Thursday August 8, 2013 Vol. 87 - No. 33 - 50¢ Arrests See Inside Gove Principal Prepares New Florida Move Into New School Standards Gove Elementary boasts modern Bring Change additions to encourage learning Common Core Standards for schools roll out for 3rd through 12th grade in 2013, end-of- BY JOSE JESUS ZARAGOZA Th e Sun year exams receive criticism Darren Edgecomb beams as he BY MELISSA BELTZ CCSS, however, teachers have been leads a tour of the new Gove Elemen- Special to Th e Sun tary School in Belle Glade. Replacing and will be impacted. Some teachers a facility that was weathered and The new school year is just around have already taken training courses to worn, with individual buildings dat- the corner and Palm Beach County prepare themselves for the new stan- ing back to decades of use, the new students can anticipate some big dards, and others will receive training building is a stark difference from the changes to their curriculum this year. in the near future. antiquated rooms of the former facil- In 2010, Florida was one of 45 Because the CCSS defi ne what ity. states to sign on to the new Com- students need to know at each grade For Mr. Edgecomb, Gove’s princi- mon Core State Standards (CCSS). level, teachers will have to work more pal, the move is especially touching. These educational standards attempt cooperatively across all grade levels The son of an agricultural worker, Mr. to defi ne what students need to know and subject areas, say local school Edgecomb is a product of the Glades. at each grade level and use concepts offi cials. His wife is now the principal at Glade designed specifi cally to prepare stu- One of the core aspects of the View Elementary; the school Mr. dents for college and career, accord- CCSS, especially beginning at the el- Edgecomb himself attended as a ing to the Common Core State Stan- ementary school level, is helping stu- young boy. dards Initiative -- the governing body dents to develop a deep understand- Seeing workers making steady behind the standards, coordinated by ing of what they are reading. progress painting walls, or installing the National Governor’s Association A teacher may present students light fi xtures, or maneuvering boxes and the Council of Chief State School with an article or short story and give into the new school is a far cry from Offi cers. the students ways to mark the text. By Mr. Edgecomb’s humble beginnings One important aspect of the CCSS doing this, students begin to develop as a student. is the integration of writing and criti- a deeper understanding of what they “There’s a lot of history here,” he cal thinking into each subject area, are reading. says while walking down one of the starting in the early grades. The state The students will then read the school’s longest corridors, signaling of Florida began implementing the text again, two or three times, helping to what he hopes will be the school’s standards in 2011 with Kindergar- to build their vocabulary. Once the bright future. ten, continuing with fi rst and second students have read the text multiple PHOTO / JOSE ZARAGOZA times, they will go back and cite evi- When it starts back up later this Even the chairs have been improved. Darren Edgecomb shows off the grade in 2012. month, Gove will be home to ap- This year, third through 12th grade dence in order to write a response. sturdiness of the new chairs students will be using at Gove Elementary. A second scenario may include proximately 900 students, with the Another positive? Students can no longer bend the backs to lounge. will see certain aspects of the CCSS school’s residential boundaries infused into their curriculum, includ- a teacher posing a question to her stretching north from Airport Road ing the end-of-year exams, with full all the way south past the old Glades abundance of fl oor to ceiling win- chosen to promote the building as a implementation expected for the See Standards — Page 18 General Hospital -- a huge chunk of dows to allow natural light into the proper elementary school. Impres- 2014/2015 school year. Belle Glade. When it opens, it will eas- building, solar panels and motion sive additions include the new media More opportunity for reading ily be the largest elementary school in sensing lighting systems. According room, cafeteria, and classrooms. and writing will be the biggest dif- Meanwhile, at his former school the tri-cities area. to Mr. Edgecomb, the colors found ference students see when the new The building is an example of standards are implemented. Students throughout the facility, gentle hues of a clean, modern aesthetic, with an will feel the biggest impact from the green, gold, and blue, were carefully See Gove — Page 18 SIGN AND DRIVE A NEW 2013 FOCUS SE FOR ONLY $229 PER MONTH* 36 month lease with approved credit through Ford Credit. Only $229 plus tax, title, & license due at signing. Includes first month payment, $0 security deposit, acquisition fee, & $0 capitalized cost reduction. *Stock #13C120. 20 cent per mile over 10500 per year. Includes $1850 RCL Bonus Cash. 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This is a back-to-school St. John First Missionary Baptist Church is rally geared towards encouraging school-aged job creation, crime prevention and bringing hosting a community trip to see the Miami Dol- children from 3rd grade to 12th grade. communities together. phins vs. Atlanta Falcons game on Sunday, Sep- The speakers will talk about FCAT prepara- The relay will end at the future Home of the tember 22. tion and what it takes to get job training and ca- Glades Multi-Use Community Center with event The bus will depart from St. John First Mis- reer education. sionary Baptist Church at 12:30 p.m. for the festivities and entertainment. Discussion will center around things that hin- game, which starts at 4:05 p.m. in Miami. The event will be held Saturday, September 7 der the career of a young person. School supplies All monies must be turned in no later than Au- next to Glades Central High School (2000 S. Main will also be given away while they last. Food and gust 12. For tickets, contact Stephanie Harper at Fun! All FREE. Street, Belle Glade). 561.996.1139 or Kevin Wright at 561.261.0717. The event will be held on Saturday, August 17 To register for the walk, please visit: http:// from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1540 NW Avenue L, in newkitagroup.org/wfc_registration.html 2013 Miami Dolphins Belle Glade. To sponsor a child for $25, please visit: http:// Nonprofi t Day For more information and for transporta- newkitagroup.org/sponsor_a_child.html tion, please call 561.880.7656, 561.985.3504, or To volunteer, please visit: http://newkita- Join the Miami Dolphins and Glades Initiative 561.985.3510. group.org/uploads/Basic_Volunteer_Applica- at Sun Life Stadium for Nonprofi t Day. You may purchase your tickets at: http://goo.gl/HMCuLJ tion.pdf and enter the special promo code: Glades. The NewKita Group’s 4th Annual To become a sponsor, please e-mail jmc- game is scheduled for Sunday, October 20 at 1 Walk for Change [email protected] p.m. Volunteers needed: The next planning meet- Walk for Change is a free public event that Proceeds from each ticket sold will benefi t ing will be held at the Glades Initiative (141 SE Glades Initiative. celebrates individuals, businesses and organiza- Ave C, Belle Glade) on August 7 at 9:30 a.m. Any- For more information or to purchase 10 or tions who are working towards a better well- more tickets, please contact Robert Horvitz at being in their community. one interested in becoming a volunteer is wel- 305.943.1523 or email him at rhorvitz@Dol- Walk for Change will kick off with a 1.5 mile come to come to the meeting! phins.com.