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June 6, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
FROM:
JENNIFER GROSSMAN
SUBJECT:
GROVES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
BACKROUND/OVERVIEW
On Tuesday, June 11th, POTUS will participate in the Groves
Adult High School graduation held at the Seaford High School
Auditorium. He arrives by helicopter at 12:30, on to auditorium.
Preceding him will be one graduating student speaker, then
Governor Castle and/or Superintendent George Frunzi with
introductory remarks, then POTUS for 8-10 mins. The President
will probably assist in handing out the diplomas given there are
only 50 to distribute. Benediction closes Presidential
involvement in event.
From the student speaker, we are expecting remarks that will
highlight:
a)
how this program has enhanced their parenting
skills (Director Frances Tracy-Mumford describes
the "double-duty benefits when an adult's
education is passed on to the children and even
the grandchildren.") NOTE: after reading the bios
of various grads, it's striking how many of them
emphasize the importance of providing a role-
model to their children through getting this
degree.
b)
enhanced their competitiveness in the
marketplace
c)
whether this achievement has inspired them to
pursue yet further learning.
*** NOTE: These are also points we might want to weave
into the President's remarks.
The purpose of Groves is to open doors of opportunity for
adults and out-of-school youth by enabling them to graduate and
improve the quality of their lives.
You might highlight the fact that this is not a GED program.
Approximately 30 of the graduates already have their GEDs -- they
want a regular high school diploma. This is a formal, accredited
high school -- the only program of its kind in the country. This
is their 27th annual graduation. Recently, the Adult Program at
Sussex Tech received the "Delaware Exemplary Adult Education
Program Award" from the Dept. of Public Instruction. ***NOTE:
While this is a track three event, the uniqueness and innovation
of this program highlights other aspects of America 200, namely,
finding new means to achieve our education goals.
Grads range from 18-48. They attend anywhere from 2 to 4
nights a week. Students are all tested to determine placement.
Socially, they're a tight knit group. In part, their cohesion is
born of the much wider variety of life's diversities they've all
had to endure.
While remarks should aim to highlight the particular
achievements of these graduates, and laud the innovation,
singularity, and success of this adult high school program, this
should all be placed in the larger context of America 2000's
Track Three: Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning. Sussex Tech's
Adult Program is exemplary of adult literacy initiatives included
within the President's America 2000 Education Plan.
COLOR/QUOTES
1)
Last president to visit Southern Delaware was Warren Harding
in 1923.
2)
We might want to highlight POTUS's computer lessons, or find
a joke therein as TRACK 3 has to do with lifelong learning.
3)
"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us. "
--Franz Kafka, Letter to Oskar Pollak, Jan 27,
1904.
4)
Secretary of Education Alexander: "Education is not just
about making a living, it's about making a life.' well,
blow me down.
5)
Delaware was the first former colony to accept the
Constitution; it was thus the first of the United States.
The state's motto is "Liberty and independence."
6)
Thomas Jefferson referred to Delaware as " a jewel among the
states."
7)
"The ideal Delawarean is born in Sussex County "
--An Episcopal bishop, quoted by The Federal
Writers Project of the WPA.
ANECDOTES
1st speaher
1)
Vicki Eastburn, 32, will graduate this year. She works at
Vlasic Foods full time, has a husband and two children: "I
realized how supportive my family is."
2)
When Kathy Tucker was 16, she went to work full-tim, got
married and raised a child -- she had no other choice but to
drop out. She'll be graduating this year, and sees herself
as a role model for her three children, ages 8, 10, and 13.
3)
Bill Gibbs left school in 1960 after making it to the 19th
grade. He pursued and received his G.E.D. while serving his
country in the Panama Canal Zone in 1967. When his tour was
over he joined the National Guard in '74, and continued to
serve until a heart attack in '88 forced him to leave the
armed forces. Bill worked at Du Pont, but, unsatisfied with
his G.E.D., he enrolled in the Groves Adult High School. He
is a family man and has done well raising 6 children ranging
in age from 13 to 24.
2nd Speaker.
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DELAWARE
SMALL WONDER
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Lisa Battaglia
DATE:
June 2, 1991
RE:
PRESIDENT'S GED EVENT IN SEAFORD, DELAWARE
The GED event will be held at the Seaford High School in Seaford,
Delaware. It is a relatively new high school with colonial architecture.
The air conditioned auditorium seats about 600 people in fixed theatre style.
on stage
A perfect backdrop for the President would be to have the Laurel
High School Chorus which totals about 90 high school students. They are an
excellent choral group which dresses in white shirts, red jackets and blue
skirts and pants, thus giving the President a group of young people in
patriotic colors. It is my understanding that the Seaford High School has no
chorus and would, therefore, probably not resent bringing in another school
group. The Laurel group does patriotic renditions and could entertain the
audience while they await the President's arrival.
The Delaware schools are closing the 11th and 12th of June, so
someone needs to contact the school officials maybe even before the 5th so
that you can keep the students intact.
If you plan to use a band, I believe you will need to use the
Seaford High School band which may not be the best, but it would be an affront
to use anyone else.
Lee Greenwood appeared at the school. You should know that this
is probably the first time that a sitting President has visited downstate
Delaware, therefore there will be a great deal of interest from the community.
You might want to think about where the President is going to land so that
you could sisue tickets for his landing and departure SO the local people can
see him. Issue
The above are some thoughts that I thought might be interesting
and helpful to you for staging this event.
BRB/cck
J.Tzch
Through 9th grade
1
8
162
First Grade
through 8th grade
1
1
16
Vocationel-Technicel Schools
The Sussex County Vocational School District offers a wide range of
progrems in vocational and technical education both for high school age
students and for adults et its center neer Georgetown.
Also located et the center is the James H. Groves Adult High School
progras, which offers regular high school instruction during the evening,
ewarding graduates e regular high school diplome.
Post High School Instruction:
Nursing Schools
Beebe Hospital School of Nursing, Lewss, Deleware
<A three-year Registered Nurse
course of instruction awarding
an R.N. certificate to graduates)
Delaware Technical & Community College
Nursing Curriculum, Georgetown
(Del Tech offers both a Licensed Practical Nurse
program and an intensive two-year Registered
Nurse course awarding en R.N. certificate and
an Associate of Science Degree to graduates)
Wilmington College, Georgetown
(Wilmington College offers = Bechelor of Science,
Nursing Degree Program at the Del Tech Southern
Campus in Georgatown. It is designed in part to
allow present R.N.'s to obtain their B.S.N.)
Colleges
Delawere Technical & Community College:
The Del Tech Southern Campus is located at Georgetown and its Terry
Canpus at Dover is some 20 miles north of Sussex County. The college
offers en extensive curriculum renging from remedial courses designed to
prepare students for college-level work, through a wide range of technical
courses of instruction in cosputers, electronics, heavy equipment
operation, banking, engineering, construction, architecture, nursing,
journalism and many other fields. to adult enrichment courses and ecademic
instruction.
10
Public Schools
extensive offerings of academic sub-
Seaford is a city concerned about its
jects. Students can enroll in exploratory
future and proud of its past The Seaford
courses, in college preparatory courses.
School District has been acclaimed as
or in career placement programs. There
one of the best in the state and is a fine
are provisions for independent study and
system for the area residents. The plan-
for advanced-placement courses. Fur-
ning and construction of new learning
ther, supplemental instruction for
facilities and new programs have kept
remediation or for enrichment is offered
pace with the expanding needs of the
at all grade levels. Those who wish to
community. The district is governed by a
pursue vocational careers or technical
five-member board of education and
trades study the academic subjects for
Quality
operates on an annual budget in excess
half a day at the high school and then
of $9 million. The student population is
travel to the Sussex County Vocational-
Education
3,200 with a professional staff of 210.
Technical School for vocational instruc-
The six schools in the system are the
tion.
Senior High School (grades 9-12). Middle
There is interscholastic competition in
School (grades 6-8), Frederick Douglass
all major sports. Academic competition.
Intermediate School (grades 4-5), Cen-
bands, ciass plays, driver education and
tral Elementary School (grades 1-3), West
art have active participation as well.
Seaford Elementary School (grades 1-3),
Students are encouraged to participate
and Blades Kindergarten.
in clubs which are available for aimost
Free transportation is provided for all
every interest Student activities are
high school students who live more than
regarded as a vital part of the total
two miles from the high school, and for
educational program and are used as a
all other students who live more than
means of developing wholesome at-
one mile from their schools. Special
titudes and good human relations, as
arrangements have been made with the
well as knowledge and skills.
state to transport some students in areas
where there is danger for walkers.
Instruction in the Seaford public
ERA
schools is based on a continuous prog-
The Educational Resources Association
ress program. each grade level having
(ERA) is an agency of the Department of
specific goals for the development of
Public Instruction that provides a link
basic skills. The district has a special
between the community and the
education program for students of all
schools.
ages affected by learning disabilities,
Utilizing volunteers from the business,
mental retardation, social and emotional
political and educational communities,
maladjustments, physical handicaps and
the Educational Resources Association
visual and hearing impairments, and
provides local elementary, middle and
there are special opportunities for the
senior high schools with classroom
gifted and talented. In addition, there
speakers, field trips and arranges career
are guidance counselors in all schools.
days. Some of ERA's other functions are
Each school tries to present a prac-
to provide business orientation programs
tical, stimulating, and well-balanced
for teachers, arrange individual student
curriculum. while retaining the special
career explorations at business sites for
characteristics that maintain individual
high school and college students. and
identities and develop healthy school
coordinate the Delaware Business/In-
spirit and community pride
dustry/Education Alliance.
The high school is accredited by the
For more information on ERA, write to
Middle States Association of Colleges
P.O. Box 1401, Dover. Delaware.
and Secondary Schools. and there are
736-4561.
The News Journal, Wilmington, Del.
Delmarva
2
Laurel High chorus sings for U.S.
My HANCY & LYNCH
den suid after the group sang. "Too bad
September was R little early for us, no
who were all in town - about the to.
to The Nows Jaymel
they can't porform here every day."
ho said If he was re-olected we could
tunda concert.
Under the direction of Penny Denney,
come in January. And, of course, lie was
The chorus traveled to Washington in
1 week voiced a few notes of
The Lourel High School
the chorus performed for about 30 min-
re-elected
two busee. A third, filled with parents
utes Tuesday in the rotunda of the Rus.
So the chorus has been preparing for
and friends, joined the convoy.
In Washington where the
sell Office Building.
its Washington dobut since Suptember.
