8 AND 4 tion of the pilot ma- TEACHERS WORKING WITH the Dental Health Pro- gram are back row (1. to r.) Peggy Elam, Pam Gilmore, Nancy Davis, Betty LeBlanc and Char- lotte Potter, Seated are the two school nurs- es who also worked with the program. They are Diane Chester and Susie Feldman. THREE STUDENTS IN Mrs. Karen Thomas's 7th grade reading classes at Consolidated Middle School were selected as winners in the Christ- mas Poem contest. First place went to Gerald Verwold, left; second place winner was Diane Baumbach and third place was awarded to Paul Schorn. AW CONSOLIDATED ISD BOND ISSUE PROPOSAL RECOMMENDED BY CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL Vocational Building, Service Drive and Library $1,555,800 P.E. and Athletics 180,000 Cafeteria Expansion 110,000 Corrective Measures 142,500 Furniture, Inflation Allowance, Professional Fees 392,900 Sub -Total 2,381,200 MIDDLE SCHOOL (7 -8) Renovation (Mechanical & Electrical) 259,700 Renovation (Field Lighting & R.R.) 33,300 Furniture, Inflation Allowance, Professional Fees 86,900 Sub -Total 379,900 MIDDLE SCHOOL (5 -6) General Construction 864,000 Mechanical Construction 432,000 Site Improvement 168,000 Furniture, Inflation Allowance, Professional Fees 321,600 Sub -Total 1,785,600 COLLEGE HILLS Multipurpose & Classrooms 513,800 Ancillary Support 113,400 Corrective Measures 33,000 Furniture, Inflation Allowance, Professional Fees 114,700 Sub -Total 774,900 SOUTH KNOLL Multipurpose & Classrooms 482,300 Ancillary Support 88,200 Corrective Measures 42,700 Furniture, Inflation Allowance, Professional Fees 96,800 Sub -Total 710,000 AUXILIARY & MAINTENANCE SERVICES Rep?ir & Renovation to Salvage Buildings including Furniture, Inflation Allowance, Professional Fees 224,000 Maintenance Building including Furniture, Inflation Allowance, Professional Fees 172,500 Sub -total 396,500 TOTAL 16,428,100 This summary of the building program was edited by the Citizen's Advisory Committee Sub - committee for Public Information. Additional details and tax information will be published in Time To Know. Questions may be directed to Board members, Administrators and CAC members. WHY DOES CONSOLIDATED NEED $6,428,000? To accommodate the increased student population To maintain a quality educational program To provide and maintain minimum state requirements for programs and buildings FINISH HIGH SCHOOL 1. Expand the library to meet the needs of the projected enrollment. 2. Build a vocational wing to provide a training facility for industrial arts and vocational education. HIGH SCHOOL 3• Provide 10 classrooms for increased enrollment in academic subjects. 4. Remodel cafeteria area to provide kitchen for preparation of hot lunches. 5. Provide P.E. and athletic facilities to meet expanded participation by both girls and boys. *6. Improve existing mechanical construction, replace wooden lockers, add ventilation and provide building security. REPAIR AND ENLARGE MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPLEX 1. Add a new facility for 5th and 6th grades on the Jersey /Holick /Timber Street property to relieve overcrowded conditions at the present Middle School. MIDDLE SCHOOL *2. Recondition Middle School auditorium for use by grades 5 3. Provide science laboratories for grades 5 *4. Eliminate erosion problem on Middle School campus. *5• Recondition existing Middle School facilities and equipment. REPAIR AND ENLARGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 1. Build classrooms to meet the needs of increased enrollment. 2. Provide space to meet state requirements for kindergarten. SOUTH KNOLL 3• Add a multipurpose facility for P.E., music, Spanish and other activities. *4. Repair existing facilities and equipment. 1. Build classrooms to meet the needs of increased enrollment. 2. Provide space to meet state requirements for kindergarten. COLLEGE HILLS 3• Add a multipurpose facility for P.E., music, Spanish and other activities. *4.' Repair existing facilities and equipment. *5. Alleviate erosion problem on the campus. 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He even went so far as to write his own rules from a well -known French manual on how to behave at the dinner table.Two of the rules he adopted for his eat- ing habits were, "Put not another bite into your mouth till the former be swallowed" and "cleanse not your teeth with tablecloth nap- kin, fork or knife." For nearly 20 years, Washington guided his country like a father would care for his grow- ing child. Therefore, the title "Father of our Country" was given to him. His remarkable patience and understanding inspired others during times of hardship and discouragement. All kinds of people enjoyed his warm hospitality. He was known for serving elaborate southern style meals even though he himself usually ate only one dish at dinner. Among his favorite foods were mutton, shad, shrimp, and oysters. For breakfast he enjoyed salt herring, corn cakes, honey and tea. ABE LINCOLN Unlike Washington, Abraham Lincoln rose from a humble beginning to the Nation's highest political office. Though Lincoln exercised vast powers, democratic ideals had become part of his nature. He exhibited -fairness, kindness and good temper in the face of opponents that few men could have endured. He is known as one of the canniest of politicians because he em- ployed such political instruments as patronage and campaign funds to attain his ends. The ability t o express his convictions clearly and forceably made many countrymen ac- cept these convictions a s their own. His source of strength was his iron will. During the Civil War, he never doubted that right would make