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Show The Ni'HspupiT IhurMb), K'hruar) 25, 1982 Page A7 Fifth grade at the Middle School? Parents, board to discuss issue by Morgan Queal Parents who oppose the placing of fifth graders in the Middle School are scheduled to voice their views to the Park City Board of Education Educa-tion at its regular meeting March 9. Julie Manwaring of Park City, spokesman for the group, said they would try to convince the board that fifth graders are not mature enough emotionally or physically to function on the same level with the older sixth, seventh and eighth graders. The group, she said, has been compiling information to back up its arguments, and has found that of the 93 Rand Clark joins school board Who? That was the reaction of many Park City-area residents resi-dents last week when it was announced that Rand D. Clark had been picked to fill the vacancy on the Park City Board of Education. Clark, 32, was chosen by the other board members to succeed Susie Williams, who resigned in January after moving out of her precinct. Snyderville residents Amanda Aman-da Peterson and Diane Wal-lin Wal-lin had also applied for the position. Although he has lived in the area only a year, Clark believes that his background in administration and personnel per-sonnel management will be an asset in his new role. Clark moved to Silver Springs from Las Vegas, where he was vice-president and general manager of the Sands Hotel, responsible for about 1,600 employees. He points out that his job included in-cluded negotiating with seven different labor unions. He believes that experience should help him relate to the Park City Education Association. Asso-ciation. "I'm interested in keeping a good relationship between the school board, the community com-munity and the teachers' association," he says. LAND USE CONSULTING Get answers you don 't from an engineer, architect or landscaper. LAND USE CONSULTING Box 719 Park City Utah 84060 Box 208 Wanship Utah 84017 336-2523 middle schools in Utah, only four schools in Delta, Morgan, South and North Summit cover grades five through eight. "These are small communities, com-munities, and we are no longer small," she said. In Park City, the fifth grade, as of the beginning of this school year, has been located in the elementary school after being in the Middle School for the five previous years. The school district is building a new middle school on Highway 248 to accommodate 1,000 students and scheduled to open in the fall of 1982. School district officials plan to place fifth graders in Clark Clark was born in Provo, raised in California, then attended at-tended Brigham Young University before moving to Las Vegas 11 years ago. He says many of his relatives still live in the Salt Lake area. He is married and has three children, the oldest of whom attends Parley's Park Elementary School. "I'm concerned about the quality and the level of their education,'' he says. "So from that standpoint I have a vested interest (in the school system)." He places a great deal of importance on taking steps to keep quality teachers in the Park City School District. "I think maybe there are some areas to look at, particularly par-ticularly in terms of housing or other incentives." He plans to meet with each of the school principals during the next few weeks to introduce himself and discuss the current curriculum. Clark believes that his newcomer status could be an asset, since he joins the board with few preconceived notions. "I'm not the type of person to sit back and let Park City go by," he says. the new middle school next fall. Mrs. Manwaring said the group has obtained a study which lists concerns expressed ex-pressed by children prior to entering sixth grade in middle mid-dle schools. They list anxiety about excessive homework, getting to classes on time, school being too difficult, and abuse from older students. The same questions were put to the sixth graders five weeks into the school year. They listed basically the same concerns about school being too hard, but added a new one dating. "These issues will be an even greater concern to fifth graders," she said. "There could be real socialization problems." Mrs. Manwaring added that studies show girls begin puberty toward the end of the 10th year, and boys a year later. Some of the current fourth-grade boys, she said, have expressed apprehension ap-prehension about attending the middle school. "There are lots of different opinions," she admitted, adding ad-ding that after a School Woodside property sold The Park City Board of Education Tuesday accepted a bid of $160,002 for a house and four lots at 1057 Wood-side Wood-side Ave. The property was purchased by the board in 1957 for $3,500. E.R. Dumke of Salt Lake City, an adjacent landowner submitted the only bid. The property was sold to the board on Jan. 8, 1957, by Robert Burbick, who was then president of the Rnarri Next Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7th, KPCW will broadcast live the Regional Basketball Tournament. KPCW will be broadcasting all Park City North Summit and South Summit games. Stay tuned to KPCW dates and times. --a&siif .v' i """" - - V. I OR INI Community Council meeting last week, her group of some 14 parents was asked to document arguments from those parents who perhaps favor their children attending atten-ding fifth grade in the middle school. "We are frustrated on this point," she said, "because those who are not taking part in the discussions apparently don't have any feelings on the issue one way or another." The Community Council, she said, chose not to take a stand on the matter until more opinions were presented. presen-ted. Mrs. Manwaring argued that the elementary school has plenty of room to continue con-tinue housing the fifth grades, which currently consist con-sist of some 100 students. School Superintendant Richard Goodworth said the board would attempt to show the current growth rate within the district would soon require the use of the entire elementary school for kindergarten through fourth grades. Projected growth rates, he said, would even of Education. Burbick, who lived in the house, was moving to Salt Lake City and resigned from the board that night. Taking over his post at that time was John C. (Jack) Green, now mayor of Park City. Green's first vote on the school board was to authorize purchase of the Burbick house. It was the board's idea in those days to provide tor lots Kmmw j f I S I II TRI PLEX LOT Old Town, No. 38 Sampson Ave. Asking S 1 1 7,000Terms available. John Vrabel, Park City Land Co. 649-3600 ' Park City LAND COMPANY OKM.VI ION ( Al l.: MH tually require the use of the new middle school for fifth grade students. In addition, he said, the school board will present Us position on the entire middle school concept, which is aimed toward creating an environment to aid the emerging adolescent in his physical, social and emotional emo-tional growth. "The idea is not to push him to grow up faster, but to place him in an environment that understands under-stands and accepts the changes he's going through," Dr. Goodworth said. In addition, the board believes more educational programs such as music, advanced science, industrial arts, home economics and physical education will be provided in the middle school. "We will ask parents to take a look at these things, and the board certainly is open to their viewpoints," he said. "The concerns expressed ex-pressed by parents of fifth graders should be addressed regardless of which school they attend." housing for teachers in an attempt at-tempt to encourage them to take jcbs here. The house still is leased to a Park City school teacher. Decision to sell the property proper-ty came in a four-to-one vote, with board President Nancy McComb dissenting. 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