Show School Funds May changes Change HELEN lAN I The importance of federal dd Id to the Davis County School system and alternate I s of duns when and if Federal aid is no longer avail avail- ble to the county one of the discussed at a meet nf If f the Davis County School Board in Farmington last Monday night Funds made available under under un un- un I der Public Law No Nfl for school construction have I been extremely important in inthe inthe inthe the financial picture of the county according to G G. G Harold Har Har- Harold old Holt superintendent of the Davis County School District From then the recent 10 room addition to Tolman Elementary School the eight room addition to Bountiful Elementary School and the theten theten I ten room addition to the Central Central Central Cen Cen- CenI I Junior High School in Layton have been built Funds made available to Davis Davis Davis Da Da- Da- Da vis County under Public Law No for school manten- manten maintenance ance has also been of Importance import import- ance Approximately was received under the law this year The value of this aid to Davis County schools is beter beter bet- bet er appreciated Mr Holt said when it is realized that the student load in Davis County is growing so rapidly that present taxation cannot begin to cope with it With federal aid lid it it has been possible to keep teachers salaries in the area up to a 3 competitive level with other districts thus as assuring assuring as- as suring an adequate faculty for or the students presently presently presently pres pres- enrolled in the district Davis County is one of th the e few counties in the state still eligible to receive this money And it is uncertain how much t longer it it will qualify Federal Aid under the two public laws is designed to relieve school districts of the added load to their facilities of what is termed federally connected connect connect- ed students These are the children whose parents either live on a n government project such as one one of the wartime housing units or work on a n government project such as es asHill asHill Hill Air Force base or both Every two years a census of all students is taken in order to determine how many are federally connected To qualify the co county nty must show a n 5 increase in such students over the number reported reported reported re re- ported the previous Davis County has received these funds every two years for some time but recently I the percentage of eligible students students students stu stu- dents has been dropping until unI until un un- til tU this year their number isso is isso isso so close to the minimum that I It Is uncertain whether the county will receive aid again this time I In this connection Dr Donald Donald Donald Don Don- ald Davis U U. S S. S Office of Education is expected to arrive arrive arrive ar ar- ar- ar rive from Denver sometime next week to check over Davis Davis Davis Da Da- vis Co County's nty's figures and to determine their accuracy before before before be be- fore approving payment of the money I With the diminishing possibilities pos pos- of federal funds Mr I Holt said the county must now look more and more to toI the State Legislature for aid In the last session 1 1112 million million mil mU- I lion dollars Was was appropriated for school building funds Most of this money however went into the Granite and Murray School districts Davis Davis Davis Da Da- Da- Da vis County in their plea to receive a portion of these funds almost but didn't quite make it See SCHOOL on page pa-e 2 |