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Get them while they last!* AMERICAN FORK CENTERVILLE TAKE MS eXIT279 TAKE 1-15 EXIT 322 847-4000 800-469-6041 298-5300 1-800-469-6043 www.parkcityhonieteam. com IBn Will Utah get tuition tax credits? ability-based standardized tests guage. Parents would get an estiStandardized tests called UPASS, which Adamson *mated $3,000 tax voucher, which is close to the $2,720 WPU (weighted Standardized testing in public says are in some ways worse than " pupil unit) spent per child in public schools could prove another big NCLB, because UPASS doesn't -., education already. issue with the Legislature this year. address special-needs groups. He'd Huntsman foresees testing such Gov. Huntsman has stated he like to see these tests required for a plan in a metropolitan area like wants Utah to reject the Bush NCLB and UPASS combined into By JARED WHITLEY Salt Lake or Provo for four years administration's No Child Left one. Behind education platform. That's before making any conclusions. "My advice to the governor Of (be Record staff a controversial decision given that would be to rcfocus on developing "The fact of the matter is we've In two weeks, the Utah state never tried it," he said in an inter- it comes with $107 million in feder- amendments to NCLB, to go and Legislature's session begins, and view fix this thing rather than just come in July. Without hard data on al funds. there are several education issues the results up with a whole other set of reguof school choice, "we're During his campaign. at stake. Let the fun begin. lations," he said. "Give us one just kind of guessing." Huntsman told The Record, "I'm Legislators have already started accountability initiative, not two. going to do whatever I can to keep But Rep. James Ferrin, Rposting bills (available online at No Child Left Behind out of the Let's not subject our schools to two www.Ie.state.ut.us), some of them Orem, has introduced a tuition classroom because I think it is set- of those things. We really need to , credit bill (House Bill 39) which education related. be focusing on results and a little takes a different approach, offer- ting our state up for failure." "Overall...I'd have to say the ing a tax credit of to $2,000 to any less on compliance." No Child Left Behind aims to education bills are moving slow- family with children in private create accountability in education ly...I'm sure part of that is due to a school. with a series of state-created tests Other issues 'wait and sec" statewide as the new in reading and math so educators But HB39 would extend tax Adamson is keeping his eye on Gov. Huntsman takes office," said recognize at-risk students in a a few other education issues at the Carol Murphy, former Park City credits only for children who 1) are can of groups. Schools where Capitol, such as a proposed measSchool Board member and an offi- not already enrolled in private variety groups don't meet adequate ure to give parents a $500 tax credcer with the Utah School Board school, 2) are not enrolled in all kindergarten in the 2005-06 school yearly progress do not "pass" No it for keeping their kindergartenAssociation, in an email. year, and 3) qualify for reduced- Child Left Behind. ers home instead of sending them • While it's too early to tell how price school meals - that is, come to school. Last year, McPolin Elementary the session will play out, the biggest from lower income families. School's students with limited For some families with children ' education issue this year will probwho can already read by the Offering tuition tax ably be tuition tax credits, accordtime they start kindergarten, . ing to both Murphy and Park City credits to some but not all "opens the door for that would be fine, but not .Superintendent Dave Adamson. There are a lot of problems with No for a big lawsuit," those who struggle,' Tuition tax credits give parents a Adamson said. "It's not Adamson said. Child Left Behind, problems that need tax rebate for sending their chil- equal treatment under "My fear some- > dren to private school - an impor- the law." to be fixed. To withdraw altogether is thing like that about is those fami- '.• tant issue for Park City, where so lies who are financially Public educators, really risky...that's ridiculous." many children are already enrolled strapped might be tempted '1 outside of the public school system. generally speaking, are to sell their kindergarteners' i not in favor of tuition "From what I'm hearing from tax credits. Dave Adamson education for $500 that legislators they are focusing in on would be such a sad thing." "I think that Utah's Park City superintendent some of that...people are position_ _ he continued. public education system ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ing themselves on that," Adamson so financially Because kindergarten is said. "I think it's a fair assumption is strapped that to go and take any English proficiency didn't pass such an important year. Park City that this is going to be a big issue dollars out and send them to the NCLB, but they did this year. All School District is looking at the this year." private sector is just foolish," schools in Park City passed NCLB possibility of expanding it to a full ' Last year, the Legislature Adamson said. this year except Treasure day, rather than a half a day. passed a limited tuition tax credit Mountain Middle School, where Private school educators, generGov. Walker and the Utah State measure - the Carson Smith students with disabilities did not Board of Education both recomSpecial Needs Bill - which was ally speaking, feel otherwise. In an earlier interview, Park make the grade for reading and mended a 5-percent increase in the vetoed by then Gov. Olene Walker. City Academy board member Dr. Hispanics didn't for math. WPU, which is now at about The bill, named after a boy with Hubert Morken said school choice $2,720. Adamson thinks pulling Utah autism, would have extended tax is the only thing that will save the out of NCLB isn't the best idea. "Utah remains dead last in the credits, but only to students with public school system, because it "There are a lot of problems country for funding its schools, yet disabilities. will provide incentive to produce with No Child Left Behind, prob- the growing diversity in this state is While still a candidate, Gov. Jon quality. lems that need to be fixed," presenting more challenges than Huntsman Jr. told The Park "As it is, it's dead," he said, not- Adamson said. "To withdraw alto- ever before," Adamson said. Record he wants to resurrect the is really risky because with "The big fight is -- and always Carson Smith Bill and expand its ing that the only way the current gether those requirements come $107 milschool system is measuring quality will be be - money," Murphy said. scope, to include concerns like Utah can't afford that, that's "There appears to be some to go i dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, is with the "government club" of lion... around this year...so (it's) a fight \ and even English as a second lan- standardized tests, which are not ridiculous." good enough. | Utah has its own set of account- over who gets it." Gov. Huntsman wants to withdrawfromNo Child Left Behind Holy donations 11i •••• ft •;(• i Wells , Fargo employees present a check for $5,000 to Htily Cross Ministries after-school program, which serves more than 40 Hispanic children from Park City and Heber on a daily basis as well as conducting a summer program. 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