Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

Page 62 text:

Administration changes affect Sandia, above: APS Board members are Harry M. Willis Jr., president, J. Leon Thompson, vice-president, Ted F. Martinez, secretary, Mrs. Jeannette R. Stromberg, and S.Y. Jackson, finance chairman. right: Dr. Tom Wiley, Superintendent of APS. lower, right: Ralph Dixion, East Area Superintendent. lphotos by Richard Khalian.J far, upper, right: Doing paper work is part of the daily routine of Mrs. Vivienne Swanton, assistant principal. far, lower, right: Mr. Charles Hutchins, new assistant principal, sum- marizes teacher evaluations. far, center, right: Representing Sandia's principals of past and pres- ent are Leroy Brannon, 1958-69, and Richard Rounds, who took over last September. 58 L wh Packing the crowded halls were new students, new teachers, a new principal and assistant principal. After serving eleven years as principal, Leroy Brannon accepted a position as Vocational Education Director with Al- buquerque Public Schools. Richard Rounds came to Sandia as principal after being the Director of Guidance of APS. Being in charge of student activities, establishing school pol- icies and approving supply orders and expenditures were included in his re- sponsibilities. Charles Hutchins, who came to Sandia from Monroe Junior High, was the new assistant principal. His responsibilities in- cluded sponsoring the custodian staff, taking care of teachers' evaluations and issuing materials and supplies. Mrs. Vivienne Swanton returned for the ninth year as assistant principal. Her duties included determining grade point averages, coordinating the curriculum and scheduling graduation. Establishing better student-faculty re- lations was the goal of the Sandia ad- ministrators for 1969-70.

Page 61 text:

plant undergoes alterations, additions AJ 5 ig... ' left: Mrs. Doris Bowen and Mrs. Robin Morgan listen intently during a staff meeting, far, left: Melvin Done, Spanish teacher, rewinds a movie he presented to his classes. upper, left: Principal Richard Rounds proudly accepts the Drill Team's state trophy in an assembly ceremony. Las Toreras members won the trophy at the state clinic. above: Terry Stein waits to be recognized during an Open Forum meeting on mariiuana. Academics

Page 63 text:

Changes in administration, personnel and budget took place in the Albuquer- que Public Schools system as decentrali- zation was the big project for 1969-70. Robert Chisholm, superintendent since January, 1966, resigned in March to work in Arlington, Va. Operations shifted into high gear as long time state edu- cator, Dr. Tom Wiley, was appointed superintendent of the system in June. Decentralization went into effect as 80,661 students began school in the fall. ln an effort to increase closer con- tact between schools and community, APS established three new areas to hu- manize the far-flung system and help expedite communications. Ralph Dixon took over as East Area superintendent, which included Sandia and Monzano and, in the future, Eldorado. Committees were established and monthly meetings were held to help further communications between the Board of Education and Albuquerque citizens. The Board approved plans to continue experimenting with four year high schools and to establish a mini Primary school, to include kindergarten through third grade, in certain areas of the city. Albuquerque schools will pick up at most S34 a child under the schools' fi- nancial distribution plan approved in the final hours of the 30 day State Legisla- ture. In additional state funds Albuquerque schools were to receive 52,809,257, 51,905,794 in basic support to the 3.14 per cent increase figure and S903,463 in supplemental monies. Before the legislative session, APS's Committee on Legislature Needs had es- timated that Albuquerque would have to have 32,076 million in new money iust to maintain its present programs and allow for a 1.5 per cent enrollment in- crease. The growth rate is now expected to be 2.6 per cent or 2,200 new students next year. Results of negotiations last spring in- cluded a maximum seven hour and 15 minute working day, a pay hike and hiring of paraprofessionals. New also this year was the professional leave day for teachers. Plans for the city's ninth public high school, Eldorado, were approved by the Board of Education and construction was well under way. Initial cost was estimated at 52.8 million. Innovations for the new high school will be team teaching and individualized instruction. It is expected that when Eldorado opens in the fall of 1970 there will be approximately 1,700 students in the ninth, tenth and eleventh grades. Several Sandia teachers and 340 Sandia sopho- mores were expected to transfer to the city's ninth high school. Albuquerque Public Schools system 'Sill .mats lung.. S ,435 fs 2, 1 , b ., 1 i.. Academics