right and that the North would triumph. On the personal side, Lincoln was known to be a light eater. He enjoyed the country bump- kin foods of his youth. Some of his favorites were corn cakes and gingerbread. IMPORTANT FOOD HISTORY OF ERA History texts are vague on eating traits of Presidents Washington and Lincoln. New dishes such as chowders, cod fish balls, two crusted pies and buckwheat cakes were developed be- cause familiar old country foods were not available. Kitchen ranges made of cast iron and burned wood first appeared about 1830. The amount of time it took to brown a pan of flour deter- mined an oven's heat level. During the 1800's, the average family ate three large meals a day- breakfast, midday and evening. History books record that breakfasts consisted of meat, muffins, pancakes, hotcakes with syrup, eggs and coffee. A midday meal in- cluded indian pudding, three different kinds of vegetables, and a rich sweet dessert. For dinner, cold meats, salad and more sweets were common. A robust figure was considered a sign of prosperity, wealth and good health. Unfortu- nately, high blood pressure, heart attacks and hardening of the arteries contributed to an average life expectancy of 55 years for the average man. CAFETERIA MANAGERS POSE with the banner each school was recently awarded in recognition for having participated in the United States Department of Agriculture American School Food Service Association Child Nutrition Bi- centennial Project. Receiving banners were (1. to r.) Annie Ludke,College Hills manager; Judy Junek, Middle School manager; Peggy Co- oper, High School manager, and Lydia Feldman, South Knoll manager. The banners were pre- sented by Mattie Feldman, Food Service Super- visor and Ann Barton, Food Services Director. Food Services participated in the Heritage 76 theme by serving a historical menu and the Festival U.S.A. with the serving of a univer- sal menu during National School Lunch Week. Page 6 TIME TO KNOW February, 19/6 School board approves Administrative contracts MRS. MARY HANEY, left, ,accepts the book of water color paintings from Mrs. Joseph Brusse in the presence of Mrs. Harriett Sperry and members of the Texas History class. Library gets special book "Texas Wild Flowers ", a collection of water color paintings by Mrs. Albert Sidney Johnston, has been made to the A &M Consolidated High School library and the Texas History classes. Members of the Rob- ert Henry Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas gave the school the collec- tor's item with Mrs. Joseph C. Brusse, lo- cal chapter president, making the presenta- tion. The paintings were done in the late 1840's and the early 1850's and features reproduc- tions of 97 life size drawings of Texas wild flowers. The original book was a gift from Mrs. Johnston to her hus- band, Albert S. Johns- ton who spent time in Texas a s U.S. Army paymaster. In 1894 it was presented to the Daughters of the Re- public of Texas and it was displayed in the Museum of this organ- ization i n the old Land Office building in Austin. It was later decided by the group to have the reproduction o f the paintings publish- ed. Included in this edition is a hereto- fore unpublished bio- graphy of Mrs. Johns- ton written b y Dr. Mildren P. Mayhall, and pictures of Gen- eral. Johnston a n d Eliza Griffin Johns- ton. Mrs. Mary Haney, librarian, a n d Mrs. Harriett Sperry, Texas History teacher, ac- cepted the book in be- half of the school. The contract of A &M Consolidated Superin- tendent Fred A. Hopson has been extended one year by the Board of Trustees. His contract n o w runs through June 30, 1979. The board also ap- proved the recpmmen- dation of Supt. Hopson for other administra- tive personnel. Contracts were re- newed f o r Dr. H.R. Burnett, Assistant Superintendent of In- struction;O.C. Grauke, Assistant Superinten- dent of Finance. Principals Robert Caskey, High School; Jim Ross, M i d d l e School; Robert Garner, College Hills Elemen- tary and B.B. Holland, South Knoll Elemen- tary. Assistant principals Jim Foreman, H i g h School and Clarence Junek, Middle School. Others a r e Peggy Crittenden, Public In- formation Officer, Dr. Jack Woods, School At- torney; Robert McLeroy, Athletic Director; Naomi Shannon, Elemen- tary Curriculum Co- ordinator; Judy Hen- dricks, Secondary Cur- riculum Coordinator; Phyllis Perkins, Spec- ial Education Super- visor; Charles Green- awalt, Community Edu- cation Director. Also, Susie Feldman a n d Diane Chester, School Nurses; Barbara Noe, Child Developmemt Center Supervisor; Ann Barton, Food Service Director; E.L. Harvell, Transportation Direct- or; James Mahle, Main- tenance Director and Jewell Ellis, Tax As- sessor Collector. POLLING PLACE NUMBERS No. 8- -South Knoll E1. No 9 - -A &M Consol Sp. Services Bldg. No. 10- College Station Fire Station No. 20 -TAMU University Center No. 21- College Station Municipal Bldg. No. 24- College Hills Elementary No. 2-- Wellborn Water Supply Bldg. Absentee Voting- - 100 Anderson Mid -year faculty changes made Several faculty changes have occurred during the year with several teachers re- signing at mid -year. James Bassett h a s been reassigned to the position of swim coach at high school. He re- places Claudia Wilson who requested to be relieved of this as- signment. A t Middle School Lynn Hargrove replaced Bob Baumbach who re- signed effective Dec. 19. Lynn is a graduate of the University of Houston and has two years teaching exper- ience. Cathleen Tutt is al- so a new teacher at Middle School. She re- places Peggy Elam, Physical Education teacher, who is taking (cont. on page 7) February, 1976 TIME TO KNOW