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Show THE GREEN SHEET 9 Thursday, Sept. 15, 1988 COMMUNITY NEWS School Board Session Continued from page 1 in November. While it is relatively simple to middle." revenue losses if the compute She explained that out of a initiatives pass, he noted, the school with nearly 1,200 students, "no where can you find is problem the PTA In addition, any capital improvement project or equipment purchase which could be delayed would be put on the back likely: reduce costs by reducing burner for as long as necessary and administrative support until safety or health code ' violations forced the expenditure, services; pass some costs through to he pointed out. Positions for 25 administrators, parents and patrons with user 27 counselors, 15 custodians, 39 fees; six 107 aides, secretaries, reduce costs by reducing special three vocational instructors, services; - eliminate costs by eliminating audiologists and 170 teachers is if (182 kindergarten programs; and defer costs by postponing some maintained) would be eliminated, he said. Class sizes would also repairs and purchases. "The exact formula for reducing; have to be increased by two in Jordan District's 1988-8budget high schools, 1.5 in'middle schools will not be determined until the and three on the elementary level 1989 of the state legislature has (slightly , less if kindergarten is eliminated). concluded," he explained. , Much of the district's funding All .these potential cuts, comes earmarked for special however, "are only examples," he be cannot for and used programs out. "We cannot be anything else, but he reasoned pointed about anything until that since this special funding absolute meets. If the after the legislature will most likely be the first to go, chooses for legislature, example, cuts of he the a majority potential to will we fund transportation, outlined Tuesday are from special A transportation system in have programs areas. this district. If they choose to fund If the three initiatives pass, kindergarten, well operate a extra curricular activities such as kindergarten." high school athletics, the district's Following Whittenburg's preadult education program, commusentation, board member Don nity education, student bus Carpenter . proposed that "this service, swimming pools and board officially go on record secondary school textbooks would opposing the initiatives because of either institute or increase user the devastating impact they fees under the district's current would have on education in the Jordan School District." plan, he noted. Reduced services would most The board unanimously adopted likely be instituted in advanced his proposal. "It's time to take the gloves off placement, elementary guidance, vocational education, bilingual and actively fight the initiatives," education, secondary counseling' Linda Neff told fellow members of and the gifted and talented the board. "We need to distribute program. Kindergarten, high risk as much information as possible to let people know how much students, special transportation, hearing evaluation, youth in these initiatives would hurt this custody and the family education district" - - , -- - 9 . ; . Open Fires Banned In Canyons Lambs, Parleys, canyons: ' and Mt. Dell Emigration, Butterfield. . s Specific fire restrictions apply in other canyons. The Forest Service allows .for open fires within developed campgrounds or picnic areas only. These fires must be contained in established fire pits and only where designated by posting. "Extreme fire safety measures must be exercised in the approved camps and picnic areas. If you don't need a fire, don't build one" Sheriff Hayward urged. "If you must build a fire in an approved area, never leave it unattended and use water to fully extinguish the blaze" Sheriff Hayward ' continued. All other areas in Salt Lake County are closed to burning without a permit. Persons observing violations are urged to office. contact the sheriffs For more information contact Sgt. Craig Tame of the Public Information Unit, Correction MIDVALE. An implication in a story appearing in last week's Jordan Valley Sentinel was . i I erroneous. The story implied that residents in Midvale would see a decrease in the monthly fee they are charged for garbage collection in light of a new contract between the city and the firm that collects .trash. That is not the case. No mention was made of reducing the fee, Dave Colvin, city administrator, explained. The new contract may breaking bring the city closer-teven in that fund. It has been operating in the red, according to Colvin. Residents are currently paying $3.83 for trash collection and will continue to do so for the coming year. The Sentinel regrets the error. o 264-223- . - . - SALT LAKE. Sheriff N.D. (Pete) Hayward has announced a ban on open fires in the following outright ' provide basic education for all students," he stressed. To protect the heart of the educational program, the district will most organization counted 194 accurate figures" concerning cuts memben. until after the legislature meets "I, for one, put in at least 100 in February. hours or more a month at the "Taking a' middle road and school, but the people who are planning for a loss of about $14 calling to threaten me IVe never million seemed prudent," he seen at the school. I'm torn. I explained, noting that the amount don't feel we have enough facts will vary according to decisions about what is going on in the made by the legislature then and district." .:;V , 't subsequent interpretations by the It was "from a sense of . State Board of Education. accountability" and ah effort to , The estimated cost to educate explain how the district spends one Jordan district student is tax dollars, explained Superinten- $2,193 per year, he noted. This dent Ray Whittenburg, that the cost is "very nearly the lowest in reviewed district the tax: the nation." initiatives and their potential Losing $14 million "will be Jordan- ' district equivalent to wiping out the on impact education funds for more than revenues. "If the initiatives pass, we have 6,300 students, or about half the to take whatever is left and put current middle school population" together a program as best we can in Jordan district, he said. "We want to be realistic and to educate he students," positive about this," he said. "If explained. Whittenburg noted that official the initiatives pass, they will "estimates" show that Jordan impact students, patrons, and district will lose at least $11 significantly impact education. million and possibly as much as Teachers will be . asked to $18 million in operating funds if, shoulder an even larger burden voters approve the tax initiatives than in the past." ' center would likely be eliminated Jordan has an obligation "to us in the PTA are caught in the Semifinalists Are Named In Merit Scholarship Contest EVANSTON, ILL. Names of more than 15,000 high school seniors nation wide have been announced as semifinalists by the National Merit .Scholarship Corporation. Semifinalists from Green Sheet area schools include Shane W. Brock, Laura E. Linton, Kearns high; Hal H. Armstrong, Jeffrey L. Jensen, Cyprus; Kevin G. Ttaylor, Hillcrest; Alan D. Whitaker, Bingham; Paul S. Minson, Chad A. Rappleye, Tracy L. Slaughter, Brighton; Spencer S. Glende, Cottonwood. Also, Greg L. Alt, Jeff S. David F. Debry, Anderson, Matthew B. Gildea, John R. Hicks, Thorns R. Jones, Michele Quinn, Chris A. Roberts, Amy A. Taylor, Ann C. Winegardner, Olympus; Travis E. Oliphant, Taylorsville; Ronald J. Galieti, Christopher W. Jones, Chris I. Macintosh, Ben W. McKee, Alta; Clint D. Christofferson, Shannon Lloyd, Jordan. Also, Brent A. Belim, Michael W. Callahan, David C. Dunn, Johnson, Todd M. Kimberly Paxman, Christian A Pohlabel, West Jordan and Dean R. Wheeler, Granger high. Lines From LaRee When men speak ill of you, so live that nobody will believe, them. Plato. - n Arc Your Feet Trying To Tell You Something? ,, CCSXS ft CALLOUSES Ym l Mv Net Getting TeThehettesieflhePraMral "If i jmt I ctra i ufltn," in sir. Tktn mil lit mm umwms that it than ) ml mnt Uw tt mi m. Com w r which M km I Mtm irtbliw into Hit stun tkafi tmun tha mMtm. 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