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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL. JUNE 12. 1965 DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER. JUNE 12. 1985 Associate Recommends Supt Study By TOM BUSSELBERG Editor Reflex-Journ- FARMINGTON - Growth and limited resources are primary cogs in creating weaknesses in Davis School Districts central office. AT THE same time, staff there, while shorthanded and possibly overworked, generally performs well and has what the school board president calls great concern for all levels of the educational product." Similar expressions were contained in 60 page study commissioned by the board and compiled by Drs. Steven Bossert and Rolad Campbell and Hal Robins of the department of educational administration at the University of Utah. EIGHT recommendations are outlined: -- The superintendent (Dr. Lawrence Welling) should assume a more active role in instructional leadership, focusing on student learning. -- A position for the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction should be implemented. -- A realignment and clarification of central office administrative functions should be implemented, including adding an associate superintendent. -- PERSONNEL selection procedures should be thoroughly reviewed. -- A periodic review and evaluation of -- NEWLY-designe- projections and school boundary decisions should also be placed under Dr. John S. White, support services assistant superintendent. The study was requested several months ago to "focus on the instructional product," Mrs. Allen explained, adding it's aimed at improving the (educational) product" while reflecting the caring attitude" of central office staff. WE FOUNT) major strengths but some things we felt could be improved, Dr. Campbell told the board, indicating the eight recommendations "might help the board think of the future." Noting the district's "growing larger" he said "were not attacking individuals, w ere trying to make improvements in the situations in which they work. IN CALLING for Supt. Wellings "more active role in instructional leadership." the report says his "key role instructional conwould help assure siderations permeate all decisions within the district." It was recognized by principals and the central staff that "leadership in that area is needed and most would welcome the superintendents active involvement in curriculum and in- - d tion, a questionable interview guide is cited as a weakness. Staff and school principals should more fully utilize the public information office, it was suggested, especially due to strong contacts that currently exist with the media. structional issues. The superintedents role is to nudge the district into considering new administrative and teaching practices that improve opportunities for student learning and to keep instructional issues at the forefront of central office management. THE ASSISTANT superintendent over should be curriculum and instruction devoted solely to the development of instruction, inservice and research issues while personnel administration and negotiations should be dropped from that position. A realignment and clarification in the central office could include creating the associate superintendent's post to function under Dr. Wellings direction. The new position would handle internal management of the central office. BY handling administrative and support personnel management would free the superintendent to develop special projects within the district and maintain relationships with the board and community. The holder of that new position could also spearhead negotiations and develop adequate teacher applicant interviews - the latter noted more fully later in the study. In recommending "thorough review" of personnel selection procedures, the study team suggests more participation by school principals, some complaining theyre only given one choice. In addi both the central office and school principals is needed. -- PUBLIC relations should penetrate" into the schools more. -- Data processing should be placed under the assistant superintendent of support services. HIS-HE- day-to-da- R CURRENTLY, data processing- - long sore spot with many staff, is under the business managers direction but should be placed under Dr. John S. Whites direction for better coordination with similar duties he already performs. By the same token, the last recommendation urges transferring school boundary decisions and enrollment projections under Support Services, headed by Dr. White. THE BOARD has tentatively set a closed session July 18 to deal with the study and formulate proposals. Due to personnel matters, the board felt it should be closed to the public. I dont think these werent things we didnt recognize. I didnt agree with thought it was very thoughtful to the point, Board Member Bruce Parry said, while his counterpart, Ray Briscoe, said if the board and administration are willing to be looked at, (it shows) were willing to have public scrutiny. I think were entering an era of real possibilities for change, beyond growth in new y any-thing-- -I -- Unemployment Fraud Clampdown In Force By TOM BUSSELBERG part-tim- No matter how CLEARFIELD much youre tempted to keep that unemployment check coming, even after the regular paycheck is available, its getting tougher to get away with it. AND THE penalties can be far more serious. Some 2,400 Utahns during the past year were found out and discovered that collecting unemployment insurance when youre gainfully employed beyond a minimal level and its fraud, says Jack Bailey, Clearfield Job Service Manager. MUIR PTA BOARD Theme of the Muir Elementary School Associaiton (PTA) for the school year 1985-8- 6 will be Up. Up and Away.