European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes education wednesday August 31,1994 school officials expect-.-. \ -. v a a v. Calmer times in 95-96 end of draw Down May end uncertainty by Jimi Jon a education writer after several years of turmoil caused by the reduction of . Forces in Europe military overseas school officials say stability is just one school year away. As we enter the final year of known draw Down and closure plans we look Forward to the stability that Post draw Down Days will bring to our school system said Joe Blackstead director of the european Region for the department of defense dependents schools. We have survived the shrinking pains associated with four draw Down years the closure of 70 schools nine District superintendent offices and two the draw Down has left the future of Many school Uncertain. But Blackstead said that by the 1995-96 school year when the military draw Down is expected to be com plete we should khow exactly where the dependents of the 100,000 troops remaining in Europe will military officials have said that current . Force strength in Europe is below 140,000 and still dropping. In 1989, the worldwide military school system had 270 schools and 155000 pupils by 1996, it will have 181 schools and 80,000 pupils. In Europe the school year started this week with 56,101 pupils in 143 schools 17 fewer than last year our major focus for the first few weeks of school will be staff said Hal Haggard a Dodds Europe spokesman v. If the enrolment for a specific school results in significant under or Over staffing adjustments will be made. Obviously we want to Fine tune the staffing As soon As possible and have already initiated some moves Asen lunch Price holds steady for pupils not teachers by Jimi Jones education writer the Price of Pupil lunches in overseas army and air Force Exchange service school cafeterias will remain at $1.65 this school year after rising a year ago. But for teachers and others the Cost will increase from $2.70 to $2.80. Free meals and reduced Price meals will be available to children who qualify base Don family size and income. That s Good news an cafes staff dietitian army maj. Teresa Dillon said about the free and Cut rate lunch prices. Though the school enrolment decline last year the lunch program was Able to control costs and increase free and reduced meal participation enough to avoid a lunch Price the Price freeze resulted from the . Department of agriculture s decision to extend its 19v3 ruling granting cafes a higher subsidy rate for school lunches. Last year a rfcs was granted the same subsidy rate m Hawaii about 17 percent higher than the contiguous . Rate Alaska receives the highest. Cafes operates the department of defense de Pendents schools lunch program on a break even basis. Is year each meal served in school Caff terms will Cost about $2 s3 to prepare including labor food and up Phi the eur hang service said. I he discs enc Between he co t of a cols and the atm uni push is partially it Lect by agriculture department a Nuu i a in a a bib a a Al Jan. 30 second semester begins a 20 presidents Day March 30 end of third making period March 31 teacher workday april 3-7 Spring recess May 29 memorial Day Jun 15 end of fourth marking period and second semester end of St Clent Schoot Yaojun 1 teacher workday just Mer $2 Tor free Meah about $1.60 for reduced Price meal and about 20 cents for paid meats. The Exchange service us continue to ofter lunch few a which allows & Pittl to buy a second or uric for 75 term alter Puzicha Uig a Neal. Mukk hard she of. Chief of the t Virv re � Ken and in tire of fice i he Lukitch once increased b i cent la c4i up from m of he Tjia to Rcd from a i imams. Cent uuic4ic 4lu-r he Foj she is Ghat Husij f. Aas t5� if about j yc4j i Toi tuck 01 Ivd Viv to pne my -,.� 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 fiscal year 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 213 202 176 160. 143 source Dodds is staff positions mostly in Europe. Despite reductions the administrators say they intend to expand some Pupil programs including Reading recovery an Early intervention program for first graders who Are falling behind and advancement via individual determination a College prep program that targets underachieving but motivated students staff training will remain a priority but probably will require some changes in How and where it is con ducted Blackstead said. It was relatively inexpensive to bring in a person from each school in Germany to a Central location for training but with the addition of schools from Bahrain to the azores this is no longer the Case Blackstead said. ". We will certainly need to Experiment with a number of alternatives to accomplish the same retirement runs through ranks of Dodds staff whether lured by a $25,000 Bonus or pushed by the fear of a Layoff a Large number of department of de sense dependents schools employees opted to retire this year. This is probably a year that has exceeded any other to terms of the number of retirements said Hal hag Gard spokesman for Dodds Europe. Several Hundred educators retired this year from the worldwide system s 207 schools in 18 countries. Many had served for More than 30 years. Faced with shrinking enrolment the school system has had to be inventive offering Cash buyouts and Early retirements As Well As shrinking the ranks of temporary workers to a minimum. Pos5 used 195 of the 200 buyouts authorized said de Turner chief of the staffing Branch. Under the program a Cash offer is made to a senior employee to save another person s Job. The Bonus payments event to lib teachers and 47 others. In addition to retirements Many other teachers left the system to take jobs in the states Haggard said. Military overseas schools reduced worldwide staff by1,100 employees this year More than half of whom were in Germany. By Jimi Jones Gross Cash income and family sue. The higher it by rate also mean an increase in the amount of Money family can earn am Tui Quality for reduced once meal for example a faintly of flu of Twu Adust a children with a Gru utome of $.&, 4 per month qua Hes for reduced once us tent no Jis a Hill a flour with monthly grow income of smis ii Aune or Izue inc 1. Uigh Vuu on soit to
