CLASSROOMS GET PASSING GRADES.Byline: Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Maeshiro Staff Writer PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. - Nearly 70 percent of 500 voters polled in a recent survey gave Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. a grade of C or better. Gauging voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. attitudes toward the district was part of a poll commissioned by the district to help it craft a successful school construction bond measure campaign. ``When you look at it, Ds and Fs are only 3 or 4 percent. That's very good news. If you ask a politician, would they settle for this rating?'' said Bob Rice, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. for business services. The poll, conducted by San Diego-based Competitive Edge Research & Communication, asked voters to assign letter grades to the board, administration, teachers, school buildings, and the overall job the district is doing. Voters were asked, given what they know about the district, how would they rate each category. The poll indicated that 10 to 35 percent of voters said they were unsure how they felt toward the district and its staff and facilities. District consultants said the grades were slightly above the state average for school districts. ``It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have a little bit above the state average. (Of the people who gave letter grades) almost 80 percent of the people gives the district an A, B, or C,'' said Khushroo Gheyara, an associate vice president with Caldwell Caldwell, city (1990 pop. 18,400), seat of Canyon co., SW Idaho, on the Boise River; inc. 1890. On the site of an Oregon Trail camping ground, the city is a major processing and distribution center for an agricultural and livestock area. Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the Winters Inc., the district's financial adviser who worked with the polling firm to analyze the survey results. ``In public office, you rarely get 100 percent approval.'' Gheyara did say the percentage of voters responding ``unsure'' was slightly higher than what he has seen before. Voters were asked about their attitudes because it would give the district a sense of whether to proceed with a bond measure. If the level of trust among voters is low, they are not likely to give the district their money, officials said. ``The reason for that is if the public perception is that the school district is not doing a good job, at that point it does not makes sense to do a bond measure,'' Gheyara said. ``If you don't have that initial trust and approval in a general sense, they are not going to vote for anything. You have to find that out. It was good news to us,'' Rice said. Superintendent Nancy Smith said the district will take a closer look at what people are unhappy about. ``My guess is the three-track, year-round schedule that accounts for negativity,'' Smith said. The district changed from a five-track year-round calendar to one with three tracks last school year to relieve overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. conditions. Many parents opposed the change. OVERALL GRADES FOR DISTRICT PERFORMANCE 12.2% of voters gave the district a A 31.5% of voters gave the district a B 25.7% of voters gave the district a C 8.4% of voters gave the district a D 3.6% of voters gave the district an F CAPTION(S): box Box: OVERALL GRADES FOR DISTRICT PERFORMANCE (see text) |
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