PART 5: IMPACT AID

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY,

AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 15

TO EXTEND FOR FIVE YEARS CERTAIN ELEMENTARY,

SECONDARY, AND OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

JUNE 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 1977

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

CARL D. PERKINS, Chairman

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 1977

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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman
FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey ALBERT H. QUIE, Minnesota
JOHN H. DENT, Pennsylvania

JOHN M. ASHBROOK, Ohio
JOHN BRADEMAS, Indiana

JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, California RONALD A. SARASIN, Connecticut WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan

JOHN BUCHANAN, Alabama PHILLIP BURTON, California.

JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania

LARRY PRESSLER, South Dakota WILLIAM "BILL" CLAY, Missouri

WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania MARIO BIAGGI, New York

BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania IKE ANDREWS, North Carolina

SHIRLEY N. PETTIS, California MICHAEL T. BLOUIN, Iowa

CARL D. PURSELL, Michigan
ROBERT J. CORNELL, Wisconsin

MICKEY EDWARDS, Oklahoma
PAUL SIMON, Illinois
EDWARD P. BEARD, Rhode Island
LEO C. ZEFERETTI, New York
GEORGE MILLER, California
RONALD M. MOTTL, Ohio
MICHAEL O. MYERS, Pennsylvania
AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania
JOSEPH A. LE FANTE, New Jersey
TED WEISS, New York
CEC HEFTEL, Hawaii
BALTASAR CORRADA, Puerto Rico
DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan

ALBERT H. QUIE, Minnesota IKE ANDREWS, North Carolina

JOHN BUCHANAN, Alabama MICHAEL T. BLOUIN, Iowa

LARRY PRESSLER, South Dakota PAUL SIMON, Illinois

WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania LEO C. ZEFERETTI, New York

SHIRLEY N. PETTIS, California
RONALD M. MOTTL, Ohio

CARL D. PURSELL, Michigan
AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania
JOSEPH A. LE FANTE, New Jersey
TED WEISS, New York
CEC HEFTEL, Hawaii
BALTASAR CORRADA, Puerto Rico
DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan
GEORGE MILLER, California

CONTENTS

Hearings held in Washington, D.C.:
,

Page
June 21, 1977---

1 1
June 22, 1977.

49
June 23, 1977

135
June 28, 1977-

311
June 29, 1977

389
June 30, 1977---

603
Statements of

Akins, Charles, superintendent, Hardin County Public Schools, Eliza-
bethtown, Ky-

103
Bobo, Thomas A., assistant superintendent, Montgomery Public
Schools, Montgomery, Ala----

311
Bruner, Max Jr., superintendent of schools, Okaloosa County, Fla---- 58
Cavanaugh, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Nebraska..

136
Chase, Dr. William W., chief, School Construction Branch, U.S. Office
of Education.-

645
Duncan, Dr. William F., supervising principal, Highland Falls-Fort
Montgomery Central School District, Highland Falls, N.Y.

179
Fish, H. David, president, Impacted Area Schools; accompanied by
Lanston E. Eldred, consultant, Impacted Area Schools ---

59, 441
Hartman, Luther, superintendent of schools, Fort Sam Houston
Independent School District San Antonio, Tex.

654
Johns, Dr. Thomas L., specialist, School Finance, Bureau of Elemen-

tary and Secondary Education, U.S. Office of Education; accom-
panied by William Stormer, Division of School Assistance in Fed-
erally Affected Areas, U.S. Office of Education...

405
Madigan, Hon. Edward R., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Illinois, accompanied by Ms. June Quint, business manager
and legislative coordinator, Rantoul City Schools ---

626
Marlenee, Hon. Ron, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Montana.

312
Martin, James D., Deputy Director, Human Resources Division,

U.S. General Accounting Office; accompanied by Dale Harrison,
Operations Research Analyst, Financial and General Management
Studies Division, GAO..

16
McClory, Hon. Robert, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Illinois, accompanied by Charles Thomas, superintendent of
schools, District No. 64, North Chicago School District..

