| Show Superintendents Superintendent's Report Report- For 1930 1929 I desire to make a brief brie report and make some sonic recommendations of or the tho affairs of or the school district during the past year 1930 1930 as called for tor in Section Our school s system stem is patt patterned In a n measure after the provisions pro of ot the constitution of the state of ot Utah Sec 2 of Article 10 r reads reads' ads ads' as us follows The school public system shall include kindergarten kin kin- arten schools common schools consisting of primary and und grammar gardes high schools an nn agricultural al ai college a n university and such other oth oth- oth ther th- th er schools as us the legislature lature may establish es es- We have haye the public school Including primary Fri grammar l grades grade and high school The kindergarten is provided plO for in the constitution but has only recently received ed nn any united attention in the State Salt Lake City has established the kindergarten thus thuR allowing for children of five fhe years ears to enter cuter To 10 set off the additional f expense expense ex ex- pense site she he has inns reduced her ju junior high school chool one year ear so that her bo boys s s 's and girls are finishing one year eur earlier From rom an educational point of view these young oung people appear to have lun-e as rich a back ground and do University work with as much dutch efficiency as us the I older oWer ones did under the thc old system It is probably ro abl economical since the boys and girls are read ready to go into hito reductive productive careers one year car earlier than luau previously Several rural districts are establishing establish establish- ing summer and amI winter kindergartens by y charging a tuition to pa pay th the co costs ts tsin in hm part or 01 h in hi full Due to our scattered condition and lack of finances I have not recommended recommended mended the establishment of kinder- kinder gluteus I It t Is my opinion however howe that the kindergarten movement is based upon sound principles ph schol ogi all and that this district will be obliged to meet the situation in a practical manner mannel in fn the vel very near fu fu- fu- fu ture Tile The provision above quoted calls crills for a unified program which is complementary to the State Stale talC and und the local districts The schools originally were local institutions in all nil re respects In appointment of teachers teachers teach teach- ers im in- in content t the he In fiscal management Such Sucha a s system stem I of ot local detachment of units was uneconomical uneconomical uneconomical un un- un- un economical and undesirable from ever every i point of ot view 1 I I competition and waste are reduced reduced re- re to a minimum IJ by having baring a n single educational organization I I We e may mar congratulate ourselves on the a advancement made matte during the past few fety years eals because of the business tand t i and professional efficiency resulting from the consolidation of small schools I into larger and rind more efficient ones ores j I noo Roosevelt en lt is our largest elementary school chool having haYing an average duil daily attendance attendance atten atten- I atten-I dance da of In 20 1928 and und in r 1920 Her per pel capita cost the former fornier for- for forr nier mer year cur was one of the lowest in iii the time district This is on on Olf a par pur with i at Farm ni Creek Hannah und rind Boneta and in the yet et there arent aren't nn any comparisons housing conveniences s and working fa fa- fa- fa duties and community community As our ou roads improve It ity prejudice decreases there will undoubtedly un un- consolidation of be greater smaller muller schools into larger ones I predict that within the Yer very imme immediate future out om 19 10 schools will necessarily be reduced to fewer than 15 and perhaps perhaps per per- haps lUllS only 12 When this is done dote even and educational efficiency efficiency ef ef- ef greater business will result Our school term is 32 weeks and elementary for 3 35 weeks respectively el The former is the and high schools of the board boards I efforts results of the best est superintendent to of education and finance a longer term terra the time change in 1925 1925 26 20 from been made having hating 1111 ying 28 to 32 weeks in spite of predicaments failure would result the latter that to to 35 weeks from 33 32 V wins was lt tirade made I 1 am not in ins inI State i requirements equipments I meet in difference with this s sympathy I because of the of school year length apparent neglect of the larger and unit the elementary important very of the effect of und anti because school closing of the tine elementary the earl early the high bight school My 1 school has upon observations lead lend me to believe belle that I there Isn't the thc earnestness on the part parti I f during the last and amI pupils pupils- of teachers I that characterizes their I i three weel weeks s It If can CUlf he be strengthened strengthen strengthen- woi work k previously io elementary ele ele- of or the ed h by extending lug the length s schools hols elementary As soon as us we can the be increased ed to at school your year should least 3 31 1 weeks and 35 weeks if possible possible pos pos- sible