Show Teacher Acquisition Was Vas Subject for Conference William II U. superintendent superintendent of Grand County School i District recently returned front from fronta troma a 8 Utah School Administrators Administrators' Conference at the Clayton Junior nigh High School Schoot and State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City Utah Among the subjects studied in which Mr was lardy Interested as affecting this area was a report en on accreditation tion program for schools which would set standards of operation for various portions of sch school Ol systems thus for instance he said libraries would all aU have to meet a standard requirement Mr said he felt the program would effectively raise the standards of schools Another in interesting r report e p o 0 r t was heard on a guidance program program program pro pro- gram for elementary schools schoolS' which pointed out that many I ba basic c problems of students start in primary grades gradl'S end It If the I I I trouble Is Ironed out then many problems t that hat h a t now occur in Jn upper grades rades would be eliminated Reasons for outs drop-outs in Utah s schools were studied also the subject of certification In Utah Mr said It was pointed point point- ed out that Utah had hadnot hadnot I not lowered and the recent Jetters letters let Jet of authorization In th the GranIte Granite Gran Gran- ite School District recently publicized pub pub- Involved very few people Actually he said many of these teachers had degrees but were lacking certain certaI hours In I I ton Uon which were required fo for I teaching eligibility Grand County school teachers Lawrence null Hull and laud Hud Mason accompanied Mr to a meeting of the Utah Education Association last Friday evening In Salt Lake City and h heard discussions discussions dis dis- on various school rob rob- lems terns Mr said he learned in the Salt Sail Lake city Caty that most school districts in Utah negotiate every year with teachers regarding salaries This he said was needless and end frustrating frustrating frustrating frus frus- and unless there is a drastic change In the tax structure structure ture of the counties he could see sec no need for yearly early salary negotiations He lie said the salary situation was reviewed every f few w years It In Grand Crand County to keep abreast of national living standards and the raise of offered teachers this year ar had certainly been a great attraction for prospective pros teachers interviewed and andin In Jn keeping teachers c on i the staff Mr added that the themore themore themore more he learned of problems In i other school districts in Utah I the more grateful he was for tor the Grand County system |