Page 7 Thanks for a fob Well Done THE AMERICAN FLAG and the Texas flag now fly- ing on the A &M Consolidated High School camp- us were a gift presented to the school by Mrs. A.K. Kuttler, a member of the La Vallita Chapter of the Daughters of the American Rev- olution. Keith Kuttler, her grandson who is a Consolidated senior, presents the flags to Mr. Robert Caskey, principal. St. Clair is District VI President -elect for 76-77 Rapping the gavel to call the 1977 -78 Dis- trict VI Texas State 'Teachers Association general session to or- der will be A &M Con - solidated's Chester St. Clair. Chester, a fifth year teacher at Middle ional Education Asso- ciation and serves as building supervisor with the Consolidated Community Education program. A graduate of Texas A &M University, Chest- er holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Education. He grad- uated from the under- graduate school with honors. The 17 members of the Citizens Advisory Committee appointed by the Consolidated Board of Trustees are to be commended for a job well done. The charge to this group was to study the needs of the district as they saw it from the eyes of the citizen and to come back to the board with a report for a building program recommendation that will fit these needs. Many hours were spent in investigations and discussion of findings pertinent to the needs of this district in order t o provide quality education for the youth. The words of Committee Chairman Al Jones sums up what education is all about. Mr. Jones said in a televised re- port concerning this committee's work that "no natural resource is as valuable a s the youth of this nation. We have an obligation to see that proper development and utilization of that resource is ac- complished. As we celebrate the bicenten- nial of this nation and the centennial year of a great university, it is incum- bent upon us to provide quality education for our youth." The A &M Consolidated Independent School District salutes Mr. Jones, Elliott Bray, Stewart Brown,Spencer Buchanan, Vi Burke, Walter Dorsey, Deborah Fry, Bob Griffin, Wes Harper, Lonnie Jones, Fred K1att, George Kunze,Bill Ledbetter, Benny Leeth, Charles McCandless, Dempsey Seastrunk and Mary Anne Shutes for a JOB WELL DONE. Mid -year faculty changes School, is currently serving as president - elect of the College Station Education As- sociation a n d will serve as the District VI president -elect during the school year of 1976 -77. He is a member of the Texas State Teach- ers Association, Nat- (cont. from page 6) a leave of absence for the remainder of this school year. Vacancies made b y resignations at Col- lege Hills were filled by Lorene Azbill and Dorothy Scrutchfield. Lorene is a graduate of Sul Ross State Col- lege and h a s seven years experience. Dorothy has a Mas- ters of Education from University of Missouri and has five years ex- perience including substitute teaching in this district. Resigning were Jan- ice Goodrich and Phyl- lis Reavis,both fourth grade teachers. Carol Lewis, who has a Masters of Ed- ucation from TAMU, has been assigned as Home- bound teacher. A new teacher a t College Hills is Carol Hopkins who was as- signed to the first grade to handle the class overload there. She is a Texas Tech graduate w i t h six years experience. The resignations.of Larry Linder, high school coach and his- tory teacher, and Jim Sim Benton, resident artist, were accepted at the Feb.16 meeting. Page 8 TIME TO KNOW Pebruary, i71v Time To Know Time To Know is a monthly publication published by the A&M Consolidated School District in an effort to keep taxpayers and residents of this dis- trict informed abou t happenings on all campuses and among all personnel. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mrs. Nancy Donaldson, President Mr. Nil Liam Lancaster, Vice - President Mr. Lambert Wilkes, Secretary Dr. Jon Botsford Dr. Joseph Natowitz Dr. Bruce Robeck Mr. Charles Nensarling MR. FRED HOPSON.... SUPERINTENDENT Dr. H.R. Burnett and Mr. Olie Grauke .............. Assistant Superintendents Mr. Bob Caskey, High School Principal;Mr. Jim Ross, Middle School Principal Elementary Principals - -Mr. B.B. Holland, South Knoll; Mr. Robert Garner, College Hills; Mr. Charles W. Greenavalt, Community Education Director; Editor, Peggy Crittenden. A &M Consolidated I.S.D 100 Anderson College Station, Texas 77840 Mar. 3 last day to file For Consol trustee election Wednesday, Mar. 3 is the final day for fil- ing for a position on the 1976 -Consolidated Board of Trustee elec- tion ballot. The election was of- ficially called by the Board of Trustees at their Feb. 16 meeting. It will be Saturday, April 3 in conjunction with the College Sta- tion city election. A bond issue elec- tion for the district is also scheduled for this date. Candidates will be seeking office f o r three positions. They are the positions of Board President Nancy Donaldson, Lambert Wilkes a n d Charles Hensarling. None o f these have indicated their intentions con- cerning the filing for reelection. The polling places RESIOENT 2 1202 k FOSTER AVE CULIEUE STA TX 77840 will coincide with the county designated pre- cincts within the city limits of College Sta- tion and t h e rural precinct at Wellborn. Polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Absentee ballot- ing will start on Mar. 15 at the Superintend- ent's office, 100 An- derson and continue through Mar.30. Voting hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other polling places are South Knoll Ele- mentary School, A &M Consolidated Special Services Building at 1300 Jersey St., Col- lege Station Fire Sta- tion, TAMU University