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Show IT'S FINALLY OFFICIAL: i Board Ratifies Withdrawal : from FCAG Health District while the pupil is in the public pub-lic school. At pupil age 18, the parents must have permission per-mission of the pupil to have access to college records. Supt. Haslem read a letter let-ter from the State Board of Education member Ruben D. Law, which answered the superintendent's letter out- Supt. Lynn Haslem reported report-ed meeting with the State Superintendent of Schools and the Attorney General and 1 didn't find any resistance to getting health money, If the Board pulls out of the Five-County Five-County Health unit. Pursuant ' to Board understanding, he ' wrote a letter giving notice ' of termination of the con-1 con-1 tract with the Five -County : Health unit. Gary Sullivan 3 moved that the Board ratify the decision to terminate the 3 contract with the Five-1 Five-1 County Health unit, as out-! out-! lined in the Superintendent's letter. The motion was passed. Supt. Haslem Informed the Board that the Buckley am-mendment am-mendment has passed Congress. Con-gress. The ammendment makes school records prior 1 to 1974 not subject to loss of L confidentiality. After 1974 permission of parent and ' student must be given to get access to pupil records by anyone except the teaching and administrative person -t nel. However, parents can see pupil records at any time lining the Board's feeling on the consolidation issue. Dr. Law Indicated that he supported sup-ported the consolidation ol the Summit County School Districts and the Sanpete County School Districts, but he had not made a recommendation recom-mendation on consolidation of school districts across county lines. The Superintendent told the Board that President Ford is recommending that the subsidy for school lunch be cut out and that the Federal Fed-eral Government pay a subsidy sub-sidy only for the low income pupils. It is estimated that school lunches would have to be Increased at least 25? if this proposal were to pass. Supt. Haslem then informed inform-ed the Board that the sound system is installed in the Beaver High School auditorium auditor-ium and that It lsagoodsys-tern. lsagoodsys-tern. A letter was read from Miss Brenda MacNaughton, Beaver High School physical education teacher. The letter (Continued on Page 4) HERE'S MORE ABOUT SCHOOL BOARD noted that Title IX requires equal opportunity for girls athletics and women's . coaches. The Supt. presented the attendance policy that has been worked on and approved by the principals of the district. dis-trict. Clark W. Smith moved that the Board approve the attendance policy. The addition of more criteria cri-teria for the necessary ex-istant ex-istant small school was noted. not-ed. In addition to the distance from another school and the time on the bus factors, the State Board has now added the factors of cost of new facilities, the value of present pres-ent buildings, and the subjective sub-jective values of effect on the economy and the social and f.cultural effect on the community Involved. Supt. Haslem presented the State report on uses of gasoline. Note was made that the percentage used for activity ac-tivity runs in the school district dis-trict was the highest in the state, with 42 of our gasoline gaso-line going for activities. It ' was noted that many school districts do not furnish spectator spec-tator buses or participate in any interschool competition at junior high level. This practice inflated the transportation trans-portation costs in this district. dis-trict. The Board discussed the number of athletic activities in the schools and It was generally gen-erally agreed that there were too many sports activities interfering with the other school subjects, but that we should continue to build the fine arts, and academic areas. It was agreed that our sports programs are good, but that perhaps the quantity should be reduced. Supt. Haslem reported that he had met with Jack Alder to discuss the unfinished items in the gymnasiums. Ke said he talked of the $50.00 a day late fee and the damage to the surface of the tennis court at Beaver High and the problem of the Bee son property. prop-erty. Mr. Alder countered with the problems of bleach- er Installation interference, the change in the foundation footings. |