Page 14-Friday, May 30, 1980-The Michigan Daily Second part of desegregation plan presented to school board I I I 6 By BONNIE JURAN Upgrading the quality of classroom instruction was the focus of a tentative proposal presented to a special workshop session of the Ann Arbor Board of Education Wednesday night. The proposal, formulated by a com- mittee responsible for the development of a program to improve educational opportunity, is the second part of a desegregation plan first submitted to the board in March. ACCORDING TO committee chair- woman Hazel Turner, the goal of her group was "to identify powerful generalizations about learning." The committee was also responsible for giving the generalizations priorities, and submitting recommendations to the board on methods to ensure "an ef- fective learning environment" for all children, she said. Committee member Rachel Samoff said at the session she believes the quality of education in Ann Arbor schools must improve.. According to Samoff, the general belief of some teachers that certain children will learn and others will not must be ended. "The mind set must be that almost all children will learn," she said. SAMOFF ADDED there must be an "accountability (of teachers) in a per- sonal sense" so that all instructors feel a responsibility to provide each child with the best education possible. Goals listed in the committee's proposal include: * Helping students, parents, and staff adapt to changes in school composition resulting from pupil reassignment; * Improving the skills of instructors, administrators, and non-certified staff; and, " Upgrading the staff evaluation program. IN THE hour-and-a-half following the initial discussion of the proposal, those attending the meeting divided into four groups to examine the plan's strengths and weaknesses, to seek any questions unanswered by the proposal, and to plot possible future actions. Strengths of the plan listed by the four groups included the importance it places on student attendance and its provision for an improved program for staff evaluation. Weaknesses of the proposal included its lack of a provision to teach children strategies for dealing with discriminatory situations and its failure to recognize the small number of black students who graduate from universities. Dr. Lee Hanson, associate superin- tendent for curriculum and instruction, agreed to compile the lists of the four groups in an effort to assess opinions about the proposal. School Superintendent Harry Howard suggested mailing the final document and the original proposal to the schools involved in the desegregation plan to elicit the reactions of instructors and administrators. Tiniest tot A ht Russell Williams, who weighed just 1.01 pounds at birth on Nov. 29, 1979, is held by his mother Pamela at a press conference yesterday at Long Beach Memorial Hospital in California. Doctors there believe he was the smallest normal baby ever born in the United States. Williams tips the scales at eight pounds these days. Jordan off eritical ist; condition remains serious 6 4 65 years of serving students at the University of Michigan Complete Athletic Outfitters 711 N. University-668-6915 902 S. State-668-7296 HOURS: 9 am-6bpm Closed Sundays (Continued from Page 1) Jordan offered no clues as to who might have shot him. Wolfe said Jordan did not see anyone or any vehicle before being shot. "THE LAST thing Mr. Jordan remem- bers is feeling blood," Wolfe said. The police chief and Mayor Winfield Moses said they did not know the motive for the shooting. Wolfe said there are no suspects, but said police have talked to two witnesses, whom he refused to identify. Police located a fresh shell casing from a 30.06 rifle, commonly used for hunting, in the grassy area neara fence between the motel and I-69. The grass in the hideaway was matted, according to Moses, indicating the assailant had lay waiting for a long time. "IT WAS NOT a Saturday night shooting," Moses said. "It was professionally executed." Jordan suffered mainly internal in- juries from a bullet wound in the ab- dominal area. Towles said one bullet entered Jordan's back about midway between the pelvis and the lower edge of his ribs. The bullet apparently hit a bone and fragmented, parts of it exiting from two or three small wounds in Jordan's front side. TOWLES TOLD reporters he believed the shot was professionally placed. "Someone at the operating table commented that this looked as though it were a professional job," he said. Towles also noted that the surgeons had operated on many gunshot victims. 6 6 6 STEVE'S LUNCH We Serve Breakfast All Day * * Try Our Famous 3 Egg Omelet * * with your choice of fresh beansprouts, mushrooms, * green peppers, onion, ham, bacon, and cheese. * * See Us Also For Our Lunch & Dinner Menus * * 1313 S. University Open Tues.-Fri. 8-7, Sat., Sun. 9-7 -+ -Trr raR-ie c aca~ee~rea~t~r r~tccx'Er- ia'4 t ^ S x s ¢ p { . { m N R. Ia a ± .. i 4 "i, . i . a a. s a L'"