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Show By JIM SAWDEY Staff Writer A shortfall of as much as $200,000 to the Davis School District could lead to the elimination of a dozen teaching positions at the elementary grade level, according to Dee Burningham, executive secretary of the Davis Education Association. Richard Cook, president of the Davis Education Association, said many good teachers are already leaving public education to seek professions that pay better. He said many are not signing contracts next year. Some have already interviewed for other jobs and are getting out as soon as there is an Vol. 1 opening, Cook said Wednesday. Any time you have a budget cut, there is the possibility of personnel reduction, Cook said. The cuts may come because to keep up with inflation the basic funding level of state education would have to increase about 13 percent over last year. The Public Education Appropriation Subcommittee Tuesday night requested a 6 percent increase. The 7 percent difference means funding for many programs will have to be reduced, officials said. The legislature has already cut $1 million out of adult high school education. The adult program will no longer pay for students over 21 years old. Another program, cut by $6.1 million, is the Special Purpose Optional Programs. The 15 programs include extended year, day and summer programs, bilingual education, and e reduction on programs. Funds for Funds for those 15 programs do not have to be spent as per allocation, however. Funds may be expended in any one or a combination of the class-siz- programs. education The Davis Education Association is concerned about the program reductions. The class size reduction program is of particular concern. To teachers, the program would mean a smaller student-teache- r ratio, which presently is one of the highest in the nation, Cook said. My concern is what is happening to the kids, Cook said. He said last time association officials asked for a class size reduction, they were scoffed at. It only amounted to less than one student per class. But that was an average. As it turns out, Cook said, basic education classes were the ones that overfilled. Some of the classes have 40 students to a teacher. Where are we going to draw the line? he asked. Are we going to Serving 31,500 Families From Roy Through Centerville No. 28 pQiTQDinis That means it will cost more money to 60 or 70 (students)? The budget issue comes at a time build schools. It lost its rating because when Davis County is faced with large it doesnt have enough money its in enrollment increases at the elementary operational reserves. It doesnt have grade level. With Utahs birth rate at enough money in operational reserves because budget cuts by the state has twice the national average, and rising, that trend will con- forced the district to dip into those reserves. tinue. Dr. Lawrence Welling, superinTo make matters worse, W'elling tendent of Davis schools, said Davis learned Tuesday that it will not receive adan School District is expecting 874 impact funds, which amount to ditional 1,000 students next year. about $1.86 million dollars. To meet the increased enrollment, The cuts in the special purpose new schools are needed. Bonds are issued for building the schools. On programs and adult education arent Tuesday, the Davis School Board enough to offset the funding level learned that it lost its AA bond rating. shortfall, however. draw the line at Thursday, March 5, 1981 IDffinid toft WMdh' 'Gig prevent By MARILYN L. KARRAS Staff Writer KAVSVTT J.F. A bank president, an elementary school teacher and the city police chief got on the bandwagon with about 50 other Kaysville residents Tuesday to defend what they said was their right to decide what they watch on television in their homes. The issues were programming on obscene broadcasts on cable but that references to indecent material have been deleted. movies are McDougal said not allowed on cable television under FCC regulations and contracts. Pat Hirschi, a Kaysville resident who supported City Council control of cable T broadcasts to prevent showing of R- rated movies at the council meeting two movies are weeks ago, said cable television, whether movies and commercials could be shown on cable television in New York. And some commercials shown on called obscene and whether they should or could be banned in Kaysville. A cable are totally obscene, she said Tuesday. If people want to watch that group opposing some cable programs brought the issue of restraint two weeks type of thing, there are ways to watch it in their homes without broadcasting it ago. Mayor Gar Elison told the crowd over public airways. She said such programs affect the Tuesday that the City Council would entire community" and influence the take no action until the state legislature votes on a bill concerning obscenity on lives of people who watch and those who cable; He said the city has taken no dont watch them. She referred to bank robbery suspect who said action to halt installation of cable TV or , to rescind a he got the idea from watching a franchise granted owners of the private cable television program. She said a California Supreme Court firm. Elison read portions of an opinion decision had ruled that the community received by the council from the city has the right to control what is attorney, Felshaw King, which stated broadcast. that