Center, College Sta- tion Municipal Build- ing, College Hills El- ementary School and Wellborn Water Supply Building. NON- M[ORIT ORO. U. i PoerAGE AID College Station, Texas PERMIT No. 417 EACH MONTH TEACHERS from different schools and grade levels prepare the display cases in the Special Services Building. Working on the College Hills 3rd grade exhibit are teachers Deanna Everett and Carolyn McGuire. $6,428,000 BOND ELECTION SET FOR APRIL 3, 1976 On April 3, 1976, voters residing in the Consolidated School District will have the opportunity to approve a $6,428,000 Bond Issue to fund a building program designed to provide all necessary school facilities through 1980. The building and repair program was recommended by the Citizens Advisory Committee, approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees and includes recommendations from the Professional Consultation Committee. The bond issue is being presented to the voters as a single proposition on the recommendation cf the Citizens Advisory Committee and by unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees because the elements of the building program are interrelated. TIME TO VOTE � This Special Edition of Time To Know has been edited by members of the Citizens Advisory Committee as a service to all voters in the A &M Consolidated Independent School District. OO OOO O©OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO© WHY DOES CONSOLIDATED NEED $6,428,000? To accommodate the increased student population To maintain a quality educational program To provide and maintain minimum state requirements for programs and buildings . Curriculum and facilit} requirements were developed to provide for a low teacher- ,. pupil ratio in all regular classrooms and to meet state accreditation standards. i . Nearly 50% of the students do not enroll in a college or university; therefore the vocational facility is a high priority item. • Major repairs are a prerequisite for the establishment of an effective program of preventive maintenance and to protect the investment in school facilities. Cost estimates for the building program were prepared in consultation with pro- fessional engineering and architectural firms. Tax information for the bond issue is based upon data provided by the school tax office and the district financial advisor. Summary of the Proposed Construction and Repair Budget NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATIONS ...... ............................... 4,594,500.00 REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS ............... ............................... 741,500.00 INFLATION ALLOWANCE ( escalation) ...... ............................... 323,430.00 FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT ............... ............................... 443,310.00 PROFESSIONAL FEES (architectural and engineering ) .................... 325,260.00 TOTAL $6,428,000.00 POPULATION AND ENROLLMENT DATA The A &M Consolidated Independent School District covers 65 square miles and has a to- tal population of 33,800. Enrollment in the schools as of November, 1975, was 3,079, with 1,212 pupils in grades K -4, 490 in grades 5- 6, 511 in grades 7 -8 and 866 in grades 9 -12.. ..an increase of over 640 students since the conclusion of the last building program in 1972. Population growth estimates predict that there will be approximately 3,421 students enrolled by 1980, with 1192 in grades K -4, 637 in grades 5 -6, 551 in grades 7 -8 and 1,041 in grades 9 -12. The proposed building program is designed to relieve current overcrowding in addition to providing classroom space for the antici- pated growth. AMCISD BUDGET 1974 -75 5 -6 UNIT The board adopted the new "5 -6 grade" con- cept because (1) it was proposed by Elie teachers for improving curriculum quality, (2) it requires fewer new classrooms than other alternatives considered and (3) it was recommended by the Citizens Advisory Commit- tee after hearing from citizens of the dis- trict. EROSION CONTROL Another important and necessary proposal in this plan is erosion control to be establisn ed at Middle School and College Hills campus- es. Erosion has developed into a critical problem on both campuses and must be correct- ed in the near future in order to prevent further damage to existing buildings and grounds. k IINDERGARTEN Classroom space must also be available by 1977 for the additional kindergarten students that will be on elementary campuses for the full day. This full day program must be in- plemented in 1977 according to a mandate from the Texas Education Agency. Consolidated is presently offering two half day sessions. There are four sections in eact session and these will increase to eight oz more full day sections in 1977 SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING PROGRAM - 1976 -1980 FINISH HIGH SCHOOL & ADD VOCATIONAL WING . . . . . . .$2,381,200 REPAIR AND ENLARGE MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPLEX . . . . . . . RENOVATE PRESENT FACILITIES FOR GRADES 7 &8 . . 379,900 BUILD NEW FACILITIES FOR GRADES 5 &6 . . . . . . 1,785,600 REPAIR AND ENLARGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS COLLEGE HILLS . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . 774,900 SOUTH KNOLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710,000 REPAIR AND IMPROVE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT AREA . . . 396,400 TOTAL ESTIMATES $6,428,000 Percentage Instruction (teachers and aides) . . . .55.1 Instruction Related . . . . . . . . . 02.9 Instructional Resources and media services;_ Libraries . . . . . . . . 02.5 School administration . . . . . . . . 