European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes thursday october 16.1986 teacher training Days not work Days Dodds says b Dave Walczak education writer school principals in the department of defense de Pendents schools Mediterranean Region were warned wednesday not to substitute teacher training Days for teacher work Days eliminated under the school sys tem s revised Calendar. The warning came in a policy letter sent from he Region Headquarters at Torrejon a Spain. Acting regional director Lee Davis dispatched the policy Tetter following confusion surrounding a statement by teacher Union Leader Ernie Lehmann. Lehmann the overseas federation of teachers executive director said last week that it was his under standing that the Region will not stand in the Way if local principals want to set aside half Days for teachers in order to work on report  made the statement following a negotiating session Between Oft representatives and Mediterranean officials. Joe Caneva chief of labor relation for the Region Livorno elementary principal Jean Waddell and Livorno High school principal Davi Gangsei also attended the half Day oct. 6 meeting in trannia Italy Dodds officials in Washington . Changed the school Calendar Oci. 6 to provide longer student Winter and Spring recesses. Teacher self development Days were declared for april 13-1 i freeing teachers from usual classroom preparatory  teacher work Days of nov. 7 and april 10 were eliminated to make up lost classroom instruction Lime. Those Days had been set aside to give teachers Lime to prepare report  revised Calendar Calls for 181 instruction Days two More than required. Principals in the past have used those Days As teacher training Days to discuss particular programs and concerns at the school  have the option of using half Days for such discussions. Requests for additional training Days must be approved by Region  said she brought up the subject at the meet ing and was surprised in caused such a stir principals have the right to determine in service training Days Waddell said. At least 1 figured behave the right to ask. I did t think it was a big Deal. Caneva  subject came up but there was nothing to the discussion. But we want to emphasize that in service training Days Are for training. They Are not substitutes for work  Waddell said she had not requested a training Day for either nov. 7 or april 10 and had no plans to do so. A Dodds spokesman in Washington , said inc approved school schedule is intended for use throughout the Dodds  he said inc school system docs not intend to Grant local principals in any Region the authority to establish half Days for report card work. In response to Dodds reaction Lehmann said i looks like Dodds is stepping in the Way of regional autonomy and regional decision making. It seems Tome Dodds Washington wants to Tell principals How to run their schools. If this is the Case this is very disappointing to us. We would see Ilas an act of bad Faith on Dodds  the overseas education association represent teachers in inc Atlantic and Germany regions. Of officials said they had not discussed the revised school Calendar with officials in either Region. An sea spokeswoman in Washington urged Cau Tion about statements coming from Oft officials anytime you have two unions in Competition which is what this is you have exaggerations and misinformation. That s what s happening  she said her office had received a number of Calls about Lehmann s quote. Thai s understandable. The Issue of end of Ier marking time is a hot one and teachers in other Dodds regions Are up in arms Over the fact that themed Region appears willing and Able to allow their teachers those half Days while their own regions arc not she said."1 would Hope that since the sea did t reach this agreement in their Region that they won t be the spoilers for us Lehmann said. Small into a de mauler Ana Chuck i Cri  la this of Pawl 1 Magazine report says 86 sats May have had Bias favouring men score of 1,600. And the Long established male superiority in math does not account for All of the  it. 4 c.4i.f-Ntlnrfin of mint car Nril fit i new York up possible sex Bias on the Scholastic aptitude tests May be Why men outscored women on the College Entrance examinations taken by More than i million High school seniors in 1986, a Magazine report said tuesday. Men s National averages were ahead of women s by59 Points continuing a trend of Superior scores by males that has persisted since the Early 1970s and Grace Hechinger brings up inc possibility of sat sex Bias in her education column published in november s Glamour Magazine. Hechinger notes that lower scores for females Peis isl even though women s High school and College grades Are higher than those of men and women outperform men on Many standardized tests in Reading grammar and style. No one wants to discuss in Hechinger says in the column headlined Are the sats unfair to women but the trend is Clear women s scores on the sat shave been going Down. Although women earn higher grades in High school and College their average sat scores Ore 59 Points lower than men a out of a local Gregory Anrig educational testing service presi Dent said no evidence of sen Bias Ever surfaced during sensitivity screenings for cultural gender or racial Bias. He said ets is committed to keep