June 1 – 14, 2013
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CUSD proposes changes to required reading list By Lynette Carrington
Proposing an updated reading list for Chandler Unified School District students has been a long process for staff. The new lists will affect students in kindergarten through 12th grade and reflect the district’s new Common Core Standards. These standards were utilized in the 2012-2013 school year and will become official and be fully tested by the fall. The new reading lists include triedand-true classics and nonfiction books, a bit of a shift from fiction. The lists are broken into two categories: kindergarten
SRP Town Hall scheduled for June 6
through sixth grade, and seventh through 12th grades. “The proposed new books in grades seven through 12 include informational texts to provide our students the skills needed for future college and careers in environments saturated with complex information,” explains English Language Arts Instructional Specialist Lindsay Palbykin. “From the First Amendment to ‘I Have a Dream’ to Emerson’s ‘Society and Solitude,’ students are looking beyond the classic definition of ‘literature’—with plot and character—to see Reading list page 6
By Alison Stanton
Area residents who are concerned about SRP’s Price Road Corridor 230kV Project are welcome to attend an SRP Town Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Thu., June 6, at the Hamilton High School Auditorium, 3700 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler. The SRP Town Hall is sponsored by the Ocotillo Community Association (OCA) and was organized by the OCA, the City of Chandler and SRP. Jane and Al Andersen, who live in the community of Santorini Shores in Ocotillo, were inspired to help organize the town hall after attending an SRP Open House in April. Jane says the way the event was structured—with people walking around looking at displays and talking in small groups—it was difficult to hear the SRP representatives and the questions that many of the attendees were asking. The Andersens spoke with SRP representatives who were present at the open house, and asked them to put together a public forum so that all attendees could hear what the SRP leadership group was saying about the project. Jane says this includes specific and common questions many residents have about the project, including its
Community Commentary OUT WITH THE OLD: Instructional specialists Nicki Derryberry, Nancy Southern, Lindsay Palbykin, Mary Beth Schuld and Diane Hale review some of the books that are under consideration for adoption by the Chandler Unified School District. Submitted photo
To read Jane Andersen’s Community Commentary about SRP’s Price Road Corridor 230-kV Project, please see Page 35
SRP Town Hall: An Ocotillo couple said their goal for the town hall is to have an “open, transparent and honest discussion” with SRP officials about the Price Road Corridor 230-kV Project. Photo by Ron Lang
impact on property values, possible health risks, the cost of burying the lines and many other topics. “We wanted to know why they hadn’t considered this form of communication where everyone could hear their presentation and ask questions,” Jane says. “We found their open house to be very unproductive, confusing, and people were not receiving clear, trustworthy information.” see SRP Town Hall page 6
Intel protestors refuse to answer questions By Lynette Carrington
Protestors have been stationed near the Intel building’s entrance in Chandler recently, positioned with a large sign that reads “Immigrant Labor Abuse at Intel” and flanked on either side by the words “Labor Dispute.” Perched behind the sign and standing under umbrellas, the protestors refused to make any official statements to the SanTan Sun News. One protester, who would not give his name, offered a blue flier that outlines the issues in question. He says that he works for a man listed on the flier: Paul Otellini, the retiring chief executive of Intel. The flier also states that on Mon., Feb.
25, 21 Hispanic workers at Intel’s Ocotillo campus who were building “FSB42” were fired when they asked for a raise. The claim is that this group of workers was being paid substandard wages, in addition to receiving no health care benefits or pension. The flier states, “These deplorable work conditions were not enough; now asking for a raise was asking to be fired.” The flier does not spell out what construed “deplorable work conditions.” FSB stands for Factor Support Building. “It’s a multi-purpose building that will support Fab 42, the industry’s term for a computer chip factory,” says Jeanne Forbis, Intel corporate affairs manager. “The see Intel protestors page 8
UNCLEAR PROTEST: A group that would not identify itself is alleging immigrant labor abuse at Intel. Photo by Lynette Carrington.
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