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Show C2 Wednesday, August 1 8, 2004 Vernal Express Bstiricfl encourages tiiramspoirtiatiioini saffetiy and efticguetiGe Concurrent policies change Floyd Collett, head of Uintah School District transportation services, ser-vices, and his staff encourage parents par-ents to help teach their children basic safety and etiquette rules. Safety begins before children leave their homes for the ride to school. Children should be dressed properly for the weather and should be carrying school items in a small pack or book bag rather than an armful of loose items. They should arrive at the bus stop five minutes before bus time to avoid rushing at the last minute and no small children chil-dren or pets should be allowed to follow the school children. Important safety rules on the way to the bus include crossing at corners cor-ners and in cross walks whenever possible. Understanding and obeying obey-ing traffic lights is essential to safety. safe-ty. Teach children to look left, right and then left again before crossing any street. Once at the bus stop, children should be taught to stay away from the road or street and to mov e back from the curb as the bus approaches. Students should use the handrail to board the bus, in single file, with no pushing or shov ing. While on the bus. the children must remain seated in the spot designated des-ignated by the driver. They are to keep their hands and heads inside the bus at all times. Shouting, profanity, pro-fanity, scuffling, damaging the bus or throwing things is unacceptable behavior. Illegal substances, as well as opened food and beverages, are not allowed on the bus. Students are not allowed to board any bus other than the one on which they are enrolled except by written permission of the principal, and then on a space available basis. They w ill not be allowed to disembark from the bus at any place other than their regular stop without permission from parents. Children need to be reminded that obstructions, such as delivery trucks or garbage trucks, reduce their v isibility. is-ibility. Playing around these vehicles vehi-cles or running out from behind or between vehicles is extremely dangerous. dan-gerous. When getting off the bus, children should step down and move immediately imme-diately out of the danger zones and never walk behind the bus. Parents need to remind their children to always walk where the driver can see them and they can see the driver. If an item is dropped, children are to tell the driver. They are not to try to pick up the item w ithout informing the driver first. Students who disobey the rules of n i 1 11 most dange"o- i i i 1 1 " i , 2 - ZD . j t SCHOOL yll bus S The Uintah School District Department of Transportation encourages parents to teach their children school bus safety rules and appropriate behaviors. This includes a full understanding of the danger zones that surround a school bus. Drawing provided by the Uintah School District. the school district not only endanger themselves and other students, they are also subject to suspension from school. At the current time, there are no changes in bus routes. They remain the same as when school closed last spring. If any changes are made later, the students will be given a chance form to take home to their parents stating the changes that are to be made, such as bus numbers, pick-up or drop-off times or locations. Questions can be directed to the transportation office at 781-3180. KUii Kuz 6Apw 877 W. Hwy 40, Vernal, UT 84078 (435) 789-8474 Family Salon Hair and nails Call us today for an appointment: Lael Phillips : '1''''' " " " " : I 7 m Sfori ai $25 $55 $15 Haircuh: (lien's $8 toys $8 Women's $12 Dixie Cook Emily Alseady Nails: Full Set N A A : $; sit i iMMtaiMinTwaiwinoaiwnmntniMh i Country' Flair " Annual Jeans Sale 'Silver, Levi, Ethyl, L&wman-- Impair-10 off: v fjzi pui ? jukj v. ui.1 .4pair:4doff S!Lpair 50,' oft ur more -v- - a -mr - m mm-T ' tkfetic I Mm II 3 The Uintah School District Board unanimously approved its new concurrent enrollment guidelines Tuesday, August 10, but did so recognizing rec-ognizing that the document could be amended when and if needed. According to Dixie Allen, Uintah School District's Student Serv ices Director, a draft proposal at the state level could shortly change state guidelines for the program. The proposal pro-posal recommends that concurrent enrollment credit given high school students toward high school graduation gradua-tion would change to 12 credit per 3 semester hours instead of the 1 credit cred-it per 3 semester hours now being offered for concurrent classes. This proposal would still allow students to acquire college credit and high school credit at the same time and work toward an associate degree, but would keep concurrent enrolled students on an even standing stand-ing with their high school counterparts coun-terparts who choose not to take concurrent classes as they progress toward high school graduation. Allen says she sees the proposed changes strengthening concurrent enrollment as a high school program. pro-gram. One of the proposed changes will require college faculty to be approved through the school district, including background checks as currently cur-rently required of all K-12 teachers. Concurrent enrollment programs have always encouraged high school teachers, if qualified, to teach the' concurrent classes. According to Allen, the new proposal pro-posal reemphasizes the desire to limit offering college classes to only junior and senior students in their last three semesters. This stronger language seems to strengthen the determination that college classes will be reserved for those students who are mature and prepared academically. aca-demically. It is anticipated as a matter of finances that seniors would not be permitted to continue in concurrent classes following receipt of their diplomas. Among the issues addressed in the Uintah policy at present, concurrent enrollment pertains to public high school students who continue to be enrolled as a high school student and counted in the Average Daily Membership who enroll in one or more college courses for credit. The concurrent status is considered valid when the district and institution institu-tion of higher education contract in all aspects of the situation, including course location, instructor and funding fund-ing arrangements. Concurrent enrollment course credit will count for completion of high school graduation requirements as well as count for college credits. Students choosing to attend higher education without approval from both the college and high school as a concurrent enrollment class are responsible for all expenses and arrangements associated with college. col-lege. Non-contractual courses used for Uintah High School graduation credits cred-its must be included in the student's SEOP prior to taking the course. Early admission would allow students stu-dents who have left high school prior to graduation and who are no longer counted in Average Daily Membership to enroll in college courses for credit. 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A junior or senior must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher or have a letter of recommendation rec-ommendation of competence from the school's administrator. A freshman fresh-man or sophomore may demonstrate readiness through a 3.0 or higher and clearly outlined SEOP plan demonstrating the student's need for concurrent enrollment classes. Concurrent enrollment courses are offered at an appropriate location, loca-tion, preferably on the Uintah High School campus. Courses which align with the student SEOP and are not offered on the UHS campus during the school day may be taken at the Utah State University Uintah Basin campus. The principal must approve leaving leav-ing the UHS campus based upon the parentguardian written release to leave and return to UHS. Students will be considered a member of the higher grade following follow-ing the last day of school (generally the first week of June) after demonstrating demon-strating successful completion of the previous grade. 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