Bible otherwise the tile high school may maybe I be he reduced to the 34 H basis providing pro pro- providing is i school chool year eal viding the tile elementary elen Increased ed to that basis busis i I Our last lust census listed 2892 2802 pert persons personal on I I the ages es of o 6 between in hr this district and nUll 1 18 Of this number 2514 2314 registered register register- register register-I ed in our schools Sixty nine were reg reg- registered re registered In the time If other Utah Itah public imbue schools 37 were In tin Utah private of schools out outside schools school 37 1 were In not In tin any nur school Utah and were ex ex- AH All but 57 51 of these were legally of ot of ot fact man many matter As u a niter after the census th these e e turned 18 soon foon I I bad u as date so that our om record I ut it ut as It appe appears ls Less than 2 per cent of our census population remained out of The situation situation situation sit sit- without legal excuse is sufficiently s serious erious however howe er tr to warrant our earnest earnet attention Letters Lettel's have been heen written personal visits have been made with little or orno orno no nn response It appears that the district district district dis dis- must resort to force if every child I IVe I'Ve We Ve had 2514 pupils enrolled with pupils as an average number be be- longing Only were in average e daily dally attendance or there was an average average aver er age daily dally absence of figured from the enrollment or 1154 4 If compared compared com com- pared with the average a number belong belong- ing This problem of attendance und and absence is one of our om most serious problems Since there are so su man many contributing causes cause The only le legal al excuse excuse ex ex- cuse for tor a absence sence Is sickness but hut parents par- par cuts cats do lo not know this or are not ViI wll ling to recognize it H. Our next important problem is our distribution Three hundred n grade age nn and three thirty three pupils were registered register register- er- er ed in time the first grade grad of this number were six Ix years old 78 were 7 years is to be accounted for I It fumy be that a 11 letter from the superintend superintendents j s ent's office and perhaps a n personal visit vis vis- it to be he followed followell by a II t forceful call from the time sheriff should get et results If this tits procedure re I Is followed it ma may maybe maybe be he desirable to appoint the sheriff as us I enforcement nt officer with some somme comPensation com- com for or three or fot four r mouths months until until un un- til the problem is solved d old 18 IS were 8 and HIllI 3 4 were 9 J. The situation situ situ- becomes more acute as nB we go 0 up the grades rades The normal ape nige l e for the time mh In this grade rude we grade rad Is 10 years l. have 17 who are re 0 9 84 1 10 years year's ear 75 11 years 41 n 12 years year 15 Hi 13 73 years ear 5 14 1 years 3 15 years earR and anti 11 1 years eals In hr other words 75 are retarded one 3 15 years 5 4 years year ear 2 11 years 35 5 years ears anti and 1 0 years These retarded retard retard- expensive to the school are ed pupils costs district since each retarded year elU Contin Continued ed em ort Page 8 J to I Superintendents Report Continued from Page age 1 1 l. l about The attitude of failure is ilio Most t unfortunate because se of of its 1 psych psychological ch cil effect upon the the- individual These are serious pro problems lems that are uro difficult to 0 meet They call for skilled skille help since 1 lice many caw causes es contribute to I Itlie the condition Special departments me are j I I U being ng created t. in larger districts with special ial teachers advising sing and m doctors called culled in to help solve the problem The rhe waste caused ed by y retardation can he be materially re reduced h by prop proper r I methods A A. more highly skilled teach teach- teaching teach teach-I lug ing corps would h help lp So many of our teachers are new to the work wort that they are ure not riot skilled in these thee problems Few Tew if any of the older teachers can cap l meet E et the situation in to a comp competent tent manner It occurs to me that the dis- dis ret Tiel n needs s more older skilled teachers It can only get them and aud hold them hold ahem by hI offering proper inducements One means would be to sel select t a few of the t promising teachers u and ld direct their stud study efforts b by paying paving their actual summer school expenses c and awl offering an increased ase salary for the added services rendered In this wu way waya waya a a professional organization can be he built huilt that will materially reduce leduce this situation The he most not a gru uga would be e a much reduced 1 rela re- re la expense a n longer power HI ou the time pupils and all a much more effective and efficient school s system 7 Our QUI child accounting only takes into into in in- to to- to consideration the census child chil and andt du during li the t the scholastic rc record cord made year yeal We know very ery little of his Ilis health behavior and intelligence from a ical and psychological point of view aran arai Transportation of children to school has become firmly established all over over over ov ov- ov- ov