04.4 Guidance and counseling . . . . . . . 01.6 Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . 00.7 Pupil transportation . . . . . . . . . 02.8 Co- Curricular Activities . . . . . . . 00.8 Food Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 00.4 General administration . . . . . . . . 07.4 Debt Service . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 Plant Maintenance 7.9 and operation 2.6 . . . . . . . 10.5 Community Services . . . . . . . 00.9 Total . .100.0 5 -6 UNIT The board adopted the new "5 -6 grade" con- cept because (1) it was proposed by Elie teachers for improving curriculum quality, (2) it requires fewer new classrooms than other alternatives considered and (3) it was recommended by the Citizens Advisory Commit- tee after hearing from citizens of the dis- trict. EROSION CONTROL Another important and necessary proposal in this plan is erosion control to be establisn ed at Middle School and College Hills campus- es. Erosion has developed into a critical problem on both campuses and must be correct- ed in the near future in order to prevent further damage to existing buildings and grounds. k IINDERGARTEN Classroom space must also be available by 1977 for the additional kindergarten students that will be on elementary campuses for the full day. This full day program must be in- plemented in 1977 according to a mandate from the Texas Education Agency. Consolidated is presently offering two half day sessions. There are four sections in eact session and these will increase to eight oz more full day sections in 1977 SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING PROGRAM - 1976 -1980 FINISH HIGH SCHOOL & ADD VOCATIONAL WING . . . . . . .$2,381,200 REPAIR AND ENLARGE MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPLEX . . . . . . . RENOVATE PRESENT FACILITIES FOR GRADES 7 &8 . . 379,900 BUILD NEW FACILITIES FOR GRADES 5 &6 . . . . . . 1,785,600 REPAIR AND ENLARGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS COLLEGE HILLS . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . 774,900 SOUTH KNOLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710,000 REPAIR AND IMPROVE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT AREA . . . 396,400 TOTAL ESTIMATES $6,428,000 FINISH HIGH SCHOOL -- - $2 The High School was originally designed to handle 1,200 students. The facility as built will adequately serve 800. Current enrollment is 866 with an expected increase by 1980 to exceed 1,000 students. To meet this need the following is needed. 1. Classrooms Ten additional classrooms are needed to maintain a desirable student - teacher ratio. These rooms will be available when the vocational classes are moved into a separate wing. 2. Vocational Facility The vocational ag- ricu3ture program is in danger of losing state funding because it is not housed ac- cording to minimum state standards. Vocational classes to be housed in the new wing are: Building trades Welding Drafting Home Economics Woodworking Electricity-Elec- Photography tronics Printing Journalism Vocational Agri. Two work -study programs: Distributive Education Home Economics Cooperative Ed. 3. Library Expansion. The library was built to serve 655 students. It will be enlarged to meet the needs of anticipated enrollment in- crease. 4. Cafeteria Expansion There is no kitchen facility in the High School. Food is prepared and catered from South Knoll Elementary. The South Knoll kitchen is too small to pre- pare meals for the projected enrollment in- crease. To meet this need a new facility is needed. 5. Athletics implementation of Title IX expanded the girls' athletic programs in the Consolidated district. Since there was no al- location of space made for girls' athletics in the current high school, there is a criti- cal need for additional dressing room areas to serve regular and athletic PE classes and for storage area for physical fitness equip- ment. 6. Physical Education. Moving the dressing area, weight room, storage and laundry room to the new facility will provide the needed space for both boys' and girls' physical ed- ucation dressing rooms. 7. Corrective Measures. The following corrective measures are need- ed: - Ventilation for the science labs, gym, and existing dressing rooms. -Heat for the band and choir rooms. - Replacement of one foot square wooden lock- ers which are inadequate, with 1'x 1 x 3 lockable metal lockers to provide security for student's belongings. - Outside lights at both parking lots to in- crease safety. - Additional security gates in building to control traffic. - Replacement of exterior doors with heavy duty doors. -Sound treat gym to reduce noise level gen- erated by PE activities that interfers with other nearby classes. -The High School building is being water- proofed to stop existing leaks at no expense to the School District. THIS ITEM IS NOT IN- CLUDED IN THE BUILDING PROGRAM REPAIR, ENLARGE MIDDLE SCHOOL -- - $379,900 The present Middle School campus and build- ings are not adequate to handle grades 6, 7 and 8. Enrollment increases during the next several years will severely hamper the abil- ity of the teachers to provide a quality ed- ucational program. Because.of age and obsolensence, the physi- cal plant is in critical need of expensive major mechanical and structural repairs. With the removal of the sixth grade to another area, this will provide enough classroom space for the 7th and 8th grades. Therefore corrective measures are priority items for this campus. 