March 6 meeting-our speaker Shelly Habegger
Posted by Ruth Kaser
on Mar 07, 2014
The picture is of from left to right: Akron Rotary Club member Stu Buchanen, Barberton Rotary Club members David Stephens and Shelly Habegger, and Akron Rotary Club member Jack Harig.
The meeting was called to order by past Barberton Rotary Club president, David Stephens. Guests were recognized: Stu Buchanen and Jack Harig were visiting from the Akron Rotary Club. Their club will be celebrating 100 years this year and is the parent club of the Barberton Rotary Club. The Barberton Rotary Club will be celebrating 80 years this year.
The meeting was called to order by past Barberton Rotary Club president, David Stephens. Guests were recognized: Stu Buchanen and Jack Harig were visiting from the Akron Rotary Club. Their club will be celebrating 100 years this year and is the parent club of the Barberton Rotary Club. The Barberton Rotary Club will be celebrating 80 years this year.
Our speaker was Dr. Shelly Habegger, the Director of Curriculum for the Barberton City Schools.Dr. Habeggers presentation concerned poverty in America and its role in the success of our students. She shared some information regarding the level of poverty in our school district. For a district to be considered a poverty district it has to be at 40% of the students receiving free or reduced lunches-Barberton is at 73%. When students are enrolled in kindergarten they are administered the Crawl test to determine their readiness for school. While 88% of the Hudson students were ready, 46% were ready in Barberton. Less than 30% of students in the bottom quarter of incomes enroll in a four-year school. Among that group-less than half graduate.
The driving forces of a person in poverty are survival, relationships and entertainment as opposed to work and achievement of the middle class. To help to understand the situation of the person in generational poverty and to help them break the cycle is important. She recommended reading A Framework for Understanding Poverty, a Cognitive Approach by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.
The driving forces of a person in poverty are survival, relationships and entertainment as opposed to work and achievement of the middle class. To help to understand the situation of the person in generational poverty and to help them break the cycle is important. She recommended reading A Framework for Understanding Poverty, a Cognitive Approach by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.