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Show THE PARK RECORD www.paric record.com . SATURDAY, APRIL 1 5, 2000 Edbcadoa A-9 EDUCATION EOrTOA: Aaron Kranlal iO-MM utl II I Briofc Meeting to discuss Olympic plan for schools A public information meeting wilt be held to discuss the proposed pro-posed pian lor the use of the public pub-lic schools by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the time before and during the Olympics. The meeting is April 24 from 6:30-8:00 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the school district offices. The agenda Includes a presentation presen-tation from SLOC venue development develop-ment organizers and a question-and-answer period with SLOC and the Park City School District staff. Spring 2C00 Community Education classes still open Many classes in the Park City School District Spring 2000 Community Education program still have room, and mem is stiff time to register. Among the available offer-lns offer-lns are several levels of Spanish (adult), Vacation in Utah (adult). Fun and Fundamental Sports Skills (ages 3-4) and Pet First Aid (ages 13 and up). The district continues to offer Adult High School and En!sh as a Second Language. Classes start in mid April, and applicants must pre register. Registration forma are available at the Park City School District office. 2700 Kearn Dvd, which can be reached by phone ct 435-645-5500 or by fax at MS-CZZZ. Forming the iutw of District in process of adopting four-year plan describing goals by Aaron Kronke! OF THE RECORD STAFF ' From time to time, the Park City School district plots its long-term course, sets its Parkite awarded for dedication to National Abilities Center Jamie Weinstein receives Millennium Dreamers award by Aaron KrenkeJ OF THE RECORD STAFF Ask Jaime Weinstein why she dedicates so much of her time to volunteering with the National Abilities Center, and she answers "Because its fun." No abstract discourses on helping those at the center, where people with all types of conditions nomully considered "disabling." learn to ski, swim, ride horses and engage m other outdoor activities. No self-aggnuKfae-ment. Her volunteerism just seems to be an extension exten-sion of her character. As her mother, Connie, said, "She"! just really good with it... She a real natu She's relatively committed... the apart was aner was still working hard. " - Doug Dussnbcrry MAC riding coordinator ral" " Therefore, when she was recently recognized recog-nized as a Millensum Dreamer McDonald: and Disney identified 2,C00 young people from around the wot id as recipients of the award, which is given for dedication to community com-munity service - Weinstein said if. came as a complete surprise. In (act, she had no idea that the award, which entails a free trip to join the other Millenium Dreamers at the Walt Disney World Resort in Fkmcfci, even existed. Doug Dusenberry, National Ability Center Horseback Riding Coordinator, nominated Weinstein (or the award without her know - goals down in writing and, in the words of Park City Board of Education president Colleen Bailey, forms "an idea of what it is you want to look tike as a school district" Currently, a committee of educators, district dis-trict administrators, students and community communi-ty members is in she process of drawing up the school districts strategic plan, the document docu-ment which details such goals and philosophies. philoso-phies. The current strategic plan, drafted in Dusenberry said Weinstein dedication to the National Ability center made her a perfect per-fect candidate for the award. A 13-year-old student at Treasure Mountain Middle School, Weinstein starbd volunteering for the center when she was only seven. A friend with cerebral palsy proved her to w ant to help those for whom activities like skiing are a major challenge. After a white, she found herself helping people with skiing, snowboardirig and swimming. swim-ming. About three years ago, she started helping out with the horseback riding program pro-gram at the National Ability Center Not old enough to lead horses' on rides, Weinstein assists with afl of the other facets of the program. She said her activities include, "Getting courses ready, helping with lessons and doing whatever else young and she's so JJ thing that set Jaime 5, w, id weexs sne Dusenberry said the work, especially in the heat of the summer; is not always easy. For younger volunteers, vol-unteers, he said it can often be discouraging. But that hasnt bees the case with Weinstein. "With kids that age... occasionally youll have a kid come in and be really excited, but the difficulty and drudgery of the work can really get to them." However, Dusenberry added, "Shes relatively rela-tively young, and yet sbes so committed... the thing that set Jaime apart was after 5, 10, 15 weeks she was SiD wcirkiiig hard" After several years, it was the same story. "Dsym and day out, shell take on any assignment... shell see a visitor and shell go to heip." U.ll II' I; iMlilllll ') - ii -u i) lilt Lmi uijll Park City March and coder review during April, win serve as a landmark &s the district navigates its course through the 2004-2005 school year. By stale law. every school district in the state must orate a strategic plan. The plan touches on numerous aspects of education in the district, and ia set pe ranges from the philosophical to the concrete. tow oohy in draft form, the strategic plan describes district beliefs, such as "We believe students are our primary concern... We i ROGER GlASERfWHK RECORD Jamie Weinstein, a student a! Treasure Mountain ISdkfle School, recently was named a t!3sniunn OreamMr for nac volunteer work wtlli the National AbCSies education believe all students can learn and do so in a variety of ways - therefore we should teach in a variety of ways... We believe in an environment envi-ronment of respect, tolerance and dignity." Under the category of objective and goals, the draft plan touches on all areas of educational concern to the district. For curriculum cur-riculum md learning. tiie document sets the goal of pfTdmg for varied learning styles and nurturing successful students. It also Please see Plan, A-10 0 3 |