1. Classrooms Under the present plan, the existing facilities will be renovated at a cost of $379,900 for use as a 7th and 8th grade unit. A new facility will be construct- ed on the adjacent Jersey Street property to house the 5th and 6th grade students. Science (cont. on next page) MIDDLE SCHOOL ,cont. from page 3) labs will be provided for all grades. This arrangement will allow a total of seven class rooms for future growth in grades 5 -8. 2. Auditorium The auditorium will be re- novated to be shared along with the band hall by both units of the Middle School complex. 3. Maior Repairs for Present Facility. - Enlargement of the library - Enlargement of the principal's office complex - -Sound treatment of a room for choir - Replacement of exterior doors - Installation of floor tile on concrete floors - Renovation of heating and air - conditioning system in main building - Improve lighting - Replacement of wooden lockers - Elimination of erosion problems on present site - Addition of a new restroom at Tiger Field -- Replacement of lights at Tiger Field with sodium lights which will reduce operatii.y costs considerably and improve lighting. REPAIR, ENLARGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS - - - - $1,484,900 Each Elementary School has a need for ad- ditional classrooms to meet present enroll- ment including State Kindergarten require- ments and the anticipated growth through 1980. In addition, general repairs and ex- panded work areas for personnel are needed at both schools. Erosion control is vital at the College Hills campus. SOUTH KNOLL - - - - $710,000 COLLEGE HILLS - - - - $774,900 1. Classrooms Five classrooms w i 1 1 be built at South Knoll and seven will be vacat- ed by fifth grade. Of these 12 classrooms, 6 will house kindergarten; five will be needed to reduce the pupil- teacher ratio; and one will be available to allow for future growth. 2. Multi - Purpose Facility This building will include two classrooms and a physical education facility and will house Spanish and Music classes as well as PE. It will be used by 120 -150 students every class hour and will b e available for other activities after school. 3. Repairs and Corrective Measures. - Ventilation of restrooms -Sound treatment of classrooms -Roof repairs -Off street parking to reduce hazards - Teacher's work area - Additional office space - Health Unit 1. Classrooms Six classrooms will be built at College Hills and six will be vacated by the fifth grade. Of these 12 available class- rooms, six will house kindergarten; four will be needed to reduce the ratio; and two will provide for enrollment growth. 2. Multi - Purpose Facility This will dupli- cate the facility at South Knoll Elementary and will house the same programs. The PE, Spanish and Music curricular design has been in operation this year, but will be more ef- fective in the new facility and reduce the noise disturbance level in the classroom dii: d.7• 3. Repairs and Corrective Measu - Alleviate erosion of campus - Provide storage areas for books and custodial supplies - Health Unit - Teacher work area - Additional office space Teacher -Pupil Ratios The school district goal for teacher -pupil ratio in regular and academic classes is: Kindergarten: one teacher for every 18 students Grades one through four: one teacher for every 22 students Middle School and High School: one teacher for every 24 -25 students. One hundred and sixty -six teachers are currently employed by the school district which gives a mathematical pupil- teacher average of 1 -172. However, as most parents know, actual classroom ratios do not reflect this average. The correct computation of the teacher -pupil ratio is computed on the basis of the number of pupils enrolled in the regular classroom. State funded Plan A remedial and special teachers work with between 12 and 74 stu- dents per day. The number of students participating in these classes will vary de- pending upon the nature of the activity, the resources needed and the intensity of teacher assistance required. As a result, a teacher -pupil ratio is not computable for remedial and special teachers. These students spend most of the day in regular class- rooms and are permanently assigned to a home room teacher. The same is true of the elementary school Physical Education, Spanish and Music teachers who teach between 30 and 36 students each class hour. For example: College Hills Elementary School has 34 teachers assigned in the following manner: 1. 25 teachers are assigned to regular classrooms 2. 9 teachers are assigned in the following manner: a. 5 for remedial or special programs b. 4 for Spanish, Music and Physical Education programs. As a result, the teacher -pupil ratio based on 25 regular classroom teachers for 640 students at College Hills is 1 -25 rather than 1 -172. The lowest pupil- teacher ratio at College Hills in regular classrooms is 1 -23 in first grade and the highest is 1 -29 in the fourth grade. A similar situation exists at South Knoll with 1 -25 in grades two and four and 1 -27 in grade five. In the secondary school, remedial and elective or vocational classes have limited enrollment due to lack of space and equipment. This alters the average ratio at these levels. Physical Education and Music Teachers generally deal with larger classes than the average. The district's goal is to improve present teacher -pupil ratios in elementary class- rooms and in the basic ac:?