Federal Communications ComJames W. Brown, who is president of mission rules governing cable Family Bank and had been president of television prohibit obscene and ina local chamber of commerce and founder of a boys club, said he feels he decent materials, referring to should have the right to make the movies. decision about what television Kings opinion said FCC regulations all regulations in the field. It programs we watch in our home. pre-emno regulatory said the city has The business will create income for and the city, Brown said. Everyone who authority over programming broadcast could not wants to watch wilL have to pay. Have material. Kings opinion was that the any of you who are against it ever watched cable television? he said. city has no recourse other than to enlaws by force local Kaysville Police Chief Lyle Larkin said he took his family to see a movie prosecuting for violations after they occur. Elison said, since local porrated PG, but said he plans to see the one in the same theater nography laws are based on state laws, it would be premature for the council to because it is about police work and a lot act before the pending legislation is of people have said it is a good movie. finalized. I think I should have the same Brian McDougal, attorney for the choice in my home about what movies Cable Television Association, said the to watch as I have at the theater, he said. proposed legislation, Senate Bill 301, has been extensively amended since A woman who identified herself as a it was introduced. He said it attempts to local school teacher said parents should pt pre-cens- or ty . worry more about what their children now on television. Cable might give us some better programs that are more suitable for children and give parents more control than they have now, she said. Richard Waite said much of the discussion is a moot question. He read the Bill of Rights of the U.S. are watching Constitution and said censorship violates that document. He said he had looked at the cable television schedule in Ogden and there was not one movie scheduled before 9 p.m. in two months. Clara Snell said I dont have a great deal of confidence in the movie rating movies have system; some been changed to an Sherilyn Dedecker said studies have indicated that watching violence on television often prompts violent behavior. I hope none of us is naive enough to think that everyone in our city is moral and mentally well, she said. If I wait until someone has watched television with 50 percent movies until it influences him to do something, it may be too late. Bryce Anderson said public television now has numerous offensive programs. Reviewing The News Spring is the season when many people in the lakeside area begin to think about gardening. Starting today, the Lakeside Review will publish a weekly column on information for home gardeners through the gardening season. Writer of the column is David Whiting, horticulturist for the Utah State University Extension . Service at the Farmington Fruit Heights Could Face Cable Lawsuit 1 2-Mo- coun-cilme- The council in other business Tuesday approved two ordinances, a resolution and postponed a' decision on another ordinance. The resolution and one of the ordinances deal with the emergency preparedness plan for the cityThey were adopted with only minor changes in the chain of command if the mayor was not available in the time of a disaster situation. The ordinance gives the mayor the authority to establish an emergency operating organization and declare an emergency or disaster. The resolution adopted outlines the types of natural disasters and emergencies and the chain of command in city personnel. It also outlines various persons in the county responsible for different areas durng n disaster situation and outlines the responsibilities of each.Both of these were adopted unanimously with little discussion. The council also accepted an ordinance which outlines the citys fire control policies. In the ordinance is a designation of authority within the city for enforcement and penalties which could be assessed. The fire chief of Kaysville was designated as the Fruit Heights Fire Chief and given the enforcement powers of the fire control ordinance. - N. but said it looked like one section would be a total loss. The home, belonging to Jerry Hurst, was unoccupied at the time of the blaze and Davis County paramedics at the scene reported no injuries with the fire. A neighbor, John Henry, discovered the blaze at about 11:45 a.m. when he was on his way home from work. He said he called the fire department and then went through the burning home to make sure no one was in the house. There was so much smoke I had to get right down to the floor to check, he said. Another close friend of the family, Troy Eddie, rescued the family pets, two dogs. Slaff Pholotn Dan Miller Experiment nth v. Fruit Heights FRUIT HEIGHTS City Council was told Tuesday the city could, face a lawsuit if cable TV is denied or limited in the city. Mayor Neil K. Noorda reported that he and the City Attorney Gary Sargent had met with representatives of two cable TV companies earlier that day. He said, The discussion is that wed better wait for a legal opinion from (Sargent) before denying cable TV or limiting programming. He told the council Sargent was not present at Tuesdays meeting because he was not ready to issue an opinion , since he