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By JANINE UNGVARSKY Times Leader Correspondent
 Wednesday, February 02, 2005 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





Questions about the Summer Language Academy in the Wyoming Area School
District abounded at the school board's work session Tuesday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 District Superintendent Ray Bernardi said the program would be held for
three to four hours a day for between one and two weeks this summer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The free introductory French and Spanish classes for elementary students
would be taught by district language teachers at the rate of $30, as called
for in the teachers contract, and paid for out of federal funds for innovative
education programs, Bernardi said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I think this would be a nifty use of those funds," Bernardi said, adding
that research has shown that students who study a second language do better in
their other studies. "I believe the parents would be receptive." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Board members questioned interest and, alternately, how students would be
selected if too many were interested. Board President Bob Orlando took
Bernardi to task on the details. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "What kind of interest are we going to have for this and how much will it
cost? ...We're hearing all conceptual things coming out of your head. If
you're going to come to us looking for expenditures of money, come with a
plan," Orlando said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In other business, the board heard Bernardi's request for a parent survey
about the possibility of a districtwide K-12 uniform. Bernardi said teachers
and administrators have asked for uniforms. Some board members favored the
idea but other opposed it, including student representative to the board
Alissa Gubitoso. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I went to Catholic grade school and (the uniforms) didn't change the
cliques," she said, and didn't blur the line between rich and poor. "The rich
kids still had designer purses, better shoes and belts and jackets." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wyoming Area Mulls Summer Language Classes Superintendent Proposes Program That Would Teach French And Spanish To Elementary Students.