Technical High School - Techoes Yearbook (St Cloud, MN)

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TECH CURRICULUM EVALUATED AND UPGRADED Mr. Harry Wenner served as the Secondary Cur- riculum Coordinator for the St, Cloud School District. He worked with the department heads, administration, and faculty in developing and introducing new courses on the secondary level. Mr. Wenner was also respon- sible tor coordinating the programs ot education be- tween Tech and the two iunior high schools. Mr. VVenner's chiet iob was organizing Tech's in-service T.V. proiect tor the taculty. Under this project classes were video taped later for evaluation by the teacher himself. Mr. George l-teen, Assistant Curriculum Coordi- nator, spent much of his time working in special assigned areas. l-ie served as the project director ot the Learning Opportunity Center where classes were held for high school drop-outs and expectant mothers. in addition to this, Mr. l-leen organized the school census and headed the Committee of Teachers. This committee worked in the area ot family lite education courses for students from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Mr. George Heen, Assistant Curriculum Coordinator, is Fi Mr. Harry Wenner, Secondary Curriculum Coordinator. Mr. l-l. Wenner explains in-service program to Tech faculty lO

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MR. MICHIE RETIRED AFTER ELEVEN YEARS Nlr. James Michie's first concern as Superintendent of Public Schools was the quality of the educational programs available to each student in the school district. He made the final recommendations to the Board of Education in the hiring of teachers and had general responsibility for district finances. The 1968- 1969 school year marked the eleventh and final year of Mr. Michie's service to St, Cloud as the Super- intendent ot Public Schools. As Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Kermit Eastman was responsible for a number of duties in the school district. Working closely with all personnel problems, he represented the Board ot Education in negotiating with all non-contract employees and played an active part in salary negotiations. As part of his adminis- trative duties, Mr. Eastman prepared research material for the Board and screened all requisitions for instruc- tional materials used in the district. Mr. Kermit Eastman, Assistant Superintendent.

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LARGE ENROLLMENT CHALLENGED ADMINISTRATORS Faced with the problem of a huge enrollment, Mr. Kinney principal of Tech, had the challenging responsibility of running Tech efficiently. As a public school administrator his grestest problem was how to reflect and represent the needs of society in the school system. Concerned with the lack of communication be- tween students and the administration, Mr. Kinney instituted a series of open forums. At these after school sessions, he and interested students aired griev- ances and discussed problems of Tech. He termed these forums as meaningful student dialogues. As Assistant Principal, Nlr. Sell was responsible for a number of duties in our school system. l-le was the Director of Secondary Summer Schools, which in- cluded Tech and both junior high schools. He also developed Tech's master schedule so that the grestest number of students could take the courses of their choice without conflict. Mr. Sell also secured substitute teachers, determined the final exam schedule, and assisted in the planning of the graduation ceremony. Mr. Charles Sell, Assistant Principal. 'Wm f, My ww? Mr. Paul Kinney, Principal. Mr. P Kinney uses Student-Administration dialogue to discuss current issues with students.