Show i r Wednesday April 20 1994 THE RICHFIELD REAPER B S Advanced Degrees For Teachers Planned Creamed Principal Pahvant Elementary School Principal Ray Hunt drips with whipping cream applied by students who "paid him off after the school reached a goal of 125000 minutes of reading for the month of March Hunt told students he was glad to be creamed after they reported reading 146034 minutes of reading If students reach their April goal Hunt will conduct business from the roof of the school for a day Buy A 1994 Polaris Personal Watercraft rno poi And Get A FREE assistants Lifevest! 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expanding local options for concurrent enrollment in college programs This means that students who have completed high school graduation requirements by the first or second trimester of their senior year will soon be able to devote themselves to college classes while still living at home Many high school graduates are now entering college with the basic requirements already completed Bresee said he knows of three students in the district who have taken advantage of concurrent enrollment to the extent that they have potential to graduate from Snow College two weeks after high school graduation this spring Since students who have completed or nearly completed their high schx)l requirements no longer need to be at the home high schools all day they can be centered at another location and take classes in the late afternoon and early are District officials evenings working with Sevier Valley Applied Technology Center to provide two or three classrooms for that purpose As part of the support system for that enterprise the district is making arrangements to bring classes to Richfield that will strengthen teachers' qualifications to teach concurrent enrollment and Advanced Preparation classes The district receives reimbursements for each teacher who has an advanced degree hut having classes available locally will further encourage teachers in masters degree programs "We are especially encouraging younger teachers to get into the program" Bresee said "because of the long-tereffects it can have on salaries and careers" Bresee who directs Chapter I and Special education teachers from said the recommendation those funding sources is to spend ten percent on staff development To that end he has provided support for teachers and instructional jiijhk onl Industries at I I 896-640- 8 our partKipating Poldm ck ikr in studies toward advanced degrees and nearly all employees in those programs have obtained or are working toward advanced degrees Details tor masters program classes to be taught in Richfield will he worked out with the University ol Utah and Utah State University Bresee said It will be a three-yea- r program beginning this summer In order to manage support for advanced degrees other budget expenditures will be curtailed Board member Ruth Jackson reported on the efforts to establish a higher education center in Richfield lor use by potential students in Sevier Piute and Wayne counties She Superintendent Brent Thorne and several ad hoc committee members have been meeting with representatives of Snow College to work out the details "One ot the problems" she said "is getting what we need as opposed to what some college or university thinks we need" Turt protection is a problem in dealing with higher education Jackson explained If local officials invite upstate universities to bring classes here higher educa- - tion officials in the region object feeling that their institutions otfer-ing- s should take precedence Snow College will coordinate higher education services in the region Host principal Will Jolley reported to the board on the success of the readifig program at Ashman School Reading vocabulary tests of 144 first graders showed one at grade level and three below Only 17 students tested in the first grade range but there were 8 students or 57 percent of the class in the second grade range and 34 students or 24 percent in the third grade range Eight were at fourth grade level and one at seventh grade level Jolley said smaller classes preteaching the students who struggle and putting students in heterogeneous groups has made a big difference "Top students are not hampered in their progress" Jolley said "and teachers are able to get around ith to help students individually" fewer students teachers are also able to handle behavior problems that may arise According to Jolley combining students at Ashman and Pahvant into a primary and an intermediate school has worked well He credited a supportive PTA president Mary-len- e Naser and a strong committed board of 16 parents with helping to smooth out the rough spots Although they need a few more computers to be able to accommodate two classes at a time in the learning lab Jolley told the hoard that computer practice is excellent to reinforce concepts taught in class Some of the computer programs are the same format as the Stanford Achievement Tests which is good preparation for taking the exam Concerns at Ashman Jolley sjid stem mainly from having an aging facility Playground space is inadequate as is space to conduct the lull special education program which now uses closets and the stage in the multipurpose room Housing the and kindergarten is preschool another concern