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Show School building bond questions and answers Editor's Note: The following question and answer column is the second of a four part series to be published prior to the Sept. 9 Primary election when the issue of approving a $10 million bond program will be presented to Uintah County voters. By Dr. Wayne Reid Supt. of Schools QUESTION : "Is a west side high school really necessary?" ANSWER: "Yes! Although there is a goodly amount of respect generated between the Duchesne Board of Education and the Uintah Board of Education, shared governance of any school continues to be a problem. Duchesne desires more Uintah funding to assist in both the MiO and CO.. yet Uintah citizens have no legally elected officials to turn to once any problems arise at school. The Board of Educations feels it wise to have all of our students under our own roof. The Duchesne Board has been fully appraised ap-praised of the situation. In a vast survey conducted in each community on the west side by local community members, the general bodv was definitely in favor of a high schooi. The present and past elementary building program also has not adequately handled the growth problems at Todd Elementary. Therefore, the projected high schooi would embody grades 9 through 12, West Jr. would be converted to a middle school grades 6 through 8. and Todd would be reduced to grades K through 5. It needs to be points that most of the immediite : buildings have been located on it. side. The west side does neec now." QUESTION: "Has the anfe firm been appointed for the prcje.: ANSWER: "No! The Bos-Education Bos-Education has decided to car-:, review the work of various kf chitects and make a final fe following the passage of the b QUESTION : "Does Uintah High need a vocational wing1" f ANSWER: "Whereas over 50 per." : Uintah district graduates enler': job market immediately, jot-skills jot-skills in the vocational areas te. vital The present facilities c. handle this growth. The preset" j buildings located behind the " j building are where the wcr-classes wcr-classes are held. Considered terr w hen placed there, these were k' i house a school enrollment of I. l students, yet next year's f; project over 900. Space alone res: the numbers of students able '- r enrolled in these programs. s Also, these buildings will cwiiv . use for the expanding school f district mantenance areas. F; need to realize that as the d' . grows, so does its support serviw r school bus fleet, school foods j; storage, and district mainlf ; facilities. Presently , the district s J foods program must store frw ' ' all over town thanks to our w- selfish merchants. The bus to; enlarged to almost 50 buses ik" bousing also. This new vocational plan open its doors for community -x will amplify the flexibility d ; ( boards of education, and ".,; detract from the imnortanrt . Uintah Basin Area Vocational ( QVKSTION: "What is r & school?" ANSWER: "A middle sefcx r: educational concept which aW- fe more nearly bouse students i physical and emotional rS together. Many districts , outside Utah have ,nfl'"J , concept nnd a current slU'V stratos that these districts . i.' satisfied with the results , found few problems cither wlU" " grade student ill high school ( A middle school provides tl' (v the knowledge that the ca'. t; lx much more highly s,r,;.' competitive extra crriolllsl,i !.i W gieatlv reduced, yet. ' ( involvement of every K .. r required In intramural 1 ' J, Individualization for tM t academic emphasis. m jr s parent school relationsnH pillars of the middle scno1 |
