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grades; placing greater emphasis on information regarding the prevention of STD's rather than on simply preventing pregnancy; emphasizing the benefits of abstinence; investigation of abstinence programs in other localities as a next step in implementing a curriculum; and stepping up communications with parents to encourage parent-child dialogue.
The document presented by the committee highlight proposed curriculum changes, and the school board will review recommendations before further action is taken.
SACS Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation team leader and fourth grade teacher Amy Saxon reported on the team's findings. She noted that SACS accreditation does not appear on student transcripts and that, of the twelve Virginia colleges polled, only one, JMU, said that they look at high school accreditation. She also said that the school guidance office has not been asked about SACS accreditation by college admissions offices, and that Virginia Standards of Accreditation prohibit any State accreditation information from appearing on student transcripts.
The team, according to Ms. Saxon, had polled high school and elementary school faculty about the need for SACS accreditation and that the elementary school faculty voted against it and that the high school faculty said that they .required additional time for study of the issue. The team’s recommendation, supported by Superintendent Dr. David Gangel, was to drop SACS accreditation from RCES, and to permit additional study before a decision is reached at RCHS.
The board agreed with the recommendations, by a vote of three to two, but significant and emotional calls for more public comment and more review before any decision was reached was heard from the audience. A number of attendees, both teachers and citizens, spoke in favor of more substantive review, and for more opportunity for the public to be involved in the accreditation decision. It appeared, though Ms. Saxon said that high school representatives were invited to be on the accreditation review team, that there was little high school faculty involvement in the process. High school teacher Brion Patterson said that there was insufficient review by RCHS faculty and, though he had not decided either way on the issue, he felt it was so critical for student's futures, that much more time be taken for review before any recommendation was made. The Board did agree that RCHS faculty should take more time to investigate the accreditation issue, but Chairperson Rosa Crocker appealed for an expeditious response.
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