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Show i I'-y .--'nwt 5 f ". ! f.a &'' 3 s ' f A ; ' ;x : Ja -r,l,5p " Barbara Ann Smith c State Board of j Education elects ice chairwoman Barbara Ann Smith of Roosevelt, new- elected member of the State Board of a education, was elected vice chairwoman f that board Thursday last week. 1 :. Mrs. Smith said that the newly elected oard leadership with Oscar W. cConkie as chairman from the v letropolitan area of the state and her h presenting the rural, continues the alance of prior years. "Prior to the election, I placed great ress on the importance of public ivareness of the Board's activities, and i communication between the Board nd the patrons," she said. i Obviously the State Board of Educa-sn Educa-sn cannot address every matter, but ue service I can certainly perform is to fjvise you as to various courses of ac-bn ac-bn you may follow in developing your sirt'cipation in school-related matters." 'She said that the past State School )ard election where 57 candidates f 11-I 11-I is a good indication that people are irning their interest to education. '''Besides being elected as vice chair-Sman, chair-Sman, Mrs. Smith was appointed to the immunity Impact Board and the lacher Certification Committee. "In my view these opportunities are portant in terms of continuation cause of the previous service of Karl isler, who served the area well," Mrs. lith said. jhisler served on the State School ard prior to Mrs. Smith and was also the Community Impact Board. Wrs. Smith pledged that during the t month she will visit each school trict in the 12-county district she wesents. )f her campaign, Mrs. Smith said to jjin with she had three strikes against r being a woman, non-LDS and not in i education field, but she campaigned ' what she believed in and apparently lftiers believed the same. VIrs. Smith urges public input to pro-J pro-J rly represent the area on the State ;(,hool Board. he .p'There is a great impetus toward mmunity-based planning in education, d it is imperative that such planning ' curately reflect the expectations of reeryone involved," she said. :ot I. |