Once in the Capitol, the Laurel stu-
<<<< and and U.S. Sonate.
the first heard the group last
The chorus was invited to
Denney said the group sang a "solec-
Chorus is ON elective at the 516-pupil
dents discovered war in the Persion Gulf
tion of patriotic songs appropriate to the
high school but moete daily during regu-
means increased security in all govern-
Sen. Joseph R. Biden,
situation in the Persinn Gulf."
lar school hours.
ment buildings.
whine In midressed the school's 94th
Dressed in red blazers, white shirts,
"Biden wanted US to eing when the
All people and their belongings are
gradenting Films,
black ties and black ekits and pants,
Senate was In session. His office gave us
subject to security checks. "And there
"Mm number in the U.S. Capitol has
chorus members also wore red, white and
two dates, and Tuesday was better for us.
are no more group tours in D.C.," soid
been wealth rather sumber over the pust two
blue lapel pine with yellow ribbons to
We didn't realize the president was giv-
Denney.
signal support of troops in the war zone.
ing his State of the Union message that
"It was just amazing how many police-
rue the Laurol High School cho.
'After Son, Biden spoke at graduation,
night."
mon were wround," she said of all cartier
plicted of patriotic songs," BI-
"It spirits with their accom-
he asked us to sing for the Senate in
The timing, as it turned out, was per-
trip to Washington to dotermine logistics
September or January," Denney recaliod.
feet. And Biden notified his collengues -
for escorting the large group.
Friday, Feb. 1. 1991
Section E
Senate
"I met with Biden's representative. and
we walked through it. When you take
that many kide, it makes sonse to know
where you're going to be." sho added.
in Denney has been chorus director at
Lawel High since 1881. I The McKean
High School graduate remembers her
own high notes with the Wilmington
school's band, including & 1978 perfor-
mance for Princo Charles in London.
"When 1 started (in Leurell, there were
12 members in the chorus. Now there are
yer 70," said Denney,
But shu docen't take credit: She de-
tuts to the talents of the her singers
the also have performed for Deloware's
ieneral Assembly.
May 31, 1991
NOTE FOR PEGGY DOOLEY
FROM:
RAE NELSON
Per your request, attached is an article which provides some basic
background information on the GED. I realize it is a little old and will
try to get more recent information early next week.
Some points you may want to include in the President's remarks are:
The men and women who have the earned the GED often have
succeeded in spite of seemingly significant odds -- personal
challenges; juggling family, jobs, and going to school at night;
returning to pursue education after devoting time and energy to help
out the family. But their commitment, dedication, and accomplish-
ments should be an inspiration to any American anywhere who wants
to pursue his or her education.
The GED exemplifies the diversity that is a hallmark of our education
system. The GED is about opening doors to employment, self
enrichment -- and, if one chooses, future education. (Peggy --
there are a lot of wonderful stories about GED gradtuates becoming
successful in the work world, academia, etc.).
Many of these graduates are also parents and will be even more
powerful teachers and inspirations to their children. They will pass
on the legacy of an appreciation for the value of education and
learning and the sense of pride that comes from accomplishment.
The GED has worked to improve its standards and ensure that it
represents a quality education.
(Peggy -- on Monday, the National Education Goals Panel will
determine what measures to include in the September
1991 report card to the Nation on progress toward the
education goals one of this may include the GED and
this may be worth mentioning as a positive thing I'll let
you know, if there is interest.)
CHANGE
TRENDLINES By Carnegie
for the Advancement of Teaching
The GED: A Growing Alternative
Route to Higher Education
igh school is not the only route
the standard of achievement represent-
to postsecondary education. Al-
ed by the GED is sufficiently indica-
most one of every seven per-
tive of a level of performance needed
sons who gets a high school-completion
for success in higher education.
credential does so through the Tests of
Our study is based largely on figures
General Educational Development, bet-
gleaned from the annual reports of the
ter known as the GED. Most colleges
General Educational Development Test-
and universities will accept this creden-
ing Service. Though we report here fig-
tial as a criterion for admission.
ures primarily from 1967 and 1987, our
Each state sets its own passing scores
analysis examined GED activities at con-
for earning the GED. The tests are
secutive five-year periods since 1967.
normed periodically-most recently in
Growth in GED Candidates
1986-by administering them, state by
state, to recent high school graduates.
The number of people taking the
Then, the passing score for GED can-
GED tests increased by 247.3 percent
didates is usually established in the
from 1967 to 1987. This is an annual
range of the 27th to 30th percentile of
rate of change of 6.4 percent. The fig-
the scores attained by regular high
ures include all candidates in Canada,
school graduates in the particular state.
the United States, and U.S. citizens
The examination measures general skills
living abroad. Most candidates in this
in five areas: writing, reading, social
country take the examinations through
studies, science, and mathematics.
the states in which they reside; a smaller
It is likely that the GED, already im-
number are tested through GED head-
portant to a segment of the population
quarters at the American Council on
that might otherwise be cut off from
Education in Washington, D.C.
further educational opportunity, will
Enormous growth in the GED pro-
take on even greater prominence in
gram occurred from 1967, our base
coming years. More and more second-
year, through 1972, with the number of
ary school students will come from
candidates doubling from 218,386 to
backgrounds that traditionally have
430,346 (Table 1). Growth continued to
had high drop-out rates. The GED may
be strong-but not quite at the earlier
be the lever to open the door to higher
magnitude-from 1972 to 1982. Then,
education for a growing segment of
from 1982 to 1987, the number of can-
high school students. If this happens,
didates declined from 792,132 to 758,367.
though, officials of colleges and uni-
The most likely explanation for this
versities may want to examine whether
drop was the decline during the 1970s
35
Change
July/August 1989
Table 1
the greatest average annual growth rate.
Number of People Tested by GED by State and Rank for Selected Years,
Virginia rose from 49th place in 1967,
1967 and 1987
when 200 of its residents sat for the
GED, to 14th in 1987, when 15,082
Annual Rate of Change
1967
Virginians were tested. This was an an-
1987
1967 to 1987
N
Rank
N
nual increase of 24.1 percent.
Rank
Percentage
Rank
Four other states had double-digit
Program Total
218,386
758,367
6.4
growth rates-Wisconsin, Delaware,
Canada
N/A
19,895
N/A
GED Testing Service
Arkansas, and Florida. But Delaware
2,880
9,158
6.0
United States
211,387
712,116
6.3
had so few test takers at both the be-
Outlying Territories*
4,119
17,198
7.4
ginning and end of the period studied
Virginia
200
49
15,082
14
24.1
1
that, despite an average annual growth
Wisconsin
1,247
35
15,964
13
13.6
2
Delaware
119
rate of 13.3 percent, it remained in
50
1,439
50
13.3
3
Arkansas
1,325
33
11,981
21
11.6
4
50th place (the District of Columbia is
Florida
5,788
11
45,515
3
10.9
5
included in the figures). Among the
North Carolina
3,461
21
22,186
7
9.7
6
high-growth states with large numbers
Massachusetts
2,070
29
12,992
18
9.6
7
South Dakota
410
47
of test takers, it would be worth trying
2,243
45
8.9
8
Oklahoma
2,034
30
11,195
24
8.8
9
to determine whether public policy
Vermont
495
45
2,494
43
8.4
10
measures helped account for rates of
Nebraska
943
38
4,725
35
8.4
10
increase that significantly exceeded
Hawaii
577
43
2,821
40
8.3
11
those in the rest of the country.
Utah
960
37
4,539
36
8.1
12
South Carolina
1,873
32
8,774
28
8.0
13
In terms of absolute numbers of test
Ohio
3,881
17
16,954
12
7.6
14
takers, Texas ranked second in 1967,
New Hampshire
487
46
2,128
46
7.6
14
when it had 17,747, and first at every
New York*
18,211
N/A
75,893
N/A
7.4
N/A
5-year interval thereafter. Most re-
North Dakota
378
48
1,516
49
7.2
15
Mississippi
3,352
23
13,454
17
7.2
15
cently, in 1987, Texas had 61,041 test
Nevada
699
41
2,787
41
7.2
15
takers, far ahead of second-place Cali-
Michigan
7,232
7
28,335
5
7.1
16
fornia, which had 53,418. California
Indiana
3,357
22
12,656
19
6.9
17
ranked first in 1967 and second or third
Kentucky
6,221
9
23,029
6
6.8
18
Kansas
2,335
27
8,341
30
6.6
19
at each interval since then. Thus, Texas
Georgia
5,717
12
20,155
8
6.5
20
and California accounted for the top
Texas
17,747
2
61,041
1
6.4
21
two spots throughout the period we
Alaska
716
40
2,446
44
6.3
22
studied (Table 1). (Data for New York
Montana
793
39
2,663
42
6.3
22
Connecticut
2,030
31
6,712
34
6.2
23
include a duplicate headcount for per-
Louisiana
3,544
20
11,605
22
6.1
24
sons who took the test more than once
Wyoming
567
44
1,828
47
6.0
25
during the year.)
Minnesota
2,659
26
8,495
29
6.0
25
Idaho
1,097
36
3,405
37
5.8
26
Passing the GED
Pennsylvania
9,697
3
28,682
4
5.6
27
Maryland
4,384
16
12,366
20
5.3
28
Approximately three-quarters of the
Arizona
3,881
18
10,769
25
5.2
29
candidates for the GED pass the exam-
Washington
5,191
14
13,875
16
5.0
30
Maine
inations, which can be passed section
1,299
34
3,394
38
4.9
31
District of Columbia
664
42
1,709
48
4.8
32
by section at different times during the
Colorado
3,827
19
9,422
26
4.6
33
year if the whole test is not passed at
lowa
3,161
24
7,656
31
4.5
34
once. The pass rate has steadily risen
California
22,549
1
53,418
2
4.4
35
Illinois
since 1972, when 67.4 percent of the
8,876
5
20,110
9
4.2
36
Tennessee
7,622
6
17,300
10
4.2
36
test takers ultimately passed all sec-
New Mexico
3,053
25
6,895
32
4.2
36
tions and qualified for the certificate
Alabama
6,755
8
14,053
15
3.7
37
(Table 2). The figure was 69.7 percent
Missouri
5,789
10
11,295
23
3.4
38
in 1977, 73.9 percent in 1982, and 74.1
Oregon
4,936
15
8,976
27
3.0
39
New Jersey
9,528
4
16,987
11
2.9
40
percent in 1987.
