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Show Tuesday, June 3, 1986 " " " Vol. 46 No. 58 Teacher careers available for education graduates Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series. This installment discusses the job opportunities available to students who are in education. by Loretta Park News Editor There is a concern with students who are studying to become teachers that they won't be hired because their transcripts show no grades. But according to Dr. Richard V. Jones, dean of the School of Education this fear is unfounded. The placement rate is 75 percent for secondary teachers and 90 percent for elementary education teachers, he said. Students who receive creditno credit are doing B or better work, he said. The public education system does not want students who are C or below, said Pr. Harley K. Adamson. In the Jordon School District there were 300 positions open for new teachers, Adamson said. Students cannot tie themselves to a limited geographic area if they want a job. They must be willing to go where the jobs are, Jones said. Weber County School District hires more students from Weber State College than any other college, said Clifford LeFevere, personnel director of the district. "We hire the students because of the close proximity of the school and because we have tow to three times more student teachers from Weber State," he said. "This gives us an opportunity to see them in action. There are excellent students coming out of Weber." He said the district is able to determine the students' academic "prowness" by the students grades in other areas besides education. There are no problems with the creditno credit grade given, because a student in elementary education needs 181 credit hours to graduate and not all of that is in education. A secondary student has fewer hours in education and more hours with letter grades. Students who desire to attend a graduate school or to transfer, can get a letter from the department chair that Nimori will become Editor-in-Chief uy Chliai-J. MiUci" - Managing Editor Linda Nimori has been chosen as editor-in-chief of the Signpost for the upcoming year, it was announced Friday at the annual awards banquet for staff members of the student newspaper. Nimori, a senior majoring in both English and communications with a public relations emphasis, has been the copy editor at the Signpost for the past year. She will assume responsibilities beginning summer quarter. "I'd like to see the Signpost become an even more credible news vehicle," said Nimori. "Also, it's important to establish a realistic working atmosphere at the Signpost so the shock between school and the outside working world isn't so great. "I've had what I feel are extremely competent examples on the Signpost staff who have helped me tremendously this past year," she said, specifically referring to Rae Dawn Olbert (whom she replaces aseditor-in-chief) and Chris Miller (who has served as sports and managing editors during the past school year). She is married to Milo S. Nimori, a S V ' ' '; Signpost phoioJeff Bybee Linda Nimori computer specialist and consultant. They are the parents of three children Milo, Scott and Megyn. Nimori plans to graduate in the spring of 1988 and hopes to use her experience with the Signpost and various English department projects to obtain a job in the publishing field. verifies that creditno credit is a B or better, said Adamson. One graduate expressed her concern that some students were sliding through the module program. "I did very weel in the system, but there were students who were sliding by," said Mary Anna Clay, a special education teacher at Grammercy Elementary in the Ogden School District. She earned her B.A. degree in 1981 in elementary education and psychology. Her cummulative grade point average was 3.4. She is currently working on her master's degree through Utah State University. Clay said the system should be changed so students can receive a letter grade (See TEACHING on page 2) Jlfi 'V I ,s Signpost photoOscai Sosa How sweet it is . . . A young man seems to be enjoying his drink climb aboard. Hot weather made drinking from the fountain so much he is starting to fountain man's best friend over the weekend. Debate coaches resign by Chris J. Miller Managing Editor Both members of the debate coaching staff have resigned their positions to take jobs elsewhere. David M. Berube and Susan Malone have both turned in their resignations, effective following this quarter. Berube will take a position at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, while Malone will be the debate coach at Hillcrest High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. Berube took over the debate program four years ago and has helped the Weber debate squads to several national honors. The team has been ranked number one in the CEDA standings. Berube cited several reasons for leaving, among them the opportunity to go to a school where salaries are more adequate. He also cited low academic standards at Weber. "The debate program here has been well-funded, but it is tough to recruit. Students don't want to come here," said Berube. Berube will become the debate and argumentation professor at Trinity. (See BERUBE on page 2) Inside Campus update . . . page 6 Classifieds . . . page 15 Editorial . . . page 4 News . . . page 2 News briefs . . . page 2 Reflections . . . page 6 Spotlight . . . page 13 Sports . . . page 14 See Crystal Crest section on pages 7-10 Viilaroman makes Ail-American See page 14 Pick up today's Signpost for SignOff 1986 |