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Show u Utah PxSfl Association 467 T5at3fl South Salt Lake Cltrl Utah 8413JL inside the Bee Summit County Cooks Meet Your Neighbor Top of the News Happenings Senior Citizens News School News Town News Health Notes Home and Safety Tips Summit County v Dedicated to. Serving Summit County Coalville, UT 84017 Friday, December 13, 1985 Volume 46 Number Fifty North Summit School Board Continues to Look for Options ( lw involved with the school and its hat to do with a school needs. The older people with no building that has been declared structurally unsafe and how to children in school and on a fixed house the growing number of income arc prone to be against bonding. Also, some people are anticipated students was the cause for a lengthy discussion at against a middle school and don't the North Summit School Board understand its function in the school system. meeting on December 4, 1985. It was mentioned by Dave was men tinned that because lack of communications, do with to that of the away Hutchingson the Middle School concept didn't among other things, the bond did not pass, but may at a later time. seem like the right solution when Clerk Scott McMichael had the advantages for a middle school arc so much in evident. some figures to present to the Board on the cost of running the ;Carl Dcardcn asked if the middle school students could be school busses if double session were used. These figures were .returned to the high school and school. estimates and could be off. just elementary ' Petersen said The miles were somewhat. Superintendent hcrc would be thirty more estimated at 95,000 which could middle school age. also be rogted. differently:, the. V$f;jdeo,s, Tost ttas estimated at $7,000.00 ;.ndxt yeaf than this. He thought the 7th and 8th grades could be to $8,000.00 more. Salaries placed in the high school as far as would be about the same. The cost was on maintenance and gas room, however, it would be very and perhaps some for busses. ; crowded Patrons of the district should 'classes for all grades would have be more involved with these .to be eliminated to allow for the decisions and are. in fact, extra students. There would also be locker encouraged to come to the one monthly meetings, call your facility, gym space, only school board representative or in auditorium schedules and many some way. convey to them your activities that the middle school qow enjoys to be considered. feelings and input on this vital Superintendent Petersen said. problem. It is our children and There is definitely not room in grandchildren involved, our taxes being allocated with a group of the elementary school. It would have to be built on or trailers five trying to make decisions that brought in for class rooms or affect the entire district. some other scheduling such as Cindy Christensen was apsplit sessions with children proved to replace LeAnn Rowser starting at 6 a.m. and going to 12 as teacher for the third grade. a.m. and another group coming Kathy Chappell was there in a p.m. and going to 6 p.m." She representing the PTA. suggested a school bus week to Ralph Crittenden said, "The state says if over ten inches of educate the students and parents on the transportation on the snow accumulates on the roof, the building is unsafe and the busses. She mentioned, how and where to wait for busses, how to children must vacate the buildboard and act on the bus. Rules ing., We have many snow storms that drop over ten inches at once. will be sent home for parents to I feel responsible for the children discuss with their children. The and feel they deserve a safe PTA is also concerned with the conduct of the older children school." toward the smaller ones while on Pete Foust said very emphatthe bus. She also thought a ically, "We can't give up on the kids and wc can't expect them to special recognition for the learn when they are crowded in a drivers would be appropriate. class room. Ralph suggested year around school be checked on. He said. If wc continue to use the building, wc arc implying it is satisfactory, but if it is condemned, where do we put the kids?" Dave slated again. "If there is ten inches of snow on the roof. the kids will be sent home." Mary Strcbcl made the comment, "We should, now be making plans for next falls enrollment and try to get the students in a safe place. Middle The Quarter Circle on Main school is g(Nd and has a great Street is now finished and open deal going for it. but a safe for business. Their hours will be building is of prime importance. from :00 to 8:00 on week days Until wc have a new building, wc and on Sunday. Eleven to 10:00 must prepare other arrangeon weekends. They will also stay ments." open for high school activities, The question was brought up ball games and such. about year around school by Carl and Superintendent Petersen They feature the BIG Q said stale money has been set Burger, and you must try it, it aside to investigate and study surely lives up to its name. The owners in the venture are the this option. election Another bond was Prescott family (Carl and Rena's discussed as well as why the last children). They have an "old time motif and they have many ime was defeated. Hcncfer was the only district that voted in pictures of the early Kamas favor of a bond. ' It was the Valley. They said that they wish opinion of the board that Hcncfer many thanks to Rosemary had city officers in the election to Atkinson for her kindness in bring more young voters out and letting them copy her pictures. There is Vic McCormick standing they also have many young children in school and are more in front of the old blacksmith 1 " 0 K 1 A heavy snowstorm blanketed throw more hay to the livestock. Summit County this past week, The travelers have slick roads to with more to come. Depending contend with.. People walking know that one icy step can mean on who you spoke