Show Sweeping Changes For Utah's School System Proposed Com Committee itte of Nine Advises Mergers for Districts and Minimum nEd Education Education Ed Ed- Program By JENNINGS PHILLIPS PHILLIPS' Recommendations for sweeping changes in Utah's school system tern tem were contained in a report by the state committee of nine Monday favoring among other things consolidation of districts district into one n state tate unit and adoption of a state minimum program of The report named 11 districts which measured by most authentic tic standards are considered uneconomical uneconomical uneconomical un un- un- un economical and inefficient in administrative administrative administrative ad ad- units and recommended recommended recommended mended elimination of th these se dis These were named as Park City Piute Grand San Juan South Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit Morgan Juab North Summit Tintic Daggett and Wayne with Beaver Duchesne Kane Garfield and Rich bordering on the tine co- co The Investigation found many and marked inequalities existing In educational education l opportunities for children children children chil chil- dren of the 40 school districts and classed the present financing as antiquated and o outmoded The report favored Creation ota ofa a state minimum education program leaving to lo local al initiative authority to support a supplementary program program program pro pro- gram in addition to the state mi minimum minimum mini mini- i- i mum program It is difficult to approximate the cost before such a program is drafted draft draft- ed the report said but estimates lead to a conclusion the state should furnish from 58 to 62 per child in average daily attendance as i against the present plan of 25 on ona ona ona a school cf census sus and 5 for aliza- aliza tion Once the minimum program Is drafted reasonable powers of administration administration ad ad- ministration should be granted the state department of public tion Regarding consolidation t the there i report report report re re- re- re port gave preference to one one state unit which would provide b a a l larger I rg r area with greater tax resources Continued on Tuft Page Nine Column Three SCHOOL SYSTEM CHANGES URGED Continued l worn rom Page ag One On making available all property In the state for tor taxation for all schools This provides a a. danger of ot bureaucracy bu bu- but legislative legislative- safeguards safeguards safe ate guards would remove this to a a. great extent Discussing the proposed 2000 homestead tax exemption the re report report re- re port said that should the exemptions exemptions exemptions be granted in new revenue would be needed to finance a a. minimum state program As possible sources of ot new revenue revenue reve reve- nue the report listed but did not recommend liquor taxes diversion of ot gasoline levies more funds from public lands landa by exchanging them for tor federal tracts a selected sales tax or increased allotment from the present sales tax tax on corporations corporations corpora corpora- and banks tax on intangibles changing the mine tax system or or a higher levy on tangible property |