European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday. April 30,1987 dod1xs Roundup dodos Linder partners undergo Basic skills tests Washington the military s Over sea school system wednesday began testing its kindergarten students in Basic skills for the first Lime a school system spokeswoman con firmed this week. Department of defense dependents school have until May 8 to administer the comprehensive test of Basic skills to Kinder Garten students. The exam replaces the metro Politan readiness test which had been Given annually to first graders just prior to the be ginning of the school year. Key Garvey said the school system shifted to Spring testing in order to better evaluate children s math and Reading skills before in Rof Lenl. Teachers have been advised to administer the two hour lest in blocks spread Over at least three Days departing students can end school May 8 Wiesbaden students scheduled to leave the overseas military school system before the end of the school year june 18 can conclude their school work As Early As May 8. John Davis the Germany Region s executive services chief said the accelerated Dale was moved from Way 18 because of the talc Start of the school year. The school year was delayed 10 Days there fore it delayed the end of the school year by 10 Days. We feel that the May 18 Dale no longer assisted those students who needed to graduate or leave  he declined to Specula be on the number of students who would be affected by the change. Davis said Many stateside school districts close for the summer earlier than Dodds and were reluctant to enrol or Grade incoming Doods students with Only a week or Ess to assess them. Teachen and principals set requirements for accelerated graduation. 13 Junior Roth Drill teams to compete in finals May 8 Heidelberg thirteen Junior Roth Drill teams in Germany will face a final round of Competition my 8 at Patch High school the High schools earned the right to compete through conference Drill competitions april 2i at Karlsruhe. Osterholz and Wurzburg High schools. Ansbach Augsburg bad or Cugnach bum Berg Frankfurt Hanau Wiessen Karlsruhe Mannheim. Nuernberg osterholz Patch and we Pitburg High schools will enter teams in five categories of Competition. Teams will compete in squad platoon color fancy and individual drills. Woodland placed off limits to students during lunch Baum older. Germany the Community Woodland has been placed off limits during lunch hours to Baum older High school Stu dents for the nest of lbs school year. A Baum older Public affairs spokeswoman said Community commander Brig. Gen. . O Connell put the cafes facility off limits to the students last month. The students were buying a tremendous amount of junk food at Tunc Himic the spokeswoman said. And the titter that resulted in the area was becoming a real  students have been barred from the store be tween 11 . And i . On school Days. The Tun will be lifted june in. Pentagon asked to Survey its policies for b Chuck Vince Washington a congressional panel wants the Pentagon to study military leave policies to Sec if they should be relaxed for the birth adoption or serious illness of a child in a report on the fiscal 1988 defense authorization Bill the House armed services committee directed the defense department to Survey All military installations concerning current practices of granting leave for these family matters the report said the information is necessary for the committee to assess whether the military is really help ing families in hit area. One of the committee s concerns is that local com Manders have too much leeway to Grant web leave a staffer said. Various military bases sometimes even within the same service have different guidelines for granting parental and family Cave she said. We re looking to get some information on Jansi what s Nippear out there with an Eye toward making Ture there s uniformity the committee it particularly concerned about fee for service member during the bin of a  the report is completed the committee May recommend Short paternity leaves for expectant fathers that would not be charged to their Normal 30 Days of an Nual leave the Naffer said. Granting paternity leave currently is up to com Manders and is charged against annual leave while Pentagon policy allows maternity leave that is not subtracted from regular annual leave. There Are no provisions for granting leave for adoptions or when children have serious ill Neue. The committee report directed the Pentagon to begin the Survey this summer and submit the final study by March 1988. Scr Vinci Nav  juju Juliius Lui Gimme ainu a v Tibia 1700 trash Barge continues journey As Belize refuses to buy cargo fit i a. A 1-i� a. I 1 1 1t Mexico atty