Board Leads Drive to Bump Guidelines
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Today's weather: Partly cloudy and mild. High C447 WESTMELD LEADER degree*: low 46-48 degrees* The Leading mnd Moat Widely Circulated Weekly Newspaper In Union County Publish** EIGHTY-FIFTH VIA* — NO. 87 WESTFIELD, NEW JBBSEV, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1975 Bv«rjr Tbundty 21 Pages—16 Cents Board Leads Drive Sullebarger, MacPherson, Davis, „• \ Chin Seek GOP Council Bids To Bump Guidelines Four Republicans, two of Seeking to retain their Frank]yn J. Sullebarger third ward seat now held by Democrat as of noon (hem incumbent Town seats are Frank Mac- will seek the first ward seat Democrat Thomas Pluta. yesterday; deadline for A maaaive campaign to days after their publication now provides. The board the caliber of the personnel Cpuncilmen, today an- pherson, who has completed being vacated by Plula has not yet in- filing is at 4 p.m. today. sack the wiQidrawaJof State in the New Jersey Register. further finds that the required at the state level to nounoed ttwy will be can- his first term on council Republican Robert Barnes dicated whether or not he Sullebarger announced Board of Education According to the position proposed regulations create monitor all schools and didates fer their party's from the second ward, and who has declined to seek a will seek a second term on today that he intends to seek "thorough and efficient" paper introduced by a substantial risk that it evaluate, all programs, nomination in the June 3 Allen Chin, fourth ward third term, and Warren H. council. No petitions were the Republican nomination guidelines was launched Richard Barker, legislative may in the future be services, and policies, of Primary Election. incumbent. (Brud) Davis will seek the filed by any Republican or for the council seat to be Tuesday night at a special chairman: required to budget and every school district. vacated by incumbent meeting of the board when a "The board finds that the spend funds to implement "The board finds that the Councilman Barnes who "position paper" denoun- proposed regulations will programs, services, or proposed regulations announced last week that he cing several facets of the require it to add substantial policies not of its own contain no objective pupil will not seek another term. proposed State code was sums to its budget to provide choosing or of the choosing performance criteria by In announcing his can- unanimously approved by the staff to generate and of the citizens of the district, which state or local didacy. Sullebarger said, the nine members. prepare for submission to and which may not be authorities are to judge: "For the past 17 years I The board will seek the state authorities the educationally proven. The whether the District is; have enjoyed the privilege support of 600 New Jersey documentation required to board also believes that the providing an adequate of living as a citizen of school boards in its efforts to describe and Justify all of State Board of Education education, In the absence of Westfield, and I have been prevent the guidelines from the programs, services, and may greatly underestimate such criteria, the board aware of the changes in our becoming law on July 1, 120 policies that the District the cost, the number, and finds a danger that the municipal personality adequacy of its programs, brought about by the social, services, and policies will be. political, and educational 9 judged according to the. developments of the times. I 51 Teachers Contracts subjective evaluations of thought Westfield an out- state authorities or on standing town 17 years ago grounds unrelated to pupil and 1 continue to feel it performance. outstanding today. Many "The board finds that the Fraaklyn J. Sullebarger Frank MacPherson Warren II, Davis Allen Chin other municipalities about Not Renewed by Board proposed regulations in- us have not changed as Contracts for two tenured unsatisfactory evaluations, complete but are based on termix educational ob- gracefully. Obviously this home economics teachers Additional staff reduction "projected needs, financial jectives and methods with continuity of excellence is in and 4B non-tenured school of five personnel is taking resources and staff which many people a large measure the result staff .members were not place through normal at- evaluation." . disagree. The board Doctors' Appeal Postponed of good sound town renewed at a special trition, Leslie said. Other transfers of believes that this in- government. I have served meeting of the Board of Twenty-one positions may teachers approved by, the termixture Is unwise and in many town civic ac- Education Tuesday night at yet be filled, Leslie replied board at the Tuesday night could involve the District in tivities over the past years the Elm St. School. to Beverly J. Geddis, session include Theda controversies that