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Show Citizen - Thursday, September 8, 1983 - Page 12 Headin' West JAMES MAHER, Phoenix. Arizona, takes the "slow route" through the country as he travels from Phoenix to Montana. Seen recently as he went through the area on his quarterhorse, his supplies on a packhorse carrying oats, sleeping bag and other supplies. He expects to be in Basin, Montana by the last of September, "if lucky." He said he is taking the trip because he wanted to do something before he dies." He worked as a groom at a race track in Arizona, got his horse, Mr. Baldwin, cheap because he had sore feet - and nursed it back to health. Principals named to agency council Five Alpine School District principals have been appointed to an agency council by Superintendent Superin-tendent Dr. Clark Cox. The five will coordinate the district's certified instructional personnel in their respective areas. The geographic boundaries of the areas are defined by the district's high school attendance areas. Each of the five appointees is the chairperson for a cluster group, which includes all of the schools in the cluster area. The chairpersons and their respective areas follow: Neil Christensen, Principal at Iehi High, the Iehi Cluster; Daniel Adams, Principal at Highland Elementary, the American Fork Cluster; Steven Baugh, Principal at Pleasant Grove Junior High, the Pleasant Grove Cluster; Janet Spencer, Principal at Cherry Hill Gf TV...OI f -Pfficed f 01 ;fie OH -fieaion! HURRY IN! ! 25" Diagonal TELEVISION INCLUDING SEPARATE SPEAKERS VI T Mmonect MfVTtM Mimi .MCKS J Ml STEM C4MMIITI High-Definition Comb Filter High-Contrast Screen Up-Front Video and Audio Controls Modern Styling. . .Cabinet Constructed of Genuine Pecan Solids and Veneers "Including 60 unscrambled cable channels Elementary, the Mountain View Cluster; and John Crandall, Principal at Cascade Elementary, the Orem Cluster. According to Superintendent Cox, each chairperson will meet with administrative and teacher representatives from their respective cluster at least five times' each year. During these sessions, concerns will be aired and information gathered on the management of the school system in that particular area of the district. The cluster chairpersons will meet regularly with the district superintendent and central office administrators. This cluster organization is also intended to provide curriculum advisory services, facilitate articulation ar-ticulation among grade levels, and provide teacher in-service opportunities. SQMM DUAL MODE REMOTE CONTROL 130-CHANNEL?f o, Model 25PM4885P Television and Speakers tMAKAST CMnmufO catM mVMMMCi CJUSSIS CMumxt SIKH OUT- $200 OFF Alpine district outlines goals Board supports open communications, personnel evaluations Guidelines to provide direction in decision making for the board of education in the Alpine School District have been turned over to Superintendent Clark I Cox for refinement and presentation at the Sept 13 meeting of the board During a three-hour special meeting of the board held on Thursday evening of last week at district offices, board members decided, in setting the goals, to follow a definition given by I )r. Cox for their consideration. Dr. Cox asked members, "What do we want our students to look like when they pass out of our system?" and suggested goals might be set with this in mind. Dr. Richard Sudweeks, a member of the school board, noted "goals are ends and objectives are the means for obtaining the goals," and Board President Dr. Richard Heaps added any goals the board sets up should "provide direction to our decision making." During the discussion, board members set up guidelines in the areas of communication, program curriculum review and decision making. Members said open, honest communication should be fostered, public understanding promoted, and professional development and accountability encouraged. "We should (however, always) look at things with a positive approach," one board members said. Board members also emphasized the necessity of requiring a review of program curriculum as well as a review of board policies. They also agreed decision-making should be actively encouraged at the administrative level closest to the problem or issue at hand. Speaking on evaluation policies of teachers and other staff members, Dr. Cox said he feels this is needed and added it is in his contract, at his insistence, that his work be evaluated each year by board members. Board to consider teacher contracts The Alpine School District Board of Education wTll hold its September business meeting on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. at Alpine District headquarters, headquar-ters, 39 N. center, American Fork. Among the items to be discussed are contract agreements with certified and classified personnel. Negotiation teams worked for several months before coming up with tentative agreements for certified and classified personnel. Final adoption of the contracts is dependent upon employee ratification and upon board approval. 19" Color T.V. $29995 19" Quartz Tuning T.V. $4S)00 1 I PROGRAMMABLE 7T II I j ELECTRONIC pT J: 130 CHANNEL f ... 1 I 1 CAPABILITY r-i U AfppD03CISGGO and 266 West Main American Fork "K veryonc has the right to be told how theya re doing," and to have the good things they arc doing recognized. "If a teacher is not satisfactory, then we should help him or her become satisfactory," 1 hr. Cox said. Richard S. Johns, board member, referring to his experience, replied, "After 20 years experience of annual inspections, I have to agree, it is stimulating to you (to be evaluated) to say the least" Dr. Cox stressed he believes a highly competent teaching and administrative staff should be retained in the district Concern was expressed that many teachers are teaching outside their majors, especially in some of the smaller schools and with the implementation last spring of the eight-block plan, and may not be qualified to teach some subjects. Dr. Cox replied, "A good teacher can teach any subject" He said he understood in some areas, with the eight-block plan, student class preference was not possible this year. He noted, however, that he understands the new schedule was adopted after school was out last spring and this did not allow for pre-registration of the secondary students. As a result, some of the high schools found themselves with too small a teacher staff to handle the demand for harder, academic classes and all the students wishing to take these couldn't get in. He said he feels most of the problems will be worked out by next year when a full pre-registration can take place. He suggested district goals for the board to consider including "to develop as fully as possible each student's intellectual skills; to teach mastery of the basic skills of reading, writing and mathematics; to impart, through appropriate study a body of knowledge Another item on the agenda is the setting of educational goals by the board. A special discussion session for jthe purpose of formulating tenative goals was held on Sept. 1. Progress of the board goals will be revied during the meeting on Sept. 13. The district's testing policies will also be reviewed during the Tuesday evening session. All interested patrons are invited to attend. A public opportunity to address the board will be allowed during the first part of the meeting. necessary for successful living in a democratic society, to assist in the development of self-discipline, character and citizenship, careers, health and recreational and cultural interests; and to assist in the development of a sense of service and responsibility to the community as a contributing and participating member. In making their decisions, board members said they should take every opportunity to obtain Ask about State Farm's Homeowners Extra policy. It's the most comprehensive home-mvnf?r.; home-mvnf?r.; insurance Dolicv State Farm has ever offered. Call, you qualify. You''oa'''y pspwaD j5& L ie a good neqhtxx rJT JEr-i-. Sw Farm is rce S , NSUiANCI J Effifffl 30-50 ON ALL P&L PRODUCTS .HOUSE PAINT. AquaRpyal, PERMAUZE ciTKIMPlNI SALE ENDS SEPTEMBER 30. 1983 accurate, complete information from all sides before the decision is made. Dr. Cox added "no group or individual should have veto power over the elected board of education" once the decision is made Other goals set forth by board members were to be courteously responsive to public concerns, and to provide materials, within available resources, suppilss and facilities to meet students' educational needs. and I'll tell you if v Lull v DISTINCTIVELY FLAT. FIGHTS BLISTERING. EASY CLEAN-UP SALE $113" FAST-DRYING SATIN LUSTER. BLISTER RESISTANT SALE $ j $99 rfg DURABLE ALKYD GLOSS. CHALK RESISTANT SALE REG. 2623 3 |