Show School Schaal Board Member U State PARTISAN NON District No 9 IV h I r I r rl I r l t r a rw 1 p fF j I w j i J Esbern Baadsgaard Wayne Reid Karl Esbern Baadsgaard 65 of Spanish Fork is a candidate for the State School Board He is a semi retired farmer realtor and general building contractor He said he is running for the board because of concern over the building and demolition of school properties He Heis Heis is also concerned about the reading writing mathematical and com com- communicating communicating abilities of average students Issues which he though the state school board should address are something must be done to satisfy the students student's desire to work more em- em emphasis emphasis on colleges and a genuine need for more inspirational teachers Baadsgaard has worked on the Utah County Planning Committee and has been president of the Spanish Fork Lions Club and chairman of the Spanish Fork Planning and Zoning Commission He was justice of the peace in Spanish Fork until 1966 He attended the sity of Utah from 1935 to 1936 Delicate seedlings need moist soil to thrive Try dipping an old whisk whiskbroom whiskbroom broom In water and sprinkling the plants lightly Wayne Reid 42 a real estate man is in the primaries for the Utah State School Board from District 9 He previously worked as the superintendent of the Uintah School District for six years He has also been the principal of Millard High School and a teacher and coach at Murray High He was president of the Society of Superintendents president of the Utah Association of Secondary School chairman of the Northeast Utah Service Center member of the Utah State Vocational Advisory Council prEsident of the Utah Association of School Administrators and a member of Phi Delta Kappa Sigma Gamma and Phi Alpha Theta He has one son serving an mission in Japan and three daughters a senior at Uintah High School a grader and a 3rd grader I believe In the youth of our great United States Reid said in stating his reason for filing for the school board position I I believe in their destiny We have the greatest educational system in inthe inthe the world today I would like to keep It that way I have ties in each of the counties which this position represents and can help each of their concerns he said I want to emphasize the basics and student involvement he said Karl is seeking election re-election to the utah State School Board of Education Education tion District 9 is presently serving as co- co cochairman cochairman chairman of the Laison Committee of the Board of Regents and the Board of Education He also serves as the educational educational representative on the Community ty Impact Board He attended BYU and graduated with honors from UCLA with a degree in meteorology He was employed by American Airlines as a meteorologist before becoming a consultant meteorologist for the offshore oil com com- companies companies drilling in the Gulf of Mexico Presently a rancher in the Uintah Basin he resides In Ballard where he served as mayor of the rural community community ty The greatest problem faced by education in the State tate of Utah is to maintain and improve the quality of the education process with the decrease of federal funds available and a large in- in increase in crease In student population said said he has for the state board of education on the request of several of the local boards of tion and interested citizens in District 9 lie He is married to the former Elaine Poulson and they have four daughters and four grandchildren i IrrA j eM Picture not available Picture not avail available ble I q r Kaye Westwood Barbara Ann Smith Dan S Hunter Kay Westwood 45 of Payson Utah is in the running fo for state School Board She is a Payson housewife who has taught first grade and adult education English She worked in the PTA for 20 years including the utah State PTA Board of Managers health commis commis- commissioner and vice president I have enjoyed the opportunity to serve the children of the state in the positions I have held in PTA Mrs Westwood said I feel people with children still in the school systems should be on the board I also feel lay members of the communities should be involved not just professional educators I feel because of my varied experiences I can help retain the high standard of education Utah has historically held Issues the State Board of Education should address include population growth and quality teachers ad- ad and curriculum Mrs Westwood said Filing from the Roosevelt area for the Utah State School Board is Barbara Ann Smith Mrs Smith has bas five children all at- at attended attended tended Utah schools She is advertising consultant with and KUIN ra- ra radion radios dios dion stations She was formerly an editor of the Uintah Basin Standard in Roosevelt Since moving to utah in 1975 she has been a substitute teacher in Duchesne County schools a teachers teacher's aid at Con ConAmore ConAmore Amore Training Center in My Myton ton a cor- cor correspondent correspondent respondent for the Deseret News and a freelance writer She was actively involved in the Special Olympics in Roosevelt and she has expressed particular concern about educational opportunities for the han han- handicapped She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State Stale University with some graduate work at Utah State University Just as everyone complains about the weather but no one does anything about it so do many parents and others complain about educational standards without offering solutions to the pro pro- problems they see she said Dan S Hunter 32 of Huntington is in inthe inthe the race for State School Board He is administrative assistant to the Emery County Commission Rural utah has special educational needs separate from those of the urban districts I would like to address these issues and give rural communities the attention they deserve Hunter said I also favor local school district autonomy and encourage local rather than centralized decision making Hunter graduated from Utah State University in 1973 with degrees in agricultural economics and political science Before beginning work with the Emery County Commission he was branch manager of First Security Bank of Utah In Huntington and Castle Dale lie is also Emery District finance chair chair- chairman man for the Boy Scouts of America a member of the board of directors of the Southeastern Utah Junior Livestock Show on the board of directors and the Castle Castie Country Travel Council and past president and honorary director of the Emery County Chamber of Commerce |