European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. December 18. 1886 the stars and stores teachers take grievance to Washington . Frankfurt oversell education Assoc a two officials Hope a january arbitration hearing will Prce the department of defense dependent schools Germany Region to address More than 20 disputes the Union claims the Region has ignored. The hearing Siems from a running dispute be tween the sea and the Germany Region based on interpretations of the july 25, 1 985, contract be tween Dodds and the Union the contract Calls for Region level negotiations involving issues not settled at the school level. Formal Region level negotiations have not taken place in Germany and he sea has forwarded the dispute so the National level Ron Austin an sea attorney in Washington,, will represent the Union in the Jan. 7 hearing an arbitrator from the Federal labor relations authority is scheduled to hear the Case in the sea Headquarters building in Washington. The Germany Region s non negotiation posture has thwarted efforts to Settle More than eight Dis Putes from the 198 j-86 school year and More than dozen since school reopened in september sea at Torney Mike  memorandum signed by Austin and Merv Scott of Dodds Headquarters instructed the Region an the sea to discuss local issues in Germany instead of referring them to the National level. The june 26,1986. Memo directed both parties to Deal with the issues As Early As possible but not later than oct. 31, 1986."oea area director Joyce Holland said that de spite an improved informal dialogue with Region officials we be been faced Wilh constant refusals by them to sit Down and talk to  said she discussed the negotiation Issue Wilh Germany Region director Joe Blackstead .5, but he referred her to Hayden Home of the labor relations Branch. Home was unavailable she said. Union officials in the Atlantic Region and the Mediterranean Region said formal negotiation ses Sions have not been a problem. The sea which repro Tetiuk teacher in the Atlan tic Region has held two sessions since the three year contract was signed in 1935. The overseas federation of teachers which holds negotiating rights for Teachen in the Mediterranean Region has seven negotiation sessions with Region officials tche doled for tie 1986-87 school year. Three have taken place. Germany Region spokesman Noel Tillman said he was unaware of the dispute but he stressed the need to avoid Public confrontation. It would Benefit both sides to have More Dia Logue and not to publicly accuse one Side or the other of failure to discuss problems. I be been in this building the Germany Region Headquarters in Wiesbaden far five Yean and in each of those Yean i be seen local Union official meeting with Region officials. 1 assume those people were hereto discuss altitudes and  Dodds receives of to hire lunchroom monitors by Chuck v1nchwashington Bureau Washington lunchroom monitors will be assigned to depart ment of defense dependents schools As soon in they can be hired Dodds officials said. Hie five overseas regions have been Given authorization to hire lunchroom monitors on a part time temporary basis Foshe rest of the 1986-87 school year o spokeswoman said. Each Region will let contracts for per manent lunchroom monitors for the1987-88 school year and will include funding requests for the program Ini heir fiscal 1988 budgets she said Fri  be Long supported duly free lunch periods for our teachers around the world said or. Jerald Bloom act ing director of the school  re quite pleased with the school lunch Monitor program which affords Awell deserved duty free lunch period for  total Cost for lunchroom monitors in All regions for the Resl of this school year is about j99s.ooo, the spokeswoman  Wilh the largest Union rep resenting Dodds teachers strongly raised the action. This is very Wel come news said Jack Rollins presi Dent of the overseas education association. Demands for excellence have in creased Rollins  Relief from a non professional duty will make it easier for Leachen to carry out their primary responsibility leaching students. It s important for an employee to have that lunch break Dur ing the  Lehmann executive director of the overseas federation of teachers which represents teachers in the Mediterranean Region said the program will boost morale for the entire work Force the sea and Oft have filed grievances in the past concerning lunchroom duties by  school system and the unions have pushed for lunchroom monitors for several years but could never win congressional approval. The House appropriations commit tee and the Senate appropriations committee finally approved the pro Gram in 1985, but the Gramm Rud Man Hailings balanced budget Law cur tailed spending for monitors for the 1985-86 school year. Germany Region spokesman Noel Tillman said civilian personnel office which handle hiring for the Region have been asked for immediate input about hiring monitors. In order to facilitate the program monitors might be hired through con tracts with local organizations such a the Pat Tillman said. Stall Watt of Bui exc us co Nuttila la Chr xxx i each year the responsibilities Given Odds teachers have grown and the study links extracurricular activities Good grades Washington a High school students who Are Active in extracurricular activities tend to gel goo grades according to a federally sponsored study. An overwhelming majority of those involved i athletics and other extracurricular activities would not have to forgo their Afler school activities if a c aver age were required according to the department of Edu cation s Center for  report was drawn from a questionnaire Given to 30 000 High school sophomores and 28,000 seniors in1980 and a review of about half the sophomores Tran scripts two years later after their senior  More activities students were involved in the higher they ranked on such measures As grades Andocs scores the Center said in a newsletter. Such Stu dents also tended to take More academic courses. Thirty one percent of seniors with a Grade Point aver percent of those with lower  to percent of students who participated in four or More activities had averages of less than 2.0, or c. Is. 30 percent of All students Many school districts have adopted minimum Grade requirements for extracurricular activities in recent years in an Effort to raise High school standards. The study said a c average poses Little eligibility threat to most students including  seven of eight varsity athletes meet or exceed the 2.0 Grade Point average requirement the study  groups hardest hit by the requirement Are Black and hispanic males. However about two thirds of Heblack and hispanic male varsity athletes meet the re  in extracurricular activities does not guarantee improved performance As a student. What is trading Many Bright High performing students the report said the National collegiate athletic association this Tell began requiring incoming College freshmen to have graduated from High school Wilh an average of at least 2.0 on a four Point scale. Seventy nine percent of All those studied said the participated in one or More activities. The participation rates were varsity athletics 36 percent ,14 percent debate or drama 13 percent band 14 per cent chorus or dance 20 percent Hobby clubs 20 per cent honorary clubs 16 percent newspaper or year Book in percent subject matter dubs 20 percent student Council or political clubs 16 percent and vocational education clubs 24 percent. The Brief report on extracurricular activities is the latest spinoff from an extensive study of High school sophomores and seniors in 1980 known As High a Iii Uii i Hitler belonged to their Guarante improve student Una spend mores Ana � Soho so s slant ounce Iron a of Sass is Only 8 cd however is that extracurricular activities Are at san Poland beyond 8 cases May be dropped cop s re of on shop with student affects drug Stingis nnele5faw an undercover pm old the nature f comment at Bao Aid  were known a. In Wyto we  a football player duri Ngo strip fling at a High schoo has Neutral inst Emelil people she arrested officials Aya mice Wlllie commend that the Dmitri cd rulu1" of p Jim met Imru Iain to i my a atom by fear defense attorney would Effort to discredit the identify the police us 4 office. It would be premature to comment t this tune he said the woman s relationship with a 17-year-old. Ken Nedy High school senior appeared to have been romantic but not sexual and the youth Wai not implicated in the Anig operation Miyet said. The to Rimce was unrelated to the eight cases Aud Kennedy principal Jim Ball seven Kennedy students and one adult were Aristed by the officer for investigation of drug dealing. Bao Aid  were known  Banka together but a dub Minde school. The football pc. To Puri we an undercover officer the the an ecu . 2. To a � angry disappointed upset. Ball said to . T t the Pouce internal affairs unit Navra Jigalin the Cue but criminal charges against the officer ire no anticipated Cooke Suidt Ponce officials could Este the office of r. Anua Wco. Une we Rouw us in the officer was placed on inactive status meaning mend Duci Abrury Acton ranging bom venal aunt he u Oaid bul Doe not report to work Maya said. To Lii Mittl be Lam. 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