Rhode Island
2,196
28
2,991
39
1.6
41
South Dakota had the highest aver-
West Virginia
5,454
13
6,825
33
1.1
42
age passing rate throughout the 20-year
Source: The General Educational Development Testing Service, Washington, D.C.
period-90.2 percent. The state had a
"Figures for veterans hospitals are included in total for outlying territories in 1967.
relatively low number of test takers,
*Duplicate headcount data reported for the state of New York does not permit comparison with other states.
but the number of GED candidates in
South Dakota grew rapidly, and the
of young people of high school age.
tests, the impact of the decline contin-
state had a high average annual growth
Because men and women in their 20s
ued during the 1980s.
rate, 8.9 percent, from 1967 to 1987.
are the chief group taking the GED
Among the states, Virginia had by far
South Dakota ranked first in the per-
36
Change
July/August 1989
centage of qualifiers at two of the five
Table 2
intervals and fourth twice. The other
Percentage of Test Takers Qualifying for the GED Certificate by State
time, in 1987, South Dakota slipped to
and Rank for Selected Years, 1967 and 1987
14th in the percentage of qualifiers.
More than 80 percent of the candi-
Average
dates qualified for the GED through-
Percentage
1967
1987
1967 to 1987
out the 20-year period in 11 other
%
%
states. Most of these states had small
Qualified
Rank
Qualified
Rank
Percentage
Rank
populations and low numbers of test
takers. One of the largest states with a
Program Total
70.0
74.1
high pass rate was Minnesota, in which
Canada
N/A
76.4
GED Testing Service
N/A
84.6
an average of 86 percent of the candi-
United States
N/A
73.9
dates qualified throughout the period.
South Dakota
92.0
1
84.9
14
90.2
1
This ranked Minnesota among the 10
Wyoming
88.0
3
94.6
3
88.9
2
states with the highest percentage of
Oregon
81.0
8
96.6
1
88.2
3
Louisiana
89.0
2
84.8
15
87.1
4
qualifiers at four of the five intervals.
Minnesota
82.0
7
88.3
11
86.0
5
At the other end of the spectrum,
lowa
75.0
14
91.0
7
85.3
6
some states perennially had a low per-
North Dakota
84.0
5
93.5
5
84.2
7
centage of qualifiers.
Nebraska
53.0
28
95.6
2
83.6
8
The District of Columbia trails all of
Kansas
73.0
16
86.7
12
83.0
9
New Hampshire
80.0
9
83.7
18
82.7
10
the states with fewer than half of its
Maine
65.0
21
93.3
6
81.7
11
candidates, an average of 49.7 percent,
Washington
79.0
10
85.4
13
81.1
12
qualifying for the GED. In Maryland,
Arizona
83.0
6
75.6
30
79.2
13
Tennessee, and Virginia, an average of
West Virginia
78.0
11
73.7
32
79.1
14
Indiana
74.0
15
84.0
17
78.4
15
less than 6 of every 10 test takers passed
Montana
72.0
17
79.8
25
78.2
16
throughout the period (Table 2).
Vermont
74.0
15
81.8
21
77.9
17
Texas
79.0
10
83.5
19
77.8
18
The GED as a Percentage of
Massachusetts
76.0
13
84.3
16
77.4
19
Public High School Graduates
Hawaii
87.0
4
72.6
33
76.7
20
New Mexico
71.0
18
81.2
22
76.5
21
The increasing significance of the
Alaska
30.0
32
89.0
9
76.1
22
GED is reflected by the change be-
California
74.0
15
82.5
20
75.8
23
Alabama
80.0
9
64.7
43
75.5
24
tween 1972, when the 244,428 recipi-
Colorado
70.0
19
90.8
8
75.0
25
ents earned 9 percent of the 2,715,867
Nevada
80.0
9
72.1
34
75.0
25
high school completion credentials in
Oklahoma
79.0
10
79.0
26
74.7
26
the country, and 1987, when the
North Carolina
69.0
20
88.6
10
74.5
27
Idaho
57.0
27
94.0
4
74.0
28
444,386 GEDs granted represented
Ohio
71.0
18
81.0
23
73.9
29
18.7 percent of the 2,376,396 high
Rhode Island
73.0
16
78.9
27
73.4
30
school-completion credentials earned
Wisconsin
71.0
18
74.0
31
72.8
31
(Table 3). The nation is rapidly ap-
Illinois
75.0
14
77.3
28
72.6
32
Kentucky
75.0
14
69.5
36
72.3
33
proaching the point when one of every
Pennsylvania
76.0
13
77.3
28
71.8
34
five persons completes high school via
Georgia
74.0
15
73.7
32
71.0
35
the GED.
Arkansas
62.0
22
64.3
44
70.5
36
Some states have already reached the
Missouri
60.0
24
80.3
24
69.9
37
Mississippi
72.0
17
67.1
39
67.2
38
point where more than 20 percent of
Michigan
77.0
12
63.6
45
66.6
39
the graduates complete high school by
Utah
59.0
25
81.8
21
65.9
40
the GED route. Alaska led the country
Florida
71.0
18
68.3
38
65.8
41
in 1987 with 28.9 percent of the gradu-
New Jersey
72.0
17
68.7
37
65.4
42
Connecticut
61.0
23
71.4
35
64.5
43
ates having gotten their credentials
South Carolina
58.0
26
75.9
29
63.9
44
through the GED.
Delaware
65.0
21
55.3
46
60.3
45
Other states with high percentages of
Maryland
44.0
29
66.0
42
58.0
46
GED recipients among their high school
Tennessee
33.0
31
66.6
40
55.3
47
Virginia
N/A
66.1
41
51.6
48
graduates in 1987 were Kentucky (28.6
District of Columbia
43.0
30
48.4
47
49.7
49
percent), Florida (27 percent), Missis-
New York
N/A
N/A
N/A
sippi (26.2 percent), and Vermont (23.8
percent). In all four of these states,
Source: The General Educational Development Testing Service, Washington, D.C.
there was a sharp change since 1972. In
Florida, for instance, the 7,330 GED
1972, ranking Florida 25th among the
of all the high school graduates in Flor-
recipients represented 8.5 percent of
states in percentage. By 1987, the
ida, and the percentage was the third
the state's high school graduates in
30,205 GED recipients were 27 percent
highest in the country.
Change
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37
Table 3
of all the high school graduates in the
States Ranked by Percentage of High School Graduates Obtaining GED
state that year, ranking California 46th
or Selected Years, 1972 and 1987
among the states in this percentage.
1972
1987
Age of GED Test Takers
Percentage of
Percentage of
The average GED candidate is in the
N
All Graduates
Rank
N
All Graduates Rank
mid-20s, a drop from the start of the
United States
244,428
9.0
444,386
18.7
period, when the average age was
Alaska
3,339
46.8
1
2,200
28.9
1
about 30. In Canada, which has a small
Kentucky
6,051
12.9
11
14,815
28.6
2
Florida
7,330
8.5
25
30,205
27.0
3
portion of all the GED test takers in
Mississippi
3,190
10.7
19
8,887
26.2
4
North America, the average age remains
Vermont
800
11.8
15
1,687
23.8
5
30. The fact that the average age of test
New Mexico
3,565
17.3
3
4,557
22.9
6
takers in the United States was 25 in
Arkansas
2,823
9.8
21
7,552
21.9
7
1982 and 26.1 in 1987 seems to indicate
Arizona
3,306
12.1
13
7,971
21.6
8
Texas
28,490
15.6
5
44,640
21.5
9
a possible leveling off in the age of test
Oregon
4,073
11.3
17
7,223
20.8
10
takers.
West Virginia
3,790
14.6
7
5,606
20.6
11
Tennessee
5,871
10.2
20
11,395
20.5
12
College Plans
North Carolina
6,070
8.0
28
16,765
20.3
13
Georgia
8,119
12.2
12
14,158
20.1
14
Increasingly, GED test takers plan to
Oklahoma
3,770
8.9
24
8,581
19.9
15
pursue further study. Thirty-two percent
Louisiana
7,492
14.1
9
9,684
19.9
15
had such plans in 1972, and the figure
Wyoming
979
14.4
8
1,323
19.1
16
District of Columbia
1,444
22.4
2
850
16
rose to 49.7 percent in 1987. Some states
19.1
Kansas
5,365
13.6
10
6,060
19.1
16
consistently rank high in this category,
New York
29,845
12.9
11
37,779
18.9
17
and some states consistently rank low
Colorado
4,301
11.4
16
7,839
18.7
18
(Table 4).
Nevada
840
11.9
14
1,977
18.5
19
For example, an average of more than
Alabama
7,933
15.0
6
9,116
18.1
20
Rhode Island
2,126
16.3
4
1,840
17.6
21
63 percent of all those taking the GED
Maine
1,973
12.1
13
2,953
17.5
22
from 1967 through 1987 planned fur-
Washington
4,663
8.3
26
9,609
16.7
23
ther study in South Carolina (76.5 per-
Montana
1,970
N/A
1,887
16.6
24
cent), Arizona (68.7 percent), Virginia
Massachusetts
4,564
6.3
35
10,177
15.2
25
Pennsylvania
11,437
6.8
33
20,756
14.6
26
(64.2 percent), and Illinois (63.6 per-
North Dakota
733
6.5
34
1,224
14.4
27
cent). GED candidates in some other
Missouri
6,193
9.5
22
8,427
14.2
28
states were far less likely to contem-
South Carolina
2,021
5.2
38
5,375
14.0
29
plate further study. The states in which
Maryland
5,130
9.2
23
7,285
14.0
30
South Dakota
986
7.7
29
1,341
13.9
31
an average of fewer than 35 percent of
Nebraska
1,089
4.8
39
2,629
13.7
32
the candidates had such plans between
Hawaii
849
7.0
32
1,511
13.2
33
1967 and 1987 were Tennessee (34.5 per-
lowa
3,465
7.2
30
5,137
13.0
34
cent), California (34.1 percent), Utah
Illinois
8,928
6.1
36
16,166
12.8
35
New Hampshire
1,161
11.1
18
1,654
12.8
35
(33.7 percent), West Virginia (32.5 per-
Wisconsin
2,945
4.0
40
8,468
12.7
36
cent), and Pennsylvania (27.7 percent).
Virginia
5,564
8.2
27
9,432
12.7
36
Statistics were not available for Mis-
Delaware
585
7.1
31
829
12.3
37
souri and New York for most years we
Connecticut
3,266
8.0
28
4,523
12.0
40
New Jersey
9,292
N/A
10,218
11.5
41
studied.
Indiana
489
0.7
43
7,171
11.0
42
As institutions of higher education
Michigan
7,784
5.8
37
11,494
10.3
43
project future enrollments, it should be
Ohio
3,843
2.5
41
13,999
10.3
43
of more than passing interest if they
Minnesota
4,247
6.3
35
5,591
9.5
44
Idaho
302
2.3
42
738
5.8
45
are situated in states in which GED
California
N/A
N/A
12,040
5.1
46
candidates are less likely to plan fur-
Utah
37
0.2
44
1,042
4.7
47
ther study.