- - Board members front row left to right, Carol Van Orman, health; Rauline Britton, membership; Lori Romera, volunteer; Earlene Blaser, super striver; 2nd row, Letha Sae Clay, Individual development; Nancy Carlson, room mother; Vera Merrell, president elect; Louise president; Carol Watts, secretary; Jan Christensen, Reflections; 3rd row, Sheri PERC Commissioner; Marilyn Huefner, Safety and Welfare; Sue Hanni, Newsletter; Suzanne Tanner, hospitality; Maradene Heap, Parent-Teach- Gold-berr- treasurer; Alby Jackson, Education and Family life; Ann Coppin, Community Involvement; Russell Olsen, Principal; 4th row, Becky Morgan, Room Parent Rep; Mary Roth, Book Fair; Wendy Hodgkinson, Reflections; Karen Denning, Reflections; Linda Marrelli, Bulletin Boards. Absent, Carolynn Tait, teacher vice president: Doris Wilding, membership vice president; Marilyn Martin, Legislative Commissioner; Linda Nielsen, Hospitality; Pam Moore, Asst. Hospitality; Maureen Ebert, Teacher Services; Susan Olson, Great Books; Ann Smith, Bulletin Board. er y, Wal-ste- r, Early Its Not TooParade To File For Any business or organization wishing to participate in this years Handcart Days parade has until July 9 to file an application with parade chairman James Russon, 1787 N. 775 W., West Bountiful, 84087. THE PARADE, which kicks off the largest celebration of the year in South Davis County, is slated for Tuesday, July 23 to run along Main Street in Bountiful. In previous years (he Handcart Days Parade, which has continually grown as the community has grown, has risked becoming too Board Asked To Back Girls Soccer - If youre FARMINGTON going to give your "all" for a sport, then w hy not have the chance of a letter along with official recognition for the effort? THAT'S THE thrust behind a push for official recognition of statewide girls School Activities Utah the High by Assoc., but, if not, at least in the Davis School District. Such recognition would parallel the district's pioneering action for the boys a couple years ago, Lynn Templeton of Fruit Heights has told the school board. Noting relatively strong interest throughout the county in girls' soccer, especially when compared with points to the south, she said head-ogirls don't ask to compete who with boys may weight 100 more and more possess pounds soccer-hopcfu- lly n sta-nim- THERE IS a place for girls soccer," Board Pres. Sheryl Allen agreed. She said the issue statewide isnt so easy, though, what with girls softball also competing for official recognition at the same June 20 meeting where a vote " t I of state UHSAA representatives is long and drawn out and losing the other action, the board adopted its official 1985-8- 6 budget, changed only slightly from the tenative document approved two weeks earlier. It lists maintenance and operation funds (including salaries) at $97.7 million, up 10 percent, while capital outlay (construction) is set to rise 6.5 percent, to $23.9 million. IN A RELATED matter. Board Clerk Roger Glines noted no tax anticipation notes will be sold, this year, thanks to the county's passing on tax revenues on a monthly vs. quarterly basis. That means interest can be earned while improving the district's financial status with bonding institutions-lenderThe district's unappropriated surplus remains at under $600,000, or less than half of one percent vs. the total budget. In addition, the budget relfccts drops in federal funding support and the possible s. increase by several hundred thousand dollars in tax collection costs requested by the county although Supt. Lawrence Welling said discussion was still part-tim- full-tim- TO MAINTAIN the excitement and surprise element of a local parade, the parade committee issues these guidelines in placing a float: . Each entry must portray the theme and not be strictly advertisement. We recognize the advertising value of entries in the parade, but please keep sponsor identification to a reasonable size. Blatantly commercial entries will be disqualified as the parade starts and the entry fee returned. SOME PEOPLE with reduced hours can collect partial unemployment each e, et cross-matc- THE U.I. program provides a valuable service allowing those unemployed to maintain purchasing power until they can again obtain employment, Mr. Bailey stresses. And as Mr. Price, a Centerville resident says, Our goal is to protect the funds from abuse so that these funds are available to those who are eligible. MOST WHOVE worked for any period can collect U.I., but regulations put it at having earned at least $1,300 in the last four quarters prior to filing, or over the past year. During that time, wages have to have been earned in at least Vi quarters or about 19 weeks. The highest quarter is used as a standard for determining U.I. amount with 10 weeks the minimum it can be collected and 26 the maximum. 