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Show s ) 1 ! I 1 Celebrating more than 97years ofservice to the citizens ofEureka. i f Volume Ninety-Seve- n Number 45 Price $.40 EUREKA, UTAH - November 8, 2002 Teachers meet with board, discusse several issues At the regular meeting of the Tintic School Board of Education, several teachers were in attendance to discuss issues of concern with the board. Elementary teachers arc concerned about the longer school day this year and both elementary and high school teachers arc concerned about having to take a minimum lA day of sick leave. Eureka Elementary Teacher, addressed the Board with concerns from the Eureka Elementary staff about the Amy September Respect Students were (front Left to Right) Taylor Sweat, Travis Green, Katclynn Bell, Kayann Carlson, (back Left to Right) Kristin Cunningham, Amber Bell, Levi Rice, and Laccy Christensen. Sorenson, hours of instruction rendered per Mrs. year at their school. Sorenson presented the Board with a proposal to change the Eureka Elementary bell schedule. The proposed change should reduce the number of instructional hours per day for students. Mrs. Sorenson explained that the length of the teachers work day would teachers presented the with Board rationale to support their frustrations with the half-da-y minimum sick leave policy. not change. Instead, the amount of teachers prep time would be increased. AAcr discussing many factors effecting the proposed changes. The Board agreed to Superintendent Barlow agreed to investigate alternative methods of rccordingissuing sick leave to better sen e the interests of Tintic School District employees. Superintendent Barlow and the Board reviewed the policy dealing with compensation and benefits for employees of Tintic School District. Specific issues contained in the policy include study the proposed schedule and address the teachers concerns at a later date. Various teachers from both Eureka Elementary and Tintic High School were present to express their concerns about the districts policy to record sick increments. leave in half-da-y Eureka PTO sponsors honors The October Responsibility Students were (front Left to Right) Morgan Underwood, Autumn Roper, Braden Allinson, Matthew Christensen, (back Left to Right) Keltic Sherwood, Brikki Draper, Stephanie Wilde, Brittany Horton, Christian Jensen, and McKayla Wahlbcrg. ees to uo Little Sahara The manager of the Fillmore Field Office has approved a fee increase at the Little Sahara Recreation Area starting Januaiy i j 2003, to help deer operating and maintenance costs. Day use fee will go up from $6 per vehicle to $8 per vehicle. This includes use of the area for one day and camping for one 1 , night. Annual passes will go up from If a person j $35 per vehicle to S75. ! Eureka PTO President Draper and fringe benefits, definitions, tvpcs of leave, workers and AAcr reviewing See Teachers on page 3 compensation. Election results is sponsoring a student of the month award at the elementary school this year. One or two students from each class arc chosen by their teacher based on the character trait being focused on that month at the elementary school. Each student receives a certificate and The character trait for and September was Respect students selected were Taylor Sweat from Kindergarten; Kayann Carlson, 1st grade; Travis Green and Katclynn Bell, 2nd grade; Levi Rice, 3rd grade; Amber Bell, 4th grade; Kristin Cunningham, 3th grade; and Laccy Christensen, 6th grade. The character trait for October was Responsibility and students selected were Morgan Underwood and Braden Allinson from Kindergarten; Matthew Christensen from 1" grade; Autumn Roper from 2nd grade; McKayla Wahlbcrg from 3d grade; Brittany Horton and Christian Jensen from 4th grade, The only way you can truly Brikki Draper and Keltic control how youre seen is by Sherwood from 5th grade; and Stephanie Wilde from 6 grade. being honest all the time. owns two vhicles and wishes to purchase a second annual pass for the second vehicle the price will be S50. These second vehicle passes cannot be transferred from one vehicle to another. All passes arc sold from January 1, 2003 until December 31, 2003. Several Kerri Black Kerri Black gets honor Kerri Black, senior at Tintic High School, has earned Academic All State recently at the Baseball State Tournament with a grade point average of 3.98. She was also honored as the first female to be on the All Sate Baseball Second Team. Kerri is the daughter of Paul and Nan Black of Goshen. Her grandparents arc Alice and the late Harold Black of Payson. Special great aunt, Fern Lucas of Payson. After graduation, she plans on playing college softball while studying for a nursing degree. 1- -A Robert Steele, Commissioner A; County Shirl Nichols, County Assessor; Craig Sperry, County RccordcrSurvcyor; Jean H. Bow les, County Treasurer; and Janice Boswell, Tintic School District 4 ran unopposed. |