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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, April 3-5, 2019 Continued from A-5 Reading program should be based on their age, and Warren said it is important to work with them one-on-one or in groups of no more than three. Bob Edmiston, principal of the school, said the program allows the instructors to maintain small groups, which is important for the student’s learning and progress. “These students’ needs are so individualized, and the importance of relationship with the instructor is so vital to the student and their buy-in to the activity that three is a large group,” he said. “Having staff willing to put in that kind of time to work in these small groups benefits our whole school.” Laura Todd, another interventionist, said the program allows the instructors to see an addition- Continued from A-6 Panel on gender 7 Continued from A-6 District Budget in recent years, and Hauber said hiring more people at the high school helps round out the district services. “We look at all the services that the school district provides, and we have noticed that there are some gaps,” he said. “Those gaps are showing up mostly in the secondary schools.” The district also recently A-7 The Park Record al 10 to 15 students that they normally would not be able to. The program currently works with about 60 students both inside and outside school hours. It is free for families. Warren said the level of work they do with the students would normally cost about $80 an hour for a private tutoring session. She said many of the families that they work with would not be able to afford outside tutoring. “Being able to give the kiddos that we see the access to something that they normally wouldn’t be able to get if it wasn’t provided for them really helps level that playing field,” she said. Most of the students the interventionists work with are still in the “learning to read” phase when most of their peers are at the “reading to learn” phase, Warren said. She said the students work extra hard to try to catch up. “They’re falling further and further behind as the content, what they are reading, gets more and more difficult,” she said. Todd said she wants all students to have the same opportunities, and helping them get a good foundation of reading sets them up for success. “Their future opportunities are increased with accessing rigorous curriculum, knowing what is going on, as they get into junior high and high school, being able to take classes that are offered to everyone,” she said. Many of the students the team works with start out not confident in school and are often afraid to participate in class. Warren’s favorite part about her work is when students gain confidence and start including themselves in the classroom. “Seeing that switch from total dread to a little bit of interest to then wanting to do it and believing in themselves ... it’s priceless,” she said. Todd said based on the reading tests she does with the students, they are improving. She is glad to see the boosts in test scores, but she said she is most happy when the students pick up books on their own and “get lost in the stories.” The program is funded until the end of the school year, but funding has not been secured for the following year. Todd said, regardless if they are paid or not, they will do what they can to make sure the program continues. Sheinberg said the event is free and open to the public, but she especially hopes parents and teachers who spend time with youth attend. “Maybe it’s a parent who’s looking for a resource on how to support their teen, maybe it’s an educator who wants to be more respectful and inclusive and make their classroom safer or maybe it’s a peer who’s just looking to listen and learn,” she said. Groups such as Mama Dragons, an organization made up of mothers of LGBTQ children, CONNECT Summit County, Equality Utah, Valley Behavioral Health and ACLU will have information and resources available to people who attend. changed the compensation structure for teachers who have assignments outside of the school day, such as teaching during after-school programs. Hauber said the district is now paying teachers more for their before- or after-school work, and after-school programs are expanding at Ecker Hill Middle School. The changes require an increase in district funding. The capital budget includes regular maintenance projects such as updating roofs and heating and cooling systems in the schools. It also includes more than $2 million set aside for upgrading the schools based on the outcome of the master planning process. Hauber said the district will have $600,000 to purchase new furniture or do minor chang- es to the classrooms and another $1.5 million for architecture and design work. The district’s consulting firm is expected to present its master planning options for the district on April 16, but Hauber said he will most likely not know the Board’s final decision for the master plan and the specific funding needs until after the budget is finalized. Hauber said the Board hopes to approve the final budget in May, 30 days earlier than the date required by statute. The Board wants to speed up the process in order to allow more time for district and school leaders to start the hiring process. The Board plans to continue its discussions about the budget at its next meeting on April 16. B R I N G Y O U R F R I E N D S & F A M I LY T O LOOKING TO EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS? 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