Show Uintah board announces new director The Uintah County Board of Education announces that Colleen S. S Colton has been named as successor to John Childs as director of Curriculum and Instruction for forthe forthe forthe the Uintah School District Mr Childs has been appointed principal at Naples Elemen Elemen- tary Mrs Colton has taught from the elementary grades through junior high and high school levels and is well qualified for this position Serving on state curriculum committees she has helped develop programs in inthe inthe inthe the schools and selected textbooks textbooks textbooks text text- books to be used COLLEENS COLLEEN'S duties will begin officially August 1 and will entail coordinating the school programs in all the Uintah County schools from kindergarten kindergarten kindergarten kin kin- through the grade She will be responsible for special programs student teaching Gifted and Talented Tamarack Magazine super supervision super vis vision over special monies that come into the district such as Title IV and Title VII as well as asa asa asa a Uintah District newsletter keeping the schools informed on all activities within the district Career education programs are planned to help students become aware at the grade school level and up of what chosen occupational demands will be made of them upon graduation Students must not only receive eive the on-the-job training at high school level but understand understand understand un un- the reasons at grade school level why subjects must be learned if they are to be prepared in all occupational areas said Colleen I I also feel she continued that a means should be provided for community input so parents and the community in general can suggest what they think should be taught in schools Constructive ideas and communication communication communication com com- will be welcomed and a appreciated ted WHETHER we agree with it or not says Colleen we must prepare for the metric system students at present are learning this but parents also must be helped if it they are to avoid being engulfed in a sea of chaos' chaos that will effect every single phase of their lives The new new coordinator said her hobby was Get out of the classroom and see what the world is made of on a first hand you basis-you cannot teach soil science sitting at a desk I Im really looking forward to working with teachers and principals throughout the school district said Mrs Colton |