European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday october 5, 1985 Dodds tightening fiscal controls b Mary ii Ladky staff writer officials arc tightening school finance reins and pulling some old practices to a fast Stop. Schools no Lunger can raise Money for themselves. They can l buy supplies with Money raised by or for students. And ptas. Booster clubs and other organi a Titi is can t give Money to Sci oils anymore although the can buy goods and donate them to schools and also can donate Mone for extracurricular student club activities. These arc Jusi some of the changes contained in a regulation issued recently by Beth Stephens director of the department of defense dependents schools. The stricter standards were prompted by an inspector general report last Spring that concluded that Mure control was needed on student activity accounts. The problem in the past has not been with the fund raising said John Davis chief of the executive services division for Dodds Csc Many. The problem has been with How inc Money is spent. We wanted to be sure that Money collected for students went Back to students and evidently that was not always happening. It in s office pointed out additional controls were needed on student activity  the new controls will put an end to Many common practices. Schools have raised Money and used it to pay for Supply and equipment purchases needed on an emergency basis or because ordered items did t arrive on time. School administrators also have dipped into student activity accounts the repository for student fund raising projects to buy things for schools. Schools were doing everything said David Van . Accounting officer for Dodds Ger Many. That is Why we have this new regulation the regulation is aimed in part at making school administrators budget and plan for supplies and equip ment needs More carefully. With careful planning officials reason administrators and teachers won t need sources of Money at schools because they can order All they need from Dodds. Principals still Are waiting for a copy of the Regula Tion that explains what they can and cannot do. In the meantime Many Are confused about the new requirements. Others grumble that new rules have made it More difficult to run a school. And Many others arc waiting for official word by arc changing their longstanding financial practices. It looks like it will change the game for us Sarif Lawrence Philpot principal of Nuernberg High school. But i Haven t seen the Rule and i Don t know How to react. I m on  the overseas education association also has questions. The teacher Union wants to negotiate the effect the new regulation has on teachers but school officials in Germany have not yet set a Date for such talks. Changes include schools no longer can buy for themselves items that could be purchased with congressionally appropriated funds. Ptas and other organisations cannot give Money to a school. In the past Many have done so and Al Lowed school officials to decide what they want to buy. Now. Organizations that want to help schools can buy items and donate them to schools. Schools no longer can sponsor Money making activities. Schools have done this to get Money for items they could not get through Dodds or could t wait to budget for and order through Dodds. Student clubs can raise Money As they always have done. But students must decide what they want the Money for and set it aside. They can t keep Money around without a spending plan. Schools that have saved up Money from previous fund raising activities must get Busy and spend it. This will affect Many Large schools that have accumulated As much As $25,000 Over the years. These schools have invested the Money in certificates of Deposit or put it in Bank accounts. Interest earned has been distributed among student organizations or used by schools to buy equipment or supplies. But officials arc urging principals not to throw away their Money helter shelter because of the new Rule. We will put out guidance to principals that if you have Money that has to be spent Don t spend it unwisely Davis said. The key is to divest funds in an accountable but also meaningful  schools can retain some accumulated funds if they plan to spend it next school year. Each school must set up a fund Council that will approve expenditures of student activity funds totalling More than $100. Purchases of less than Sion should be approved by a fund custodian. Student activity fund books must be audited annually by an Independent accountant. Because of these rules it won t be As easy for teach ers or principals to buy  that their schools run out of never received or arrived in unusable condition. No matter How Well you budget invariably you will run out of a quart of milk or a few potatoes said Terry acc Kacik principal of Kaiserslautern High school. There Are a Hundred Little things that always come  As an example Kacik said several football team members might break Chin straps on their helmets. If he goes through inc regular school budgeting process Kacik said he won t get new Chin straps or helmets until next school year. His other option is to use an Imprest fund procedure. Under this system a school official gels a Cost Esti mate for a needed item goes to an Imprest officer in the nearest military Community receives Money Pur chases the item returns the change to the Imprest officer and returns to the