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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 18-20, 2010 The Park Record Teachers return to classroom early early to prepare for the Contract days trainroom students' arrival. Park City School District teachers teachers to address return to school Aug. 23-25 for three teacher contract student needs days. The focus of teacher contract days this year is studentteacher relationships and student safety in the schools. By DOUGLAS GREENWOOD Meetings consist of three full of the Record Staff days of training to prepare Summit County teachers teachers for the coming have a shorter summer vaca- school year. Monday traintion than their students. ings include: professional Teachers return to the class- development for elementary education; technology train- ing for secondary education; Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol, which helps teachers address specific needs of all students, and meetings for English as a second language instructors. Tuesday trainings include CPR and Automated External Defibrillator certification and special education trainings. All trainings continue through Wednesday and help teachers prepare for a safe environment for students to return to school, according to Superintendent First day of school South Summit School District Ray Timothy. Teachers don't have much time to ready their classrooms during contract days. Instead, they have the option of preparing their classrooms this week and will receive a stipend for their time. Elementary teachers are the most likeiy to take advantage of this stipend, Timothy said. The school principals oversee the events of the contract days to ensure teachers receive all necessary trainings. Aug. 24 North Summit School District Aug. 26 Park City School District Aug. 26 l Administrators ready to start school Whiting said. "Teachers know and connect with their Submitted by students offering individualJulie Hooker ized reinforcement and educational support. In the market, at theAdministrators listen to parbowling alley, and in the ents, teens and teachers and community parks, students, blend what they hear into a parents, and teachers all cohesive strategy for educagreet each other with the tional success." standard line, "Are you "I am excited to go back ready for school to start?" If to school because of the feelthe student attends Treasure ing of being back in a social Mountain International society I call home," the curSchool or the teacher teach- rent Student Council es there, the answer is not President Bridger Bush said. just "Yes,1' but, "I can't "Also, because I'll be getting wait!" back to the teachers I feel a Principal, Bob O'Connor personal bond with." and Assistant Principal. Last years Student Kevin Mclntosh set the tone Council set a high standard for Treasure Mountain. Regardless of the weather, both administrators greet students daily. Often, it's so cold that parents reach out of car windows to give them hand warmers. "What Tve noticed," said local artist Lauren Vitulli, "is that Bob and Kevin have a great school because they set the standard themselves. Since it's an International Baccalaureate school that embraces community service, Bob and Kevin volunteer at things like the Arts Festival." This year many teachers, parents and students volunteered at everything from Running with Ed to Friends of Animals. "The best thing about working at Treasure Mountain International School is the genuine work ethic shown by my colleagues every day," eighthgrade English teacher Michelle Stratton said. "1 am surrounded by the most sincere and hard-working people I know. I learn from them, and they inspire me to be creative so I can offer the best of myself to my students." Vicki Whiting's third child will be in ninth grade at Treasure Mountain this year. "Treasure Mountain really does an incredible job of focusing teachers, administrators and staff on learning outcomes and respect necessary to set these teens up for academic and community success in their later years," at Treasure Mountain by building school spirit, encouraging academic achievement, and supporting the International Baccalaureate philosophy. "Treasure Mountain International School provides a great learning environment," Sean Kinsman, this year's Student Council Vice President, said. "Most people gripe about how old the school is and how small the halls are, but in my opinion these flaws help students to concentrate more on their work and less on what's going on outside, or other non-important things. 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