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Show aociation Utah Pre ss 467 East Third South Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 Vol. 5 No. 15 Welcker Thursday, April 14, 1983 20 cents a single copy red A. Announcement surprises district, Keetch named acting superintendent By GINA CALDWELL Students in the Alpine School District will return to the classroom next Monday following Spring Break but District Superintendent Dr. Max Welcker won't. Citing health and "other personal reasons that I will not elaborate on," Dr. Welcker requested that he not be reappointed to the position. He further asked for an early release, "In view of the fact that several new administrative appointments must be made in the near future at the district level, which should have the input of the new administration that will have to be appointed." Dr. Welcker was scheduled for reappointment in June, and had already received a unanimous vote of confidence from the Alpine Board of Education in a Jan. 25 meeting. Dr. Welcker made the request at Tuesday's school board meeting. His announcement was followed immediately by a motion from board member Dan Fugal to release Dr. Welcker from his responsiblities which was following spring break passed by the board unanimously. Following the board's executive session, Administrative Aide Gary Keetch named was acting superintendent of the district until a new superintendent could be named. The board also appointed a search committee, headed by board member Dr. Richard Sudweeks and including Richard Johns, board member, and Gareth Seastrand, district personnel director. A June 1 deadline was given for applications for the position. The school board also named Charles P. Lloyd, a former adof internal ministrator support services with the State Board of Education, as the new for the district. Welcker said he had no plans for the immediate future outside of looking for a job. The district will honor his contract, which ends in June. In his statement, Welcker advised district members and patrons to "not get caught up in the emotionalism of the moment or in the traps of special interest groups. Rise above it all and keep your goals and standards high in the interest of excellence in the educational process." Dr. Welcker said he felt the district had made some significant advances during his administration. "There are a lot of good people out there, I was very pleased with the personnel in this district. The clerk-treasur- J' I curriculum has come a long way but there is still a lot of work to do. Now, these people need to get together and move ahead," Welcker said. "Even by this June, the public will see a lot of positive changes," he said. "We have done many good things while I have been here that I am very proud of, and I attribute the success of them to the excellent teachers, administrators, classified staff, patron volunteers and the support of the board of education," Welcker said in closing. President of the Board, Dr. Richard Heaps said "almost everyone will agree that during his (Welcker) 32 months in office it has been very difficult. He has retained concern, composure and good relationships within the district regardless of politics." VJe- fox v - 1 ( --C- x DR. RICHARD HEAPS and Dr. Max Welcker talk matters over following board meeting in which Welcker resigned. Prior to the statement the audience was restless, the small citizens room was filled with standing, sitting, or kneeling who were all waiting to get their concerns voiced. When Dr. Welcker made his announcement they quieted down, some got emotional, some gasped in disbelief and others were teary eyed. Even the board was clueless to the event. "We love him, said one woman representing the secretaries in the District office, it breaks us all up that he is leaving. He's gone through hell since he's been here we Semi mishap spills 'ton-s-6hickn-f(B(sd- A truck-traile- r owned by Farmers in Draper overturned Friday morning, spilling 24 ton of chicken feed. The accident occurred on First North and First East, just west of Pecks Building Supply. Bolts on the fifth wheel of the semi had worked loose and sheared off causing the trailer to tip over and dump the vestigating officer. Workers unloaded the feed into another truck and a wrecker was called to get the semi back on it's wheels. Officers figured the turnover caused about $3,000.00 damage to the trailer. The tractor was not damaged. No citations were issued in the incident. chicken feed on the ground. The semi trailer was being pulled by a '71 G.M.C. cabover tractor. The truck was being driven by Mathew R. Shadle of Bluffdale. The driver was delivering the feed to Sage Hill Farms in Lehi. "It was probably a combination of mechanical and driver failure," in said Karl Zimmerman, Judges named for Pageant mimsstm&.xt.. ... CHICKENFEED was scattered when this IFA truck on the way to a Lehi delivery made an unplanned stop. Opts for period day -- Seven of Lehi's lovliest girls will for the exciting compete opportunity to reign as Miss Lehi for 1983-84- . The annual Pageant will be held April 23 at the American Fork High School. The location change was necessary because renovation of Lehi High auditorium is underway. Committee members were unable to find facilities required for the Pageant: lighting, ramp, state area and seating facilities, anywhere in the community, thus necessitating District outlines nepotism policy By GINA CALDWELL Mom, dad and the kids, cousins, grandparents, and even mother-in-law- s are all nice to have .'sometimes. But they might not be " advantageous to have for some employees of the Alpine School district if a proposed hiring policy is ;adopted by the Board of Education. In addition to dealing with nepotism, the district upset some teachers when it adopted a seven-perio- d high school day for the 'district expanding education alternatives for Alpine