school. We re wasting a lot of manpower and Energy for these Little things Kacik said. Philpot said he received a piece of equipment for his school s Auto body shop that was missing a connector Hose. In the past we would have bought it and in stalled it he said. But under the new rules he must order it and wait months for delivery. Since that w Ould mean students could t use the new equipment a teacher borrowed a connector Hose from the motor Pool. That regulation takes away from some of my flexibility and ability to respond immediately to unexpected classroom needs Philpot said. Although the changes often mean More work and inconvenience for principals and teachers Many expect to adjust to the new system and arc pleased that schools no longer can be fast and Loose with Money. It s an adjustment period we re going through said Robert Kubrack principal of Giessen High school. It makes us All nervous. But the end result is the same. It makes us More accountable. All it takes is some pre planning on our principal s  Quebec s 24th Premier sworn in ii i ii 11 in i j learn roil from avalanches Johnson to tows Rafner s roofs eps in Swiss Ai is hits is year High world today death Tol Quebec up close to tears Pierre Marc John son was sworn in thursday As Quebec s 24th Premier taking the oath in the same room where his father was inaugurated 19 years earlier. Johnson 39, replaced Rene Ley que who resigned after 25 years in politics the last nine As Premier. Leves que had led a drive for Independence for the French speaking Canadian province. The former Justice minister who helped persuade the parti quebecois to drop Independence from its party plat form in inc next provincial election was elected head of the party at a convention on sunday. Johnson took the oath of office in the red room of the Quebec National Assembly and recalled in his inaugural address that his father Daniel had been sworn in in the same room 19 years ago. His Mother who sat in the front Row of spectators sobbed. Daniel Johnson was the Leader of the right Wing Union National government of Quebec Between 1966 and 1968, when he died of a heart attack. Johnson has said the party should concentrate on eco nomic issues. His moderate stance has won the support of Quebec businessmen but has split the party causing Many die hard separatists to quit. Johnson who is expected to Call a fall election shortly has said he will seek greater economic ties with the rest of Canada and the United states. He also supports a move toward free Trade with the United states and less govern ment intervention in Quebec business affairs. Recent polls have shown that Johnson could Lead his party to a close election win Over the federalist Liberal party led by Robert Bourassa. Johnson who holds Legal and medical degrees has held four major Cabinet portfolios since his election to the Quebec National Assembly in 1976 labor social affairs intergovernmental affairs and Justice. With the resignation of Levesque the party holds a one seat majority in the National Assembly. Levesque said he plans to leave on a european vacation within a few Days. Davos Switzerland a avalanches in the Swiss Alps killed 55 people in the past year the third largest annual toll this Century and a 1 5-year High the Federal Institute for Avalanche research said. The worst disaster of the Avalanche year 1984-85, measured from oct. 1 to sept. 30, was caused by a Snow Lide March 2 near Zermatt that killed 1 1 people said Claude Jaccard the Institute s director. An unusual Accident occurred february 18, when an Avalanche that was set intentionally to avoid an unpredictable slide buried two train cars killing two railway employees and injuring a third. .nlt",15 88."1 Inch death toll this Century was in1950-51, when 98 people were killed. In the 1969-70 sea son 56 people died. London s ritzy Dorchester hotel is can s 1 St european subscriber Japan shaken by Strong quake Tokyo up the strongest earthquake to Rock Tokyo in 56 years sent tremors Friday throughout Central and Northern Japan disrupting Road and rail traffic. Police said there were no reports of casualties or damage. The quake measuring 6.2 in Tokyo on the open ended Richter scale struck Japan at 9 26 . And lasted 20 to 30 seconds the National meteorological Agency said. The Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami or tidal wave from the temblor the most powerful Earth quake Tokyo has Felt since july 27.1929. A quake of 6.2 is capable of causing severe damage but police said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage across the nation. The epicentre of the quake was on the Border of the c Hiba and Ibragi prefectures across the Bay from Tokyo the Agency said. The earthquake Shook furniture and caused household articles such As dishes and glassware to rattle. It also disrupted rail and Road traffic. The Bullet train Between Tokyo and atari about 50 Miles Southwest of the capital was stopped briefly. Several other railway lines were also ordered temporarily halted. Traffic on several major highways came to an abrupt standstill. Officials at Tokyo s Narita International Airport said flights were not disrupted. The room swayed a lot. The immediate thought that crossed my mind was is this another mexico.1" said Tokyo resident Jaime Tengan. Thousands died in a mexi can earthquake in september. 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