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GREGG LAWSON Why spend time and money on something you can get for free? That seems to explain why area high schools haven't taken advantage of federal funds to offer jobrelated educational programs for economically disadvantaged youth. Atlantic and Cape May counties were merged in 1983 under one Private Industry Council (PIC) to administer funds provided by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Under that legislation* eight percent of the mfoney must be spent on educational programs. BUT CAPE MAY COUNTY lost $134,000 over the last two years because area high schools weren't interested in the program, according to Joseph Haggerty, administration of this county's Office of

and deputy director to the Atlantic-Cape May County PIC. "I hired a special person to contact the schools," Haggerty said. "There was no interest. " "It's not that we're not interested; we look at the proposal each time they send it in," said Dr. Theodore Johnson, superintendent of Middle Township schools "However, we work through the vocational school, and it provides many of the same programs as that agency. "Consequently, there is less of a need for an outside agency," he added. JOHNSON' TOOK EXCEPTION to Haggerty's remark that there was "no interest." "When he (Haggerty) says that there is no interest, that's a falsehood, it's fallacious," Johnson said. "He's just saying that out of frustration. "They have federallyfunded money coming through the state and they're trying to stay solvent," he added. "They're looking at schools as the end-all of the program. " According to Vocational School Supt. Wilbur J. Kistler, all four area high schools (Ocean City, Middle, Wildwood and Lower Cape May Regional) have these programs available to them at no cost, and all four are participating. THE SCHOOLS have to match the eight percent money with "cash or inkind services," Haggerty said, which may include simply providing a classroom. But Kistler said that may deter some schools. "That eight percent they have to match," Kistler said. "A local school may say. in essence, 'this is going to cost me to provide this service ' They can get it from the vocational school at no cost." The JTPA program asks schools to come up with proposals that could cover a variety of areas, inI eluding: job search assistance, job counseling.

remedial training, work training, literarcy, work experience and preapprentice training. DO THESE programs overlap with what's already provided at VoTech? "Correct. Most of the things we're talking about overlap." said Fred Haack, an Ocean City High School guidnce counselor. "Almost all of these (programs) could run in conjunction with the votech." Once a proposal is accepted, it is up to the school to set up the program, which some school officials consider a drawback. "They kind of come in with suggested areas and then we have to set up the program and do all the work." said Arthur Motz, superintendent of Wildwood schools. "I think that's what turns off a lot of school districts. "These are competitive things; if five (school districts) do it, send in proposals, we could waste time on a proposal not as favorable as the others," he added. WILDWOOD CURRENTLY participates in two JTPA programs: a summer work study program and a work study program in conjunction with its office occupation class. Motz said Wildwood is not interested in more JTPA funds. "We are already pursuing two programs," he said. "My philosophy is we should participate in what we can handle." Some school officials said JTPA restrictions keep some schools from participating. "The problem, when you try to run programs like that, is that the requirements are so strict, t you can't attract enough kids to make it go," said I Stanley Kotzen, principal at Lower Cape May ; Regional High School. "We 1 ran a program one year where we had 25 kids sign up. By the time they check1 ed out (the requirements) they didn't qualify.

"We went from 25 kids to five or six," he said. KISTLER SAID a similar problem occurs when his school tries to get funding. In last week's issue, Freeholder Herbert Frederick questioned why the vo-tech opted to get its funding through the state, and not use JTPA money. "The state funds come from an educational agency, so requests for proposals and guidelines for which you apply are tailored to educational agencies," Kistler said. "The guidelines JTPA uses are not directed toward educational agencies. "There just doesn't seem to be a mesh between what pur main purpose is and what JTPA provides under its legislation." he added. AS AN EXAMPLE. Kistler said, proposals were solicited last fall, after the school year had already begun. Haggerty hired former Freeholder William R. Wilsey of Petersburg to contact all area schools. "Last fall, 1 solicited high schools to submit programs to help disadvantaged and mentally handicapped children to see if they could come up with a program for them," Wilsey said. "Several schools were interested, but they were all geared up. it was too late in the (school) year." t Haggerty conceded his agency was "out of sync" with the schools and said advertisements for proposals will appear earlier this year, beginning today BUT KISTLER SAID that may not be early enough to save PIC from another fruitless effort. "They've got to get their funding and implementation schedule coordinated with the school year," Kistler said. "Although they're sending out proposals now many of the schools have scheduled their students back in February and March."

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