ewHope
Bapfst Church
. recognize
Black Hi ory
Month
By M ry <;0- day
Rev. John Barnes will be the
guest speaker, Pebruary 12 at
3:30 p.m. at the Spring Street
Baptist Church for Black His­
tory Month. Choirs of the city
are invited. Mrs. Barbara Mc­
Afee, chairperson and Rev.
Daniel Dixon is the pastor.
Ministers Wives and Widows
will have a Sweetheart Social
Tuesday, Pebruary 14 at 6:30
p.m. at New Light Baptist
Church. Mrs.W. Culp is presi­
dent and Rev. E. Smith is host
pastor.
J. Mount Zion Baptist
C urch will have their Men and
Women Day program Sunday,
February 12 at 3:00 p.m. The
Public is invited to attend.
e Mount Zion Baptist
Church Missionary Society will
have a program Sund y,
February 26 at 3:00 p.m. Their
theme is, "He who wins souls is
wise". Mrs. G. Vine will bring
the theme. Rev. James Witcher
is the pastor.
Queen Esther B ptist
Church Usher Board No.2 will
have their Annual Valentine
Sweetheart Social Sunday,
February 12 at 3:30 p.m. and a
sweetheart couple of the year
F�uary Sell, 1989 MICHIGAN CI'qZEN
management services in the
Department of Education .
Part of the problem is that
widespread consolidation is no
longer feasible since the num­
ber of school districtsd has
dwindled to 529 K-12 and 57 in­
termediate since it peaked at
more than 5,000 in the 1950's.
The most practical and con­
venient mergers already have
taken place, Schultz said
Keith said he would like
MidUgan to h Ye no more than
300 districts.
�t way we can do a better job
of educating our kids in each
school," Keith said
While many school districts
have taken advantage of state
incentives to study consolida­
tion proposals, few districts are
.,__----------------------- consolidating has been declin­
ing. O,Leary said
DeGrow said northern rural
districts face many more
obstacles to consolidation, such
extnesiYe busing, than those
in more urbanized areas.
"I give it. ( consolidation) some
merit in urban areas but not in
rural ones, • DeGrow said
Besides awarding funds to study
consolidation, the state through .
the 1988-89 Michigan School
Aid Ad allows districts to con­
solidate without voter pproval
and provides additional per­
pupil funding up to $375 the first
year, $250 the second and $125
the third for districts that lose
money from the state as a result
of merging.
Schulti said. the education
department encourages dis­
tricts to examine the feasibility
of consolidating and measure
community interest However,.
,__----------�:----:----��:-::-:-=-:-:-:-:::--:-:�:-:-:-:-:::-::-:-:-� what the districts do with the
more districts than the state has grant after it's awarded is up to
been able to grant awards, said Huron, said they exiled con- . them, he acknowledged
Dan Schultz, acting director of solidation to alter substantially The need for consolidation goes
grants coordination and per-pupil spending differences beyond the state's economic
procurement in the State among districts. . situation each year, Schultz
Department of Education. "You can't combine two poor id,
sal .
The districts aurently listed as districts and expect to reduce "The real probl is do they
applicants for consolidation. inequality," DeGrow said (the districts) have the numbers
study grants include: Bessemer The state allocated about (of students) to provide a strong
Area in Gogebic County; Hale $54,000 in 1988-89 consolida- curriculum," Schultz said.
Area in Iosco County, Imlay tion-study grants to encorage
City Community and Dryden in districts to consider merging
Lapeer County; L'Anse Area, facilities and staff. The average
Arvon, and Baraga County; grant amount has ranged from
Litchfield Community, Jones- $4,000 to $5,000 since the
ville Community and Pittsford program began in October
Area in Hillsdale County; 1987.
Waldron Area in Hillsdale Schultz said some communities
County; Westwood Community have experienced declining en­
in Wayne County and; rollment or have clamored for
Whitehall and Mantague in stronger, more diversified cur­
Muskegon County. . ricula in their schools, pressur-
. House Education Communities ing administrator to devise a
Chairman William Keith, D- solution.
Garden City, said school con- "There's been a renewed em­
solidation may reduce the gap phasis on ducation,· Schultz
between rich and poor schools said. "And number of schools
by combing high property tax are really sapped for funds."
districts with less affluent ones. Though many districts have ob­
But Keith readily admits that tamed State Board of Educa­
advantaged areas are least like- tion cons?l.idatio� approval
Iy to coDSOlida� so they can after �mmg the Idea, vot�rs
avoid the -financial burdens of afraid of loss of mmumty
other districts. Many small identity or that their children
chools cannot even afford core wiD be on the bus Ioager than in
dasses ch as phys' he said school -. often have h_'ted
"Voter' 0 foresee themselves these effort, aid Philip
payilig higbet taJes for a chool O'Leary. director of chool
Consolid
•
Ion
By Came Kopenld
Capitol News Service
tha may be miles away from
their community are among
those who vote no," Keith said
Rep. James O'Neil Jr., D­
Saginaw, and former teacher
and cipal, designed a grant
program Ito give distri� funds
to consider consolidation.