Source: The General Educational Development Testing Service, Washington, D.C., and The Statistical Abstract of the United
States, 1977 and 1988.
Conclusion
High schools are almost certain to
It may be time, especially in certain
the GED rather than a regular diploma.
remain the main source of freshmen
states, that institutions of higher edu-
In some states this is less of an issue.
for higher education. But as these sta-
cation become more actively involved
For example, fewer than 10 percent of
tistics on the GED demonstrate, it is
in determining GED policies affecting
the high school completers in Minne-
shortsighted to ignore the significant
pass/fail rates since college enrollments
sota, Idaho, California, and Utah get
numbers of people who obtain the GED
will increasingly depend on freshmen
the GED. In California, the 12,040 GED
certificate instead of a diploma. If col-
who qualify for higher education with
qualifiers in 1987 were only 5.1 percent
leges and universities are to be repre-
38
Change
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Table
Percentage of Test Takers Planning Further Study by State and Rank for Selected Years, 1967 to 1987
Average
Percentage
1967
1972
1977
1982
1987
1967 to 1987
%
Rank
%
Rank
%
Rank
%
Rank
%
Rank
%
Rank
Program Total
36.0
44.3
37.8
48.4
49.7
43.2
Canada
N/A
N/A
38.3
48.1
48.3
GED Testing Service
N/A
N/A
24.5
63.1
76.4
United States
N/A
N/A
51.0
48.1
49.4
South Carolina
77.0
2
73.1
3
83.3
1
74.5
1
74.5
1
76.5
1
Arizona
59.0
5
65.5
5
74.2
3
72.9
2
72.0
3
68.7
2
Virginia
82.0
1
19.5
42
79.9
2
67.1
4
72.3
2
64.2
3
Illinois
59.0
5
54.7
8
66.3
7
69.2
3
69.0
4
63.6
4
Hawaii
51.0
7
53.1
10
70.0
4
51.7
22
56.4
15
56.4
5
South Dakota
43.0
9
54.5
9
52.4
23
64.3
6
58.5
12
54.5
6
District of Columbia
8.0
33
78.9
2
69.0
6
60.1
10
56.6
14
54.5
6
Massachusetts
61.0
4
46.9
16
58.1
15
52.6
19
53.6
19
54.4
7
Minnesota
37.0
13
46.7
17
58.8
14
60.3
9
64.0
6
53.4
8
Louisiana
25.0
24
45.5
20
69.3
5
66.9
5
57.7
13
52.9
9
Ohio
33.0
17
46.4
18
59.4
13
61.2
7
59.6
7
51.9
10
Oklahoma
38.0
12
50.4
11
64.5
8
57.3
15
46.6
30
51.4
11
Oregon
24.0
25
48.4
12
59.9
12
58.4
13
59.4
8
50.0
12
Connecticut
61.0
4
62.9
6
61.9
11
28.7
44
31.0
42
49.1
13
New Hampshire
36.0
14
48.3
13
42.1
37
59.6
12
59.1
10
49.0
14
North Dakota
44.0
8
59.5
7
46.0
31
43.0
30
48.1
25
48.1
15
Washington
33.0
17
37.8
29
52.5
22
57.3
15
56.0
16
47.3
16
Nevada
35.0
15
38.7
28
53.0
20
60.5
8
48.3
24
47.1
17
New Mexico
39.0
11
39.3
27
44.6
33
57.8
14
53.6
19
46.9
18
Kansas
26.0
23
36.5
31
48.0
28
55.0
16
67.4
5
46.6
19
Texas
34.0
16
44.2
21
51.3
25
51.4
23
51.0
22
46.4
20
North Carolina
21.0
28
27.5
41
62.5
10
59.8
11
58.9
11
45.9
21
Montana
57.0
6
32.6
33
37.5
39
49.1
24
52.4
20
45.7
22
Delaware
23.0
26
86.1
1
56.4
16
34.6
38
27.4
44
45.5
23
Rhode Island
11.0
32
28.6
40
62.6
9
69.2
3
47.3
28
43.7
24
Nebraska
28.0
21
41.1
25
44.2
35
45.1
26
59.2
9
43.5
25
Idaho
51.0
7
40.9
26
56.2
17
30.9
40
38.1
40
43.4
26
Kentucky
21.0
28
28.8
39
54.6
18
52.1
21
55.9
17
42.5
27
Mississippi
27.0
22
50.4
11
53.0
20
52.3
20
29.2
43
42.4
28
Alabama
19.0
29
33.0
32
54.5
19
51.7
22
47.9
26
41.2
29
Arkansas
51.0
7
70.6
4
28.7
47
29.0
43
22.4
45
40.3
30
Maine
30.0
19
29.4
38
44.3
34
54.5
17
42.1
36
40.1
31
Michigan
22.0
27
43.5
22
45.2
32
44.9
27
44.5
33
40.0
32
Wyoming
35.0
15
42.9
23
33.2
46
36.1
35
52.0
21
39.8
33
Indiana
22.0
27
37.8
29
46.1
30
48.7
25
43.3
34
39.6
34
Georgia
40.0
10
45.8
19
49.4
27
30.3
41
31.3
41
39.4
35
Wisconsin
24.0
25
18.3
43
52.6
21
53.2
18
46.4
31
38.9
36
New Jersey
14.0
31
30.2
36
52.3
24
42.5
31
54.0
18
38.6
37
Alaska
35.0
15
12.7
44
50.1
26
44.4
28
46.8
29
37.8
38
lowa
29.0
20
37.1
30
33.8
44
43.1
29
45.1
32
37.6
39
Florida
26.0
23
36.5
31
47.4
29
34.4
39
42.0
37
37.3
40
Maryland
N/A
42.4
24
41.7
38
42.1
32
52.4
20
35.7
41
Vermont
36.0
14
47.0
15
43.0
36
29.8
42
21.1
46
35.4
42
Colorado
31.0
18
47.7
14
28.3
48
24.8
46
43.1
35
35.0
43
Tennessee
18.0
30
30.3
35
35.7
41
40.9
33
47.7
27
34.5
44
California
24.0
25
33.0
32
33.3
45
40.7
34
39.4
38
34.1
45
Utah
18.0
30
29.4
37
35.8
40
34.7
37
50.7
23
33.7
46
West Virginia
24.0
25
30.6
34
34.0
43
35.7
36
38.4
39
32.5
47
Pennsylvania
19.0
29
38.7
28
35.3
42
27.3
45
18.0
47
27.7
48
New York
74.0
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Missouri
N/A
N/A
51.3
25
N/A
N/A
Source: The General Educational Development Testing Service, Washington, D.C.
sentative of population and to serve the
should be recognized for the potential
fair to the hundreds of thousands of
society's varied needs-as critics are
it holds for helping higher education
GED candidates that these concerns be
urging-then certainly this constituen-
institutions increase their diversity. If
brought into the open and addressed.
cy deserves more attention.
educators have reservations about the
People who choose an alternative route
In an era when the word "diversity"
GED as a credential indicating worthi-
of certification should know exactly what
is mentioned so frequently, the GED
ness for further study, then it is only
it represents.
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serves on the National Assessment Gaverning Board (NAGB)
Serves on the Education Commission of the states Policies 4 Prioritics Committee
He has played asignificant supportive rte of the Groves Schools during his administration,
- attanding /speaking at their graduations
- articulating The benefits of Groves School
- increasing funding
- enhancing the Flexibility of The school to-sexe students at risk, offering Them an
LEGISLATIVE alternative HALL high school setting,
CARVEL STATE OFFICE BLDG.
WILMINGTON. 19801
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Graduates Families
Sussex Groves Adult HS faculty and staff
Sussex County Vocational-Technical School District Board of
Education
Sussex County Vocational-Technical School District staff
Sussex Groves Adult HS guests (former principals, former faculty,
etc.)
Delaware Department of Public Instruction Officials
Sussex County Council
Seaford, Delaware School Board
City of Seaford officials
State Legislators
State Elected Officials
Corporate guests (DuPont Corp., Nanticoke Homes, Townsend Corp.,
Purdue corp., etc.. Note: These companies
have supported adult education and some have
Groves HS programs at their facilities.)
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Staff Sargent James Crew, 39, is no stranger to defending
his country. Crew was awarded a Purple Heart in Vietnam and
most recently received the Governor's Award for Bravery and
Heroism for his service during the Persian Gulf War. A Marine
reservist, Crew was knocked unconcious from his light amored
vehicle in Kuwait, breaking his arm, thumb and pelvis.
Crew, a Delaware native, is a graduate of Mt. Pleasant
High School. He holds two associate degrees from Brandywine
College and DelTech. He lives in Wilmington with his wife
Denise and two children, Michael, 10 and Dorothy, 7, and is
currently a Corporal in the Greenwood Police Department.
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VICTORIA EASTBURN
Graduation Speaker
If you are an adult who thinks you are too busy to get a
high school diploma, perhaps you haven't met Vicki Eastburn.
Since September, 1990, Eastburn has been a student at James H.
Groves High School. She will graduate on June 11, 1991.
Eastburn differs from most of the other thousands of Delaware
high school students who will graduate this year because she is
32 years old, works at Vlasic Foods full time, and has a
husband and two children. Eastburn admits, "It is difficult to
come back to school with all of my other obligations, but I
know that hard work and a loving, supportive family can help me
overcome any obstacle. I realized how supportive my family
is. My husband kept telling me I could do it. He is really
proud of me now. I have even been asked to give a speech at
graduation."
Eastburn was 16 when she dropped out of high school. She
added, "I appreciate what I have learned over the past year.
It is actually neat to learn. It is different than learning
when I was a teenager." Eastburn praised her teachers. "Mrs.
VanPelt and Mrs. Faulkner were very encouraging. I hate
fractions, and Mrs. VanPelt got me through them."
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WILLIAM GIBBS
Graduation Speaker
William Gibbs, 48, left school in 1960, after making it to
the tenth grade. While serving his country in the Panama Canal
Zone in 1967, he pursued and received his General Equilvalency
Diploma. In 1974, Gibbs joined the National Guard to continue
serving his country until a heart attack on June 30, 1988
forced him to leave the service. The heart attack did not stop
him from serving his fellow man, however, as he became a Big
Brother to many children while remaining active in his church
and community.
