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Show Shell resigns from his DATC post Jack Shell, superintendent of the Davis Applied Technology Center in Kaysville since 1978, has submitted sub-mitted his letter of resignation to the DATC Board effective June 30. Shell has resigned to accept an offer of employment as superintendent superinten-dent of the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa, Ariz. Shell assumed leadership of the DATC when it was designated an area vocational center by the state Legislature. It had previously been a Davis School District vocational training school. In 1978, the school had 986 students housed in two buildings of 10,000 square feet each. Today the Davis Applied Technology Center serves 7,000 students in a building totaling 175,000 square feet. Five programs were available to students during the early years. Eighteen programs are now available during the day and evening. f r " d I : "In addition, the DATC has satellite programs in three high schools, two hospitals and a nursing home. Training programs customized to meet the needs of business and industry in-dustry have become a major service of the DATC under Shell's leadership. leader-ship. This year over 2,000 employees from 100 different companies com-panies have received special training train-ing to improve their job skills. A hallmark of the DATC is the high technology equipment that is used in training. Shell has obtained this equipment by working to improve im-prove legislative funding, developing develop-ing partnerships with business, seeking donations, and obtaining special grants. Shell is noted for being an effective effec-tive lobbyist for applied technology education. Applied technology centers rely primarily on legislative funding, and Shell has worked tirelessly to improve funding for job training programs. Under Shell's leadership, the JACK SHELL DATC has become a partner in economic development in the DavisMorgan Region by providing quality applied technology training. A new superintendent will be selected by a joint committee of DATC Board members and Utah State Board of Education members. |