Show n Meeting Set FI Friday iday On School Finances The Board Doard of Education of Uintah School District Is calling a special citizens meeting Friday In Uintah High School auditorium at 8 pm This meeting will be devoted to the presentation of the financial picture of the district dealing with the maintenance and operation portions of o the budget and andI I the seeking of from those in attendance dance of possible solutions to such problems The mayor maJor problem m lac- lac lacing facing ing the school district in thIs particular area of finance is its inability to compete in in salaries with other Utah districts and neighboring states School District officials point out This is resulting In a seri serf serious ous handicap ot of teacher re- re recruitment re to fill positions caused by growth and those positions that are vacated each year year- due to teachers leaving the dIstrict SOME 40 NEW teachers have had to be found during the past several years be- be because because cause of these conditions Continued on page 8 School Meet Continued tro from page 1 it 1 Even though thc hool dis- dis district district has done about every every- everything every thing It can to recruit and hold good teachers the pro pro- problem blem is 18 getting more Intense and s serious each year they said There are also many othEr problems that are financial in nature that are confront confront- confrontIng big Ing the schools such as over over- overcrowded crowded classes lack of ad- ad adequate ad equate library services not enough COUns lors lack of instrumental music being taught In the elementary schools and other such ser ser- services services vices THE ONLY Y immediate solution to these problems seems to be asking the citi- citi citizens zens of Uintah County to vote additional taxing power to the school board so addi- addi additional additional funds can be school officials said This Is the only recourse that the State J Legislature has left open to the boards of education Other districts have tried this called so Leeway Election with var- var varying varying ying success It success it was reported The Board of Education is asking all citizens Interested In the schools of Uintah County to attend this spec spec- specIal special Ial m meeting hear henr the problems problems lems discussed and give their Ideas concerning the of holding such a Leeway Election in this county |