officials have taken under advisement Since the "old pink building" as the two story original building is sometimes called does not meet requirements set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act AD a decision will have to be made about its future By the next hoard meeting Supt Thome said a feasibility study on retrofitting the building will have been completed and a plan ready to present for the hoard's approval Jolley showed the board the emergency preparedness kits that have been purchased and assembled for each classroom by the PTA In case of emergency when children could not get home to their parents teachers would he prepared with a first aid kit a solar radio flashlights solar blankets and water Parents have provided the school with names of people approved to pick up children in an emergency situation if the parents are unable to do it themselves On the consent agenda hoard 1 scheduled for September 8 at Koosharem Elementary October 3 at North Sevier Middle November 10 at Monroe Elementary December 8 at North Sevier High Eebru-ar9 at Pahvant Elementary March at 8 at South Sevier High April at Red Hills Middle and May Salina Elementary State level academic and athletic accomplishments of 48 students were noted by the board including multiple achievements for some Letters of congratulations are sent to each student Craig Young of Interwest Consulting Engineers reported to the board the progress made on a proposed plan and the preliminary bidding process for the district s energy management program Following energy audits energy efficient equipment and systems will be selected and designed and financing secured Payment for services will he based on the level of energy savings achieved Projects that can be funded include energy controls new lighting technologies heating and system upgrades new boilers and chillers vestibules efficient motors and pumps heat recover systems insystems sulation and windows The project is being done with the cooperation of the Utah Office ot Energy Ser-- v ices A proposed new sick leave policy was explained by district accountant Pat Wilson which will deal more ellectively with unused sick leave and provide greater incentives to use only the days needed Supt Thome said the administration will be meeting with employee groups to explain it in greater detail and to seek their consensus before presenting it to the hoard for approval On April 26 a team of educational leaders from the Utah Slate Otfice of Education will he in the e district to do an Centennial Schmils review Principals of the district's two Centennial Schools Larry Shumway of North Sevier and Teresa Robinson of Richfield will report to the committee on their progress Board members will convene again on Thursday May 19 at 3 pm in the South Sevier High School media center lor their next meeting Any items tor that agenda need to he submitted at the district office before Wednesday May members approved donating $500 to the Southern Utah Junior Livestock Show Kern Payne as a part-tim- e secretary at North Sevier High School a policy on gang symbols gang participation and weapons possession changes in the salary lane change policy revisions of the safety and risk management policy two out of state travel requests appointment of a representative to the Board of Directors for the Workman's Compensation Program sponsored by the Utah School Boards student insurAssociation 1994-9- 5 ance provider a district staff reorganization plan two home school school requests and the 1994-9- 5 board meeting schedule Mrs Jackson expressed concern that home school requests are still being submitted at this point in the school year It was explained that sometimes when parents are pressured about a student with poor attendance they apply for home school status even though the parents themselves may not be high school graduates Principal Jolley called such action "an easy out not a solution ” "5e need to consider the price society will he paying for the lack of accountability in home schools" Mrs Jackson said "Too much money is being spent on the results ol a lack of education" Data shows that (he majority of students removed from school for home schooling do not make the progress their classmates make who remain in school Mrs Jackson urged hoard members to get involved with the Utah School Boards Association to lobby the Legislature to take more responsibility in the matter Board president Jerold Johnson agreed the Legislature puts the responsibility on local schixil hoards he said hut gives them no real power to deal with problems that may arise Supt Thorne has recommended changing the status ol the district learning coordinator position held hv Janet Nielson to be absorbed inlo a curriculum committee with chairmen tor language arts math science and sixial sciences Instead of a learning coordinator Dr Thorne recommended the dis-Iriestablish a combination position of human resource instructional technology specialist ccordmg to the plan the curriculum committee would serve staggered terms for four years with each chairman directing three additional teachers to adopt new texts and use summers for curriculum revision Nielson would remain as language arts chair with Phil Johnson as math chair Rosalee Riddle as 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