603
Moore, Mrs. Patt, Parents Organization for Quality Education, Fort

Buchanan, Puerto Rico, accompanied by Mrs. Georgia Hudak,
Parents Organization for Quality Education..

187
Mueller, Dr. Donald F., superintendent, Douglas School District
No. 51-1, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S. Dak.

166
Odom, Wallace, assistant superintendent, Escambia County School
Board, Pensacola, Fla.---

460
Paul, Francis L., school business administrator, Ayer Public Schools,
Ayer, Mass..

91
Paxson, Wayne, associate superintendent, Bellevue Public Schools,
Bellevue, Nebr.

116
Pinney, Grant, assistant superintendent, Sierra Sands Unified School
District, Ridgecrest, Calif.

649

Statements of-Continued

Rose, Hon. Charles G., a Representative in Congress from the State

of North Carolina, accompanied by Everett L. Waters, superintendent, Onslow County schools, Charles Davis, superintendent, Fayetteville City schools, Mark Henning, superintendant, Wayne County Schools, and Jack Britt, superintendent, Cumberland Coun- Page ty Schools ---

389 Scherwat, Don, business manager, District No. 64, North Chicago School District

603 Shipley, Thomas R., coordinator, Educational Information Systems, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis, Md.

311 Sikes, Hon. Robert L. F., a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida...

50 Smith, Dr. David L., assistant for graduate education/dependents

education and youth programs, Office of the District of Naval
Education and Training, Department of the Navy---

271 Stormer, William L., Director, Division of School Assistance in Fed

erally Affected Areas, Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation, U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education
and Welfare; accompanied by Linda Chavez, Special Assistant
to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation (Education), HEW,
and Dr. Albert L. Alford, Assistant Commissioner for Legislation,
U.S. Office of Education

2 Stormer, William L., U.S. Office of Education, accompanied by Mrs.

Zulla Toney, Chief, Maintenance and Operations Branch, and Col.

Robert Peters, base commander, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.--- 187 Stormer, William L., Director, Division of School Assistance in Fed

erally Affected Areas, Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation, U.S. Office of Education, HEW...

396 Swicegood, Jack, superintendent, Gallup-McKinley County public Schools, Gallup, N. Mex.--

329 Tallchief, George, superintendent, Hays-Lodge School District 50, Hays, Mont

312 Triplett, Richard L., superintendent, Bellevue public schools, Bellevue, Nebr.-

145 Wallace, Linn, past president, Antilles Consolidated Education Association -

241 Williams, Sydney, Newport School Department, Newport, R.I.---- 112 Wrigley, Bernell, superintendent of Schools, Davis County School District, Farmington, Utah..

461 Wugalter, Harry, secretary for educational finance and cultural affairs,

State of New Mexico, representing Education Commission of the
States National Governors Conference, National Conference of
Legislatures--

409 Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc.

Akins, Charles, superintendent, Hardin County Public Schools,
Elizabethtown, Ky, statement of ----

97 Anker, Irving, chancellor, board of education, city of New York,

letter to Chairman Perkins, dated July 12, 1977, enclosing state-
ment of.--

384
Bobo, Thomas A., assistant superintendent, Montgomery Public
Schools, Montgomery, Ala:
Statement on Low Rent Public Housing -

331 Statement on Pinpoint Disaster Assistance.

308 Bruner, Max, Jr., superintendent of schools, School Board of Okaloosa County, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., statement of

51 Callahan, Dr. John J., Legislator's Education Action Project, National

Conference of State Legislatures, “Impact Aid and Basic State

School Finance Programs: Can They Be Made More Compatible?”. 488 Duncan, Dr. William F., supervising principal, Highland Falls-Fort

Montgomery, Central School District, Highland Falls, N.Y.,
statement of

176
Fish, H. David, president, Impacted Area School and director, Special
Projects, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego, Calif:
An Analysis and review..

65 Testimony on..

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