OT time to
m of th ,It h
. d, dding this ual with
ny physical examination ny-
OD nt through.
"I expect to get information
specifically any time. " id.
Johnson nd Councilm n Ti-
tus Clary, who both voted
agai Robinson also criticized
th Mayor for ppointing a di ..
rector who w outside th de
partment.
Porter, who hen running
against Highland Par Mayor
Martha G. Scott, criticized her
for doing the me thing, said,
he changed his past position, be
cause of a lization that High
land Park office did not have
experience in administration
n ry to do the job.
MOUNT PLEASANT- Improv
ing student learning in two De
troit middle schools is the goal of
a Central Michigan University
project funded by a four-year, $1
million grant from the W.K. Kel
logg Foundation.
The project calls for teacher
f eq�tion faculty at CMU to
work in partnership with teach- .
:£d H���(� . iffUe sc�oO
Detroit to:
• restructure the schools to
better meet the students' educa-
tional needs,
• assess the impact of school
restructuring on the school envi-
ronment,
• provide staff training and
professional growth opportuni-
ties, and .
• encourage parents to par
ticipate in the restructuring
process.
The project is designed to cre
ate positive learning environ
ments, improve tudent
achievement and attendance,
raise the level of student self-es
teem and increase knowledge
and 'expertise about middle
school education,. according to
CMU educators Harvey Dorrah
and Diane Newby, project co-di
rectors.
"Our goal is to create model
school environments that pro
mote teaching and learning,"
said Dorrah. "At both Drew and
Hutchins, we will work with
school staff, parents and the
community to meet the special
needs of urban middle school
students. It's' important that
students have positive feelings
about their school and that those
feelings are translated into good
academics. "
STUDENTS AGE 10 to 14
face a time of dramatic changes
in their physical, social, emo
tional and intellectual growth
and development, said Dorrah.
The diversity of the student
population in urban middle
schools makes teaching and
learning especially challenging,
he said.
"Kids in middle school are go
ing through a lot of physical and
emotional changes, and the rate
of change is different for eveI?'
student," said Dorrah. "In addi
tion, many diff r nt leve�s of
learning exist in urban middle
schools. Students come from dif
ferent socio-economic, academic
and ethnic backgrounds."
An important a�pect .of
eMU's plan is to proVlde tram
ing for middle school teachers
and taff, id Newby.
"Few middle-level t ch�rs
and administrat<?rs are pecifi
cally trained in middle I" ve� edu
cation," id N wby. �lddl
lev I tach r n d �lme to
refl t on th ir t aching n.d
study how to irnprov their
p hNi� q(l th t. r-urrir 110m and
c
"th tr ining nd exp ri n
quickly cqui
inly no probl m
ted,"
dministratio of
qu 11y h r th
blam ," hid. "I do not intend
to peat their mista or how
limi fo ight. "
Robin on commanded the
eventh, fifth and third pr -
cincts in Detroit.
Council Pr ident Dwight
Down ,who voted for him, id
one of th precincts was bigger
than the entire city of Highland
Park.
J oh on charged that the
Mayor' marks that Highland
Par officers had to be
- groomed" for leadership repre-
nted "a lap in 'the face" to
them. Me Clary said that if Por
ter was concerned about admin
istrative experience, he could
have appointed John Mc
Meekins, who had erved as As
sistant Director of the Public
Safety Department since 1988.
instruction are more than an ex
tension of the elementary school
and more eomprehensiv than a
miniature version of the high
school."
Staff training will focus on
strategies to help students im
prove their tudy skills and de
v lop problem-solving and
critical-thinkin,g .�m�", ai1
...... .L�� ... &I� • (,W ')-1 '.) b ot. n: 1 I
"IT'S AL 0 IMPORTANT
that students participate in
learning that is related to their
daily lives and be taught by
teachers who consider them
selves student advocates and
advisers," said Newby. .
" Another goal is to show stu
dents how to use new interactive
multi-media technology to
gather and interpret informa-
tion about the world. " ,
Drew Middle School provides
educational programs for ap
proximately 1,100 students in
grades six through eight.
Hutchins Middle School h an
enrollment of about 550 tu
dents, 'also in grades six through
eight.
"James Lee, principal at
Drew Middle School, and Jessye
Franklin, principal at Hutchins
Middle School, and their staffs
are very enthusiastic about the
project," said Dorrah. "This pro
ject is not designed for eMU to
go in and tell the school w ha to
do. Rather, we will work to
gether to identify w y 0 im
prove instruction. "
The eMU project will follow a
similar plan currently being
used at Mary McGuire Elemen
tary School in Mount Pleasant.
At McGuire, school day have
been extended 30 minut 0 al
low teachers to spend one day
every two weeks receiving rain
ing and collaborating with each
other, parents" the community
and eMU faculty.
On these "prof ional devel
opment day ," sp ci I nrich
ment activiti are' planned for
the studen, id N wby, who
was appoint d principal at
McGuire arli r thi f ll.
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support of programs in agricul
ture, education, health, leader
ship and youth.
Delphine Tupper and Alvin and Fatima Dukes, all of Detroit, wait for Louis Rukey er to t k.
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Joseth Verdun, M.D."has b en
named 'as a phy ician
repre entative to the Grace
Ho pital Board of Trustees.'
He will serve a one-year term.
Dr. Verdun is medical director
of Grace's Family Practice
center on Seven Mile Road,
Detroit. He has been with
Grace ince 1988, serving on
the hospital' family medicine
advisory committee since
1990. Dr. Verdun Earned hi
medical degree from Wayne
State University and received
his undergraduate degree
from Michigan State
Univer ity. A resident of
Detroit, Dr. Verdun I married
and has two children.
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named chairman of the
'department of engineering
technology at Lawrenc
Technological University.
Shelton joined the Lawrence
Tech faculty in 1979 and i
currently associate professor
of electrical engineering.
Shelton, a ,resid nt of Detroit,
wa named "Black Educ tor of
the Year- in 1990 by the U.S.
Peace Corp . H i n advi or
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