�emic classes throughout the system and allow for the ex- pected increase in enrollment. REPAIR, IMPROVE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT COMPLEX - - - - - $396,400 (cont. from page 4) Auxilliary and maintenance support services now occupying the buildings on the Timber - Jersey Street property include: - Kindergarten Classrooms - Maintenance and repair shops plumbing air - conditioning carpentry electricity - Community Education Director - Special Education Director - Curriculum Development Coordinators - Diagnostician Nurses and Health Services - Special Education Library -Food Services - Public Information Office and Print Shop -Child Development Center Renovation and improvements to the existing brick buildings are needed to provide ade- quate storage of supplies and district rec- ords as well as to provide office and work space for personnel. More efficiently design- ed workshops and additional repair equipment are needed to improve grounds maintenance and to implement an effective program of preven- tive maintenance throughout the school dis- trict. NEW 5th -6th UNIT The new 5th and 6th grade unit will be con- structed on the Timber - Jersey Street property adjacent to the 7th -8th grade complex. - - - $1,785,600 It will aav` sufficient space for 600 stu- dents along with the necessary support ser- vice space. �HH�HH� IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BOND ISSUE THAT ARE NOT ANSWERED IN THIS SPECIAL EDITION YOU MAY CALL 846 -8893 E XT, 55 AND YOUR QUESTION WILL BE ANSWERED TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY IN THE REGULAR MARCH EDITION OF TIME TO KNOW SECHEDULED TO COME OUT BEFORE APRIL 3. Board Unanimously Adopts CAC Bond Issue Proposal The bond issue proposal_ being submitted to the voters on April 3 was finalized fol- lowing weeks of study by a 17 member Citizens Advisory Committee. This committee was selected by the seven member Board of Trustees and given a charge to study available material and make any other studies they felt necessary in order to come up with a recommendation for the board's consideration. _ ., „ - Members of this committee spent many hours in research and on site inspections along with many night meetings and made the final decision for the $6,428,000 bond issue proposal. Discussion of the CAC report by the Board of Trustees resulted in a unanimous vote by the seven members of the Board for adoption of the proposal submitted by the CAC. i This committee continues to work in a steering committee capacity in the dissemi- nation of material and facts concerning this proposal. Members of the committee are Elliott Bray, Stewart Brown, Spencer Buchanan, Vi Burke, Walter Dorsey, Deborah Fry, Bob Griffin, Wes Harper, Al Jones, Lonnie Jones, Fred Klatt, George Kunze, Bill Ledbetter, Benny Leeth, Charles McCandless, Dempsey Seastrunk and Mary Anne Shutes. /ILI. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT TAXES Q. "Will the proposed bond issue place the district near to the legal limit on bonded indebtedness ?" A. N0. In fact according to the best guidelines available, even with the sale of the proposed $6,428,000 worth of bonds, the district will have a total commitment for only 50% of that which is allowable under Texas law. Q. "How much will the new $6,4 million bond issue increase my property taxes ?" A. The answer depends upon several factors such as: (a.) The rate of increase in the assessed valuation of the district during the bond period, (b.) timing of bond sales, and (c.) the interest rate at which bonds must be sold. Using the best available information on these factors, it is estimated that the tax rate increase above the current rate required to retire this bond will be: (a.) $.19 per $100 of assessed value in 1977, (b.) $.35 in 1978, (c.) $.30 in 1979, and (d.) $.26 or less from 1980 to 1997. Taxes in the 1976 school year will not change. These estimates are based on the following assumptions: (1.) that $3,000,000 of bonds are sold at the end of 1976 and the remainder at the end of 1977, (2.) the district's assessed valuation continues to increase at current rates through 1.980, and (3.) bonds are sold at 6 112 percent interest. In the following table these estimates are translated into the amount of monthly tax increase that property owners may expect for various property values. MONTHLY TAX INCREASE Required to Retire the $6,428,000 Bond If the assessed value of your property is: $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 Your tax each month is estimated at: 1977 1978 1979 1980 - - - - - - - (dollars) - - - - - - - $1.58 $2.92 $2.50 $2.17 3.17 5.83 5.00 4.33 4.75 8.75 7.50 6.50 6.33 11.67 10.00 8.67 7.92 14.58 12.50 10.83 *The assessed value of property is the value shown on your school tax statement. For Cxample, the table shows that a home with an assessed value of $20,000 would have a monthly incrcaoc in tanca of $3.17 in 1777, $5.83 in 1978, $5.00 in 1979 and $4.33 in 1980. After 1980, the tax required on this home to retire the bond would decline each year as assessed value of the entire district continues to in- crease. A typical home with a market value of about $45,000 will have an assessed value for school tax purposes of about $27,000. The estimated monthly tax increase on (cont. on back page) TAX INFORMATION (cont. from page 7) such a home to support the $6.4 million bond issue would be $4.27 in 1977, $7.88 in 1978, $6.75 in 1979 and $5.86 in 1980. The largest percentage increase in the tax rate of the district is expected to occur in 1977 when taxes for all purposes (debt retirement and annual operations) will be about 11 percent above the current tax rate of $1.77 per $100 of assessed value. Q. "will the school district be able to operate the new facilities within the legal tax rate limit ?" A. Based upon estimated costs for operation of the new facility which include a 5% factor to allow for inflation, increases in operating costs due to the opening of the new facilities will not necessarily affect the tax