high school students. Nepotism and the proposed hiring policy are issues that drew some heavy fire at Tuesday's school board meeting. In the 1981-8- 2 school year, of the 104 classified employees for the district, 14 of them were related to other district employees. Five of these were related to district adthe ratio ministrators. In 1982-8was the same. promotions, conflicts with supervisors who are relatives, unfair advantage in personal requests, poor public relations and family conflicts. The board decided that there is a need for a more defined policy in of relatives, and employment a tentative policy at presented Tuesday's board meeting. The proposed policy would make it impossible for individuals to hire their own relatives to work In the district or to supervise relations. g In a more statement, it would also prohibit relatives from working in the "same unit" within the administrative district. As currently written, the policy doesn't describe how broadly that term might be interpreted. wide-reachin- Family relationships that would be covered under the policy include father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin,' father-in-la- mother-in-la- - Working with relatives causes some major problems, said Dr. Richard Heaps, president of the board. Some are poor employee morale, lack of efficiency, scheduling of vacations, scheduling of work assignments, unfair advantage in brother-in-la- sister-in-la- son-in-la- and daughter-in-law- . Previously, the only policy was one designed by former superintendent Dan Peterson. It stated that no two people from the same household could be employed in the district. "The board recognized that this issue is a major concern for the people involved. We will be nonwe in whatever discriminatory approve. The policy will not we want to hire the discriminate most qualified. We do not intend to terminate any employee,"said Heaps. "We will attempt to help whenever possible. We have no desire to put people in a poorer circumstance in regards to salary or promotion opprotunities if they' have to transfer out of this district. ' "This is one policy that needs continual review," said Dan Fugal, board member. superintendent Jim Crittenden was very frustrated over the policy. "I am in my 26th Transportation year in the Alpine School District, I have faced work, students, teachers, administrators but I have never been more frustrated then I am today. "I have employees asking me everyday 'Do I have a job?' " If the proposed nepotism policy takes effect and is retroactive, it will take bread off their tables. There are 137 people on the district's 38 of these transportation payroll employees are related in some way. "Are you friend or foe?" Crit tenden asked the board. Heaps told Crittenden that "we are friend". The board also adopted a seven-perio- d day for district high schools, after considering an alternative "0" period day which would have given students the option of selecting an additional period or not. The board also announced the hiring of 59 new regular teachers for the 1983-8- 4 school year. American Legion garage sale An American Legion Garage Sale will be held Saturday, April 23 on the lawn in front of the National Guard Armory, 348 East Main, from 9:30 to 4 p.m. If the weather is bad the garage sale will be held at the American Legion Hall in the basement of the Memorial Building. The garage sale is a project conducted by the American Legion to send boys to Boys State. Post 19 will send six boys to Boys State this year. If anyone has anything you would like to donate to the garage sale for this worthy purpose, please fund-raisin- call Dean Colledge, Carl (Blackie) Harris, 768-911768-949- g or the change of location to the American Fork High School. Taunya Wilson, Miss Lehi Pageant Chairman, asks Lehi citizens' understanding and cooperation in this matter. Theme for the 1983 Pageant is "One Singular Sensation" and the motif will be carried out in staging and decorations for this lovely cultural event. Contestants and members of the pageant committee enjoyed a day in Salt Lake City last week. Their tour included a visit at the Church Office Building where they met the Young Womens First Presidency who conducted a tour of the office and resource center. The group had lunch at Annabelles in Heritage Square and . the girls heard a message from Michele Johnson, the present Miss Lehi. Following lunch they toured KSL Studio where they sat in on the 6 o'clock news. Dick Nourse, popular Channel Five newscaster spoke to the girls and answered questions following the tour. activities, During close friendships are formed between the girls and members of the queen committee and because of their affection and regard for the beautiful contestants each girl was presented a gift from committee members. It was a memorable day and an exciting preview of the actual competition on April 23rd. Pageant Judges on page 9. New principal named at Lehi Elementary Paul J. Rasband, past principal at Cedar Valley Elementary, will take over principal duties at the Lehi Elementary School beginning this fall it was announced by the Alpine District Board of Education. He replaces Dale Burgess who is retiring. Rasband began his teaching career in 1975 at the Sego Lily Elementary School where he taught until 1981, at which time he moved to the Cedar Valley position. He received his education from BYU with a bachelor's degree, a Master's of Education in reading, an Administrative Endorcement, and a Professional Administrator's Certificate. Rasband's philosophy of deals with the ineducation dividualization of the school program. "I believe every child deserves the opportunity to be taught in the manner that will allow maximum growth," he says. "The educational community should, as far as practically feasible, meet the needs of each child." 1 Rasband is American Fork. a resident A1 w v PAUL RASBAND of |