had received some of the in- -' formation only that day. Council members were upset with the information and said they felt if they coui ' "wvri what went inio their !i- w 'i. ven sn olfiiv i Jack Palmer said. Tabic is threatening the type of community we are trying to maintain and yet we cant keep it out. He and other members voiced concerns on the interference of state and - federal laws with the wishes of the city. The council decision on the subject was delayed again until the next meeting and some of the discussion supported delaying rather than being n forced into making a decision didnt feel was richt. ex- perimental station. Read Whitings first column on page 4A today. FIRE EXTENSIVELY damaged a Sunset home around noon Wednesday. Sunset Fire Chief Arnold Satterlee said Wednesday it was too early to estimate the amount of damage or where the fire started in the home at 72 W. 1900 Ye iT' A bill appropriating $25,000 for administrative costs of a pilot program to d run schools has passed the Utah Senate and House. If the bill is signed by the governor, three counties, with Davis as a frontrunner, will receive a portion of that money for the experiment. who Rep. Robert Garff, sponsored the bill, said Davis is one of the counties most likely to receive the funds because it is one of the three in the state fastest growing and because Davis ocuuui District has fallen on hard times. A combination of high birth rates (double the national average) and above-averag- e to the state has produced a surge in enrollment in Utah public schools in recent years, according to a research report by the Utah Foundation, a private, nonprofit public service agency. The report said that if present trends increase in continue, the school enrollments over the next decade will far surpass that of the d 1950s which reflected the War II population boom. The report said that a possible fivefold increase in the cost of operating Utah's public school program in the next ten years compliment matters. year-roun- th year-to-ye- ar post-Worl- Kouirad To accommodate the swelling enrollment, $1.8 billion will be needed in the next ten years for construction of new schools. The report said a legislative study committee has estimated that $800 million of the projected $1.8 billion of new building costs could be saved by using alternatives that include busing from overcrowded areas to nearby areas; the use of extended-da- y r programs, and programs. An argument in favor of year-roun- d schools is that they provide for more efficient use of school buildings and equipment than does the traditional programs. The traditional programs leave school building idle of the time each year. By dividing the year into four quarters, all students attend three quarters (nine months) of schooling, followed by one quarter (three months) of vacation, as in traditional scheduling. The difference is that the students, are divided into four groups, with starting and vacation times staggered so that one group is on vacation at any given time, the report said. This way, the capacity of the school can be increased by since extended-school-yea- one-four- th one-thir- chool Possible d of those in attendance is on vacation at all times. Start-u- p expenses are then subtracted from the savings gained through avoiding new construction. Air conditioning is one of those costs. Rep. Garff has a bill in the Senate that would allocate funds for air conditioning. Once the air conditioning is in, the utility bills would increase. Another start-u- p cost is in revision of curriculum for the different time frame. Other costs include additional staff, increased insurance and other utilities. In Jefferson County, Colo., $45 million in potential construction costs was avoided. But against this saving, startup costs were $1.5 million, or about 3.3 percent of the saving in capital outlay. More than 90 percent of the start-u- p cost went for installation of air conditioning equipment, the Utah Foundation reported. one-thir- In addition to those start up costs, the cost per pupil per year, which pay for year-roun- d operation, averaged less than $15 per student. Lee - Burningham, executive secretary of the Davis Education Association, said that the costs of year-roun- d school was misleading. He said the superintendent from the Jefferson the year-roun- d County Schools, over-solconcept when he was here. Burningham said that other people in Jefferson County are not in favor of year-roun- d school. He said that the program doesnt work as well as some people say. The big reason he cites is the increased costs in busing students. Students living further away from a school have to be bused because of the distance and the cost of busing eats up savings obtained by year-roun- d school, he said. d But John Talmage, a researcher at the Utah Foundation, said the research data he looked into did not address busing. He said the superintendent from Jefferson County was enthusiastic because he felt it worked well. Speaking from personal experience, Talmage said providing buses for students who live great distances from the school would be less expensive than capital needed for new buildings. Talmage lived in the Granite School District when it experienced rapid growth and said the district now has a surplus of schools now that the growth in one area of the district is over and the students are out of school. t r 4 |