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Show 8 Orpm-Oeneva Times- -Wednesday, January 18, 1984 i .i , Voted Leeway Still A Dilema; Decision Postponed Until Feb. Meeting The final decision on whether or not to ask local citizens for a voted mill leeway has been postponed again. It was on the agenda for the Alpine School Board meeting held January 10 as an action item. After quite a long discussion, however, it was decided to postpone a decision as to when, how much, and for what the election would be held until February 14 meeting. The main reason for waiting was to see what the state legislature is going go-ing to do in terms of funding for education. "There's no reason to scurry into this until we have a fix on what they are going to do up on the hill," said Board Member, Dan Fugal. Board Member, Richard Sudweeks, agreed saying that "needs must be explicitly defined before we go to the people. "He suggested that needs could not be defined until all resources were known. Board Member, Richard Johns, disagreed, and mentioned that the board ought to "propel ahead" to insure that students receive a quality education and that specific needs could be defined defin-ed now so that they could be disseminated to the public. The general feeling among all concerned board members and administrators, ad-ministrators, is that it would be unfair to ask patrons for increase in taxes if the legislature meets local needs through government assessments. A real fear is that the legislature will approve some funds to meet local needs, but that the amount will be only on-ly a token or an inadequate effort. This might jeopardize the prospects for a voted leeway and leave the district worse off than if the legislature had provided no monies. Eight Block Plan: Some Pros and Cons Much of last meeting's discussion centered around the implementation of the eight block plan for senior high schools in the district. The program was initiated this past fall in place of the traditional six period schedule. The purpose of the board decision was Utahns Pay More For Education Utah ranks high among the surrrounding states in educational spending per $1,000 of personal income in-come and in the precent of state and local budget devoted to education. These facts were revealed in a series of charts showing various economic, revenue, and expenditure comparisons com-parisons among the eight Mountain States prepared by Utah Foundation, Foun-dation, the private research cgamzation. According to the comparison, Utah ranked third among the eight Mountain Moun-tain States in the amount of educational expenditures per $1,000 of personal income. Educational expenditures ex-penditures during the 1982 fiscal year in Utah amounted to $100.22 for every $1,000 of personal income received in the state. This compares with educational expenditures of $30.36 per $1,000 personal income in the eight Mountain States and $64.26 per $1,000 personal income in the United States as a whole. Utah also devotes a higher proportion of its state and local budget to education than does any other state. In fiscal 1982 educational expenditures in Utah were equal to 47.49 of total state and local spending. This percentage of total expenditures for education was well above the Mountain States average of 40.94 and the U.S. average of 35.65. Foundation analysts note the emphasis on educational spending in Utah is due mainly to the large number of school-age children in the state. Utah has more children in relation to total population than any other state. As a result even though Utah makes a superior effort to support sup-port education, the amount of dollars available for each school child is well below regional and national averages. Educational finance currently is the major topic before the 1984 Legislature, which now is debating a $150 million funding fun-ding increase for education. Utah Power Shareholders Help Needy With Power Bills Utah Power & Light Co. shareholders have donated another $25,000 to SHARE, the voluntary contribution program that helps pay electric bills for people who are in genuine need. The latest funds are slated for direct aid to applicants. A contribution con-tribution last November of $25,000 was given to the Red Cross to cover the program's administrative costs. Since the program began in December 1982, UP&L customers and employeees have donated about $175,000, in addition to the money given by shareholders. This money has helped more than 900 families in Utahjdahoand Wyoming. The Red Cross "chooses recipients recip-ients according to guidelines set by a volunteer advisory board. Eligibility is based on age (60 or older), handicaps han-dicaps or medical emergencies. SHARE offers temporp-y aid only. to give students more flexibility in course selection and to provide increased in-creased opportunites to increase skills in the basics. Superintendent Cox presented a progress report on the new schedule in the place of secondary administrator, ad-ministrator, Gary Keetch, who was home recuperating from a bad fall on the ice. The progress report was based on principal, teacher, student, and patron input but was not billed as a statistical evaluation but an informal assessment. The over-riding benefit to the eight block plan, according to the report, is that it meets board expectations ex-pectations in allowing for more student stu-dent options in areas of interest and in the basics. There is evidence that substantial increases have taken place in math, science, and foreign languages enrollments. The new schedule is also a boon for classes' which require classroom preparations prepara-tions such as gym, shop, home economics, and band. The whole program pro-gram is beneficial to the student who enjoys challenges, variety, and is self-motivated, self-motivated, said the report. The disadvantages of the eight block plan were also noted during the session. Ironically, some of the advantages ad-vantages of the schedule are also its disadvantages. For instance, increased increas-ed options increase the chance of failure among the poorer students. Increased In-creased time in class also means increased in-creased attention and preparation is required, both for students and teachers. Also, some classes such as Advanced Placement and Driver's Ed, require more time than is allotted allot-ted under the new program. Inade-. Inade-. quate funding for the increased costs for additional materials was also listed as a disadvantage. Because of the over-riding advan tage of course flexibility, the report's final recommendation was to continue con-tinue the eight block plan in the Alpine School District. It was also recommended recom-mended that more formalized methods of pre-assessing student interest in-terest and needs be employed in order to more fully meet individual student requirements. Another recommendation recommenda-tion called for the inclusion of special needs classes for referred students as part of the basic eight block plan. It was also suggested that areas such as vocational education, advanced placement, driver's ed. be analyzed to determine if changes need to be made to ensure the success of these and other unique offerings. Board Meeting Calendar Set For 1984 Another action item for the last meeting was the adoption of a 1984 board meeting schedule. After a heated debate, it was decided not to hold board meeting on Christmas Day. The July 24 meeting was also deleted. Special meetings will be called call-ed as the need arises. All other meetings will be held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 6:00. 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