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Show THE PARK RECORD www.park record.com FRl/SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, DEC. 31 - JAN. 4, 2005 A-9 Education. EDUCATION EDITOR: Jared Whtttoy 649-9014 exLlia educatlonOparkrecord.com P.C. School District 2004: year in review Parenting 101 Join Valley Mental Health for a class "Parenting 101: Kids don't come with an instruction manual." The free class will be held Mondays from Jan. 10 to Feb. 7 from noon to 1 p.m. The class meets at Valley Mental Health's office at 1753 Sidewinder Dr. For more info, call 649-8347. High school remodel Park City School District has added information on the high school remodel, including schematics and drawings, to its website Go to www.pcschools.us and click on "High School Renovation." Children's film series A world of colorful illustrations, rich narration, and music will fill the Eccles Center on Saturday, Jan. 8. Park City Performing Arts Foundation will present the second of three Saturdays of Rabbit Ears films as a way to augment the center's family programming with films labeled as "story time in vibrant color." Illustrations by well-known artists are accompanied by narration by actors and music by award-winning bands. On Saturday, Jan. 8, two films "Koi and the Kola Nuts" and "Davey Crockett" will show starting at 1 p.m. and again at 4 p.m. Both films are recommended for children ages five and older. Each film runs for about a half hour. Tickets (good for both films) are $2 for children and $5 for adults. Please call 435-6553114 for tickets and information. Additional Rabbit Ears films will also be shown Feb. 12, 2005 • "Since the resources appear to be there, we're going to try to take advantage of this chance." Schematics and drawings of the remodel based on its current design will be available for public viewing at the high school during the first week of January. Community input is welcome. Construction work on three schools, boundaries dominate the year By JARED WHITLEY Of the Record stuff The pattern of every school year is much like the previous one - with classes, tests, assemblies, and the like. But 2004 in Park City School District stood out as a year for massive construction efforts, shifting boundaries, a, change in Adequate Yearly Progress, and record fundraising. Presented are the top four stories of 2004 in the Park City School District. L Construction The biggest story in Park City School District this year is construction. This fall, the district completed $10.7 million worth of remodels on Ecker Hill Middle School and Jeremy Ranch Elementary School, and approved a $17.5 million remodel for the high school. The $8 million work on Ecker Hill was primarily to prepare it for grade realignment at the beginning of the 2005-06 school year, when all six- and seventh-graders will come to the school, expanding its projected population from 400 I066O. Notable improvements include space for 16 new classrooms, a new auditorium, and a parking lot almost double the size of the previous one. The $2.7 million renovation at nearby Jeremy Ranch included a new boiler room and heating system, expanded office space, new wiring and lighting. updated computer labs, and wheelchair ramps in the library media center. In December, the district approved a $17.5 million remodel to Park City High School. The remodel will continue to(be a big story, as construction will take place while school is still in session. Work will begin in summer 2005 and continue for two and a half years in phases. During the school year, portions of the building will be placed off limits while they're torn down and then built back up. School Board members are confident that they won't have to raise taxes to pay for the high school remodel, even though it's already $3.5 million over the initial budget projections. There's great 2, Boundary thiftf The recently approved shift in elementary school boundaries caused considerable commotion in the district. About 150 children living in Lower Pinebrook neighborhoods will be moved from Jeremy Ranch to Parley's Park Elementary School starting next school year. At a public meeting in early November, board member Jim Santy told Jeremy Ranch parents. "I'm sorry, but there's some of you that are gonna have to leave this school." The district decided to move students because Jeremy is at 91 percent capacity this year, while the other three elementary schools arc hovering around 60 percent. But the story isn't over entirely. Parents have until the third Friday in February to request transfers from one school in the district to another. School Board members have been very guarded in saying who they'll let transfer back to Jeremy Ranch. If everyone sent to Parley's wants to shift right back to Jeremy, "we haven't accomplished anything." said board member Carol Murphy al the Dec. 14 School Board meeting. Those who could potentially stay at Jeremy include children who are fourthgraders this year, so they don't have to start at a new school for just one year, and their siblings, suggested Superintendent Dave Adamson at the same meeting. GRAYSON WEST"/'PARK RECORD Marc Raymond (left) helps Reese Elkins (right) measure a calf at McPolin Elementary while talking with Dominic Barbisan (center) in April. emphasis on doing a remodel that won't need to bu changed again in five or 10 years. "If people think we're being spend- thrifts, we really need to lake every advantage we can to do the best possible thing we can," said board President David Chaplin in an earlier interview. 3. 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