Gibbs now works at DuPont in Seaford and is graduating
with his high school diploma from the James H. Groves Adult
High School. In addition to pursuing his diploma, Gibbs also
completed the Sussex Tech Plumbing and Pipefitting
Apprenticeship program. He lives in Seaford with his wife
Lutisha, a past Groves program graduate. They have six
children ranging in age from 13 to 24.
AUDIENCE GROUPS FOR SUSSEX GROVES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Graduates
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AUDIENCE
1. Dr. Fran Tracy-Mumford
Supervisor of Adult Education for the State of Delaware
2. State Representative John R. Schroeder
State Representative for the 37th District of Delaware
3. Senator William V. Roth
United States Senator for Delaware
4. Governor Michael N. Castle
Governor of the State of Delaware
5. THE PRESIDENT
6. Dr. George L. Frunzi
Superintendent, Sussex County Vocational-Technical School District
7. Mr. A. Wayne Meluney
Principal, Sussex Groves Adult High School
8. Secretary Lamar Alexander
United States Department of Education
9. Dr. Kevin E. Carson
Asst. Superintendent, Sussex County Vocational-Technical School Dist.
10. Mr. Howard R. Elliott
President, Board of Education, Sussex County Vocational-Technical
School District
11. Reverend Grace Batten
Mount Zion Holy Church, Milton, Delaware
12. Reverend David Mulford
St. Phillips Episcopal Church, Quantico, Maryland
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SEAFORD, DELAWARE
JUNE 11. 1991
EVENT:
Address James H. Groves Adult High School
Commencement
DATE:
Tuesday, June 11, 1991
TIME:
12:27 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.
LOCATION:
Seaford Senior High School Auditorium
PRESS:
Open
ATTENDEES:
Graduates (68), Families of Graduates and Invited
Guests. Total Audience - 1100.
SCENARIO:
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by Governor Castle and
Senator Roth, arrives Seaford High School and is
met by: Mr. Chester Baltz, Principal, Seaford Senior High School;
The Honorable Dale Wolf, Lt. Governor of Delaware; The Honorable
Myrna L. Bair, Delaware State Senator, 5th District; The
Honorable Tina Fallon, Delaware State Representative, 39th
District; The Honorable Jane Maroney, Delaware State
Representative, 10th District; Mr. Richard Lewis. Vice President
Sussex County Vocational-Technical School District; TBD
Following the greeting, the President proceeds to the off-stage
announcement area and holds briefly.
Dave Roseele - Pres. u Del
THE PRESIDENT is announced on to stage with Honors. THE
PRESIDENT proceeds on stage and stands in front of his chair for
introduction of Reverend Grace R. Batten, Mount Zion Holy Church
of Milton, Delaware, and Sergeant H. James Crew, Former United
States Marine by Dr. George L. Frunzi, Superintendent Sussex
County Vocational-Technical School District. The invocation is
delivered by Rev. Batten followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by
Sgt. Crew. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, THE PRESIDENT is
seated for the introduction of Secretary Lamar Alexander by Dr.
George L. Frunzi, Superintendent, Sussex County Vocational-
Technical School District. Secretary Alexander makes brief
remarks. THE PRESIDENT remains seated for 2 Graduate speakers.
Dr. Frunzi introduces Governor Castle who, in turn, introduces
THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT is introduced by Governor Castle.
THE PRESIDENT delivers commencement address. Following his
address, THE PRESIDENT returns to stand in front of his seat for
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Board of Education, Sussex County Vocational Technical School
District. The graduates cross the stage to shake hands with THE
PRESIDENT, Governor Castle, Secretary Alexander, Senator Roth,
and Dr. Fran Tracy-Mumford, State Supervisor of Adult Education
and then proceed to exit stage right. After the last graduate
has exited the stage, THE PRESIDENT remains standing for the
Benediction by
Reverened David Mulford, Saint Phillip's Episcopal Church,
Quantico, Maryland. Mr. Meluney concludes the program and the
platform participants depart the stage. THE PRESIDENT departs
stage and proceeds to holding room. THE PRESIDENT arrives
holding room and holds briefly. THE PRESIDENT departs holding
room and proceeds to motorcade.
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GOVERNOR CASTLE'S EDUCATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Overall, Governor Castle has been determined not to accept
mediocrity, but to push for excellence for all students.
He has pushed for increasing teachers' salaries, rocketing Delaware's
national ranking from 21st to 10th within four years.
He has pushed the issue of accountability of individual teachers,
administrators, as well as school buildings. Delaware now has a
statewide teacher appraisal instrument, has piloted a building
administrators' appraisal process, and has published the first school
profiles for all Delaware high schools with publication for first
middle school profile due this next school year.
He has supported the enhancement of professional development,
supporting research-based statewide in-service programs for teachers
with a significant increase in funding.
He has been attentive to the possibility of a "teacher crisis" and
the importance of recruiting and retaining top quality teachers,
"pushing for enhancing alternative routes to certification, for
example, and connecting the District Personnel Directors with the
Delaware Development Office to learn marketing techniques for
attracting quality teachers to our state.
He has championed the idea of focusing on the first 60 months of
children's lives:
- making significant strides to lower Delaware's infant mortality
rate by expanding Medicaid benefits to pregnant women and children;
- increasing subsidized child care (by 233%) thus providing access
to child care for more children;
- tightening child care regulations;
- promoting developmentally appropriate early childhood programs
with three state pilots;
- promoting parent education with Parents as Teachers now to be in
all three counties.
He has supported start-up of "latch-key" programs providing care and
enrichment for elementary children.
He has focused the state's attention on our High School drop-out
challenge: - building on the recommendations of his Children-At-Risk Task Force
to support initiatives in each school district;
- creating Alternative High Schools at six sites;
- placing wellness clinics at four high school campuses.
He has given leadership to ensure the equalization funding process
has been adjusted to continue to reduce disparity among districts.
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He has seen the importance of strong leadership on school boards and
has given careful consideration to his appointments of quality people
on the State Board as well as the County Vocational School District
Boards.
Perhaps, most important has been his national leadership position in
school restructuring and his support of the development of the
Re: Learning effort here in the state of Delaware. is involved out of 160 schools are now
Supporting these state activities, he has been active in two national
leadership positions regarding education. He chairs the National
Advisory Board to the Re: Learning program and is a member of the
National Assessment Governing Board that oversees the National
Assessment of Education Progress (the nation's report card.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 7, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
TONY SNOW
FROM:
DAN McGROARTY
SUBJECT:
GROVES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
On Tuesday, June 11th at 12:30 p.m. you will deliver speah brief
remarks (approximately 11 minutes) at the graduation ceremony of
the Groves Adult High School held in Seaford High School
Auditorium in Seaford, Delaware. Secretary Alexander will
accompany of you. Governor Michael Castle introduces you.
While your remarks highlight the particular achievements of
the graduating Groves students, the event itself draws attention
to Track Three of your America 2000 education strategy; i.e.
adult literacy and lifelong learning. The speech also draws
attention to the importance the family support in achieving
educational excellence.
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RT. 9 - - P.O. BOX 351 GEORGETOWN, DE 19947 (302) 856-9035
A. WAYNE MELUNEY, Director
LEMUS L. JENSEN
Adult Education Division
Industrial Training Coordinal
FAX COVER SHEET
TO:
Jennifer Grossman
FAX NO.:
1-202-456-6218
DATE:
6/6/91
NO. UF PAGES:
2
(Including Cover Sheet)
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Jennifer
Please don't hesitate to call
if I can help with anything else
FROM:
Brenda Thompson James H. Hroves H.S.
PHONE #:
856-9035
COMPANY:
Sussex Tech - Adult Ed. Div:
FAX #:
856-7875
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PROGRAM
A. Wayne Meluney
Principal, Sussex Groves
SUSSEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PIANO PROCESSIONAL
Jane Locke
GREETINGS TO GRADUATES
Dr. Fran Tracy-Mumford
State Supervisor of Adult Education
AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Dr. Kevin E. Carson
Asst. Superintendent, Sussex County
Vocational-Technical School District
DISTINGUISHED TEACHER AWARD
A. Wayne Meluney
INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS
Dr. George L. Frunzi
Superintendent, Sussex County
Vocational-Technical School District
INVOCATION
Rev. Grace R. Batten
Mt. Zion Holy Church, Milton, Delaware
INTRODUCTION OF U. S. SECRETARY
OF EDUCATION
U. S. Senator
William V. Roth, Jr.
REMARKS BY U. S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
The Honorable Lamar
Alexander
INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKERS
A. Wayne Meluney
STUDENT SPEAKERS
Victoria Eastburn
William Gibbs
INTRODUCTION OF GOVERNOR
Dr. George L. Frunzi
INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT
Governor Michael N. Castle
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
President George Herbert Walker Bush
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES
A. Wayne Meluney
CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS
Howard R. Elliott
President, Board of Education
Sussex County Vocational-Technical School District
BENEDICTION
Rev. David B. Mulford
St. Phillips Episcopal Church, Quantico, MD
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Seaford Maintenance Chief who Prepares
Auditorium for the President's Visit is a Groves Graduate
Mr. Wayne Merritt, the maintenance chief at Seaford High
School, is busily preparing the school for President Bush's arrival
for the James H. Groves High School graduation ceremony on June 11.
Ironically, Merritt is also a Sussex Groves graduate of the
class of 1974.
Merritt quit school in the ninth grade to join the Delaware
Army National Guard in 1961. (He has since retired as a Sergeant
First Class). He was hired by the Seaford School district in 1966.
"I've been working at both jobs ever since," said Merritt. "I
soon realized I needed more education to progress in my Guard job
and with the Seaford school district.
"So I went back to the Sussex Groves program in 1974.'
Merritt continued. "I also wanted to be a role model for my twin
boys. I think it paid off because one son is a Captain in the U.
S. Army and one works here with me on the maintenance crew!"
At the present time Merritt is extremely busy supervising his
crew for President Bush's visit. "We're giving the building a real
good cleaning. We are checking the air conditioning, trimming the
shrubbery and cutting the grass. We'll also tear down the
auditorium from Seaford's high school graduation and getting set
up for the Groves graduation. It's involved alot of extra man
hours, but we don't mind. I feel like President Bush is saluting
me along with the current graduates."
The Sussex Groves program helped Merritt get started on a dual
career in the military and state system. Sixty-eight graduates
will get that same opportunity on June 11.
