Show Uintah Schools Get Television Educational Channel Seen in Fall Uintah School District schools are currently being wired for f o r television reception A total of 36 TV sets have been purchased and are being placed in the schools and the o 0 n al channel is expected to be avail avail- available available able for the school year THIS WAS disclosed Wednes- Wednes Wednesday Wednesday day of last week at the school board meeting The board also discussed the t h e new legislative program but no action was taken New employ employ- employee ee schedules will be formulated for the next board meeting Fri Fri Fri- Friday day at 4 pm at the district of- of office office fice president Mrs Virginia Ashton dent of Vernal Symphony Sod Sod- Society ety discussed the possibility of having the utah Symphony pre pre- present present sent a program to the elemen- elemen elementary elementary tary students of the district next February 1966 The board supported this pro pro- program program gram and necessary arrange arrange- arrangements arrangements ments will be made to have ele- ele elementary elementary students attend this performance Representatives from a h b Community Concert Association met with the board to request that the board purchase a con con- concert concert cert grand piano which would be used for school functions and also special programs to be brought in and presented by professional groups After considerable discussion these representatives were en- en encouraged end d to contact civic clubs community clubs city and coun- coun county county ty to solicit their support in a financial manner to make this purchase possible JOHN SMITH n a n ce Supervisor reviewed with the t h e board maintenance and repairs as requested by the principals in the schools for the 66 1965 school year Since there was on- on only only ly time for part of this report the remainder will be taken up at the next board meeting The official agreement be be- be between tween Uintah School Dist r i c t board of education and Acord Acord- Whiting Construction Company was officially signed on the re- re restoration restoration of Uintah High School The Utah School Boards Asso- Asso Association Association will hold bold its delegate as- as assembly assembly meeting in Orem April 20 This meeting will be devoted to informing local boards regarding ding the actions of the Utah Legislature The present paragraph 8 of the Uintah School District con con- Continued on page 8 Education TV Continued from page 1 tract has bas been revised to read The employee enters in t o 0 othe the agreement in good faith and full intention of performing the same according to the terms hereof In case it becomes necessary necessary essary to request release can can- cancellation cancellation or recession of this contract all attempts will b e made to comply with said re- re request request quest upon thirty 30 days writ writ- written written ten notice delivered to the Board Doard through the Superintendent and andI I upon the further condition that the same be made prior to July 1 Should the employee if said employee is an administrator teacher librarian counselor suo su- supervisor director or the clerk treasurer seek seck or request re- re release release lease shall be granted only upon written application to the Board Doard and upon the payment of the sum sum of as consideration for lor release from his contract THIS IS THE only change which wh will appear on the 1965 1905 66 contract D Blayne Morrill and Den B e n requested o 0 nto n 11 to use school facilities for the t h e eUintah Uintah County Fair which will willbe willbe be held August This re- re request request quest was granted by the board Each of the school principals made recommendations for reo re employment of their staffs fo r the school year The following contracts e approved W Monroe lIa ha t c h bus driver and Denzel Adams from part time to full time em- em employment employment I replacing George D I Merkley The board pie p 1 e d g ed cd support and cooperation to the 4 H art program which is conducted during the summer I I the Salt Lake stations Ithe Glen C superintend superintend- superintendent ent of schools said that Basin Dasin TV had installed three hookups in each school free of charge including the educational chan chan- channel channel nel lie He expressed his lion Uon for this gesture |