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Show From the desk of Report given by committee evening, May 25, as an interested parent and citizen, I attended a PTA meeting at the Payson High School which consisted entirely of the finalized report of the Advisory Committee on Maturation Sex Education of the Nebo School District. This committee appointed by the school district in August 1969, for the sole purpose of reviewing the current program and to make future recommendations on the same, was made up of a well balanced group of parent-citizen- s, educators, religious leaders, press members, PTA officers, nurses, and one doctor-scho- ol board member, Dr. J. Robert Hogan of Payson. This high quality group was also well balanced geographically having been selected in equal numbers from all areas of the district. Mr. Boyd Goodrich, district staff member, was appointed chairman and Mrs. Lynn Christensen, PTA counsel President from Spanish Fork was made secretary. the Superintendent On Monday Supt. Joe A. Reidhead It was further recommended that the primary grades be permitted to continue the egg hatching unit. Final recommendation was that the committee continue to function in the advisory capacity, meeting at least once per year for the purpose of reviewing materials and making necessary recommendations. After the committees presentation, all in attendance voted as to whether or not to support the committee recommendations. The committee received a vote of confidence at all three meetings. In the discussion that ensued after the program, some honest doubts and objections were voiced along with much praise for the work of the committee. Some questions arose about the possibility of objectionable material finding its way into the course. But I felt that the committee answered these questions satisfactorily. In conclusion, I for one, feel that the matter of Maturation Sex Education in the Nebo School District is in the best of hands. And I wish to congratulate the committee and the School Board for their excellent performance in this field. W.R. Phelps, State Rep. Leg. Dist 44, Utah County The committee worked diligently for the next six months following their formation, holding a total of eleven sessions of two to three hours duration each. Then, as their recommendations were given at PTA meetings held in Springville, Spanish Fork, and Payson; the results of which can be briefly summed up as follows: It was recommended to continue the present cohrse of instruction in practical hygiene andl physiology for 5th and 6th grade girls. This course is given by a school nurse to the girls (with their mothers present) taking only an hours time and employing visual aids, pamphlets and open discussion. During this same time, the committee recommends that a class of similar high quality be given the boys by possibly a doctor or other qualified instructor. It was recommended also to continue the 12th grade girls unit in home living classes dealing with courtship, marriage and family life. Also that a program be developed for high school boys. PflKi Last week we discussed the summer program for students. I am sure many people have questions about what a school district does during the summer.. Teachers, other than the 56 who work on supplemental summer contracts teaching summer school or working on curriculum development projects, are on a nine month contract. This means that a teacher this year will not be under contract from May 29 to August 24. However, State Department certification requirements require that teachers obtain a minimum of nine quarter hours training each five years. Also, Nebo District encourages teachers to attend workshops and obtain college work to improve teacher proficiency. Both of these activities are on the educators time and at his expense. Lunch workers and bus drivers, of course, cannot perform their services when students are not in school so they are not employed during the summer. This year the custodians will reamin in their buildings to clean and prepare for next year and take care of the grounds. Realizing that we have less than twelve weeks to get ready for next year and the custodians have vacation ranging from two to three weeks, we have to hurry to get the job done. Elementary principals contracts are nine and one half months. They work the same calendar days as teachers plus an additional five days after school closes and five days preparing to open. Middle School and Junior High School principals work on a ten month contract and High School principals have an eleven month contract. Principals work in the summer center around reports, budgets, ordering of supplies, developing materials and curriculum for next year, supervising of summer activities in their buildings, mail and correspondence, etc. Summer is an extremely busy time for center office personnel . During the year the major responsibility is keeping the schools open and meeting the day to day needs. Duing the summer the staff works on reports, audits, budgets, planning attending State meetings which are held over for the summer, repairing and maintaining equipment in buildings, repariing of buses and other vehicles, major purchase of food supplies, preparing to provide supplies for schools for next fall, evaluation of last years operation and preparation for next years operation, getting the schools staffed, negotiating contracts wi' vet groups, and deswe try to work pite the busy out vacations for ai month employees. The District Oin open work days from 8:00 to 5:00 w..., a one hour lunch period from 12:00 to 1:00. Please feel free to call or drop in if you have a problem or if we can answer ' toll Till tW S THE The View From Here PAYSON Outing held by Head Start group CHRONICLE Thursday, June 4, 1970 By Ruth Rothe As Ross made his way through childhood and the teenage years those around him usually had the same opinion of him. He once in a while did something unusual to his credit but anyone who was acquainted with him for very long usually described him in one word, spoiled. His trike Was equipped with a special bell and colored plastic streamers to make it better than the other little boys. His bicycle had a fancy horn, lights, carrier and brakes and even the new paint was a special order in a shiny bronze and there were extra chrome trims. It was fancy through and through. His mom and dad just seemed to stay up nights thinking of ways to pamper him. When he graduated with passing marks from high school the folks wanted to do the absolute ultimate so far as graduation gifts were concerned. At first they considered a custom made suit and gold watch but then they heard of a family in a neighboring city who were buying their son a new car. Ross had been driving his own car since he was old enough to have a license. It was a nice snazzy little sports model which was a few years old but it was very nice. Ross happened to mention a brand new model he had noticed in the local automobile showroom at the time they were doing the deciding about his gift so that did it and he was the hero of the whole class on the big day in his starling red convertible. Ross didnt attend the college just a few miles from his home town as the ordinary boys he had grown up with did. He wanted to go to a California school. As he said, If youre going to school you may as well go where its got the most to offer, weather, nice resorts and such close by, it will cost a little more but it seems worth it. Ross hadnt been gone too long when large boxes began arriving in the maiL Sometimes they were smaller boxes but a box of some kind seemed to arrive once or twice each month addressed to his mother. Also there were letters from him every few weeks. The gang down at the post office noticed them first and one of the men made the comment to his wife that perhaps that Ross was more thoughtful than folks had imagined he would be if he was sending his mom so many gifts and both mom and dad so many letters. It just didnt seem and had decided that Ross must have turned over a new leaf in being so thoughtful. I happenobe Rosss aunt and one day I was in the house when the latest box from him was being opened. I will tell you, I had been a bit curious too and like everyone else I had hoped that someday I would know what lovely things he was sending to Mable. Mable quickly removed the wrappings from the package, dumped the contents in her automatic washer and came over to where I sat speechless. She matter of factly stated the fact that Ross always sent his laundry home to her because he didnt like the way the commercial plants did it. She also said that she frequently also sent him some of his favorite cookies or a loaf ofbread. Since Mable didnt seem to think that ahy of these thing were unusual I decided to find out the whole thing while I was at it so I asked if Ross was good to write. She answered that he had been real good so far because they only sent him small amounts of money at a time so he was frequenlty sending home letters reminding them that he was just about out of that folding green stuff. I never did tell anyone the things I knew about the boxes and letters. I hoped that time would prove Ross had been able to live above his folks foolish ways and Im glad to say that he did just that and and is successful and self supporting in his chosen profession. As a culminating activity for Headstart Week, an outing was held at Salem Park on Thursday, May 28 for families of Headstart children, staff members and guests according to J. Wayne Nelson, Headstart Director for Nebo School District. Glade Stone, Mayor of Salem City, welcomed the group and presented certificates of participation to parents who had rendered outstanding service to the Headstart program during this school year. The event was under the direction of Eunice Daniels, Chairman of the Headstart Policy Advisory Council. She read a letter from Governor Calvin L. Ramj-to- n commending the Headstart centers for participating in Headstart Week. He also complimented them for making known the, value and worth of this program. 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