Archival article — originally published in The Paper, October 1978. By Author not credited.
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A task force composed of parents, teachers, and community people was formulated in April 1978 for the purpose of improving instruction and improvement of integration in the Hamilton and Hamilton Branch III schools. The task force had five meetings and discussed several issues (1) community impressions of school staff and student performance, (2) staff impressions of community interest and commitment to the two schools, (3) factors inhibiting integration of the schools and (4) possible activities to improve educational performance and community commitment to the schools.
Out of the task force's efforts, proposals were written and subsequently funded to carry out some of the suggestions that were put forth regarding instructional improvement, and improvement of communication between schools and community.
The task force hopes to continue to meet to help further the progress and success of the proposals that were presented.
Members of the task force are:
Community Persons
Frank Burke
Calvin B. Stuart
Dr. Roger Perry
Pat Krippner
Loretta Shelton Smith
Teachers
Florence Billups (Ham. III)
Magnolia Dorsey (Hamilton)
Mary Belle Riley (Hamilton)
Laura Schmink (Ham. III)
Parents
Karen Bynum (Ham. III)
Mary Washington (Hamilton)
Lee Jones (Hamilton)
Carol Rhen (Ham. III)
Administrators
Dr. David J. Mahan (NW Soldan, Supt)
Roger Mick (Ham. III)
Cleveland Young (Hamilton)
A special thanks goes to Dr. Robert Deblaw and Carla Langford from the Division of Evaluation and Research for providing us with statistical data and the Hamilton Community School for providing refreshments during the task force meetings.
Read the original newspaper issue: Archive reader · Direct PDF fallback. Originally published in The Paper, October 1978, pages 7.
