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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, JANUARY 2, 1985 'll' Mai" Wee5f Career Ladder Bv TOM BUSSELBERG Reflex-Journ- al Editor (Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a five-paseries exploring the teacher career ladder and feelings by some teachers about their situation in the field of education. The latter topic is explored today from interviews with several secondary and elementary teachers.) OfThe Tear LAYTON -- Utahs new family - man may encounter in trying to sift through all of the new mcdica programs offered, these da y, thing for a competent pb,ys'L;. You need to continue tu jtrjvc' , pick the doctor you haytt conf dence in, who will sere yon needs, act as a guide and provi,' proper treatment when needed physician of the year is modest when it comes to talking about his honor. Maybe thats because the road he had to follow before achieving his goal of family physician was so hard to follow. rt LAYTONS Robert Kelly, M.D. had two major obstacles thrown into his way before he could put a stethoscope to his first patient. In World War II, it was a serious hand injury that couldve daunted him enough to drop his plans, but thanks to determination, and the skilled assistance of his surgeon, that problem was overcome and he gained admittance to the University of Utah Medical School. During his freshman year he contracted polio, but didnt let that deter him, as he returned to his studies, graduating in 1951. The Helper native didnt take a fancy to medicine lightly. In his earliest recollections, the life of a family physician was a prominent goal . Like our own family doctor, who left a lasting impression on me with his kind, caring ministering to our family needs, Dr. Kelly has carried on that tradition. FARMINGTON - A family might not think twice about going to a Jazz game and then dining out, spending, say $100 over the evening. BUT YOU ask them to pay another hundred bucks for education, and theyll claim its impossible to scrape together any more out of the paycheck. That was the sentiment of the public, in a nutshell, given by one secondary teacher, Mike Shaw, a Davis High School mathematics instructor, when talking about the status of education, these days, especially caused by dearth of funds. MONEY HAS become an issue for many teachers, with that instructor claiming more than a drop in teachers buying power vs. those in other fields thanks to low or no salary adjustments, as occured last year. Complaints by the public dont help, thanks to added scrutiny due to Nation at Risk and other reforms, several said, noting that scrutiny is part of the job but often is unfounded. SEVERAL agreed teachers may be seen leaving school right after 3 p.m., but its probably because theyre taking work home to what they believe is a more conducive atmosphere or are hurrying to another job. They agreed that "many teachers, especially breadwinners, e may hold down two or even three other jobs, and several said a teacher is probably the lowest paid profession where a college degrees required. students to see if any MR. SHAW said he surveyed his planned to pursue education as a career. He found not one willing to admit to such intentions, with a general negative perception about teaching existing among students and the public. This is my fourth year, Mrs. Everett said, and theres not one bit of respect for a teacher, saying some people almost look at educators as second class citizens. I know of uneducated who are making more, she added, with several referring to some fields where no college education is required earning twice the salary of a teacher. MR. MURPHY said that if he was going to advise anyone about entering education, hed have to stress looking at the economics and inability to raise a large family on such wages. Monetary consideration is not a reward of education. I dont think there are any of us who didnt know that when entering the field yet full impact often doesnt hit until later. d I think the future has to be to utilize the buildings, Mr. Morgan continued, adding I know there are a lot of teachers who dont want that, unless salary equity came as part of working a full year. AND AS many readily agreed, teachers usually put in a lot more than the seven or eight hours required at school, averaging posswork ibly as much or more than those holding down weeks for a years period. One Davis High teacher, referring to public sentiment about quality education, said were doing as well as anyone with the money. The clientele somehow doesnt realize the than better average job were doing with lower than average funds. ANOTHER said the President has the idea if we discipline kids more, get them to pray in school, all of our problems will disappear. They (prayer and discipline) have their limits, the veteran teacher continued. As for frills that many criticize the schools for having, several teachers said they didnt know where those were kept, with one indicating he still had the same old desk he started with 20 years ago, for example, with the only air conditioning going into administrative offices. TEACHERS have such heavy student loads, one high school teachers aid, that to give an essay test and spend only 10 minutes per student would generate 35 or more extra hours to correct it. Teachers mentioned student loads from to The situation isnt keeping many good teachers from going elsewhere, often for far greater salaries. Hed like to be a teacher, Mr. Shaw said of a friend turned salesman, but when the salary gap is greater and greater it comes down to economics. EVERYBODY is passing the buck on additional funding but the only time concern seems to be raised is for Sputnik-typ- e situations when the U.S. is perceived as falling behind, and then education's always what gets blamed, another teachers aid. -- one-thir- d OTHER THAN one years rotating internship at the Old Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital in Ogden, he has practiced that family physician dream at the Tanner Memorial Clinic in Layton, joining Noall Tanner in what is now Davis Countys largest medical clinic. For 32 years. Dr. Kelly has seen to the needs of mother from that first OB visit where a babys