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Show Commissioner Answers Questions For Residents by Kirk Terry 5. Will Model City residents Ralph Y. McClure, County Commissioner and Chairman of the Joint Board of Commissioners of Model Cities, responded to a letter sent to him listing several problems, at the Health Task Force meeting April Evaluation Process a program. The USAIL project is trying to develop by Kirk Terry The Education Task Force is in the process of evaluating the Utah Systems Approach to Individualized Learning (USAIL) and Joe Bentley, professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah, outlined for the task force, April 12, techniques of evaluating projects in general and some specific objectives the task force might USAIL. Bently said that for USAIL analyze in other projects, three general areas should be isolated as well as within the program and evaluated: program ojectives, activities, and products. By these areas on a analyzing "before and "after basis, Bentley explained that the the evaluating body could progress the project has made in terms of what the goals are, steps and processes in the obtaining of goals and the actual level of see a comprehensive for students from learning system Kindergarten through 6th grade. Model Cities has partially funded USAIL to develop learning systems, especially keyed to mode! neighborhood children. Bentley said that the evaluation body should ascertain whether or not USAIL has developed the special neighborhood system and what degree of competeness the project obtained Several task force members said they have already been to USAI L at Jefferson School , a test school for USAIL, observing the materials and students. Bentley said that the evaluator would be encouraged to go back to the school and others in the area, as well as asking teachers in all spectrums of teaching for their The screening who funds this and how does it tie in with PAMI RS? The Commissioner said he hadn't really had time to conduct any research on the multi-phasiscreening. He said that problably the County's computer could be . Multi-phasi- c The professor said that when evaluation takes place rapport should be developed between being done already, said Bentley, is interviewer and project member. People get "up tight" during evaluation anyway, he said, and its important for the evaluator to view his job, as should the project member, as an evaluation effort bringing out the best in the program and changing the not so and tne reports from these evaluators should be reviewed and studied by the task force next Education Task Force meeting on April 19 at 6:00 p.m.. Northwest Center. Development and keep on providing residents county employment. 7. Will Jake Garn's plans for 1 6 or 18 hours a day. They don't learn to walk or crawl in those cribs, she said. It isn't that the mothers are bad mothers, she explained, it's just that they really don't know g projects takes, basically, two different forms: and on-goin- one-sh- ot g funding. McClure said that the task force must interpret the design of the project needing funding. If it's curb and gutter, he said, you are probably safe in going at it on a "one-sho- t basis. But if the project calls for funding of office equipment, for example and the project is a service, or something similiar the funding required would probably be McClure said that evaluation has its proper place in the on-goin- g. will probably continue after Model Cities is phased out. Used in conjunction with the county, PAMIRS will be providing presently. He said the evaluating committee could see if, in fact, the project is doing what it originally set out to do. meeting that Model Cites has commissioned two outside interviewers to analyze the Model Cities component of USAL. Some of the work is progress the project take over Community cribs c Carma Hale, director of USAIL, has been invited to the at knowledgable people concerned with the project. It was mentioned at the Commissioner continued saying he would like to see the county articulation and of grasping the english language, alphabet, etc. Some of the children she has seen, the nurse said, have been left in screening and its ties with PAMI RS. 2. Other funding projects - are there several ? The Commissioner said he had done some research on this topic but that he couldnt think of any other projects, PAMIRS being the only one, that were locked in. He said thatfunding of multi-phasi- dissolves? advisable to talk to just a few but The The problems that are evident, she said, are one of has had time to study evaluation. interviewing, however, it is also residents employment. the home. duplication of eqiupment, effort and money. McClure told the task force that he would send them a letter of research results after he on-goin- said that when comments. in gathering service deleting before they conduct their He gave affirmative could be helped used for the information analysing of funding. He said that evaluation should uncover the funds if in wasting of fact the continous money isn't needed. 3. Who has access to financial records of projects that are being funded by Model Cities? The Commissioner said that anyone has access to the public records. Even though finding the right place to go, he said, is sometimes hard, those records are available. In any case by going to the agency concerned and where public money is used, the records can be attained. 4. What is the fate of PAMIRS when Model Cities opinions of USAI L. dissolves? What type of jobs will be available to Model City employees when it dissolves? To both questions, McClure Development, he said, are giving us the advantage to insure those on-goin- good aspects of Model Cities The questions and problems Commissioner McClure discussed c In activities when 12. 1 Task Force in government Projects like Community were: Joe Bentley, professor of educational psychology at the University of Utah conducts evaluation training. participate trailer a mild form of retardation is evident in some of the children. The nurse said that these children with disabilities are at a disadvantage in the first grades of school and g McClure said continuing service. that it Health Task Force aims questions at Commissioner Ralph Y. McClure. changing the government include citizen participation? The Commissioner said that the government charter would have to be amended in order to change the form of local government. He said this kind of change in the charter would have to be voted on by residents in order to revamp government organization. Shirley Bennett, dietitian at Marks St. Hospital also disclosed at the meeting a nutrition study conducted locally. The study included the results of an 82 item shopping list and the stores where the higher prices were noted. The items covered everything from meat to chili beans. Totals of the list ranged from $33.40 to $44.74. Two of the stores showed substantial increases in prices covered by the period the study took place. Mrs. Bennett said those stores were Safeway markets. Dana Bullen, a registered nurse at the Redwood Trailer, approached the task force with a project she is concerned about. She said that with the volume of children being brought to the how to care for their children. Project "Stimulation" is the name of the proposed program, Mrs. Bullen said. Funds could be channeled for buying educational materials and toys that could be put into the homes. She said she just hasn't had the time to work with all the mothers but that when this project starts people will be able to see the benefit of education. These retardations aren't organic, she said, but mental and physical disabilities which can develop because of the conditions in some homes. The task force unanimously agreed that more study should be to the problems children encounter in homes and this project, specifically might be a place to start combating the problems age children and their families are facing. The task force said they will offer any assistance they can in determining the scope of the problems and if this type of project could be of benefit. given pre-scho- ol |