European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday August 26,1987 the stars and stripes to locution news propose of limit Dodds employment of local hires won t affect gis spouses Bidav Walczak education writer Heidelberg a Bill that would its Ricl locally hired teacher to one year with the military s overseas school system won t apply to spouses of military Mem Ben congressional staffer said thursday. The employment restriction is part of rep. William Ford s proposed Oversea teachers act or 1987 that would overhaul teacher hiring within the department of defense dependents school. Kristin Gilbert a member of ford1 staff said the Bill restrictive provision would apply Only to what s been called tourist him and spouses of civilian government employees she said 40 percent of the school system s teachers Are military congressional staffer discussed Ford s proposal with teachers and administrators in Heidelberg thursday. The group plans to end a two week swing through Europe sell 4 at Torrejon a Spain. Thomas Wolanin another member of Ford s Stair. Said the group welcomes comments about the Bill but predicted thai the current draft of the legislation would remain largely said the teacher Transfer program limited by funding in past years is the Bill s top priority. This Way teachers who Don t gel a Good assign ment have the Prospect of getting out he said. Ford s Bill also Calls for increased recruitment of stateside teachers and full entitlements for All teachers who have served three or More years with the school system. Presently locally hired teachers do not receive travel housing or moving benefits Gilbert said reps. Gary Acker Nan d-n.y., Wil Liam Clay d-mo., and Mary Rose Oakar a Ohio have agreed to co sponsor the legislation. Ford d mich., chairs the House committee on Post office and civil said the Bill will be introduced before the end of the current session of Congress. He declined to be More specific. New principals for 87 school year school German bad a Reinach Highbau Holder High Berlin High Frankfurt elementary sern enary Gellhausen elementary Junior High Mark Twain elementary Heidelberg Kaiser Lautem High Mannheim elementary Nuernberg Hiah huh Prem elementary Regensburg elementary Rhein main Junior Hall elementary Sam Barb Junior elementary Belgium Brussels elementary elementary United kingdom Alconbury elementary Auford elementary Greenham common Junior High Lakenheath Middle Lakenheath Hig London Central High Woodbridge Italy Aviano Hig Gaeta elementary Livorno elementary Simonella elementary High get Etc Iraklion elementary Junior High principal former assignment Judith Mayo Prem elementary James Rodney Kaiserslautern District superintendent s office Ronald Stinman United slate Nancy Bresell Gellhausen elementary Douglas Kelsey Nuernberg High Julie Gaski Dies sen elementary promoted Carol Cressey Schwa Ebisch Hall elementary Norman Janifee Ulm Hemen Lary High Dennis Mcguane bad a Reinach High Larry Patrick Frankfurt District superintendent s office Joseph Newbury Mannheim elementary William Uclair Berlin High Joan Wilcox Mark Twain elementary Heidelberg Don Torrey Halm High Peter Price Fulda High John Brokaw Zama High Japan Ida Rhodes Jevier elementary Jerry Schiele Wiesbaden Region office Karen Kroon Giessen elementary Laura Crehan Kaiserslautern elementary Shelly Rucker Baum older High Michael Duff Rhein main elementary Barbara Ferg Carter Iceland High Paul Ristow Bermuda High Thomas Leaf Kimball Spencethomas Price Kenneth Zebrowski Joan Halloran Hugh Crawford Thomas Cavanaugh Frank Morgan accent International Greenham common Junior High Cuba Hig Torrejon elementary Bennor District superintendent s office Aconbury elementary Brussels elementary High Lakin Scalli Middle Emile Mika Simonella elementary High Bruce Davis Naples High David Jennings Pacific Region Frederick Antrobus Rota High Charles Callahan Aviano elementary Lajes elementary Jean Waddel Livorno elementary Hig Torrejon elementary Charles Lockwood Pacific Region Mario Pfisterer Woodbridge elementary passage of the Bill will depend on funding Gilbert said. We have a fiscally conservative administration right now " she said. We Haven t had a Cost estimate of the Bill yet and it s certain it will Cost something since it includes the raising of some both the overseas education association and the overseas federation of teachers have claimed credit for influencing the Bill. But Wolanin described the Bill As pro teacher and hot Ford and Acker Nan heard from Dodds teachers in England earlier this week but have returned to Washington . The congressional staff plans to hear from Canadian educators Friday in Lahr following a thursday eve Ning dinner with sea officials in Heidelberg. They plan to visit with Dodds teachers and administrators monday in Munich before moving to the Mediterranean Region for visits in Naples Italy tues Day and Torrejon a sept. 4. British kids is up since 1935 new York a British children have shown an appreciable Rise in average in Over the past so Yean a study says. When an in test was Given to 1,029 schoolchildren Ages 9-11 in 1985, their average score was 12.42 Points higher than the 1935 average of 100 Points researchers Cattell non verbal test measures fluid Intelli gence the mental Power used to learn thinking skills rather than the Levels of those skills themselves said Richard Lynn and colleagues from the University of Ulster in Northern test presents problems in pictures and diagrams and minimizes influence of racial ethnic and educational differences they wrote in thursday s Issue of the British journal gain averaged 2.48 Points per decade a recent 14-Nalion Survey suggested that Britain s Rue was less than 2 Points per decade lagging behind thai of other economically advanced nations the researchers said. The studies cited for Britain Span the years of world warn researchers wrote. The new study found an in crease of Only about 0.7s Points per decade during 1935-49, jumping to 3,16points per decade from 1949 to 1985. So Britain s showing in the 14-nation Survey stems from the slowing in the War years they concluded. The postwar gain is within the Normal Range for other economically advanced nations which is two Points to 12 Points per decade they said. Many teacher hopefuls failing tests study says Washington a despite extremely Low passing requirements 17 percent of prospective Public schoolteachers Are foiling the certification exams that most Stales now require of those applying for class room jobs a Federal study said but two Stales Alaska and Iowa require applicants to achieve minimum test scores either when they apply for admission to a College of education or in most in stances before they Are awarded a License to teach. Less than a Quarter Century ago there were no statewide teacher tests according to what s happen ing in teacher testing the study conducted by the education department s office of educational re search and improvement. 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