in your future was confirmed to delivery and beyond. In fact, that beyond ex- part-tim- 180-od- d nt tends to several generations of northern Utahns, now, but has always included concern for families in their entirety, and that goes beyond just the body systems, including the whole person, where needed, he says. MANY GROUPS are trying lure prospective patients with fa programs, but it con es down to "staying with doctor, You you have confidence in. need someone who looks after a whole patient's needs," he emphasizes. Receiving his honor from the Utah Academy of family Physicians, Dr Kelly has held many medically-relate- positions, d in- cluding chief of the department of family practice at Ogden's St. Benedict's Hospital, president of the Ogden Surgical Society and Davis County Medical Society; president of the Utah Academy of Family Physicians and has served as a delegate to the American Association of Family Physicians for the past 14 years. EMPHASIZING his desire to stay with family practice was by choice," Dr. Kelly says . 1 always felt that was the area with the greatest contact. He kept to his plan even when it appeared family physicians were a dying breed, some 30 years ago and the says he has no intention of stopping what he loves. While maintaining a full practice that includes helping staff the clinic's 7 a.m.-- 9 p.m. weekday services that extend until 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Dr. Kelly is also involved as a consultant, surveying ambulatory care units to determine if they meet accreditation dards. stan- IN THAT role, he may travel to an Indian health center one day, a naval medical center the next and to a large, comprehensive California medical facility still later, fulfilling that rote along with several other physicians traveling as a team. That's a learning and a teaching opportunity," he sayd, desire to reflecting on his continue learning, always keeping abreast of new medical data. deThe physician of three-plu- s cades admits the difficulty a lay IN ADDITION, he worked for establishment of the family practice residency program at both McKay-De- e Hospital in Ogden and the University of Utah and continues service as an active teacher of both medical students and resi- dents. Married to the former Beth Goetzman of Price, they are the parents of five children and have 18 grandchildren. Dr. Kelly is active in many clubs including Kiwanis. participates in Little Theater, barbershop singing groups, the Boy Scouts of America and is active in the LDS Church. on-goi- ADMITTING to a lot of outside interests," those include gardening, furniture refinishing, crafts and raising of dogs. year-roun- District Handles Many Problems 40-ho- By TOM BUSSELBERG two-thir- 180-pl- 220-plu- Editor Reflex-Journ- - FARMINGTON Whether its tearing down two old landmarks or sprucing up lockers that have visible shown signs of student wear, Davis School Districts buildings and grounds department oversees it all. winter gripping the Wasatch Front, now, theyre more ready than ever, having purchased two new trucks, complete with sand spreaders ready to tackle the imminent snows. AND WITH s. As Dean Penrod, buildings and grounds director, told the board of education recently, that department fills varied needs, from window replacement to sprinkler installation to planning for new buildings. slide presen- IN A two-screen- Blood Drawing Jan. 3 FARMINGTON - A Red Cross blood drawing is scheduled Thursday, Jan. 3 at the Farmington LDS North Stake, 900 North Compton Bench Road. THE BLOODMOBILE will be stationed at that location from 8 p.m., according to officials of the Intermountain Region, American Red Cross Blood Services in Salt Lake City. A spokesperson for the group said all blood types are needed. Donors must be age 17 (with parents consent) or older, who are in good health and meet certain other medical -- 4-- By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - The next Saunders. the state law requiring county budgets get a boost of no more than six percent over the previous year. That has to include any growth-figur- ed at about three percent a deyear, these days, plus any new mands, such as more service thanks to other laws, and jail-relat- 582-343- n 1. move. WERE KAYSVILLE to join the system, itd tradition of an indeand operated pendent, library that shares the city hall building downtown. Mayor Gerald Purdy has indicated the city is still trying to expand facilities at the library but has been held up by lack of countys end a 65-ye- ar city-own- ut 60-pl- Crews completed boiler replacements, the new bulk foods classroom at Layton High School, welded new softball and other athletic backstops into place, built soccer goals and moved sod from Kaysville Elementary, where a new school's going up. down the road to Knowlton Elementary. THERE WAS the severe ceiling leak at Centerville's Stewart Elementary, where a roof had to be replaced along with seven other reroofings. Glass replacements are made easier now, thanks to use of a cherry-picke- r, saving $6,000. New landings must be constructed for portable classrooms while an entire bridge was necessary at Holbrook in east Bountiful, after the other washed away in the 1983 flood. Any paint salesman would tell you the miracles of its use, and theyre amply seen by looking at Clearfield Highs brand-ne- w appearing bleachers or dozens of banks of lockers across the district, freshened up for a new crop of students. Small capital outlay projects completed over the past half year included a new graphics room, choral department and drivers training facilities out of the old district food warehouse, all for Davis High; alumnimi bleacher seats at Viewmont High; ticket booth for Woods Cross High and asphalt track repair at View mont High that complements the new playing field, forced by heaving flooding, again in 1983. DISASTER detail w as called into action as heavy snow had to be removed from roofs to forced movement of classes due to roof leaks, to one of the few school closures in years at Centerville Junior igh. A half acre foot of water there required a day off for students while the staff-includ- many ing facu- in so the routine could resume the following day. Even the world of cleaning