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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 2000 School Substitute teacher training program will be Kane School District holding a Substitute Teacher Training on August 8 at the Kane School District Office from 8:00 a.m.-3:0- 0 p.m. This trainfree and participants sucing is cessfully completing the course will be better prepared to assume the responsibility associated with teaching. 7-- This Substitute Teacher Training Program will proride qualified residents an opportunity to teach in our schools and receive up to $50 per day. Substitute teachers who receive this district training w7ill be given priority in substitute assignments in schools and wall receive a higher wage for the days they work. Those interested in the training may sign up prior to August 2 at the District Office, 746 S. 5 Highway 89A or by calling andaskfor Betty or Jeannie. 644-255- USU professors awarded federal Board Corner School grant for mentor program Parental in volvement in education Regular 12 oz.! 355 ml serving is Larger servings and addition of blend-in- s For the rest of us, we may choose to be involved both diabout improving the quality of rectly and indirectly. Most of our education system without that involves our children in talking about parental involve- public schools and some in priment. The whole system of edu- vate schools. Participation is escation in our country has evolved sential nonetheless. Our involvement with our around "parental participation. childrens education begins very The concept of neighborhood schools, elected school boards, early. It is well accepted that universal education until 12th providing a safe, nurturing and grade, and free education for 12 loving environment is essential years revolves around the issue to learning. Love of learning of parental participation or as- begins early in life. Stimulation of a newborns sense of touch, sumption of such. So how should the parents stay hearing, etc., helps in the develinvolved in the education of their opment process e.g.; reading, children? There are parents who classical music, massage, hugwant very active hands-o- n par- ging, and a generally caring surticipation and willing to spend a rounding fosters the developlot of their personal time, and ment of a healthy personality. some who choose to school their Curiosity is the mother of learnchildren at home. ing. When children begin elementary school, developing good study habits, reading to Large 24 oz. 710 ml serving contains less than or nutrients may increase fat content 1 gram of fat. Good only at participating SUBWAY Restaurants. One coupon per visit per customer. Not good with any other offer. With Coupon - Expires 8100 ar er 4-- H National medical staffing shortage by Laurali Noteman Safety regarding exposures, pro-In June of 2000, Duke Univer- - cedures requiring a higher level sity advertised positions for 20 of liability and a high integrity of Medical Laboratory Technolo- - confidentiality are some of the gists. They had a difficult time high stress demands of the posi-getti- anyone to respond. The Hospital and Healthcare Networks reports Radiology Tech- nologists, and other technology students, are going into software related fields rather than techno- logical fields. Nationally, Registered Nurses are being recruited with entice- ment programs that have never existed or been necessary before. Hospitals throughout the coun- try are having difficulty filling any and all positions. Some ofthe reasons sharing the blame are: training facilities are closing down, lack of funding for hospi- federal regulations (more paperwork), competitive salaries burn out. Still other factors which are ere- shortages among the hospi- TO DREAM. settings are: aging baby- hospital closures relat- P.S. A "must read" for all par- ing to declining Medicare rev-ents of young children (preincreasing expenses and school): SPECIAL EDITION OF declining reimbursements, to NEWSWEEK SPRINGSUM-MEa few. of 1997 entitled: YOUR Every department of a hospital CHILD, from birth to three. Call its own regulations and laws Newsweek TOLL FREE that separate them from a similar Happy reading! job in a setting, R .310 (Wy pro-pan- m. them and helping them with homework are a few simple things parents can do. During later parts of their schooling, same principles apply although we have to use different methods e.g.; a teenager does not need to be read to, but can certainly read on their own daily. Taking an interest in what our children are learning also helps our educators succeed in their goals. Spending less time in front of the tube also saves them from hours of mindless nonsense, that these days, passes for entertainment. There are several other ways to stay involved, such as PTA, volunteer work in schools, infor children with I cluding help special needs, staying in touch with their teachers, helping in homework, helping with spe- rial projects, haring expecta- tions of them and just being there. At a recent meeting of the National School Boards Association, which I attended, there were several very informative sessions on various topics. To summarize those: going to college should not be the only goal of our schools, majority of jobs today do not require a college degree, love of learning leads to success more than the accumulation of facts, all children CAN learn and please, please, ALLOW CHILDREN I rs ar By Avnish P. Pandya M.D. There can be no discussion Get $1.00 off a Large Fruizle Smoothie or 504 off a Regular Most of the youths involved have been referred to the pro-sogram by the Juvenile Court or d by school districts. Once gram staff receive a referral, they with Promise mentoring pro- - interview the child and the par-graents to get a commitment to par- five-yeExtenThis old USU tiripate in the program, We are different from most sion program, Thomas Glen enson and Lee, J mentoring programs because our by operates in eight Utah counties, mentors work with the youth With the new funding, which and family, said Jenson. We Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch was in- - are very family oriented. strumental in obtaining, the pro- Approximately 70 percent of 25 to the children involved in the gram will be expanded sites in 22 Utah counties. Each mentoring program are from site serves 20-3- 0 youths and single parent homes, What we have found is that their families. The program is when also funded by the Utah Legislathey are involved in our ture, the Utah Board of Juvenile program, the youths general attitude changes; they behave Justice and the USDA. The Youth and Families with better in school, and they hang Promise mentoring program tar- - around less with the peer groups gets youths who have had be-- that got them in trouble, said harior problems in school or in Lee. One parent said it was a for her child. the community. It is designed to life-savWhen the mentors are work- help these youths and their families learn how to improve their ing with the families of the relationship with each other and troubled youth, they focus on with the community. making changes in the home" and Jenson said that their goal is in the outlook of the youths. The early prevention. The program mentors become involved with focuses on children 10 to 14 years the family in study time, service old and their families. Each child projects and recreational activi-i-s men- - ties. In many cases, the youths assigned a college-age- d tor and a recently retired couple participate in activities, to be grandmentors. Mentors in For information about becom- the program are carefully ing a mentor, contact Youth and screened and receive training Families with Promise at (435) before they start serving the 797-154- 3 to be referred to the families. program in your local area. Two Utah State University College of Family Life profes- have been given a $1 mil- lion-dollfederal grant to ex- the Youth and Families non-hospit- al ng tions. Utah hospitals face all of the staffing problems the nation has with one additional hurdle. Utah had an unemployment rate of 2.9 the first half of2000. People are working. Hospitals through- out the state are competing with each other just to meet their minimum staffing needs. Kane County Hospital is implement- ing several programs striving for long term solutions to their staffing needs, Human Resources Director Laurali Noteman will be working withErinOlsenandJ ames Ander-talson ofthe Bureau ofPrimary Care Rural and Ethnic Health to d ate financial assistance for CNAs and LPNs to further their educa-atin- g s, cre-an- tion. Noteman will also be work-ta- l s, ing with Rita Osborne of west Area Healthcare Education Center (AHEC) on programs signed for high school students wishing to pursue a medical reer. KCH believes by encourag- ing the education of current em-hployees and high school students they are generating a feasible employment strategy. South-boomer- de-enu- es, ca-nar- ne as ' |