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Presidential advance office
202/456-7565
Presidential advance FAX
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USSS/PPD
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302-856-7690(0)
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Office of Sen. Wm Roth
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302-577-3211
Doug Rogers
Presidential Advance
202-456-7565
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USSS/PPD -Lead
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LEVINE. CARSON
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654-4204 656-1363
856-2541
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RT. 9 - P.O. BOX 351 GEORGETOWN, DE 19947 (302) 856-9035
LEMUS L. JENSEN
A. WAYNE MELUNEY, Director
Industrial Training Coordinator
Adult Education Division
FAX COVER SHEET
TO:
Dan McGroarty
FAX NO.:
202-456-6218
DATE:
6/3/91
NO. OF PAGES:
6
(Including Cover Sheet)
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Dan, Ive attached a Nomination Forms that were
Submitted earlierthis year for a special awards
Ceremony. I thought you could use those for a
student profile I should have two more
for you by Widnusday. The other sheets provide
you with a good overview OF the Groves His.
FROM:
A. Wayne Meluney, Principal
PHONE #:
856-9035
Sussex Tech - Adult Ed. Div. - Groves H.S.
COMPANY:
FAX #:
856-7875
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JAMES H. GROVES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
Purpose:
The impose of Grovet in to open doors of opportunity for adults and
out-of-chool your BY CHABLING them (S) graduate and improve the
quality of their lives.
History:
James H. Graves Adult High School is n State Doard of Education
iniquens
approved and the only statewide Middle States accredited secondary
adult high school in the nation. Groves was created by the
Legislature in 1964 to provide employment opportunities for those
who had dropped out of school. IL was accredited by Middle States
in 1984.
Eligibility:
Individuals 16 years or older and out-of-school are eligible to enroll.
The companion Alternative Education Program is for in-school youth
15-21 years of age. Alternative students transfer their credits earned
at Groves back to their home high school where they graduate.
Requirements:
All graduates must have 19 credits with 11 1/2 prescribed by the
State. The prescribed credits include:
English
4 credits
Social Studies
3 credits (includes 1 credit
United States History)
Mathematics
2 credits
Science
2 credits
Health
1/2 credit
Electives
7 1/2 credits + minimum
competencies
Earning Credit:
There are multiple ways to carn high school credits. Enrolling in and
passing a class (with 70% or better grade with less than 6 absences),
consespondence study, GED and/or APL testing, life skill testing,
employment experience, vocational courses, military
courses/training, higher education courses, foreign school courses,
community service and prior high school credits are allowable ways
to earn credit.
An alternative route to achieving the 19 credits is through the GED+
route. The GED plus the following credits must be earned:
American Studies (1 credit)
Senior English (1 credit)
Math (1 credit)
Science (1 credit)
Health (1/2 credit)
Electives (4 1/2 credits)
Locations:
The Groves High School program is one school located at six sites:
Wilmington, Marskallwn, Numark, Middlew Woodside, and
Georgetown.
Student
Activities:
Student Government, yearbook, family trips, dinners, newspaper,
and commencement are examples of student activities.
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Graduates:
Groves graduated 521 students in June, 1990; one out of 32
graduates in Delaware is a Groves graduate; one out of 15 have
attended Groves to acquire credits toward graduation: 815 of the
1050 CLD's have been earned through the Groves GED testing
centers.
Number of
Participants:
There are more than 1,500 students enrolled annually with n
duplicated enrollment by class totaling more than 3,000. Including
the alternative program students, Groves had an additional 1,962
enrollments.
Demographic
Information:
83.4% of the students have family incomes under the state individual
average income; 75% intend to improve their ECOMOMIC status as Я
result of attending Groves.
Program
Results:
Groves graduates are placed in jobs, have a preferred enrollment
status by many employers, 31% achieve honor status: 45% intend to
continue their education beyond Groves high school.
Community Linkages
and Public Support:
Linkages and collaborative efforts with business and industry and
other agencies have been developed. Public awareness of illiteracy
and the need for adults to have a high school credential has increased
the credibility of the Groves Adult High School Program. The
business community has responded positively to Groves Adult High
School by:
Eucouraging unqualified and under-qualified job applicants
to obtain a high school credential.
Referring applicants directly to a Groves center.
Calling Groves centers to announce job ореншух.
Hiring Groves graduates on a "preferred" applicant basis.
Funding:
In the last four years, funding has increased from $737,972 in
FY87 to $843,000 for Groves plus $540,000 for the alternutive
program.
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Structural Organization of Adult Education in Delaware:
Adult Basic Education
(Federal funds)
For adults with less than 8th grade skills
Funds are provided to Library Literacy programs,
school districts, community based organizations, and
community colleges
English As A Second Language
(Federal funds)
For adults who are non-English speakers
Funds are provided to school districts, community
based organizations and community colleges
GED
(State and Federal funds)
For adults seeking a high school equivalence
Funds are provided to school districts, community
based organizations and community colleges
Groves Adult High School
(State funds)
For adults seeking a high school diploma
Funds are provided to school districts
Homeless Adult Education Program
(Federal Discretionary funds)
For homeless adults provided in partnership with
shelters
JUN- 3-91 MON 15:16 SUSSEX VO-TECH
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Daw
NOMINATION FORM
This was the Nomination
Form for a recent award
PROGRAM
ceremony I thought
Program Name:
Sussex Center Adult Programs
the profile boken
would
be
Program Type (Circle ONE): ABE Classroom Literacy ESL GED Groves
First Step
of interest.
Alternative Literacy Tutoring JTPA Homeless Other
W.M.
Administrator:
A. Wayne Meluney
Phone: 856-9035
Address:
RT 9 PO Box 351
Georgetown, DE 19947
NOMINEE
(Name):
William Gibbs
QUALIFICATIONS
Nominee must:
Mary Bur Delaware for
Be an adult student (preference given to students 18 and older)
Technical Have attended your program during calendar year 1990
community
Be willing to attend ceremony to receive award
college.
Individual reasons for nomination: (use back of page if needed)
(Examples: Goals attained, obstacles overcome, exemplary characteristics or accomplishments)
In space below write comments exactly as they are to be read at awards ceremony.
Hoyrsolf?
Bill left school in 1960 after making it to the 10th grade. He pursued and received his G.E.D.
while serving his country in the Panama Canal Zone in 1967 When his tour of duty was over, he
joined the National Guard in 1974 to continue serving his country until a heart attack on June 30, 1988
forced him to leave the armed forces. The heart attack didn't stop him from serving his fellow
man by being a big brother to many children while remaining active in his church and community.
Bill now works at duPont, in Seaford, but he is not satisfied with a G.E.D. He is back at school
pursuing his high school diploma from the James H. Groves Adult High School, where I have him in Science
class. He not only goes to school on Tuesday and Thursday, but he attends the Sussex Tech Plumbing &
Pipefitting Apprenticeship program on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
He 15 a family man and has done well raising 6 children ranging in age from 13 to 24.
It's a pleasure to nominate Bill for this award.
* Dan McGroants- Bill Gibbs will be TW the graduating class
of James H. Grovers ongiting
I certify that the nominee meets the listed requirements for nomination and that the above program is
providing full sponsorship of this individual, including: 1) full payment of costs for attendance at
the February 23rd event 2), a staff sponsor to accompany the nominee to the awards event 3) provi-
sion of or arrangement for transportation nominee to the event if needed.
Book
Name of staff sponsor:
Date: 1/29/91
Signature of administrator:
I release this statement for publication. Student Signature: Will T. Gibbs
Send to: Malcolm Baird, 351 Mockingbird Hill Road
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A Dan
NOMINATION FORM
Awather profile for
PROGRAM
your consideration.
Program Name:
Sussex Center Adult Programs
Program Type (Circle ONE): ABE Classroom Literacy ESL GED Groves First Step
Alternative Literacy Tutoring JTPA Homeless Other
Administrator:
A. Wayne Meluney
Phone:
856-9035
Address:
RT 9, PO Box 351 Georgetown, DE 19947
NOMINEE
(Name):
Reese Long
QUALIFICATIONS
Nominee must:
-- Be an adult student (preference given to students 18 and older)
Have attended your program during calendar year 1990
Be willing to attend ceremony to receive award
Individual reasons for nomination: (use back of page if needed)
(Examples: Goals attained, obstacles overcome, exemplary characteristics or accomplishments)
In space below write comments exactly as they are to be read at awards ceremony.
Reese Long is a student of exceptional determination. He has overcome many personal obstacles to
continue his education.
As a James H. Groves student at the Wilmington site, Reese was involved in a serious automobile
accident one night on his way to school. Reese not only demolished his car, but also sustained back
injuries which required hospitalization. Secause the bus line was only within city limits, Reese had
no transportation to school.
After recuperating from the accident, Reese relocated to Sussex County and enrolled in the Sussex
Groves site. Along with working a full-time job, Reese attends classes four nights a week as a regular
Groves and G.E.D. student. He spends more than the required time studying in and out of classes.
Because of his dedication and desire to learn, Reese is an inspiration to both the students and
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staff of the Sussex site of James H. Groves Adult High School.
Dan Peese will receive his diplone this year
I certify that the nominee meets the listed requirements for nomination and that the above program is
providing full sponsorship of this individual, including: 1) full payment of costs for attendance at
the February 23rd event 2) a staff sponsor to accompany the nominee to the awards event 3) provi-
sion of or arrangement for transportation of nominee to the event if needed.
Name of staff sponsor: Carb M-Hunt
Signature of administrator:
Date:
1/8/91
I release this statement for publication. Student Signature:
Send to: Malcolm Baird, 351 Mockingbird Hill Road
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FROM:
A. Wayne Milunez
PHONE #:
856-9035
COMPANY:
Sussex Tech - Adult Ed. Div. James H. Haves H.S.
FAX #:
856-7875
AVEC
Rosemary Everton quit school after the eighth grade to get
married and have a baby. She decided to go back to school and
get her diploma, which at that time, was something a 17 year
old girl with a baby did not do. She worked all day and went
to the Groves Program four hours a night, four nights a week
for four years. Rosemary graduated in 1972 from the program
with her high school diploma.
Since that time, Rosemary and her husband have built a
custodial contract business out of cleaning houses for $50 per
week. Now they have a business with 200 employees and
contracts throughout the state.
She has inspired others to finish their education. One of
her employees, a single mother of two, graduated from the
Groves Program and Rosemary is now putting her through
college. She has also convinced a manager at her company to do
the same.
Rosemary feels the Groves Program was very supportive of
her, teaching her that she could push herself and be
successful. The individual attention, common goals of the
students and the absence of peer pressure gave Rosemary what
she needed to accomplish what she has today.
Smallwood was charged with
criminally negligent homicide,
meaning police and the state at-
torney general's office believe she
did not intentionally cause the
baby's death. If convicted, she
Tapping into historic wellspring
could face up to five years in
P.2/12
prison.