floors has moved up, technologically, Dr. Penrod explained, with it possible now to refinish an old gymnasium floor so it looks like new. Reviewing briefly the process used at district's oldBountiful Junior-t- he est junior high-- he said a chemical curl-of- f is applied where the old finish can be removed relatively easily, the basketball regulation lines can be repainted and a virtually new floor revealed. lty-pitched ry FOR MORE information, contact the Red Cross Salt Lake Chapter, THE LIBRARY board, in discussing the issue recently, opted to send a letter to the city indicating continued desire for a new library even the headquar-ters-bmoney will be the deciding factor. It would be easier to build a library if Kaysville were to join the system, as well. Com. Saunders has said, but "official response from that citys mayor has nixed any such ideas although the commission chairman said maybe a little discussion internally among some city officials might still leave the door open a crack for such a there-possi- bly HES REFERRING to the citys desire for a library and the countys wish they could build one there--bot- h hopes stifled, currently, by cost-recove- that means theres no more money for new dollar facilities such as libraries, Layton officials have been told in the past. multi-millio- Davis County library will still be built in Layton, if the city returns to the system. But right now, our hands are tied as much as theirs, says County Com. Chairman Glen THE BLOOD will be used to help the critically ill and injured hospital patients through the American Red Cross. Tabbed the gift of life the blood and blood products is offered to patients in need with only a processing fee charged to the patients. No replacement of Red Cross blood or blood products is required, nor is a nonreplacement penalty fee assessed to patients, according to the Red Cross official. tation, he visually recalled some of the many projects undertaken over the last six months of 1984. During that period, 7,000 calls were received from the schools facilities. and other district-owne- d funding, as well. The letter to Layton is a formal response to previous verbal communication after Councilman Bob Stevenson and former Councilman Lynn Wood visited with the library board seeking ways the two groups could work together although legal problems" prevented any agreements being reached. district constantly in need of new cabinetry, such as the book catalog furniture, for new media centers. The districts high school vocational woods students can do a better job--an- d the cost. Dr. at one-haPenrod noted. THE EVER-GROWIN- G is lf that we keep in touch with each other to see if common ground can be found at some time where theyd be willing to come back. I recommend they continue to generate funds" through their mill levy. Com. Saunders said, along with maintaining two contracts with the county; one for bookmobile service by the state library board and the other giving I SUGGEST Layton families the option to join the county system for a $25 fee actually paid by Layton City. Com. Saunders said the future of county library service could be in jeopardy should a proposal that could reach the legislature this session become law. West Valley City is seeking passage of a requirement that would turn all county assets TWENTY-THRE- elementary E schools got new carpet during the last year, totalling 400.000 square feet, or about enough to completely cover two high school surfaces. Three-fou- r rooms a day can be completed by a speedy, efficient two-ma- n carpet-layin- g crew, he over to the city-includ- al library that a region- ing feeds five-si- x smaller facilities. IT WOULD cause some serious problems with their delivery system and theyd have to build another library to serve the west county area, he said, referring to his involvement as a committee member studying the issue. But of concern to him more than that is if it were passed, itd probably mean the demise of the county systems. Theyre (West Valley) probably large enough they could operate their own library but probably not (large enough) elsewhere. Here Layton's trying to get in (to a county system) and West Valleys trying to get out." HE CALLED West Valley a un said, that was completing Vae View Elementary in Layton as last job in early December. The energy Us monitoring-conservatio- n system is going well," he said, while students are feeling warmer in schools such as Boulton and Valley View in the Bountiful area, thanks to new vestibules constructed, giving them a breather from the cold before entering the corridors, half of that paid for by federal funds. MANY OUTDOOR projects were finished off. as well, such as at the new stairwell-entrywa- y Kaysville Junior to the new' sprinklarger ling system and three-acre- s campus at West BountifuElemen-tary- . A "Gymatorium" combination facility and media center at South Davis Junior came on line while improvements were made to Adelaide and Whitesides elementaries plus a new kitchen at Syracuse and 12 more classrooms at North Layton Junior. THE MIRACLE of getting youngsters into both Layton and Centerville elementaries was visually shown- -a construction-litte- r filled hallway on Aug. 29 transformed into a sparklingly clean corridor to carry students to their first day of classes. Sept. 4, where teachers, with sometimes only a few hours, creating classrooms, to boot. The finishing touches still continue at Centerville Elementary while construction moves forward lived-in-lookin- at the nearby new Reading Elementary, hoping for a March . student 1 start-up- ique case." Speaking of Layton's situation. Board Member Robert Abruckle said if they started their own library it would probably just be a small library and they would not have access to a lot of books." AND MABEL Gabbott, a Bountiful board member, emphasized that people of Layton ought to know this is in no way depriving them of services-it- 's there," referring to the county library. In other business, Dr. Charles Parker of Farmington was elected as board chairman, succeeding Com. Saunders who took over after board member Evan A. Whitesides left the board after his mandatory terms were completed early in 1984. long-tim- e two-four-y- er |