"Consolidation can provide stu­
dents with better academic
programs but it is not necessari­
ly going to bring about more
?ney per student," O'Neil
Sen. Dan DeGrow, who has
proposed a plan to reduce
educational inequities by in­
crea ing education's share of
�e' ate budget over five years, .
. ·he supports consolidation
to a1 certain degree. Neither
O'Neil nor DeGrow R-Port
LANSING - The schoof
playground has become a bat­
tleground as education officials
and legislators struggle with
voters over how to improve
education without raising taxes.
And while the issue of school
consolidation to increase ef­
ficiency has garnered support
from state government, lack of
voter approval in recent years
has put this option on the back
burner.
Legislators and education offi­
cials say school consolidation is
declining even though it could
reduce inequities and create
re comprehCDsive programs.
About one dozen schools are
considering consolldation -
lchlgan SChool Di trict Reorganization
I
. be selected. Rev. D. Jones
is the pastor.
The e Hope Baptist
C ureh will be observing Black .
History Month each Sunday in
February during 11;00 a.m.
Worship Service. Febuary S,
Recognizing Black Physicians;
February 12, Education;
February 19, Community
Leaders; and February 26,
Blacks in Politics. Someone
from each field has been invited.
Rev. Gregory Kirksey is the pas­
tor.
1971
The peak number of school districts in Michigan was
reached in 1912 when the total number was 7,362. This
number did not drop below 7,000 until the 19.20s. The
Department of Education predicts very little change in
the next 20 years. So�: IIkh1g.n o.p.l'fm.,,' of EdueMlon
Bake Sales, Mmm Mmm
Continued from P.g. 5
while the Black middle class has
been assimilated into the
mainstream of American
economic, political and social
life, with all the attendant
privileges of such assimilation,
poor Blac people are not ever
The MEDCCE meeting will going to make it unless there is a
be held on Saturday, February radical restructuring of the sys-
11, 9:00 A.M. at the Unity Bap- tem. They recognize "that
tist Church located at 7500 without such fundamental
Tireman, Detroit The annual change, the ghetto is not only
Afro-American Heritage their past and present, it is their
Celebration and Luncheon will future.
be held. The Church will COYer It is fine, for those of us who
cost of luncheon for all who at- choose to do so, to refer to our­
tend. See Trus ee Robert Coo elves as African-Americans.
for reservations. Rev. Dr. WiI- But it is not enough. Clement
liam Cre Principle Speaker. Anthony Uoyd would have died
Rev. Valmon D. Stotts, Pastor. even if everyone in Overtown
Sunday, February 26, the and Liberty City called herself
Olristian Board of Education, or himself • African-Ameri •
at Peace Bapti Church, will Our response to police brutality,
have a dinner following the racism and poverty �ust be. t�
mo ing Service in Clay Hall., make a final break WIth politi­
AlsO, at 4:00 P.M. there will � cal system that .prom es �d
a African History Progr8JQ,. coadoees uch VIolence agamst
Coogratula . to .. a.'4'. #'. •
�
8y rank Flood
The Peace Baptist Church
(located at 13450 Goddard
Avenue near E. Davison,
Detroit) will. be having Bake
Sales on Sunday, February 19, at
12:30 P.M. in Clay Hall spon­
sored by J .C. Dodd Memorial
Gospel Chorus and Sunday,
February 26, in Clay Hall after
the Worship Service sponsored
by Usher' Board No. 2 - Mrs.
Dorothy Morris, President
Ellington, Brandy Michell,
Tamika Malloy and Ieshia Ar­
eher on their being baptized at
Peace Baptist Church.
Eulanj
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DID YOU
mpression you make on
another person is usually deter­
mined within the first ten
seconds. Following are the types
ofbehavior which are most like­
ly to leave a bad impression:
weak handshake, poor eye con­
tact, lack of enthusiasm and
sloppy grooming. I
DID YOU OW ... that
one key measure of your success
in life' what you do with your
time. If you live to age 70 you
would have had 613,600 hours to
usc. By age 40 you ould have
already used up 35O,<XX> of those
hour. One way of making bet­
ter and more enjoyable use of
your time is to make list of the
things you enjoy doing and a list
of things you are good at Then
figure a way to integrate those
things into your daily life.
Remember, your time' run­
ningout
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