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Show A-11 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 8-11,2005 Food, glorious food Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Daily Featuring fabulous New West Cuisine, breathtaking views from the mountainside terrace and the warmth of a crackling fire... Call to place your reservations: 435-655-2260 w w w . w g p a r k c i t y . c o m We s tg.u o Grill i; located at Woitp.ne P.irk City Resort & Spa. The Canyon-; Rcsorc, Part; Gry • * • • > • • • Receive one complimentary dessert with this coupon. Limit one per table, [ttfcrfaj*^ Lunch and Dinner only. COURTESY OF MICHELLE HOFFMANN Michelle Hoffmann's class at Trailside Elementary School hosted a food drive, bringing in more than 1,200 food items. "It was very successful," Hoffman said. The beneficiary was Daily Bread, a local organization. 5 Utah schools money matters on the table considerable remediation in subseOne funding issue is salaries. which he said would be a "distracquent grades. While teachers perennially complain tion" and "inefficient." District All about the children "That $500 is probably gonna be about low salaries, they enjoy some offices act as a "buffer" between The per-pupil funding numbers quickly used up in grades one nice benefits, such as for health schools and money issues, he said. look had, though, simply because through 12." Adair said. insurance, Adair pointed out. there are so many kids in the state. About this proposal, Evans said "You don't gel credit and there Coronmnny invoftvcDiciit * "Thai's the reality of Utah, but I sometimes legislators arc not as isn't an understanding by the people Involvement from the communirarely hear it in the discussion," said "rational as they need to be." who enjoy the benefits," Adair told ty and private sector are critical in' board member Kalhryn Adair. making public education work. Another proposal that could the legislators. Sonic current legislative meas- decrease the number of students in Adamson described that as, "the ures have ihis perhaps in mind, aim- Utah's public education system is key to Park City's success." Being fixed' ing to reduce the number of students tuition tax credits, which would give Much of the dialogue about edu"Givingback lothe community isy in the system. One option on the some parents a $2,000 tax credit for table this year is giving parents a taking their children out of public cation at the Legislature is negative, a phrase you hear all over Park. $500 tax credit for keeping their chil- schools and moving them into pri- Adamson said, even though the City," he continued, but acknowl* state has many successes in its edged that that kind of involvement dren home from kindergarten. vate schools. can't be legislated. schools. "That is the stupidest thing I've Park City School Board, and "We're spending a lot of time on Taxpayers are supporting with heard," said former School Board most public educators, are against complaints, time that could be better leeways to increase educational member Carol Murphy at the meet- tuition tax credits, saying they would spent on teaching and learning," he funding, volunteers are always in the ing, noting thai the person who had take much-needed money from the schools, and local government agensaid. the idea should be told, "You're public school system. cies are eager to help students, Adamson said last year legislafrickin" full of baloney." Some education associations tors produced 250 bills designed to Adamson said. Kindergarten is not as useful for have sued their state legislatures for "fix" public schools. . "Rep. Ure even brought his cows upper-middle class families, who not funding schools adequately "Public schools in this stale are out lo one of our schools last year," might have children who can already Utah is one of 45 stales in the Union Adamson said. read by their first day of school, but which hasn't had this kind of lawsuit incredibly effective and it makes me Local media is supportive as well. nervous when someone sets out to they're probably not going to be the (at least not yet). Such a suit was sucAdamson said he was the only •fix' that," Adamson said. "My ones who keep their children home cessful recently in Kansas, with the superintendent in Utah who goes on biggest fear is being 'fixed.'"' with this plan, Adair said. state's "Supreme Court ordering the ••*. Adnmson' discnssed~onc""pro-~ MhcrndrorKi^W, twicetr morrlrrr-Children who are "simply legislature to ramp up funding. "'Ilials not always a pleasant posed measure which would send behind," Adamson said, need the "I hope that Utah doesn't get to stale dollars straight lo schools, event." he joked, but it's good for early intervention of kindergarten. rather than through district offices. gelling the schools' story out. Those who don't get it will require that point." Murphy said. • Continued from A-9 a Oh give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above..." ^CORNERSTONE HOME MORTGAGE Your Mortgage Specialists! 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