Show Threat of Lapoint School Closure Prompts PT School PTA School A-School Board Meeting The future of Lapoint public school students if the elemon- elemon tary school in that community is forced to close came under discussion Wednesday evening in that community A letter from the Lapoint Par Par- Teachers ent-Teachers Association reo re- requesting questing a joint meeting b between tween the PTA and Uintah board members was brought to the attention of b board ard members o of the Uintah School District in their regular meeting held Wed Wed- Wednesday Wednesday of last week Superintendent Ashel Evanso stated he wishes the school to remain open Should the Lapoint school be closed students would find no room available at White White- Whiterocks rocks School according to a report from Philip Ellis district director of pupil personnel but attendance figures show they could be shined shifted to Todd School t where room apparently could be made for the extra load BUS BIDS OPENED Perry Motor 1 Company of Ver Ver- Vernal nal n l was the apparent low bid del der to supply the Uintah District Dis- Dis District with a bus chassis for the districts district's proposed extra extra- extracurricular cular curri-cular activities bus to be equipped with mor more com com com- comfortable seats and accommodations accommodations for long travel trips by student groups Floyd Workman transportation tion supervisor stated the bus will log over miles each year Price quoted for the pow gas erect ered chassis was After a discussion of maintenance costs the firms firm's other bid of for a powered diesel chassis was accepted Five bids submitted by four firms included bids for the specially specially- I I equipped bus body One firm I withdrew its low bid claiming an error had been made by an inexperienced employee Next lowest bid submitted by Tates Inc for a Carpenter body is being considered pro pro- providing providing viding the firm revises its bid to include a larger heater reo re- required by the district Other firms submitting bids were Waite Motor 1 and Midwest Office Supply ENROLLMENT DOWN District enrollment lis is down students from two years a ago go Mr 11 Ellis reported with present attendance at students This is a decrease of 26 students from one year ago The Northwest t Accrediting Association has again approved the accreditation of Uintah HIgh School provided two more Continued on pa page e 5 School Continued from page 1 teachers are hired to relieve an overload in the English and social science departments Supt Evans reported Dr Drawings a win g s measure measure- measurements ments pamphlets and other in- in information in formation were presented by John L Smith supervisor of buildings and grounds and Lee LeeR LeeR R Pettey principal at Uintah High all pertaining to the ad ad- ad addition planned at the school for forthe forthe the vocational program Tentative plans are to build a I auto mechanics shop first moving the metals depart ment in the old shop if facil sties are suitable without too high a renovating cost and thus releasing another class class- classroom room JOINT BOARD TALKS Members of the Duchesne Board of Education and Supt Tom Abplanalp met with the board and discussed the speech and hearing program cooperative buying Central Media Center the vocational building planned at Union High school calendar and the deed I for the Catholic Church Both boards expressed a de de- de desire sire to investigate further the possibility of Uintah Duchesne and Daggett Districts combining ing efforts in the future to employ a team of specialists to continue and upgrade the speech and hearing program A decision decision was reached to participate in the cooperative buying method for a short per per- period iod of time to see what dis dis- dis discount count could be derived This would pertain only to the pur pur- pur purchase chase of materials such as chalk scratch scratch paper etc ac ac- ac according cording to Ray Nash president of the Uintah Board CENTER DISAPPROVED I Members voted against in the Central Media Center a new concept of the familiar school library stating they felt the a year was too much and that films might not be available when wanted Bids are scheduled to open Wednesday yesterday at 2 pm for the vocational school planned at Union according to the Duchesne Board Finances for this project will come from the DucheSne District with Uintah District granting permission to build the structure on the land providing It is used for educational purposes Mr Nash Supt Evans and Sup Supt Abplanalp were chosen to meet Monday of this week to prepare an agreement pertain ing to the operation and con con- construction of the area vocation vocation- vocational al school to be signed by both boards Programs planned for the new school include auto mech mech- mechanics business Industrial arts building trades and vocational agriculture COMMITTEE REPORT Douglas Lawson member of the board and the committee to study the policy and procedures of Uintah School District gave a resume of the recommended changes compiled by that com com- committee committee and completed February 12 lIe He suggested this information tion be made available to the neWs media The Vernal Express contacted Dale Goodman principal of Central School and chairman of the study committee to obtain changes In the report that has been submitted to the board for approval Mentioned were sick leave employment of substitutes discipline in school school dress and that the policy should be made available to all em- em employees em plo ees other members of the study committee were LucIlle John John- son Clinton Baxter Estel Manwaring Supt Evans Rhoda DeVed and Ralph Sid McNeil Duncan and Jim Drollinger auditors present ed cd a summary of accounts to the board However no definite report was given at this meet Ing as to a possible surplus or deficit in the accounts at the end of the fiscal year eal June 30 Permission to a request from Jensen to use the school grounds there for 41 Club work was granted provided the thc grounds are kept clean NATIONAL School Board meeting slated nt at Detroit Mich the end of March and first week in April were also dis discussed cussed Supt Evans itemized the varied sessions planned for these meetings Dr Jack Seitz member of o the city county and school board recreation committee gave a brief report of the committee meeting he attended earlier inthe in inthe the day |