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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday March 6, 1991 - Page 16 art, and Navajo cultural Indian policies and procedures in schools The San Juan School Board held its annual public hearing on Indian policies and procedures February 25 in Mexican Hat. The purpose of the hearing is to review policies and procedures particularly affecting Indian students, the handling of P.L. 874 funds, equality of education for Indian students, and to hear public imput on these issues. The meeting was held in both English and Navajo with translations as needAll chapters in the ed. county had been notified of the meeting and about 20 parents attended. Out of a budget of approximately $18 million, the district beceives $2.6 million annually as authorized by Public Law 874. The money is based on the number of children in the dis- trict living on ticello High School and Albert R. Lyman Middle School below that average. below. Monument Valley High School, and Whitehorse High School, are above the average. The elementary average increased transportation, utilities, and teacher housing expenses. He added that San Juan High School, is $2,841 per pupil with ican Hat, Montezuma Creek, La Sal, and Bluff schools above that average. Blanding, Monticello, and Halls Crossing schools are costs in the south as due to the class sizes in the southern part of the district are smaller than those in the northern schools. Parents concerns ranged from broad problems such as the need for extra funding for programs in music, dancing, to more specific needs such as additional teachers and aids for special education, and more athletic programs for the elementary students. The disparity in the length of service of teachers in the south compared to those in the north was mentioned. In this school year at Mexican Hat Elementary School, for example, half of the faculty is new. With the large teacher turnover, the educational programs in the UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Z Offers College Courses in Moab for the Spring Quarter 1991 federal lands, including the reservation, and those whose parents are employed in the area by the federal government. The fund is set up to compensate local districts for loss of revenue usually raised through Mex- Superintendent Hal Jensen explained the higher schools lack continuity. The board suggested that the parents and teachers in the southern schools work with the teachers union to negotiate a higher wage for teachers in the schools that are difficult to staff. Transportation problems such as the condition of roads on school bus routes and the rates for contact carriers (parents or others who drive children from outlying homes to the school bus routes) were also addressed by parents. DEPT. COURSE CO I I PE OF m TITLE SCI 'MCE property taxes. There is no such tax on federal lands. The money goes to the regular operating expenses of schools in the district. It does not help with capital expenses such as consruct-innew buildings. Most of the P.L. 874 funds in San Juan School District are received because of Indian students. Equality of g per-pup- il spending throughout the district was also reviewed. The average secondary per-pup- il expenditure for the district is $3,815, with Mon- - ASCS director Richard Holyoak has retired from his position as county executive director for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in San Juan and Grand counties after more than 30 years of government ser- vice. Holyoak began his career with ASCS in Summit County. He later moved to the San JuanGrand county office, where he spent the greatest part of his career. His years of service to farmers and ranchers in Register by calling U.S.U. Center 2 or 7213 (801) this area are greatly appreciated. in Moab 259-743- Doug Christensen has been selected as the county executive director for San Juan and Grand counties. Christensen comes to Monticello from Beaver, Utah, where he served as the county executive director for ASCS in Beaver County. He is looking forward to working with the farmers and ranchers in this area. CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF March 25, 1991 All courses carry full U.S.U. credit - transferable to any accredited college or university Southeastern Utah Center for Continuing Education "Success" begins with S.U.C.C.E. in the U.S. CR. HR. |
