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Show Friday. March By MARA CALLISTER Herald Staff Writer Chatter of a bus driver-teachrumor mill in Alpine School District concerning a "hit list" of administrators was denied Thursday night at two meetings with school board members and Superintendent Max B. Welcker. Robert Hunsaker, Executive Director of Bonneville Uniserv, a negotiation team, and Paul president of the Alpine er Mor-tense- n, Education Association (AEA), representing the largest group of teachers in the district, invited all board members and Welcker to a private meeting Thursday. At the two meetings, Alpine Board President, Richard A. Heaps, and Welcker denied the existence of any "hit list" for reassignment of administrators, principals and teachers. The entire board showed up to the meeting with AEA and Bonneville Uniserv, said Heaps. It was-nannounce publicly or approved to be closed, as required by law. Afterwards, Heaps and Welcker said they reassured the AEA and Bonneville Uniserv that the district had no plans to reassign any principals in the district except three who had requested retire- ': v ot f ment. "We just reassigned 80 percent of our principals the year before Mllwnwirlf',Tlfi r'nTWfTfrfnlillirTlll "i Mark Byrnes Photo Kids Take on Shakespeare Provo are of the Shrew" tonight, "Taming performing Shakespeare's 3600 N. 500 E. at located is school 7:30. The at starting The production has sixth grade actors performing original Shakespearelines, colorful sets, costumes and a Renaissance Chorus, which combines to make an authentic Shakespeare play. Sixth graders at Edgemont Elementary THE HERALD, Provo, Utah. - Page School in last. The others had only been in their positions a few years at that time. There's no move on my part to recommend transfers because principals were hired by Dan Peterson," Welcker said. "When I heard some of the rumors I was agast." The executive director of Bonneville Uniserv told the board he wanted any reassigments done for the correct reasons and rumors to stop because they upset trust of students and educational climate in a district. ."We're concerned that the rumors are spreading and any attempt by individuals or groups to divide the teachers or educational family must be opposed by the association," he says. Hunsaker does not know where the rumors started, he says, and urges his people to track down the source when they hear one. At another meeting, Heaps, Welcker and Dr. Richard and Nancy Williamson, other board members, met with George Cherrington, president of Sud-wee- the Classified Employees Association. They listened to concerns over a rumor that the board plans to reassign James Crittenden, superintendent of transportation in the district. Last year, the Alpine transportation department received a AAA . award for recognition of outstanding maintenance and safety and has been recommended for another AAA award this year, says Cherrington. "We support Crittenden 100 percent. He is doing a super job," he says. Welcker and Heaps say they are reviewing administrators but both denied having made any recommendations about any changes in the transportation department. "I think the flyer the American Federation of Teacher put out (asking for the reassignment of Harold Jacklin, a former coach like Crittenden, and the current administrator of administrative services) probably was the force that caused a lot of rumors to fly," Welcker says. At the board's next public meeting, the superintendent will ask the board to accept the retirement of seven or eight administrators and personel in the district's central office. "Naturally, we will have some reassignments then," Welcker said. Rumors reaching the Herald from school teachers and bus drivers this week included: The Alpine District board wants to get rid of people loyal to a previous administration Heaps says he would not consider a reassigment based on those ... Harold Jacklin, Administrator of Administrative Services will be reassigned as principal of Laker-idg- e Junior High. . . . Welcker says Jacklin will definately not be the next principal Stan Leavitt, Administrator of Instructional Services, is being asked to resign Welcker says Leavitt, 65, has given the Superintendent a letter saying he has enjoyed his association with the district and would like to retire. Former coaches, such as Crittenden, Jacklin and Berdean Jar-maprincipal of Orem High and six teachers are on a "hit list'' for reassignment in the district both Welcker and Heaps say they have never discussed this or heard of the list. Some of the school board members do not send any of their children to public schools The Herald called each board member and asked them to report the school and grade each of their children are currently attending. Every board member has their children in public school and has never sent them to private school in the United States with the exception of Nancy Williamsen. ; .... n, .... .... Williamsen says she sent her children to American Heritage, a private school in Pleasant Grove, while she taught there during 1972 and 1976. OH Provo Committee Retracts Its Charge Ferguson says he needs to talk By ROGER D. PLOTHOW to the committee to clear up some Herald Staff Writer A Provo City Council committee questions he has concerning the formed to study the mayor's pro- list. "We're still confused," he says. posed administrative code was mistaken in its claim that the We just need to sit down and talk. "I don't think we're at loggermayor is attempting to take away some of council's legal authority, heads over this. We just have some