er the tile United States Stales All states except three and Utah 13 ou one of the three have haie laws providing for transportation of children to school In Duchesne Count County where distance is great an anthe and the population sparse pare par e transportation is e essential and correspondingly ex ex- pensive The he opposition that t characterized character character- the installation on of transportation in ill the several comm communities has practically practically subsided Those who are o opposed Opposed Posed Pos Pos- ed are in a n small minority Our Om best lIest work can be e offered under centralization It is financially impossible sible to place the same equipment in t the le small school that can be he e offered in the thc larger school The rhe opinion is held lI by most school people that the work worl of the one or two teacher schools is Inferior inferior in In- to that of the lur larger er School chool We e haven't n nt nU any accurate te tests to su late thae above opinion but our om observations observations lead us to that conclusion As time goes goes on we e will undoubtedly undoubted undoubted- I ly centralize e more moie schools It would seem seen isa advisable lc to consider seriously the problem lm of ot centra centralization of Hannah Han IIan- nah and amI Farm Furm Creek at Tabiona If this is done one a grade should be he offered offer of of- fer fel ed d as ns an nn inducement reward reward reward re re- ward ml and l' l justification for the change The question of org org-an organization of our om school chool s system stem on of the he het S 4 t plan Illan or G 3 plan should be lie carefully determined before eore additional building is done The whole scheme of building and aud transporting transporting trans trans- porting should be e worl worked ed out alter after that l policy is s established It is a short hort shortsighted sl sighted Righted policy to con construct a n building at nt o one lie center el for grades one to eight and amI within two years ears abandon one of the rooms anti and tra transport il those grades If all mill of the junior high schools grades S T-S-D 9 8 were centralized in three or 01 four places within the dis- dis t a n much richer licher curriculum can be established than will twill en ever er r be e possible under snider any other oher s system If all these grades were centralized an enriched program program- could could- he be established at once with very erY little if any if-any any additional ex ex- pense This is a t Worthy problem for fur immediate consideration This c district is so situated situated that more moie than one senior high school is lleces necessary ar to serve sene all 11 the people but it is ch clearly arl beyond e the financial ability ability ability abil abil- ity of this district under present conditions con con- conditions to establish more moie than two senior high hi schools This is an un age of specialization tion and a 11 wide range lIlure of subjects with extra equipment is es essential essential es- es s to success this entails entails entails en en- tails additional expense so that the tIte districts district's ability to lIa pay is reduced as the expense increases This limits the number of high schools that can be Ie maintained t to a n. n standard that thai leall really makes maks it worth while Finances tithe The district is in good financial audition con con- Four Fourteen teen thousand dollars of its own bonds were purchased and cancelled cancelled can cun- celled last year real lh The last of the special tax lax bonds was was- also settled There is a remaining deficit on the theold old bond houd issues es of The record shows shows' 11 1000 but w we own in bonds bands of or other other- districts which are nie u e now on file flIe with tIl the districts district's treasurer Eer Every Kv- Kv er ery effort consistent wI with th good business s principles should be he made to reduce the i issue sue so o that it can be e retired cl in 1934 and l 1930 1936 gU This will be lie quite impossible le under our present financial conditions As S was o observed ed cl In iii a n previous section we nee need to extend the length of If our school year We should have better hettel nail and more permanent teachers teacher and amI we mint cant get et them without paying ring hl higher her salaries salares We need more buildings s additional ad nl f furniture in nit in o and equipment anda and mul a greater variety of books onks and arid better better- libraries we should have a n more moie complete com com- te sorS' sorS program in health mid and instruction This nit all nl takes ke more moie money than n we c can cin n get under u hl l' l our pies pies- I assessed nt uh rate of oC Ie levy of mills The rhe State at nt this time tIme- the solution of ot our problem b by submitting submitting submitting submit submit- ting to the people the advisability lUty of ot amending the State Slate constitution for taxation l purposes ses Eel Every ery person InD in D Duchesne chesne County should vigorously support tl these e amendments ts and mIll vote yes jes es in In Inthe n the election next nett November o em el elOu On Ou a n 0 j mills lery levy levy-Duchesne Duchesne Count County's returns l under Hudel pres present conditions from the tite equalization l |
