Frustrated Parents ~Emand District Take Action
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SPORTS IN FULL TILT Costa Mesa hoopsters A complete /,ook at earn spot at Nationals the action at the f ai,r Servtng the Newport-Mesa community since 1907 Frustrated parents ~emand district take action • Calls for lower class sizes Parents said they are worrled the dis dent to help reduce bulging class sizes to education time while impressionable trict will move too slowly and lose the "If the board gets public 20 students per teacher in kindergarten children switch teachers. iJ1.crease as group sends letter best teachers to other districts, which are through third grades. Scb6ol districts can They're hoping th~ new group can asking school officials to adopt planning to drop to 20 students per pressure, and they know start with the first grade and add teachers pressure the board into hiring teachers teacher by September. it's district wide, then I to other grade levels in future years. and ordering portable classrooms imme- governor's plan. "People in other districts, like West And while school officials say they want diately. minster, are working around the clock think they'll respond ... " to lower class sizes, many point to this MU the board gets pubhc pressure, and By Julie Ross Cannon, Daily Pilot adding partitions, moving things - ANGELA KRAUS year's deficit-spending budget as the great- they know it's district wide, then I think around,• said pa.rent Jamie Ste~an . est hind.ranee. Though the budget provides they'll respond," said parent Angela Kraus. CORONA DEL MAR - They want "Our district is sitting around saying, some money to lower class sizes, another Mairead Kennelly, a Harbor View par lower class sizes, and they want them 'Well, we pulled our principals back from $200 per student - to be provided by the ent and teacher with the Orange County now · ' ' e ugh."__ _ The Rarents crafted a letter outlining district - is needed to fill in the costs. Department of Education, said she came About 15 frustrated parents met The group, calling itself "PAG" for their concerns and possible solutions, 1f the ilistrict waits until February-. +-.-o_. on y s meetirig to firid out ho·~w~o~-~ midaftemoon Monday at the Oasis "Parent Action Group," has accumulated which was sent to school board members, admirustrators say, they can collect fund- push the board members to act on an Senior Center to find ways to pressure parents from nine of the district's 16 ele administrators and principals in time for a ing for the full year, in effect providing important issue. school officials to act immediately on the mentary schools and hopes to soon principal's meeting today. the district's portion of the cost. MYou always think that our school dis- governor's plan to lower class sizes in include at least one representative from The new state budget provides inter But some parents worry February trict is on top of everything, but it doesn't lower grades. each school. ested school districts with $650 per stu- would be too late, resulting in a loss of look so in this case," she said. 't)llHC)1lt... I 9 9 6 SUMMER 0 L y M p I c s OQ§?_ Trash measure heads to steve ballot marble .. • If passed in November, initiative would require Waste water's businesses and Newport Coast residents to pay for destination a garbage pickup. familiar one By Carolyn Miller, Daily Pilot he bay has been saved. NEWPORT BEACH - The City Let's say it again. The Council Monday night agreed to T bay has been saved. ask residents to vote m the Novem Ob joyous day, the Upper ber election on whether to change Newport Bay - that expanse of a 37-year-old city law that would environmental grandeur pinned exclude commercial businesses in by civilization - has been res· from the city's rubb.iSh route. cued from the clutches of the The change to the city's 1959 Irvine Ranch Water District, the ordinance would require the city to evil empire that wanted to spoil use property tax revenues to pay this outdoor wonderland with its only for providing free curbside treated sewage. container trash collection. hauling You may have read the sto and disposing to residential units ries. Horrible. Shocking. Hide in the city's current boundaries. the kids. If the voters pass this initiative, Why, one could just imagine commercial businesses would be these water officials howling responsible for paying for a pri wi~ ~ughter .and cl~tchin~ vate collector to pick-up their trash. This would also effect the over the prospect of pouring ewpo oas rest e their