are both 'Til Junefoy Zone Board and now feel that! am ready Four hundred and 51 staff president of the Westfield Gilbert from McKinley unnecessary and f to help continue this 11 metnbers-424 of them Education Association who second grade to Franklin educationally irrelevant, Hearing on an appeal for a dimensions mandated by an struct the East Broad St. These organizations arc tradition of excellence." tenured and 27 who will be voiced concern about staff second grade, Eleanor G. An example of this was cited variance to construct a two- amendment to the zoning facility. Testimony from an expected to present written (Continued on Plot 4) granted tenure next year- reduction. The^ current Brigden from Wilson fifth as busing. story professional building ordinance passed by the unidentified real estate copies of the objections were appointed at the year's school personnel grade to McKinley fifth "The board" the position at 522 East Broad St. was Town Council in January. expert is expected at the made during the past three routine meeting which is numbers 4ta. grade, Camille Dougherty paper continues, "finds the adjourned Monday night by Three suites are planned June meeting of the zoning years at the June session. All-City Band required at a public meeting . Leslie emphasized • that from Elm St. sixth grade to enforcement. provisions of the Board of Adjustment for the professional board. The doctors meanwhile prior to Apr 30 each year. staffing .plans are not y*< the proposed regulations to until June.-.ie whe.n, the ap- building, one each for "Our objections are the have filed suit to overturn Concert The special session„ -was be destructive of the control plicants wilt present a third ' Befeler and Skowronski and same,11 Arthur C. •Ham- the zoning ordinance which needed because the board of schools by or through witness in support of their the third to be shared by merman, a spokesman for has been amended twice The ninth annual All City was m)t "quite ready" at its Zoning Amendments persons locally elected, and case. ' Gelb and Spivak, While each the Stanley Ave. Association during their three year Concert, featuring the 75- Apr. 8 public meeting, ac- of the support and The • applicants, Drs. of the doctors has and the Committee to attempt to construct a member Elementary All cording to Clark Leslie, proprietary interest of local David Befeler, John associates, use of the suites Preserve Westfield, said. <Cant]mi*d on Pap 4) City Band and the 35- president. On Council Agenda citizens in their schools. The Skowronski, Jerome Gelb will be on a rotating basis, member All City The contracts of tenured board further finds that the and Jerome Spivak, all of Befeler explained at the Elementary String home economic teachers A public hearing on official map showing the enforcement provisions whom currently practice at meeting. Occupancy by Chamber to Honor Ensemble, will be presented Sundae M. Taylor of Edison amendments to the zoning, location and extent of public tend, in the case of real or an office on Westfield Ave., another doctor, a der- at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Junior High School and Joan ordinance is expected to parks and playgrounds. alleged deficiencies, to seek to build a new office matologist, was scrapped by auditorium of Roosevelt P. Buckmaster of Roosevelt highlight Tuesday night's Also expected is council place the burden of proof of which exceeds the 2,500 the doctor-owners when its Frankenbach May 24 Junior High School. Junior High School were not meeting of the Town approval of investments in (Continued i>n Ptg» IB) square foot outside original 9,000 square foot Three "firsts" have been renewed because of Council. Proposed are new government, securities, proposal was denied in Charles H. Frankenbach nouncement it is a personal planned for this concert: for "greatly reduced student B-2 and P-2 multi-dwelling approval of a peddler's To Register Bikes in May November, 1972. Jr, has been selected "Civic pleasure to have Charlie the first time, it will include selection of home economics zones. • ' , license for Little Jimmy's Person of the Year" in the Frankenbach honored this fourth as well as fifth and courses," according to All of the doctors Involved Also on the agenda for the Italian" Ice, hearing and May is bicycle School-May I. are on the staff of Overlook Westfield area, and will be year. He has served his sixth grade students; for the Leslie. A Westfield High 6:30 p.m. session are final action of assessments registration month in the The Bicycle Board, in honored ut a dinner dance Communities (not just first time, it will be an all- School home ec teacher, Hospital in Summit, am) hearings and final action on for sidewalks on Sycamore, Westfield School System. Lt. association with the West- Befeler explained that the May 24 at the Wcstwood in Westfield) for many years instrumcnla) concert; and, Myra M.