rate. Projections supplied by the tax office indicate that the estimated annual growth in total assessed valuation will generate enough tax income at the present rate to cover the local share of increased operating costs. Q. "How can taxpayers be sure that the proposed building program will be followed after the bonds are approved by the voters ?" A. School boards are required by law to appropriate the money generated by a series of schoolhouse bonds for the building program adopted and published at the time of the call for a bond election. Time To Vote - -- Apr*il 3 A &M Consolidated I.S.D 100 Anderson College Station, Texas 77840 V / HON - PROFIT ORG. U. S. POSTAGE PAID College Stotion, Texas PERMIT No 2 1 7 j Page 2 P School board endorsements Of the eleven persons seeking three seats on the A &M Consolidated School Board in tomor- row's election, none are incumbents for the pos- ition. In Place 1, ELLIOTT BRAY is the best choice. A manager of data systems at A &M, Bray would be a valuable asset to the board in coordinating the sale of bonds and other ad- ministrative duties. He is well- informed on the issues and has served the past year as president of the College Hills Parent - Teacher Organiza- tion. He was on the Citizens' Advisory Commit- tee which prepared the bond issue in a thorough manner. His concerns about the district's needs are genuine. Lambert Wilkes has served on the board for five years and also seemingly under- stands the district's urgent needs. Yet, he is the only board member who is not supporting the bond issue. In Place 2 we support the candidacies of two candidates, ELIZABETH NAUGLE and HOY RICHARDS. Both are well - informed of the dis- trict's needs, and the voters would be well - represented by either one. Naugle is a former elementary schoolteacher and is well ac- quainted with the school curriculums. She has attended board meetings for four years and her involvement indicates that she's a candidate who is genuinely concerned about the school system. Richards is a transportation economist at A &M and his expertise would be invaluable in the area of fiscal responsibility. His experience on the Board of Equalization and as a former board member gives him knowledge of the re- venue needs of the district. His non - support of the bond issue must be questioned however. Roger Feldman is also concerned, but while he supports the bond issue he is a lackluster candidate and offers few specific programs for improvement. George Boyett opposes the bond Bruce Upham, Fred Bouse and William Was- son are also competent alternatives. Upham is an A &M student and has only been out of the Consolidated school system a couple years. Again, his young, responsible voice would be helpful in evaluating school programs and j needs. Bouse supports stronger community re- lations. In his support of the bond issue he em- phasizes the importance of a strong vocational d program. Wasson is a systems audit manager for A &M and his experience would help in the area of financing and administration work. William Fitch has been spending a Jisa money during the campaign, stressing t leged extravagance of the bond issue. H local land developer, *so we must wonder w his experience and expertise were when construction estimates were first made criticisms of enrichment and special educ programs and "spendthrift" ways are exa of knee -jerk obstructionism. � 8 Vote Y es on bond issue While many kudents may regard the $6.4 million school bond issue on tomorrow's ballot as unimportant, it will affect them directly. If the issue is approved, property taxes would be raised to support the bonds. Although very few students own property locally, two- thirds live off- campus, and you can be sure that land- lords will pass the increased taxes on to their tenants. The proposed bond issue was unanimously recommended by a Citizens Advisory Commit- tee and also unanimously approved by the school board. Eight of the 11 school board can- didates support the issue. All admit there are serious needs in the school district. A new vocational facility is drastically needed, especially considering that nearly 50 per cent of issue on the grounds that its figures are inflated and some of its provisions are unnecessary. As a member of the city planning and zoning com- mission he displayed an indifference to careful zoning measures. We believe careful planning is needed on the school board also. HELEN WILBORN in Place 4 appears to be the best candidate for Place 4. She is a lifelong resident of the city and was educated in the school district. Her young age, 23, gives her a close familiarity with the present situation in the schools, and a better understanding of the stu- dent's needs. As a black woman, she would give able representation to a large segment of the population. A drug abuse counselor, she stres- ses the need for counseling in the schools, and increased community awareness of board ac- tions. the Consolidated students are not going on to college. Classrooms alone can't prepare some- one for a job. If anyone doubts the overcrowding and maintenance needs covered in the bond issue, walk through any of the district's four schools. Erosion is eating away at foundations and coun- selors have offices in janitor closets. A similar bond issue last November was nar- rowly defeated. Some are urging that this one be similarly tabled. If some think the present cost estimates are too inflated, they should check them again in a few months when inflation has increased some more. We support the bond issue and urge its ap- proval. To delay a solution any longer would be an insult to the educational process.