looking for the causes of women s lower scores. What is not Clear is the cause or causes he said. Following the pattern of years males in 19s6 outscored females on the sat As Well As on the tests Given by american College testing the nation s other Large test ing Agency thai measures College bound students. On the sat in 1986, males scored a National aver age of 437 in verbal and 501 in math. Female average scores were 426 on the verbal and 4si on math. A perfect score in each Section is 800. The act averages male is. Female on various act tests were Engliski 17.9 is. 18.9 the Only test wit women ahead math 18.b is 16.0 social studies 18.6 is. 16.9, and natural sciences 22,7 is. 20.2. A perfect act score on any of their tests is 36. Athletes cheerleaders Hurt in crash Nuernberg is a school bus carrying 34 High school football players and cheerleaders was struck in the rear by a milk truck thai veered into the emergency Lane on the Frankfurt Nutem Benj autobahn wednesday afternoon injuring All aboard. An assistant coach a cheerleader and six players required medical evacuation a 1st army div spokes Man said. A 34 were taken to various . Army and German civilian medical facilities in Nuernberg Erla Ogun and Fuenfh maj. John head said wednesday evening. He could not say if anyone had been admitted to hospitals or what their conditions were. No one was seriously injured in he Accident he said. Four students were taken to the . Army Hospital in Nuernberg three were taken to a German Hospital in Erlanger one went to a German Hospital in Fuerth. Twenty six went to the . Army Hospital at Ferris Barracks in Erlanger. The students were on their Way from the Nuernberg american High school in Fuenfh to a sports Field near Ferris Barracks about 10 Miles North of Nuernberg when the Accident occurred at about 3 . Head  bus Driver turned onto the autobahn bul pulled into the emergency Lane when he had Trou ble with his brakes. The milk truck struck the Back of the bul shortly after he stopped. Head  Accident is under . No estimate of damage to the bus and truck was available wednesday. Army expands program of pinpoint assignments Garmisch Germany All soldiers in enlisted grades e-4 and above will receive pinpoint assignments beginning this month when they receive transfers to Europe army personnel officials  change is a continuation of a program started two years ago with Muster sergeants an gradually expanded As increased automation was put into the assignment process. Sergeants major already were receiving pinpoint assignments. Soldiers receiving pinpoint assignments Are old where they will be assigned and to which  will continue to receive Alert orders to inc 21st replacement in at Rhein main a Germany but about 60 to 90 Days after that the will receive their pinpoint assignments. Soldiers below that Grade will continue to receive Divi Sion level assignments upon arrival at the 21st replacement in. Officer civilian unit get air Force honors Washington an officer stationed in eng land a civilian employee in Norway and a Rhein main a Germany unit Are among winners of Theair Force s annual transportation awards. It. Col. Charles p. Re isell commander of the48th trans so Raf  England won in the officer category. Leonard r. Perkis traffic management officer at 7240th air base so Oslo nor Way was Winner of the senior civilian category. The 435lh Aerial port so Rhein main a Germany won the Best air terminal unit award. The awards Are Given to recognize outstanding contributions to the transportation Mission 01 the air Force. Israeli . Vessels to conduct Maneu vers Haifa Israel the United states and Israel will participate in joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean including anti submarine Maneu vers the commander of the . 6th reel said. Vice adm. Kendall Moranville told the associated press that the destroyer Nicholson would arrive later this month in laifa a Mediterranean port City for  arrived aboard the flagship Belknap the first Osc viral Heel vessels due to arrive. The guided missile Cruiser will be joined late this week by the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy the Bainbridge a nuclear powered guided missile Cruiser and Llie replenishment Oiler Savannah. Israeli and . Vessels carried out their first joint Maneu vers in 1984. Mannheim Community adds leased housing units Mannheim Germany the Mannheim military Community added 210 leased housing units to its existing Iso units wednesday. The units local eco in Frankenthal should be fully occupied by january Community officials said. That will bring the total . Population to about 3,000. Army planning to use microfiche finance records Heidelberg hard copy personal Finan Cial records arc out and microfiche is in for army personnel in Europe. " the records which Are maintained in area financial support centers Are being phased out by the end of october Usa eur resource management officials  decision to eliminate the hard copy re cords followed eats conducted in the unite states and a Usa eur. The lest was to ensure Good financial service would be maintained if inc records were  tots showed improved productivity and timeliness without using Lac personal flan Cial records officials said. The official Reuels Wilt be kept on microfiche in Usa Reury area finance support centers officials said