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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1979
Page
2
A New London parent group agreed to test a half hour earlier start for district schools through the end of the year after protests and petitions. The new schedule begins April 16 with 7:45 a.m. first bells at New London Elementary and 7:40 a.m. at Fitchville.
The State Department of Education will evaluate Norwalk elementary schools starting today with Benedict, Bronson, League, Maplehurst, and Pleasant Street on scheduled days, plus the junior high on April 4. Virginia Poling notes evaluations occur every two to three years focusing on instruction quality and standards, with checks for teacher certification.
Milan Berlin Milan Board of Education will hold an executive session Wednesday at 8 15 p m at Edison High School to discuss teacher contracts. Before the closed session they will act on an employment situation. Mirth Galloway is home recovering at 170 West Main Street and welcomes visits. A Norfolk NOW chapter meeting will feature a talk by a mental health counselor on Fear in People Thursday at 8 p m in the Home Savings and Loan Building Executive Drive.
A company teamed with a research institute says it can measure heat penetration of full roof and wall assemblies rather than small samples. They claim to know the energy needed to heat and cool a building before construction and to design with certified energy information for smaller, efficient systems, making buildings economical to erect and maintain.
The Norwalk school board sustained the firing of Mrs. Couture, a first year math teacher, despite appeals citing her classroom performance and lesson plans. The decision followed testimony from both sides, with supporters stressing administration support and pupil outcomes as critical factors.
Norwalk Board of Education will apply to the Ohio School Boards Association Legal Assistance Fund for aid in the Barbara Hart Couture case. It has spent 29 516 63 so far to avoid back pay and expungement of the teacher. The board rejected a referee ruling and will appeal to Huron County Common Pleas Court with attorney Niki Schwartz. A 250 membership fee and 200 enrollment based fee are proposed for one year.
Superintendent James Rubright calls the Barbara Hart Couture case a potential landmark over who runs the school system. Key issues include principal evaluation authority, weight of student observation versus trained evaluators, teachers testifying, board demands for excellence, and the superintendent’s authority to assign staff.
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