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Show By ROSELYN KIRK Lucille Reading and Calvin Udy, school board candidates for Precinct 3, meet in a nonpartisan non-partisan contest for the post vacated by Harold Gailey who did not seek re-election. MRS. READING called overcrowded schools the central cen-tral issues in the campaign. She said more buildings are needed and cited Centerville, Kaysville and Layton kindergarten kinder-garten classes which are meeting on school stages as : examples. She also called for fewer students in the classroom. The ideal size is 20 students, she feels, but says that no ' class should be over 30. Mrs. Reading says a reappraisal of existing facilities and a reap-; reap-; portionment of funds is necessary. IF AN INCREASED tax levy is needed, she says, the taxpayers must be realistic ' and face the fact that the increase is necessary. Mrs. Reading pledged to visit every school and look at the facilities. i She feels some fringe benefits must be cut back to get to basic programs in reading, writing and : arithmetic. IN SECONDARY education, Mrs. Reading says more emphasis should be placed on classes that are "more meaningful in every day living." liv-ing." For those who are planning for a college education, educa-tion, she suggests an accelerated ac-celerated program. Mrs. Reading says she has worked 25 years with children's programs- two years on a curriculum committee, com-mittee, one year in preparing a curriculum for minority students. AS EDITOR of "The Friend," a children's publication for the LDS Church, Mrs. Reading says she has undertaken an in-depth in-depth study on children. Her graduate work was in children's literature and child development. Calvin Udy, candidate for the Third Precinct post, said most problems in Davis District Dis-trict stem from the lack of an open door policy. He said the schools need input from parents and teachers, as well as school board members. "The administrative outlet isn't enough," he said. AS A BOARD member, Mr. Udy said he would set up an agenda and leave one hour free during which the board could discuss any problem presented by a patron. If the problem couldn't be solved that night, it would be reconsidered again. If there was no patron input, the board could continue with the regular business. MR. UDY feels overloaded classes are the result of a lack of planning. He says more money could be raised to hire teachers by better planning within the system itself. He used as an example a $285,058 profit shown on school lunches in June of 1976. He said the utilities used to prepare the school lunch were taken out of the maintenance and operation budget instead of the school lunch budget. THE PROFIT was sunk back in the program, he said. The profit could have been used to pay higher teacher salaries. This shows a lack of planning on how funds will be used. Mr. Udy stressed a return to the basics. He said, "New math isn't making it." HE URGES an expansion of the vocational and career education programs and hopes for a greater emphasis in preparing the handicapped to function as normal citizens. Mr. Udy said he would vote against a straight mill levy, but would "consider a voted leeway after looking over the decision of the DeoDle." HE SAID student respect for the teacher is a central issue. He feels the board should stand behind teachers who can be threatened by lawsuits. |