Maurer said Smallwood's case
Draining of Milton pond stirs memories
grind of machinery.
All this, in the name of progress.
illustrates the plight of the work-
"I don't mind seeing the pond
ing poor, who often cannot afford
By CAROLYN LEWIS
little kids looking for baby turtles," said
way because after Nov. 15 it will
adequate child care. legal assis-
Norma Fleming, owner of Norma's res-
better than it ever was," said Mi
Sussex Bureau reporter
tance and other services.
taurant. For the past 30 years, Fleming,
Mayor John R. Hudson. "It certa
"I think it's reflective of a
MILTON Wagamon's Pond once
54, could watch the pond's silvery wa-
will be a lot safer and more attract
broader problem that society has:
the glittering heart of this historic town
ters from her cafe at the bottom of
The state highways division bega
People who have good jobs are
is today a muddy stretch of stagnant
Mulberry Street.
drain the 59-acre pond three weeks
OK and people on welfare are
water.
Now, thanks to the state Department
in the first stage of a $982,000 pre
taken care of,' Maurer said. "But
Gray stumps rise from the goo like
of Transportation, she has a view of a
being done by First State Crane Ser
the working poor are in trouble."
ghosts from an ancient swamp. A pun-
tall, green derrick, red mesh-wire barri-
of Frederica.
Smallwood is "very, very dis-
gent smell hangs over decaying moss at
ers and signs reading "Keep Out" and
The state-funded project will rep
traught
I think it's clear to
the pond's edge.
"Road Closed." And instead of the
the roadway over a dam that separ
everyone involved that she loved
"It's strange to look out and not see
soothing sound of water hurrying over
her daughter very, very much."
the fishermen on the banks and the
the low dam, she hears the thunk and
See MILTON
Adult high school grad
Tho
got '2nd chance at life'
for I
me a second chance at life, and
HIGH SCHOOL
By CAROLYN LEWIS
now can hold my head up and be
As
Sussex Bureau reporter
proud to be an American," she
WASHIN
JUN 05 '91 08:10 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF DELAWARE
If President Bush wants to know
said Tuesday.
General D
how the James H. Groves Adult
President Bush is scheduled to
leave the ac
High School can change a life, all
speak at a Groves commencement
mer to run
he has to do is ask Dianna Y.
in Seaford June 11 for 65 of the
Barcus.
program's 80 Sussex County gradu-
Pennsylvar
said Tuesda
Barcus, 46. dropped out of
ates-to-be. The remaining 15 are
Thornbu
school when she was 17. Two
receiving their diplomas at a cere-
years ago, she earned her Groves
mony at Sussex Correctional Insti-
high school diploma in the free
tution near Georgetown.
Quick read
program. Today she earns "more
Gov. Castle, who invited the
money than I ever dreamed of" at
president to attend the Seaford
shortly bef
a Newark bank.
The News Journal/FRED COMEGYS
of his decis
ceremony, said through a spokes-
"If the President asked me, I'd
Dianna Barcus, a Groves adult high school grad, now works part time at
years rema
tell him the Groves school gave
See GRAD A6
the Middletown Groves where the principal calls her a "great recruiter."
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JUN 05 '91 08:11 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LAWARE
P.3/12
Grad: Gratitude leads
I-deserved boost
to adult school recruiting
ropouts was
ing at other kinds of jobs, so we offered
ow recalled.
them an hourly rate to teach at the Groves
FROM PAGE A1
said. "Which shows the scope of
33 and 1964
school instead."
man Tuesday he would not try to
the problem."
credits by
The program was a success right from the
include the prisoners in next
espondence
start, Row said.
In the 30 years it has been oper-
week's graduation.
"The pressure for it came from the com-
ating, Groves has awarded diplo-
n, with the
000 funded
munity at large, and once we opened, they
"We're letting the school han-
mas to about 10,000 students, Tra-
kept on coming"
dle this the way they always
cy-Mumford said. "Our success
legislature,
Row said in the course of a 30-year career,
have" - that is, with separate
stories include somebody in the
held in bor-
a man is lucky if he can do two or three
ceremonies, said Castle's press
legislature, a past lieutenant-gov.
up and down
things that are truly important. "One of the
secretary, Elizabeth Bingham.
ernor. and someone in New Castle
their teach-
things I'm most proud of is the Groves
About 3,000 Groves students
County government.'
ranks of the
school," he said.
will be graduating statewide. The
Dianna Barcus graduated from
edited, Row
According to Row, James H. Groves "was
high school consists of one school
the Middletown High School divi-
Delaware's first superintendent of public in-
located at six sites - "the only
sion. She was valedictorian of her
e moonlight-
struction. He took office in 1875."
statewide system for adult educa-
class.
tion in the country." according to
"Before Groves, I was so beaten
Director Frances D. Tracy-Mum-
ford.
down. 1 didn believe in myself,"
she said Tuesday. "Now it's like a
Sussex classes are held at the
ornburgh: Quits post
bright shining door opening up
Vocational-Technical School on
and I can't get enough learning.
U.S. 9 near Georgetown. But be-
cause the school doesn't have a
Barcus works four nights a
run for U.S. Senate
large enough meeting room. it has
week at the Middletown Groves
rented the Seaford High School
where principal Joseph DiSalvo
auditorium for the ceremony.
says she is a "great recruiter.'
partment jobs under at cloud. in
The Sussex Tech adult program
Among her recruits are her hus.
AGE A1
band. her sister and two brothers.
on Transportation Secre-
cluding one who Wils sentence
recently received the "Delaware
m Skinner. Missouri Gov.
last week to 16 months in prisor
Exemplary Adult Education Pro-
Tracy-Mumford says the pro-
sheroft, former Calif. Gov.
for using cocaine and lying about
gram Award" from the Depart-
gram has attracted a lot of fami-
Deukmejian and Sen.
it on his job application.
ment of Public Instruction bê-
lies over the years. "We've had
Rudman. R.N.H.
Still. Thornburgh is considered
cause it exceeded the national
husbands and wives studying to-
hurgh's decision had been
the favorite to win the November
criteria established by the U.S.
gether. and a mother. father and
ited for some time. even
election against interim Sen. Har
Office of Education.
daughter. We've even had a
aides said he was disdain-
ris Wofford. a Democrat ap
Tracy-Mumford said it was fit-
grandmother graduating with her
he legislative branch and
pointed by Gov. Robert Casey last
ting that President Bush should
granddaughter."
mve preferred to remain in
month.
visit Sussex because one out of
But even when the adult stud-
utive position.
"There isn't a person better pre
two adults in the county has no
ies alone the benefits can spin off
wing the death of Heinz in
pared." Pennsylvania GOP chair
high school diploma. The state-
to the rest of the family, she said.
shelicopter collision out-
man Anne B. Anstine said after
wide figure is one out of three. or
"We call it double duty benefits
iladelphia April 4. White
Bush's announcement.
125,000 adults. "That's equivalent
when an adult's education is
officials. including political
Thornburgh. who was elected
to the entire work force in Kent
passed on to the children and
I' Ronald Kaufman. and
Pennsylvania governor in 1978 115
and Sussex counties." the director
even the grandchildren."
Republican leaders urged
a moderate Republican. has
urgh to run for the sent.
moved to the right in the last
Id Pennsylvania Republi-
deende.
would make the best can-
He became the Bush adminis-
tration's chief spokesman on civil
abinet holdover from the
rights and crime, advocating
days of the Rengan ad-
tough anti-erime legislation that
ation. Thornburgh has had
civil liberturians charged would
tenure. often feuding with
erode constitutional liberties.
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moeratic Congress. And he
Thornburgh has advised Bush
ver regarded an insider at
to veto civil rights legislation
sh White House.
pending in Congress on the
aides whom Thornburgh
ground it would erente a "law.
t to Washington from his
yer's bonanza" by making it ense
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THE NEWS JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1991
Bush visit seen as well-deserved boost
Grad: Grat
P.
to adult sel
By CAROLYN LEWIS
"We decided the way to help dropouts was
ing at other kinds of jobs, so we offered
to put them back in school,' Row recalled.
them an hourly rate to teach at the Groves
Sussex Bureau reporter
FROM PAGE A1
The first six graduates in 1963 and 1964
school instead.'
DOVER -- Howard E. Row of Dover, the
earned their credits by
The program was at success right from the
man Tuesday he would not try
68-year-old founder of Delaware's James H.
taking correspondence
start. Row said.
include the prisoners in Ill
Groves Adult High School, said Tuesday he
courses. Then, with the
"The pressure for it came from the com-
week's graduation.
was elated to learn that President Bush will
help of $80,000 funded
munity at large. and once we opened. they
"We're letting the school h:
attend a graduation ceremony in Seaford
through the legislature.
kept on coming."
die this the way they alwa
June 11. "It will bring us much-deserved
classes were held in bor-
Row said in the course of a 30-year career.
have that is. with separ
national recognition," he said.
rowed space up and down
a man is lucky if he can do two or three
ceremonies. said Castle's Pr
Row was assistant superintendent of pub-
the state.
things that are truly important. "One of the
secretary. Elizabeth Bingham.
lic instruction when the idea for an adult
They drew their teach-
things I'm most proud of is the Groves
About 3.000 Groves stude
high school first surfaced in 1961. It grew
ers from the ranks of the
school:" he said.
will he graduating statewide
out of a conference on "Out of School
ROW
already accredited. Row
According to Row. James H. Groves "was
high school consists of one sit
Youth" organized by then-Gov. Elbert Car-
recalled.
Delaware's first superintendent of public in-
located at six sites
"the
vel.
"We found a lot of them were moonlight-
struction. He took office in 1875."
statewide system for adult nd
tion in the country. accordin
Director Frances D. Tracy-M
ford.
Thornburgh: Quits post
Sussex classes are held at
Vorational-Technical School
U.S. 9 near Georgetown. But
JUN 05 '91 PARTY OF DELAWARE
to run for U.S. Senate
cause the school doesn't has
burge enough meeting room. it
rented the Senford High Sel
auditorium for the ceremony.
FROM PAGE A1
partment jobs under a cloud. in
The Sussex Tech adult prog
focused on Transportation Secre-
cluding one who was sentence
recently received the "Delay
tary Sam Skinner, Missouri Gov.
last week to 16 months in prisor
Exemplary Adult Education
John Ashcroft. former Calif. Gov.
for using cocaine and lying about
gram Award" from the Dep
George Deukmejian and Sen.
it on his job application.
ment of Public Instruction
Warren Rudman. R-N.H.
