DISTRICT SPENDS $8,100 ON PINS TO PROMOTE VALUES.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer PALMDALE - In an effort to promote a team-building spirit, 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. has spent more than $8,100 on 3,000 nickel-size pins for employees and 30 school banners that proclaim pro·claim tr.v. pro·claimed, pro·claim·ing, pro·claims 1. To announce officially and publicly; declare. See Synonyms at announce. 2. , ``I believe in loyalty, respect, caring, honesty, trust, courtesy, you, me.'' The pins, which cost $1.68 each and come in small red velour drawstring sacks, are part of a district character development program. Officials said the idea is to promote teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. and the ideals and values the district wants to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. in its students. The pin, like the American flag, is a symbol the district can rally around, said Willie Thomas, 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. of educational services. ``You have a unifying symbol very much like the shirts that we wear on Fridays. It's a unifying element,'' Thomas said. ``It has on it the different characteristics that you are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. in a fully rounded person.'' The pins were handed out to the district's 2,500 to 3,000 workers about a month ago. The words, ``I Believe in,'' are at the center of the multicolored pin, with the other words arrayed around it. The banners on display at each school cost $63.75 each, school records show. Critics have questioned the expense. ``School budgets have been cut to save money and yet to spend that much money for the pins is, it's saying one thing and doing something else,'' said Marty Meeden, acting president of the Palmdale Elementary Teachers Association. Other teachers have said the money could have been better spent on supplies or school construction projects. And Meeden said the pins aren't adornments that many teachers wear every day. ``I wore it the day I got it and put it in the drawer,'' he said. The pins were aimed at promoting teamwork, said Isaac Barcelona, district spokesman. ``It's pretty cool. It promotes values and ideals that we want to promote for our students,'' Barcelona said. ``Obviously there's always going to be points of view. To us it was a positive thing.'' ``This is a nice piece of jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. . When you buy these kinds of things, this cost is very nominal,'' Thomas said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in AV edition only) The Palmdale School District bought 3,000 nickel-size pins. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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