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Show rage ngnt - ine ryramia - rNOvemoer zu, zuuj No Child Left Behind disscussed by school board 9 by Benton Petersen PLEASANT-NorMT. th Sanpete School Board Assistant Superintendent George Bench presented a draft of a response to the state of Utah concerning the No Child Left Behind Act" to the school board during their regular meeting Nov. 11. Bench would not release the information to the press saying that it could be changed by the state when they read it. During his presentation, Bench told the board that the federal government wants schools to use the terms scientifically based instruction and parental involvement. The law states that all teachers will have to be highly qualified but that could change in a year by the federal government. according to School Superintendent Courtney Syme. also chastised Syme Republican Representative Chris Cannon, who told Utah educators that, If I knew what was in the No Child Left Behind Act I would have voted against it. Symes praise went to He stated that the government is always changing the rules and that every time the state makes some progress, the rules change. Although science teachers must know a lot of math, they would not be able to be called highly qualified if they taught a math class unless they had a separate math degree, he commented. One way a teacher could qualify for a subject may be for them to take a test in that subject and if they passed, then they would not have to take extra schooling, Bench explained. The draft discussed is really a preparation for the creation of a form letter to be sent to the public in January, which will list those school that are highly qualified and those which are not, along with the reasons why they failed qualification, investigate ther. the matter fur- Sanpete Valley Hospital Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mt. Pleasant will be expanding their emergency room, which hospital administrator Warren Benincosa admitted is very small and not very adequate. A part of being classified as a critical access hospital by Medicare, Sanpete Valley will be able to double the size of the emergency room, along with adding trauma and waiting rooms. The new designation will not allow them to bill and get reimbursed for their services. Rates and bills will not be going up, he said, but he did aad that, We are seeing sicker patients coming into the hospital. The average patient stays less than four days and the average number of patients the hospital has during the year is 10, Benincosa said. Shop with a cop Sandy Wright of Shop with a Cop asked Moroni City to donate $300 to the program for the Christmas shopping spree for children nominated by their elementa ry school teachers and pals. If teachers in a school listed as not highly qualified, the district would not lose any funding from the federal government for now, but that could change in the future, Superintendent Syme added. Employee negotiaare Bennett, Syme also informed the board, while urging them to become politically involved as delegates in the General Election, that Utah Senate Bill 154 would make the State School Board an appointed position, removing those people being elected ed to be hooked up to the city fire suppression system during the winter months because it is so hard to keep water in their tank from freezing, the mayor report- They hope to help 34 chil- dren shop this year on Dec. 13. Once again, Wright explained, the children will donated by receive VIP, Spring City, and have breakfast at McDonalds at 6: 15 a.m. Each child will be paired with an officer from their community if possible and then travel to Wal-Ma- rt while getting acquainted with the technology in the officers vehicle. Each child will receive $100 to spend on their family, with Wal Mart giving 10 percent off all wrapping paper to wrap their gifts. Wright said they hoped to be finished by 9 a.m. The council approved the $300 for the program. tions In response to the North Sanpete Classified Employees Associations negotiation He suggested the city charge them $12.50 per month for the service. The council, however, allowed the hook-u- p for $12 per month. The adoption of the city employees handbook was put off until January when the new council members will be installed. The mayor also told the council that he had been told by M and M Irrigation that those people who would turn in their water shares to the city will have the water given to the farms and have tne shares sold. Police Officer City Claude Pickett explained to the council that if anyone is selling more than three cars, they must have a dealers license and vehicles must also be off the Other business evidently is no contract between the city and the Heritage Committee, which operated the Moroni Opera House, according to Cros-lan- d. Superintendent requests, Syme told the board that the district will not pay such employees sick leave, if they have not earned it. A classified employee must have been employed for one year to receive 10 days sick leave, he said. Syme was also not in favor of allowing classified employees early retirement, because there would be no financial savings for the district. The Classified Employees Association wanted laid-oemployees to be eligible for recall if equivalent positions opened up later. However, Syme responded that at will employees do not have an expectation for ff ed. There He urged the city to correct that so that all money the Opera House takes in will be turned over to the city. No action was taken. Moroni Feed has request- - cannon. it. princi- council member David Concerning Chris Cannons comment about his vote, board member Larry Seely called him a loose who voted against the Act and to Democratic Representative Jim Matteson, who initially voted for it, but then has changed his mind and is campaigning against Moroni City Continued from Page 1 The mayor said he would Robert Senator by the public. streets when they are being plowed. Finally, the council ap- the Proclamation firoved America Thursday and accepted the election results. continued employment. Syme did add, however, that they would have first choice for any available employment. The board decided that they wanted the Associations proposals written into the form of a policy for their future consideration. Other business The district is still in negotiations with SRI concerning their 20 percent mark-u- p to work that has been done on the high school track by a construction firm, Syme reported. The board approved raising the limit that the district can spend on various items from $1,000 to $2,500, on a temporary basis, based on a request by Superintendent Syme until an official policy can be put into place. They also approved a change to the concealed weapons policy, allowing an employee to carry a concealed weapon, but would prohibit that person from using it for the defense of another person. Syme Superintendent urged the board to bring the policies on sick leave and maternity leave in line with state and federal laws. Many schools have had students asthma inhalers confiscated because they prescription items. Which way do you want to address it? The state health department said they are not a controlled substance. The board decided to study the issue further before making any decision on the matter. Assistant Superintendent George Bench reported that the state wants the school districts to set up a daytime counseling service for students who are rather than to continue sending them to Juvenile Detention in Richfield. There would be no cost for the program, he said, since the courts are seeking grants to pay for the programs and Workforce Service is also being brought in as a player. The board decided not to divide up any school district land, so turned down Head Starts request for property on which to build a student complex. They did, however, allow them the use of the bus program for training and bus repair. Three board members have decided to travel to Orlando, FL, for the National School Board Associations convention. 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