honest differences of opin-iosays the committee's chairman. The three-membcommittee One such area is a proposal in submitted a list of questions concode to consolidate several the the to code cerning proposed Mayor James Ferguson last week. city departments. Councilman Stan Brown, also a Among the committee's major concerns was a passage in the member of the ad hoc committee, says he fears the city may create code giving the mayor the author"super departments" if the ity to establish city offices. proposal is passed. chairmayor's committee Call, Craig Ferguson says the' consolidaman, says he now agrees with the mayor that establishment of such tions are proposed to make management easier, and will not creoffices should be an administrative function, with the final ap- ate super departments. The mayor wants to combine the proval of council. "There was some confusion, but Engineering and Public Works DeI agree now with the mayor that partments into a single Public the state code gives him that Services Department, and also proposes consolidating the Library right," Call says. The passage in the code pro- and Parks and Recreation posal states that the mayor has authority to "create any other offices as may be deemed necessary for the good government of the municipality and make appointments of them... within the general provisions of the law and WELCOMES n. Officials Disagree On Flooding 1-- 15 BY ROD COLLETT Herald Staff Writer The worst is yet to come with high water around Utah Lake and its affect on Interstate 15. But Utah County Emergency Services and officials of the Ptah Department of Transportation still disagree exactly how high the water will get. At a meeting this week, officials of both departments met to to compare notes on what each is doing to prevent water from section spilling over a mile-lon- g of between the South Spring-vill- e exit (State Road 75) and the Provo University exit. UDOT has begun stockpiling about 150,000 sandbags to defend the freeway section from the rising waters of Utah Lake. Assistant UDOT Director C.WSkip" Anderson says the state will use sandbags and pumps to protect freeway. Meanwhile. Lt. Gary Clayton, Utah County Emergency Management Coordinator, says Utah Lake is already a threat to the vital north to south link. "The greatest problem we have is the perception of what will happen," said Clayton. "Both parties have now agreed to meet on a regular basis and to have an information flow so that the communities in the county know what will happen in relation to potential flooding." Clayton said the state is operating under the premise that Utah Lake will not exceed 2.5 feet above compromise point, based on a prediction by the National Weather Service. Chicken "The county perceives that quite differently. The lake is now 2.3 feet above compromise and it's totally inconceivable that with our runoff still to come that we'll gain only two more inches of water. "Clayton said. Utah County officials expect a two- - to three-forise in the level of Utah Lake during the spring runoff. Lake water is now about one foot below the paveot ment. Anderson disagreed with the idea that UDOT is sticking with the the National Weather Service prediction. He said the runoff will be the main factor which determines future state action to protect the road. Whatever happens, Anderson says the state is prepared to take action, but only if the threat is real. "We are monitoring the situation in Utah County daily. If the water continues to come up, UDOT will take appropriate action, but at the present time the level has maintained constant elevation for the past few weeks," Anderson added. He pointed to the cost factor as reasons the UDOT has not taken drastic action that Provo City has in diking or using sandbags. "We really don't think the water will come up over the freeway. But we do have equipment, materials and manpower ready'Anderson explained. He said both sides of the interstate will be sandbagged and pumps would drain off whatever water seeps in. muni that's a bit of a ham. yrxrmLL . mi-M- AL BLACK er BACK! AL WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL HIS FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS TO COME IN AND LET AL HELP YOU WITH ALL YOUR AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS. ordinances..." Call says that since studying the state code outlining the functions of city administrators, he no longer has a quarrel with the mayor on that issue. The passage is a direct quote from the state code on administra- tive duties. Ferguson says he and his staff were very careful to follow the state code when drafting the prh posal. "We have not written a code without getting a legal opinion," he states. "Very little of this code was not taken from the state code." Call says council is anxious to follow the state law in establishing the duties of administration and council in Provo's year-ol- d mayor council form of government and has no desire to limit the mayor's Birthday Celebration Mallwalk Sale THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MARCH administrative authority. Of the 30 questions submitted to Ferguson concerning the proposed code, Call says only five or six of those items car considered major concerns by the committee. X3 Win a Trip to II . V M MM MM Southern California and Visit --f UNIVERSAL MDisnctjland) " a tender boneless breast of chicken patty topped with ham and melted swiss cheese, to dip in our zippy mustard sauce. Plus a juicy steak broiled to order, a baked potato or fries and Sizzler toast. 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