to, it was either great or terrible. The skiers love it and eagerly take to a fall and broken bones. the slopes. The farmers have to Extra caution must be taken by all. especially on the highways. We must all remember a car cannot always stop for pedestrians or cars backing on to the road. So please, walk and drive with extreme care. . Teacher Salary Boosted Teacher salaty schedules in the So. Summit School District 'were' boosted by an average of. S917 or 5.00 this year. This was reported' by Utah Found- ation, the- - private research organization,' in its regular annual analysis of teacher salary changes in Utah. In addition to this overall increase in the salary schedules, most teachers in the district also received a normal experience' increment that averaged $782. Thus, the total increase for most teachers in the So. Summit School District amounted to j$ 1,699 or 9.26. Teachers who pre at the top step in the salary scale, of course will benefit only from the change in the salary schedule. I According to the Foundation report, the beginning salary for a classroom teachers in the So. Summit School District amounted to $15,648 this year. The ; salary schedules provide regular . increases for experience and for added academic training. As a result, experienced teachers with a master's degree receive a ' maximum salary of $23,472 in. more or about 50.0 ;1985-86, than a beginning teacher with It only a bachelor's degree. would take 10 years to reach this maximum salary level. Foundation analysts point out that the above amounts are taken from the published district salary schedules and are based on approximately 184 working days or about nine months of service. The Legislature also appropriated more than $30 million to fund r a programs in the various local districts. This could provide additional funds for teacher salaries in Utah.' A teacher with a bachelor's degree who began teaching five years ago in the So. Summit School District received a starting salary of $11,871 per year. Over the past five years that same teacher would have received increases totaling $4,608 in salary schedules adjustments plus $2,612 in annual experience increments. In addition, reductions in the required retirement contributions would have added $563 to the teacher's take home As a result, the. total pay. increase to the teacher would have amounted to $7,783, or 65.6 over this period. The Foundation report oberves ulary paid to career-ladde- five-ye- ar classroom teachers in Utah last was $21,307, year (1984-85- ) compared with $22,894 in the States and eight Mountain $23,546 in the United States as a whole. These salary differences, however, arc largely offset by the fact that Utah pays most of the employees share' of the retire ment costs, a fringe benefit not generally available in other states. -- When a comparison is made of the salary levels for all instructional personnel (teachers, principals, supervisors, guidance personnel, librarians, etc.), Utah is approximately equal to the U.S. and the Mountain States averages according to the Foundation. The analysis Shows that the average salary for all instructional personnel during 1984-8was $24,475, compared with $24,457 in the Mountain States and $24,569 for the nation -- as a whole. Again, inclusion of the special retirement fringe benefit provided by Utah would . make the total compensation for all instructional staff members in Utah somewhat higher than Mountain States and U.S. averages. . 5 i Superintendent Petersen said there was a possibility a "School Bus Safety Week" could be set for all schools with films and safety materials to educate the parents and children. Lloyd Marchant. FFA teacher, told about the recent trip to Kansas City for the poultry team. The team placed 22nd in contest bv judging in twelve classes, They returned with a National Silver Award and reported a good time was had as well as an educational experience. The team members are eligible for scholarships in poultry science. Teacher Bud Judd was there to report on the. career ladders program for the teachers. He is on a ..committee-- , with .Linda-- -' Garfield and Grant Richins. The teachers like the program better this year than lst. They- were evaluated by administration, students, parents and self and which they had to be above all were. The teachers feel they learned a great deal about their teaching methods from this evaluation and found out how they can be more effective teachers. Some teachers did not apply and must do so to be in the program. - 75, Jerry Schneider, recreation specialist for the district, was there to report on community schools held in the evenings. There are some new classes and some old with some very good experiences being offered. Winter basketball for adults already has six teams with a possibility of two more. Jr. Jazz basketball will start in January. The ski program is getting ready to start. For the summer, activities such as soccer, tennis, swimming and softball are already being planned. If you're sitting home, bored with nothing to do or want to learn new things, call Jerry and get involved with some of these exciting classes. He is more than anxious to fill all the classes. Quarter Circle Inn Now Open . 1 1 ' - . shop, the old hotel. King's Store, Hoyts Store and many others. Why not stop and take a look at the Kamas of the past. They stated that they are going to have Rose come up and name the pictures with the appropriate titles so that they will be able to relate to them and give some information about them. Perhaps the final, and may I say crowning touch I thought, was the name of the establishment. It is named the Quarter Circle Inn, in honor of Grandpa Chauncy McNeil. It is his Brand. Of course we can't think of without mentioning grandpa The family gramdma May. hopes that this venture will prove to be a good experience, for the valley and they invite all to come see them. . |