sewage into the back yard would have to pay for trash ser of their poor, unsuspecting vices, should the city annex the neighbor. area in the future. But Newport Beach fought Providing trash services to those back. And - boy, you just can't · residences would cost the city an say it enough - the bay was estimated $592,000 annually. saved. MARC MARTIN I DAILY Pl.OT City Manager Kevin Murphy Sad story. Good ending. The Shella Buack, 13, leaps ln the air at GymMu ln Costa Mesa, where she aspires to be on the U.S. Olympic team ln 2000. said the change is needed not good guys won. Right? Right? only to save the city money, but to Well, I'm hardly a water qual stop certain businesses from tak ity expert. Beyond knowing how By John Canalis, Daily Pilot ing advantage of curbside pick to turn on a faucet or finding the up. The city spends $250,000 Aquafina at the local grocery annually to provide this service to store, my knowledge of water is here's nothing like DREAMIN' Olympic fever to cure businesses, he said. fairly limited. Big surprise. For example, the city does not But you don't have to know Tthe summertime blues. Area gyms, swim clubs provide free pick-up service for your aquifers from your aque trash bms, so some businesses ducts to understand the bay has and merchandisers report ed brisk business and spir take advantage of that and stuff not been saved. The truth is the TO BE ON all their garbage into curbside ited enthusiasm Monday bay is slowly turning into a after the first weekend of containers and bags, be said. meadow from all the sediment the 1996 Olympics. "There is nothing stopping a that has been washed down its Alexa Belanger, 8, went business from canceling their tributaries and so contaminat is to gymnastics p ractice at bins and putting their trash in ed it has been off limits to swim· THE TEAM bags and setting them CW'bside, • ming for yea.rs. It's in big trouble. GymMax in Costa Mesa with added motivation after watching the U.S. team on TV A kiosk at Fash Councilwoman Jan Debay said. "I thought they were really good, and I want to be like "I th.ink this will help clean up the ou might even argue that Olympic excitement is ion Island carries them and go to the Olympics and win all the medals," products herald streets and not have trash sitting Yhalting the Irvine Ranch in our commercial areas." is buzzing in the pools, gyms she said. mg the Olympics. Water District a hollow victory Sheila Buack, 13, who also works out at GymMax, said Mayor John Hedges was the at best and even shopping malls of the Olympics push her harder. Sheila is a contender for For more on the only council member who Here's the deal: Games, see opposed the change to the initia The water district wants to 1 tive because he felt it wasn't fair to dump about 5 million gallons of Newport and ~ta Mesa • SEE SPIRIT PAGE 6 Sporn Page 7. •SEE WATER PAGE 6 • SEE TRASH PAGE I r~-~---~-~~-~~---~-~--~-~----~-~----, I I \ PI \ ' \ \ I \ I 11 I 1· GATE program locked in local tug-of-War I 'I • Some parents and adnilnistrators want a full-day pro mentary School - one of the most MOUND TONN s underpopulated schools in the I gram by September, while others want more time. CLASSIFIED ' district •I But Swann said six weeks isn't POUCEllUS By Julle Ross Cannon, Daily ,,_IOt long enough to create a good pro wmncn gram. ifQCIS 1' •My educator's brain tells me 'I NEWPORT·MESA The tt's unwise," she said. •At the IMIWJJDCT cbanges will come. The questk>n meeUng, some (parents) said •' is when. they would be willing to take • Newport·Meta Unified Scbool the risk. I tbi.Dk tbat's fine for a Bberd memben lut ~th Mid puen.t, but not for a school diJ. lbey wanted to lOok into restruc· U1ct.• tWJng the dlstrtct'I gifted ltUdent Ad.mbUltrators have asked program to include mon ICbool board sn.mben to clarUy "'-roeche1 end Uked parents tbelJ' diredioll from the ~une -26 8nil admlnlatraton to '9IMrc:h DMUng Ud WW meet agetn with "'°9fUU in other tdlool dll· tb4t puqtl ID the n xt f w wuh, SWliDD iakl. ~· JI :~ TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1996 > ........ EVENTS AT THE • Showtimes are at 1 p .m . FAIR and 9 p .m . for each perfor mance .- HOURS: ,.. Tonight: Brian Set Noon to mid· zer Orchestra rug ht .- DIS COUNTS: 10 rides for $10 - Purchase a special wrist band contain ing 10 ride tickets for $10. Valid any Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, opening until closing, for rides in the major and kiddie mid ways. Good for all ages. 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