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Show o Beginning in this issue, we will feature brief statements of the candidates for the School Board in precincts in the model neighborhood. We urge your review of these candidates to enable you to choose wiesly in the Primary Election on September 12. The following information was obtained by direct interviews with the candidates who have filed for the Salt Lake Board of Education in Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4. The League of Women Voters and the Salt Lake Schools Ombudsman office conducted the interviews and provided the information sheets. Precinct schools and education in general. In this, Garcia hopes to see schools serve a more useful and relevent purpose in each individual community. "School", according to the candidate, must be satisfactory to the individual community in which it serves." Dr. Garcia would like to analyze the present administration to see "if they are 1 meeting the needs of the Primary Candidates for the Salt Lake Board of Education: Dr. Eugene Garcia Elrey (Jim) Jeppson Mildred W. Keyes correlate with those of Regarding the present board, Garcia states, "it of Steven L. Hudson Glen Ashton Lloyd Paul Royall, Jr. Dr. Eugene Garcia an 26, married and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Utah. Dr. Garcia received his B.S. from the University of Utah in 1 968, his M. A. in child development from the University of Kansas in 1970 and his PhD. in child psychology from the University of Kansas in January of 1972. Dr. Garcia has served as an advisor to the school administration's (restructuring RE-E- d of Special Education services within the Salt Lake School District.) Also, he has been appointed by Governor Rampton to a seat on the State Course Committee. This committee does not represent the community." In his canvass of Salt Lake, Garcia says, "I have found that the people do not know who their shcool board printing: is the community. Not available at time Dr. Garcia community." He feels that such analysis of the administration would indicate "if the priorities of the present administration concerned with curriculum choice for the schools in Utah. Dr. Garcia serves on the Board of Directors of the Family Counseling Center. Dr. Garcia is primarily concerned with the "inequality of education between the East and West sides of town." Dr. Garcia hopes to promote a more is representative is - only two in a hundred knew." This candidate believes in increased participation by the "total community." He would accomplish this by holding school meetings within schools. Each meeting would be held in a different precinct on a rotating basis. This would be more open to hearing the concerns of the individual community. Dr. Garcia feels that each member of the Board should visit one school in his precinct at least once a week. He pledges, as a school board member, to visist each school in his district once every three months. Dr. Garcia desires to see that the problems of the minority are recognized as problems that must be undertaken and solved by the community at large. All minority interests, including those of special education students, must be represented at the school board. Major issues that concern Jeppson include state laws EIRey (Jim) Jeppson prescribing financial appropriation to the schools. According to Jeppson, the present state statutes direct funds to schools on the basis of daily attendance records. Jeppson feels "that money should be given to everyone who is enrolled - not according to daily attendance." Jeppson would like to see the present laws effecting school allotments changed. He is against the present policy involving "the wholesale closing of schools." He feels that this is not the answer to present problems faced by Salt Lake schools. He further believes that this problem will be solved in the near future by a "a leveling off period" in the decrease of students attending Salt Lake schools. Jeppson feels "new blood" is needed to make the School Board function as a more independent governing body. He would also like to see a change in the responsive and more Elrey (Jim) Jeppson Education in Salt Lake. He feels that many segments of society in Salt Lake are not "represented" by the Board. Lastly, Dr. Garcia hopes to bring about a new "credibility" and respect for the Jeppson representative Board the Dr. Eugene Garcia superintendentcy. of is a native of Salt Lake City but has lived in California in recent years where he has been active in volunteer work and in Little League baseball. He would like vocational training to see and see the schools more concerned with career opportunities for the student after graduation. Jeppson states, "we should start early in getting children thinking what kind of career area they would like to prepare for." He also believes that along with vocational training, schools should also offer courses that deal with problems students face today, such as drugs, sex and ecology. His philosophy towards education is that "it should prepare children today to meet the problems of tomorrow." |