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Show The San Juan Record HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH Vol 73 30 No 4 cents February 27, 1991 School district selected for pilot program The San Juan School District has been selected by the State Office of Education, along with eight other tricts, to develop and Parents 4. will heavily involved in their students educational expe- Parent and school dis- rience. im- partnerships will be some major changes in the structure, be de- plement veloped. schedule, and purpose of the high schools. According to district per- ment system will be identified and installed to relieve the record keeping requirements. 6. Arrangements will be made with area technology sonnel, the need for high schools to evaluate how they operate and function is based on several facts: 1. We live and work in a 5. A computer manage- the state to provide advanced training for our students during the summer. centers in District personnel are excited about being selected for this project. The goals are excellent, they say. The procedures to reach the goals are flexible, and artificial barriers that keep the district from meeting students needs will be removed. world economy. Our present high school system was designed for a time and situation that no longer exists. 2. 3. Utahs economy is ex- panding from a base of agriculture, transportation and military to include technology and high tech manufacturing and related jobs. Seventy percent of the jobs in the 1990s will not require a college degree. 5. Students must be better 4. officials concerned about BIA decision on Chuska Oil UNDC Utah Navajo Development Council has a special interest in the controversy concerning the Chuska Operating Agreement. This is because UNDC is directly the relationship between Chuska and the Navajo Tribe, says Dick affected by agent-princip- al Netzsosie, UNDC director. A recent decision by the Bureau of Indian Affairs relieves the BIA from paying to the Navajo Oil Royalty Fund 37.5 percent of This request was made at a time when market oil prices reached a high of $40 per barrel. Instead of a windfall increase in income, the royalty fund had actually decreased. UNDC believes this is due, in part, to the Chuska-Navaj- o Tribe agreement. This reduction in income to the Utah Navajo Royalty Fund has hurt the many programs currently prepared for successful transition into work or post secondary training. San Juan High School has been selected as the pilot school in the district. How- ever, all four high schools in the county will be impacted by the changes, and will be involved in imple- ss Public update on restoration bill d Governor Norm Banger-ter- s plan to turn over the administration of vajo Trust Fund Navajos was first and then passed goes down, up said Representative Vernon Borgeson, bill, Na- to Utah rejected by the House on Friday. IIB394, sponsored by Rep- resentative David Adams, reorganizes the state Division of Indian Affairs and the Indian Affairs Council, and it also However, Adams said all seven chapter houses on the Utah portion of the reservation have endorsed the plan. The purpose of the bill is to put the administration of those funds solely in the hands of Utah Navajos, he said. The bill, opposed by some Indian organizations, was creates a board composed of seven Navajos and five advisors to administer millions of dollars in oil and gas royalty money paid on vote. first rejected by a Lawmakers later reconsidered the bill and passed it Navajo Reservation. Senate. the Utah portion of the This the governors not the Indians bill, but is 29-4- 1 49-2- 2. The bill now goes to the (Reprinted from the February 23 Deseret News.) menting those key elements that will make a differ- ence in the schools. The fundamental change in the system will be to pro- vide multiple graduation options for high school students. All graduates, college preparatory or otherwise, must be well prepared. The opportunities for noncollege students must be equal to those in college prep courses. The high schools will begin to incorporate the following: being offered to Utah Navajos and UNDC is urging legal action by the Utah Board royalties received on Chuska production within the of Indian Affairs and the office of the Utah Attorney Aneth extension oil field. BIA The position that General to resolve the probChuska is an extension of lem, Netzsosie said. the Navajo Tribe, and can paying revenues to the State of Utah for the use of Utah Navajos, and rec1. Develop a student eduognizing only the Navajo Tribe as a beneficiary, pecation and occupation plan On March 7, the United nalizes Utah Navajos, (SEOP). These plans will UNDC is States Department of Endrive the high school says Netzsosie. Utah concerned that the ergy will host an informaschedule, and will indiFund has to tion update discuss the cate the classes to be offered. Navajo Royalty suffered a loss of revenue in progress of its EnvironmenTraditional classes might the Chuska situation. tal Restoration and Waste be eliminated. Five-Yea- r We are concerned that Management 2. The schedule will be the Chuska agreement with Plan. The meeting will be adjusted to permit intethe tribe may encourage held at the San Juan County rdisciplinary classes. other arrangements in the courthouse, commissioners Course content will be future that will avoid payroom, in Monticello beginmore relevant. Academic 7 ad on p.m. (See and applied classes may be ing royalties to the State of ning at on Utah for the use of Utah page 16.) combined. 3. The role of the counNavajo beneficiaries. The primary purposes of In December 1990, UNDC the meeting are for DOE to selor will be modified to requested supplemental describe what cleanup and give priority to counseling that leads to the completion waste management activifunding from the Utah Division of Indian Affairs. ties are proposed in fiscal of the SEOP. The SEOP The request was put on hold year 1992 and to hear public will be emphasized in all due to lack of funds in the opinion about the proposed aspects of the students Utah Navajo oil royalties. activities. by-pa- Navajo-fun- Project started to save Some San Juan County roads in Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service areas are in danger of becoming declassified as ways, was the message given to county commissioners by Rick Bailey, commission aide, during the February 19 commission meeting. The way designation may jeopardize the existence of the road as a county road, and makes it possible for the road to be returned to wilderness. The way designation is a federal classification that can mean a road is being abandoned. County roads have two classifications: B roads, and D roads. roads in the county, B roads, are scheduled for regular maintenance, and the road numbers are posted. Well-travele- d Less-travele- d roads, D roads, often have no road numbers, and are maintained at a minimal level. The commissioners discussed methods for keeping all needed roads in the county within the D system. On the assumption that D roads roads which are mapped, numbered, and have had documented passage and maintenance, will not be designated as ways, the commission approved a plan to begin mapping. Once the roads are mapped and numbered, all county maintenance can be easily The county documented. also will solicit volunteer help in documenting travel, and any incidental maintenance that occurs on the roads as they are used. Hunters and ranchers will be asked to help with the project in their regular use of the roads. Commissioners also hope for coordination among agencies in the county to help document use and care of the roads. To get the project moving, the commission approved the hiring of a temporary summer employee (for three months) to complete the mapping and |