Still. Thornburgh is considered
cause it exceeded the natic
Thornburgh's decision had been
the favorite to win the November
criteria established by the
anticipated for some time. even
election against interim Sen. Har
Office of Education.
though aides said he was disdain-
ris Wofford. a Democrat ap
Tracy-Mumford said it was
ful of the legislative branch and
pointed by Gov. Robert Casey last
ting that President Bush she
would have preferred to remain in
month.
visit Sussex because one (11)
an executive position.
"There isn't a person better pre-
two adults in the county Its
Following the death of Heinz in
pared." Pennsylvania GOP chair-
high school diploma. The g
a plane-helicopter collision out-
man Anne B. Anstine said after
wide figure is one out of three
side Philadelphia April 4. White
Bush's announcement.
125,000 adults. "That's equiva
House officials. including political
Thornburgh. who was elected
to the entire work force in I
director Ronald Kaufman. and
Pennsylvania governor in 1978 as
and Sussex counties." the dire
The News Journal/GARY EMEIGH
Senate Republican leaders urged
a moderate Republican. has
Thornburgh to run for the sent.
moved to the right in the last
Norma Fleming, owner of Norma's Sub Shop, stands next to Wagamon's Pond.
and told Pennsylvania Republi-
decade.
cans he would make the best can-
He became the Bush adminis-
Milton: Draining of pond
didate.
tration's chief spokesman on civil
A Cabinet holdover from the
rights and crime. advocating
waning days of the Reagan ad-
tough anti-crime legislation that
ministration. Thornburgh has had
civil libertarians charged would
2 Pa
JUN- 5-91 WED 13:49 SUSSEX VO-TECH
P.02
For a very long time I have been ashamed to say that I
graduated from James H. Groves High School in 1972. Now that I am
President and a major stockholder of a corporation that employs
over two hundred people, I feel that this is a misconception on my
part. I, along with my husband, started cleaning homes together
making $50 a week during the tough times in 1980. We had three
children at the time with very little money. There were few jobs,
and none that paid well without a college degree.
We started making over $500 per week in no time and hired our
first employees before the year was out. I thought that I could
not take care of my family and work the hours I was working. Your
school would come to my mind often during those times.
I married when I was fifteen and dropped out of school before
I had even started high school. After I had our first daughter I
was encouraged to go back to school. There was no way I could
mentally face the other students in that day and time or
financially afford to go back to high school full time. so, at
sixteen I held a full time job at a department store and went to
James H. Groves four nights a week. My husband was working at a
feed mill six days a week, so between the two of us we made it
through those two years.
The counselors at school were so helpful. They knew it was
important that I finish quickly so that I could help support my
family. Though there were times that I felt that I couldn't keep
going, everyone encouraged, right down to the principal. It was
those times that stay with me always.
To this day I still do not know how I did it. I do know that
after receiving a high school diploma this way, I felt that there
was nothing I could not do. That is what has kept me going even
when I felt that there was no way I could do everything at once.
Because, I had already done everything at once. I went to school,
worked full time and took care of my family. I know now that
without the support I received at James H. Groves High School I
would not have been able to do it.
Mid-Atlantic Services is a corporation that specializes in the
janitorial cleaning of offices. Our office is in Dover, but we
employ throughout all three counties in Delaware. We are one of
the largest janitorial contractors in the State of Delaware
grossing over a million dollars this past year. This company was
started, with the help of my husband, by a graduate of James H.
Groves that not only learned math, English, and history, but
something more important. I learned that there is nothing I can't
do with patience and perseverance.
I have found that because of this I encourage anyone that is
employed by us to continue their education. We are not able to
offer many benefits because we are contractors, but, I encourage
and make the time possible for them to continue their education.
Rosemary V. Everton, 1972 James H. Groves graduate
JUN- 5-91 WED 13:50 SUSSEX VO-TECH
Ethel Cook Hill, 79,
proudly shows off
hor cap and gown
and 1989 diploma
from James H.
Groves High School.
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Diploma
BOB MORNEAU photo
Great-grandmother graduates
By EILEEN GILLIGAN
Holding her diploma in the air, Hill
who previously dropped out of school.
high school senior. But she graduated in
Special to Delmarve Crossroads
said, "This in the one thing that I really
"In short, I did forget a lot. But I did
May with an extra credit boyond the 19
wanted all my life."
remember a lot, too,' Hill said. "You
required. In her scrapbook, she displays
LEWES - Ethel Cook Hill, 79, grudu-
She quickly added, "And my class
would be surprised what comes back to
hor report card from acience cluss, which
ated from high school this year.
ring," which in the only jewelry she wours
you."
shows a grade of 94.
Now the mother of 10 in encouraging
on her hunds.
She took all the usual subjects: science,
And she hungs the tansol from her mor-
all youngeters to finish school - and not
Going back to school WIIN the idea of
English, history, mathematics.
tarboard from her car's rear view mirror,
to wait as long as she did to graduate.
her son, Cape Henlopen High School aci-
"I liked them all but I liked science
too.
Asked what she would say to teen-ug-
[the best]. And my son just happened to
Hill thinks frequently of starting col-
ers, Hill admonished: "Stay thore. Don't
be my teacher. and believe me he didn't
lege. "But I just think, 'Who's going to
quit. You will never regret staying in
show me any partiality.
hire an 80-yenr-old woman?
school."
"This is the one thing that 1
"I forgot one night and I called him
She holds & volunteer job with Commu-
Hill's schooling was cut short when she
really wanted all my life. And
Danny," she said of her son, the teacher.
nity Action Center of Georgetown. Sev.
had to drop out at the age of 14 to help
"He turned around and he enid In here, I
oral mornings fl. week she helps n bedrid-
support herself and her mother in Wil-
my class ring."
am Mr. Cook.'
den woman who lives nearby.
mington.
She earned nino credits for her life
But hur dream in a job 06 a social
ETHEL COOK HILL
For two years she worked part time
experience working with retarded people
worker.
and went to school part time until she
and seven years in the Rehoboth Phar-
"I would like to go do something for
turned 16 and received her working pn-
macy. Her years of living brought extra
abused children and senior citizens be-
pers, she recalled during on interview in
ence teacher Danny Cook.
knowledge, too, for example. whon sci-
COUNO there's à need for that." Hill said.
hor Lowee apartment.
"I fought him off for a while but then
ence lossons reviewed heart attacks.
After raising nine children - one of
Then she took business courses at
one night sitting here I thought, 'What
Hill. who has had two heart attacks,
her 10 diod who in turn raised 26
night school bookkeeping, shorthand
the heck,' who said.
said she know exactly what WILL being
grandchildren and six great-grandchil.
and general office skills until she mar-
Then bugan two-hour, nemiweekly clas-
talked about.
dron, Hill has maintained a strong con-
ried and stopped her formal education,
606 at the Jamos H. Groven High School,
"I was scared to death when I took the
cern for children that is matched only by
utill without a high school diploma.
which runs ovening classes for students
last test." she said. sounding like any
her interest in learning.
NEWS JOURNAL
June, 1989
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JAMES H. GROVES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
Purpose:
The purpose of Groves is to open doors of opportunity for adults and
out-of-school youth by enabling them to graduate and improve the
quality of their lives.
History:
James H. Groves Adult High School is a State Board of Education
approved and the only statewide Middle States accredited secondary
adult high school in the nation. Groves was created by the
Legislature in 1964 to provide employment opportunities for those
who left school prior to graduation. It was accredited by Middle
States in 1984.
Eligibility:
Individuals 16 years or older and out-of-school are eligible to enroll.
The companion Alternative Education Program is for in-school youth
15-21 years of age. Alternative students transfer their credits earned
at Groves back to their home high school where they graduate.
Requirements:
All graduates must have 19 credits with 11 1/2 prescribed by the
State. The prescribed credits include:
English
4 credits
Social Studies
3 credits (includes 1 credit
United States History)
Mathematics
2 credits
Science
2 credits
Health
1/2 credit
Electives
7 1/2 credits + minimum
competencies
Earning Credit:
There are multiple ways to earn high school credits. Enrolling in and
passing a class (with 70% or better grade with less than 6 absences),
correspondence study, GED and/or APL testing, life skill testing,
employment experience, vocational courses, military
courses/training, higher education courses, foreign school courses,
community service and prior high school credits are allowable ways
to earn credit.
An alternative route to achieving the 19 credits is through the GED+
route. The GED plus the following credits must be earned:
American Studies (1 credit)
Senior English (1 credit)
Math (1 credit)
Science (1 credit)
Health (1/2 credit)
Electives (4 1/2 credits)
Locations:
The Groves High School program is one school located at six sites:
Wilmington, Marshallton, Newark, Middletown, Woodside, and
Georgetown.
Student
Activities:
Student Government, yearbook, family trips, dinners, newspaper,
and commencement are examples of student activities.
2
Graduates:
Groves graduated 521 students in June, 1990; one out of 32
graduates in Delaware is a Groves graduate; one out of 15 have
attended Groves to acquire credits toward graduation; 815 of the
1050 GED's have been earned through the Groves GED testing
centers.
Number of
Participants:
There are more than 1,500 students enrolled annually with a
duplicated enrollment by class totaling more than 3,000. Including
the alternative program students, Groves had an additional 1,962
enrollments.
Demographic
Information:
83.4% of the students have family incomes under the state individual
average income; 75% intend to improve their economic status as a
result of attending Groves.
Program
Results:
Groves graduates are placed in jobs, have a preferred enrollment
status by many employers, 31% achieve honor status; 46% intend to
continue their education beyond Groves high school.
Community Linkages
and Public Support:
Linkages and collaborative efforts with business and industry and
other agencies have been developed. Public awareness of illiteracy
and the need for adults to have a high school credential has increased
the credibility of the Groves Adult High School Program. The
business community has responded positively to Groves Adult High
School by:
Encouraging unqualified and under-qualified job applicants
to obtain a high school credential.
Referring applicants directly to a Groves center.
Calling Groves centers to announce job openings.
Hiring Groves graduates on a "preferred" applicant basis.
3
Structural Organization of Adult Education in Delaware:
Adult Basic Education
(Federal funds)
For adults with less than 8th grade skills
Funds are provided to Library Literacy programs,
school districts, community based organizations, and
community colleges
English As A Second Language
(Federal funds)
For adults who are non-English speakers
Funds are provided to school districts, community
based organizations and community colleges
GED
(State and Federal funds)
For adults seeking a high school equivalence
Funds are provided to school districts, community
based organizations and community colleges
Groves Adult High School
(State funds)
For adults seeking a high school diploma
Funds are provided to school districts
Homeless Adult Education Program
(Federal Discretionary funds)
For homeless adults provided in partnership with
shelters