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Show THE PARK RECORD www.park record.com SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, JANUARY 8-11, 2005 Briefs A-9 Education. EDUCATION EDITOR: Jared Whltloy 649-9014 exL118 educatlonGparkrecord.com Day of ceremony, VTPs for School Board Music fundraiser The Park City High School band, orchestra, arci choir will hold a benefit showing of.the film BSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" in the Santy Auditorium of the Park City Library on Wednesday, Jan. 12 with both 6 and 8 p.m. showngs. The benefit will raise funds for the music gioups' competitions in the spring. Tie suggested donation is $5 per person. r Winter athletes' enrollment There wll be an informational meeting regardfng dual enrollment and other scheduling opportunities for winter athlete^ within the Park City School District o/i Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 6 p.m. in fie library at TMMS. At this time, you will have an opportunity to share information and concerns. Mr. Tim McConnell will be representing the Park Ciy School District. Contact Tim McComell at the District Office for more information, 645-5600. School choice meeting ""Vie jgroup Education Excellence Ut£h is holding its annual conference or; school choice on Jan. 10 at 11:30 6,'m. ir the Salt Lake City Hilton, 255 South West Temple. Speakers this year include Harvard's Paul Peterson, Berkeey's John E. . Coons, and keynote speaker Scott Jensen, a current legislator and former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Th8 conference will cost $15. Seating is limited to 150, so please RSVP to Lisa Loomis at (801) 446-9661. Kirchenheiter, Christensen added to School Board, Chaplin stays president By JARED WH1TLEY Of the Record staff Tuesday was a day of ceremony lor the Park City School District, as the School Boards three new members were sworn in. New board members are Vern Chrislensen. who replaces Jim Santy, and Lisa Kirchenheiler. who replaces Carol Murphy. After 12 years of service on the board, David Chaplin begins another fouryear term. All three ran unopposed last year. "'Hie elections have been certified, the victors declared," said Superintendcnl Dave Adamson. County Clerk Sue Follott swore in the three members, who promised to uphold the constitutions of the United Slates and Utah and discharge their duties with fidelity in their oath of office. Many district administrators, including Park City principals, attended the ceremony. Chaplin was reconfirmed as president of the School Board for another two-year term, and Kim Carson was reconfirmed as vice president. Kirchenheiter represents District 2. which includes some of Park Meadows. Silver Creek Estates, some of Prospector, Silver Summit. Highland, Park Ridge, and Mountain Estates. Kirchenheiter has a wealth of volunteer experience in the district, including as a tireless attendee of School Board meetings. With 10 years as a classroom volunteer, at Parleys Park Elementary School and Treasure Mountain Middle School. Kirchenheiter has been greatly involved in her sons' education. The two are currently in the ninth and eleventh grades. She was the TMMS Volunteer of 1 heYear in 2(X)2 and a finalist lor 2(XW. At the same time, she was also a nominee for the Park City High School PCEF Volunteer of the Year. She was the TMMS community council president in 2004 and Parent Teacher Student Organization vice president in 1999. "It feels more official now," Kirchenheiter said. "Now 1 didn't have to go through the long explanation that I'm a board-member elect." Chrislensen represents District 3, which includes most of Park Meadows. McCIoud Creek, Eagle Point. Ridge View, Park West GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD County Clerk Sue Follett swears In Vern Christensen, Lisa Kirchenheiter, and Dave Chaplin as members of the Park City Board of Education. Village, S Chrislensen has a strong business background lhal includes a master's from Thunderbird. the Garvin School of Inlernational Management, in Arizona and, international and corporate banking. He managed the South American section for Texas Commerce Bank, and now runs his own investment and turnaround management firm. Chrislensen was the financial officer for the Park City Education Foundation, but he resigned alter joining the School Board. ••I'm excited for the opportunity and to be ;ible lo work with the great people we have on the hoard and work with the administrators lo help our schools move forward," Christensen said. Hie School Board will hold its first work session of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 11, where topics include science labs at Treasure Mountain Middle School, grade realignment, and the policy for transferring students to Jeremy Ranch Elementary Schwl. For more on School Board activities and meeting agendas, go to their website board.parkcilykl2.ut.us. . Ranch Creek Legislators, boaid members discuss funding 'fixing' schools By JARED WHITLEY Of the Record staff After the swearing-in ceremony. Park City's new Board of Education met with the area's legislators on Tuesday to discuss the educational outlook for the upcoming legislative session, which starts on Jan. 17. State Sen. Beverly Evans (R) drove 100 miles from her home in Duchenc County to attend. Evans' district includes areas in Summit, Duchene. Daggett, Wasatch, and Uintah counties. She was the only legislator who came to the event on time. "The people who have to come the farthest...guess what - we're always on time," she joked with the school board members. Two representatives whose areas include the Park City School District - Ross Romero (D) and Dave Ure (R) - came as well, though Ure had to leave for a doctors appointment. "I'm encouraged that the legislators are very concerned about education and the youth in Utah and they are very willing lo listen to "our input," said board member Vern Christcnscn. "I'm very encouraged by that." Superintendent Dave Adamson lead a discussion on a variety of legislative education issues, most of them related to money. "Funding will always be a major topic in the state," Adamson said. Utah is dead last in America for expenditures per student, according to a recent report from the American Legislative Exchange Council, even though education is always the Legislature's largest expense. But despite the low funding. Utah schools are routinely above the national average. "I*he same American Legislative Exchange Council report ranked Utah schools No. 20 in the nation for their aboveaverage test scores. Minnesota was No. 1, Washington. D.C., was No. 51. "We have the most productive public school system in the country," Adamson said, on a dollar-to-dollar basis. 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