CONGRATULATIONS!

At the September 15 Governing Board meeting, the following individuals were inducted into the Superintendent's Honor Roll:

Jim Juvera, a senior at Tucson High Magnet School, was elected governor this past June at the 52nd annual Arizona Boys State competition. Jim was the first Tucson High student in 32 years and the second Mexican -American ever to win that title.

Leo Sheehan, former director of Habitat for Humanity, helped promote and direct Santa Rita High School's "Field of Dreams" house building project. As a result of his efforts, other "Field of Dreams" projects have been started at other TUSD schools.

Patricia Scott, a parent volunteer at Secrist Middle School, has assisted teachers and students with the monthly publication of the school's newsletter. Ms. Scott has also produced artwork for the bulletin boards and organized the school's fine arts fair last year.

Evelyn Harder, teacher; Eleanor Loding, office manager; Robert Moore, social worker; and Cindy Worthman, a community representative, have all provided quality instruction and support services to the students and community of Jefferson Park Elementary School. They have also committed time and resources beyond their regular duties.

If you would like to nominate someone for the Superintendent's Honor Roll, call the Communications Department for a nomination form at 617-7303.

TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1010 E. 10th St., Tucson, AZ 85719
www.tusd.k12.az.us

Governing Board
Joel T. Ireland, President
Gloria C. Copeland, Clerk
James N. Christ
Brenda B. Even
Mary Belle McCorkle, Ed.D.

Superintendent
George F. García, Ed.D.

Director of Communications
Toni Córdova

Communications Specialist/Writer
Estella Zavala

Senior Administrative Secretary
Susan Cruz

Tucson Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment, in its educational programs or activities.

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TUSD News

Two TUSD Schools and Center Selected for Safe Schools Program

Holladay Intermediate Magnet School, Marshall Elementary School and TUSD's Behavior Intervention Center (BIC) were selected to participate in the AT&T Safe Schools program.

Designed to increase safety and enhance the learning environment for students in Arizona schools, the program will provide two Ericsson Digital PCS phones and 160 minutes of local airtime per month for each one for the 1998-99 school year. Phone service will include caller ID, message waiting indicator for AT&T voice mail, e-mail messaging, and paging. Holladay, Booth-Fickett and the BIC program were among 50 schools in Arizona chosen to participate in the program. "We developed this program because wireless technology has the unique capability of providing quick, vital communications to help increase student safety in the classroom, on the playground, and in a number of school settings," said Glenn Lurie, vice president and general manager for AT&T Wireless Services.

Horace Mann Scholarships

About $50,000 in scholarships will be offered by Horace Mann to children of public school employees. Horace Mann will pay the Scholarships directly to the college or university of each recipient's choice for tuition, fees and other educational expenses. To be eligible, a student must be a college-bound high school senior whose parent or legal guardian is a U.S. public school or college employee. The student must have at least a "B" average and score at least 23 on the ACT or 1,100 on the SAT. Completed applications must be postmarked by Feb. 28, 1999. For an application or more information, please call Sharon Friedly, Horace Mann Insurance representative at 888-5593. Application forms are also available at the Horace Mann website: www.horacemann.com. Gale and Booth-Fickett Recognized as Quality Schools

Gale Elementary School and Booth-Fickett Magnet School, which were recently selected as "Quality Schools" by TUSD, were formally recognized with banner presentations on Sept. 15. A TUSD Quality School symbolizes excellence at the school level that positively impacts the school's instructional program. A review panel selected schools based on their continuous documented progress in student achievement and their exemplary ratings in all of TUSD's Action 2000 Quality Standards. Other schools designated as Quality Schools included Dodge Middle School, Kellond Elementary School, Student Learning Intervention Center (SLIC) and Sahuaro High School. In addition to the banners, the schools will receive a plaque, an additional $1,000 in their budgets, district support in applying for the state's A+ School award and guaranteed support in staff development focused on sharing programs within the District.

Activities

Renowned Linguist and Journalist Speak on Bilingual Education at Wakefield

Linguistics professor Stephen Krashen and former Education Week editor James Crawford addressed educators and community members on the debate over bilingual education on Sept. 15 at Wakefield Middle School.

Mr. Krashen addressed audience members with a speech titled "Condemned Without Trial: Bogus Arguments Against Bilingual Education". He was followed by Mr. Crawford who presented his address "Bilingual Education Story: Why Can't the Media Get It Right?". TUSD and TABE sponsored the event.

Mr. Krashen, who teaches at the University of Southern California, has published more than 225 papers and books. Crawford is a Washington, D.C.-based writer specializing in education and language policy.

Educators Day at Barnes and Noble

Author signings, public speakers, complimentary gifts for educators and more will be offered during Educators Day 1998 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 3 at Barnes and Noble in the Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. Featured speakers will include Salvador Gabaldon, curriculum specialist for TUSD's Bilingual Education & Hispanic Studies Department, who will lecture on bilingual and multicultural education and Mimi Doe, who will discuss and autograph her new book, "10 Principles of Spiritual Parenting". For more information, please call 742-6621.

1998 International Conference on Aviation, Space and Transportation Education