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Show EDUCATION The Park Record. Editor: Bubba Brown education@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 EARLY REGISTRATION OPEN FOR RUNNING WITH ED Early bird registration for the Park City Education Foundation’s annual Running With Ed fundraiser race is underway. According to a newsletter, the first 100 captains of teams with five or more members to sign up early will receive a free pair of Reebok running shoes and a $50 discount of the registration price. The race is scheduled for Saturday, May 20. The event is a major fundraiser for the education foundation, with proceeds benefitting all schools within the Park City School District. For more information, visit runningwithed.com. PCHS STUDENTS TO TAKE ACT AND PREACT SOON Park City High School juniors will take the ACT test on Tuesday, Feb. 28, while sophomores will take the PreACT. According to the school’s website, pchs. pcschools.us, students who arrive late to school that day will not be admitted into the exams. Students do not need to register or pay to take the exams. Testing will take place from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., with lunch and first through fourth periods being held after. Buses will run on normal schedule, and study sessions will be held for students who ride the bus but aren’t taking tests. www.parkrecord.com The Peace House is scheduled to hold 30-minute seminars about keeping children safe from predators during parent-teacher conferences at the four elementary schools in the Park City School District. According to the Parley’s Park Elementary School website, the forums will discuss teaching personal safety to children, child abuse statistics and how to report an incident. The seminars will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School (Feb. 6), Trailside Elementary School (Feb. 7) and Parley’s Park (Feb. 8). At McPolin Elementary School, they’re scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. on Feb. 10. A-9 STUDENTS ROAR AT ‘THE LION KING,’ A-11 WED/THURS/FRI, FEBRUARY 1-3, 2017 For Day School students, the future is now After a lengthy project, students excel in future city competion By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record Students today won’t be able to thrive in the economy of tomorrow without a diverse set of skills. That’s why it was so encouraging for Park City Day School teachers Charlotte Friedman and Jesse Levesque to watch seventh-grade students thrive in a semester-long group project to research and design future cities. The assignment culminated late last month, when two of the most successful groups showed off their projects at a regional competition in Boise, Idaho. Friedman said the skills the students learned during the project served them well at the competition -- and will continue to do so well into the future. “If you are flexible, if you have these great skills of collaboration, teamwork and being able to research and think about a problem and solve it, you’ll be able to go far in the fuPlease see Future, A-10 PEACE HOUSE TO HOLD CHILD-SAFETY SEMINARS DISTRICT COULD BUILD NEW ELEMENTARY, A-10 BUBBA BROWN/PARK RECORD (From left) Cliffey Burkemper, Olivia Tracey, Maxine Kushner and Amelia Walden are four of the Park City Day School seventh-graders who participated in a semester-long project to design future cities. The students capped off the project by competing in a regional competition in Boise, Idaho. District special education review reveals big flaws Report: A disconnect exists between parents and administrators By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record An independent review of the Park City School District’s special education services found glaring deficiencies in how the district operates the program. The review was conducted over the course of a week in the fall by 12 staff members of the Utah State Board of Education Special Education Section who studied the district by interviewing parents, teachers and administrators; holding focus groups; and observing classrooms. The group last week deliv- ered a report on its findings to the Park City Board of Education, which commissioned the review in the summer, after a series of criticisms were levied against the special education program. Leah Voorhies, a program coordinator with the State Board of Education, told the school board that a damaging disconnect among parents, the district and teachers is the most concerning thing the review discovered. The report states parents don’t feel as though they’re participating in the special education process and often have to explain their students’ individualized education programs to teachers. Likewise, teachers reported sometimes feeling bullied by parents. “There’s communication going on but it’s not appreciated,” Voorhies said. “Consensus building is not happening.” Please see District, A-11 Exclusive. Strategic. Refined. A great real estate brand is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. Stay Informed! Get local news every Wednesday and Saturday. Call 435.649.9014 to subscribe today! 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