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Show WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 27,1974 PARK CITY PAGE 10 COALITION School Board Ponders Two Sites The Park City Board of Education is presently considering two school building site proposals. The site selection is the first in a series of steps which must be taken if Park City is to have new' schools. Based on past statistics, present facilities, and future projections, the need for new facilties does exist but the feasibility of school construction has not yet been established. The locations under consideration lie within a half mile of each other in the Holiday Ranch Area, north of town. Mr. Dennis Nelson, Superintendent of Schools, noted that the architectural presentations seemed Angie Polychronis (left) helps Lesley Rukevina FRIEND WHO HELPS tutor is a person who helps someone and is & friend to them. This sign is on the wall over the blackboard in a classroom in Marsac School, and expresses the A which can be an invaluable learning aid, and the tutors are learning important lessons about responsibility and helping others. to indicate no outstanding differences between the two sites. Plans made by the Greater Park City Company call for the eventual construction of five hundred single family units and eight hundred condominium units in this area. Negotiations for an acceptable school site have been in progress any construction can commence. They also control the ap- for almost nine years, first with the mining interests and now with propriation of state critical GPCC. The regular School Board Meeting on March 5 will most likely produce a decisibn on sitev preference. Once the decision is made, a Citizens Advisory Committee will be formed. The committee will contain representatives from the following: City Council, PTA, Professional Association of - Teachers and Administrators, Park. City Fine Arts Institute, GPCC, Park City Ventures (Mining Company), Students, building funds. These critical funds will be essential to any new school program in that they will constitute the difference between the cost of building a new school (or schools), and the money which can be obtained by means of a bond issue. One area of study which may give insight as to what the future holds for Park City is the evolution of Vail, Colorado. Vails development program is ahead of Park Citys but it possesses a similar South Summit School District, Fire Department, Park City Board of Education and Other In- . historical geographical background. Mr. Nelson, who has begun a preliminary study of Vail, feels that Park City can benefit from Vails successes and mistakes. Those persons desiring more specific information pertaining to the two proposed school sites are encouraged to contact the Board of Education. terested Parties. This multi-interegroup will study Park Citys needs and alternatives and hopefully formulate a convincing presentation for the State Department of Public Instruction. The approval of the SDPI is required before st meaning behind an exciting program supervised by Jenean Blair. Fifth and sixth grade students help fellow classmates from kindergarten through second grade with reading and math. The program was devised by Dr. Grant Von Harrison of BYU. He developed a basic system which reduces reading and math to their essential elements and allows younger students to gain help from older students. Mrs. Blair said that the fifth and sixth grade students volunteer to be tutors and they, are chosen by their ability to associate with other children. Once a student has been chosen, he of she has a three week training program with Miss Nancy Redding. Each tutu is responsible for making his own reading and math cards and for constructing special sound and number games to aid in the instruction. Detailed records are also kept by each tutor on the lessons and progress made by his student. The younger students are pretested to determine their abilities in reading and math. Those needing more exposure in particular areas work with one of the older students two days a week for an hour until they no longer need the extra help. Post-test- s are used to determine how well the students are progressing. The program, in its second year, offers excellent experience for all involved. The students are receiving help from their peers Kfith ooir Home Dnwoueint Loans . CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE: Hotpoint Water Heater 40 gallon electric Best offer, call 649-813- 7 To take out the drafts, take out a First Security Bank Timeway. loan. For insulation, a new heating system, weather doors, and windows, roofing, or anything else to take the chill out of the energy crisis. 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