1 LIKE ANY wrong-doinMr. Larsen says, probably only a small percentage are doing it. In the meantime, $61.9 million in benefits were paid out in 1984 vs. $102.3 million the previous year. At least one U.I. check was received by 40,700 across Utah last year, or better than six percent of the labor market workforce. g, so-call- 1 expected. In THE PENALTY includes disqualification for future benefits and the requirement to pay back twice the amount fraudulently obtained, he says, noting many cases receive criminal prosecution. If convicted on criminal charges, that means an additional fine and the distinction of being placed on probation, Mr. Bailey continues. And Duane Price, unemployment insurance program director for Job Service, notes, There is also a recent trend toward violators serving time in jail. ACCORDING TO Doug Larsen, unemployment insurance specialist at Clearfield Job Service, someone collecting 0 $100 a week could earn and get all of their U.I. benefit. If that same person earned a bit more than that, not everything would be lost, just the amount over that. You have to report all of your earnings, he emphasizes, adding, we ene courage people to accept proe vided they still look for work. $25-$3- attention of the audience. week and continue to work he says further, indicating the only ones who have problems with it are those who collect unemployment, get paid under the table--gthe best of both worlds. Thanks to changes implemented by the 1983 Legislature, employers must report wages awarded individual employees on a quarterly basis to Job Service, not mandated previously. Those statistics are h available as a against U.I. Those who try to college claimants. both can be more readily detected, Mr. Bailey says. 2. WALKING participants must years of age or older. 3. Entries will devise methods to insure that a delay of not more than of a city block will occur between them and the preceding entry. For example: bands or drill be one-ha- 10 lf teams must not do routines which slow forward progression when the delay approaches the one-ha- lf block limit. The Cancer Screening and Control Program, sponsored by the Utah Department of Health and affiliated with the Utah Division of the American Cancer Society, will be holding a women's cancer screening clinic at the Val Verda 34d and 4th Ward, 2633 S. 50 W., Bountiful, Thursday, June 13 be- ginning at 9 a.m. and the Orchard LDS Stake Center, 3599 S. Orchard Drive, Bountiful, Monday, June 17 beginning at 9 a.m. APPOINTMENTS are neces2 for furthsary. Please call er information or appointments. The clinic will include a Pap test, pelvic and breast examination, blood pressure check, hemoccult kits for testing for colorectal cancer and health education information on risk factors, signs and symptoms of cancer and referral for appropriate medical follow-ul- . Specially trained registered nurses will do the examinations for which a fee based upon annual family income and family size will be charged. 533-6- 7 4. PARTICIPANTS will maintain the assigned position in the parade and not double back along the parade route, passing other Cancer Screening Clinic Planned en- tries. 5. Candy or other items will not be thrown or distributed from a float or other vehicle. If something is to be distributed, this will be done by participants going to the sidelines and distributing to the observers. Every effort should be made to insure that observers (especially children) are not drawn into the parade route. 6. THE NUMBER of parade positions in some categories are limited and will be made available on a first come basis. 1 ALL WOMEN regardless of religious affiliation, 20 years of age or older, or who are sexually active, who have not had a Pap test during the past year are encouraged to contact us at 533-671- 2. LettersYToVTfielEcI jtoE At Layton Hills Mall Adopt-A-C- at Help Save the Animals, Inc. will be at Layton Hills Mall on three Satufdays in June, national Adopt-a-Cmonth. Look for them during regular mall hours on the 8th, 22nd and 29th if youd like to see one of their healthy, loving, adoptable cats or kittens. at HELP SAVE the Animals, Inc. is a animal welfare and rescue group that houses, feeds, obtains medical care and homes for abandoned animals. They have dozens of available pets of all descriptions. A tax deductible donation of $15 is requested for a spayed female, $10 for a neutered male and $5 for kittens too young to have been altered. All cats who are old enough have hud their shots, too. non-prof- it This group offers an alternative to the euthanization of hundreds of loving, healthy pets each year. They'll have information on low co t spaying and neutering and other animal health and welfare concerns available at the mall. DONATIONS are tax deductible and rummage donated to their is gratefully accepted and picked up at your convenience. For more information call or fund-raise- rs 451-556- 5 451-587- 8. Lynn Bradak |