Show Local Teachers Sign Letters o of Intent Uintah School District tea tea- teachers chers Thursday of last week signed and returned to the school board office letters of intent to teach but returned contracts unsigned THIS ACTION followed a school board meeting Wednes- Wednes Wednesday Wednesday day that not only took the normal full day but continued at Ashley Elementary School in the evening until after mid mid- midnight night to settle the current teacher problem The teacher contracts and letters of intent had previous previous- previously previously ly been mailed by the Booth of education to all teachers with a May 9 deadline sped fled AN ACCOMPANYING let let- letter let ter had indicated that unless one or the other was signed and returned by May 9 that the position involved would be considered vacant Uintah Education Association tion officers had said that they could accept neither ment in its present form The final decision was that the letters of intent be alter alter- altered altered ed slightly from the original form but be signed and reo returned turned along with the unsigned unsigned ed contract by the May 9 dead dead- deadline deadline line whIch was done THE UNSIGNED contracts are arc being held in the school board office and will be re- re redistributed re distributed in the fall when schools open The board expressed the hope that schools can enn start as scheduled Thursday Aug 29 The board is filling knO known 11 vacancies and preparing Continued on pagE 8 Teachers Sign Sign r Continued on pct p ge 8 budget and doing all other things that the law requires in preparing for the opening of school on schedule Representing Uintah Education tion Association were the new officers Wm A Jacobe president Valda Vaeda Massey vice president and Aaron Hansen past president Also Atso the entire governing body was present making a total of 26 officers of- of officers STATE SEN Leland Sow Sow- ards and State Rep Glenn H Cooper met with the board of education to explain their views on what took place In Inthe inthe the past session of the state legislature They were also guests of Uintah Education Association at the general meeting Wednesday of last week In other board business a delegation appeared from Todd TA P-TA to discuss the pos pos- possibilities poss for reducing the pup pup- teacher il-teacher ratio at Todd The matter was taken under ad- ad advisement advisement REPRESENTATIVES of the Ute Indian Tribe at Ft Ft Du- Du Duchesne Duchesne chesne requested permission from the board to use Junior High for specific educational edu- edu or industrial purposes purposes es students will be moved to the new West Junior High for the next school year The matter is under consider consider- consideration Supt J C Haws reported that the annual teacher re- re recruiting recruiting for schools sc is taking place through states in the mid midwest west as well as through Wyoming Idaho and Mon Man tana There are still 15 openings unfilled in elementary schools he said SUPT HAWS pointed out that under House Bill 63 it may be possible to increase vocational training opportunities opportunities at Uintah High School for the coming school year Applications are pending with the State Dept of Education tion and if accepted may get additional vocational training In such areas as electronIcs and metal fabrication |