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Show SEPTEMBER 22, 1987 L, at its maximum in many cases. The maximum was defined as 34 children in the core classes. is By DONETA GATHERUM FARMINGTON Several questions about the effectiveness of extended day programs being piloted in four Davis County elementary schools were raised at the last board of education meeting by Davis Education Association President Beth Beck. Pres. Beck asked to address the board of education and cited five areas of concerns teachers at Boulton, Knowlton, Adams and Layton elementaries have brought to the attention of the DEA. Extended day is where students attend in two shifts spaced about an hour apart. Teachers are given smaller classes for core subjects and larger classes for music, art and physical education. It is geared to allowing schools to handle 20 percent larger enrollments. At the same time its intended more individualized attention is given in core subjects. The most pressing of the conratio. cerns was the teacher-pupi- l The DEA president stated that this The DEA arrived at this number by taking the number of students and dividing it by the number of teachers. She noted in speciality areas a teacher might see from 400 to 700 students during a school day. She questioned the value of having 55 first graders in a physical education class with only one teacher and no aides. Mrs. Beck cited a need for increased administrative and clerical help in these four schools. She mentioned problems with the lunch program which was originally to have a computer card system available to help expedite student processing and lunch ticket dispersal. Another concern was the lack of adequate phone lines into the building. A school with 29 faculty members and 1,003 children has only two phone lines. This doesn't comhelp with parent-teachmunication, she stated. er The lack of preparation time was the final concern Ms. Beck men- tioned. In one situation, a teacher has half of the preparation time in the morning. This is used by moving children in the school out of the room and into another learning center and then greeting children who are arriving at school, Mrs. Beck noted. She ended her presentation on a positive note. I am excited and proud of the teachers, she said. There is an optimistic attitude and a willingness to help and adjust. She also said that the teachers involved in extended day program are happy to be teaching in specialty areas and they liked the prospect of making extra money. Supt. Richard Kendell said he supported the extended day programs as ideas that have great promise. He said many of the teacher concerns were direct money items. Board member Henry Heath mentioned some of the problems could be lessened by using deMud wjmm Board Chairman Sheryl Allen promised to work with the DEA to come up with some solutions. At the conclusion of the board meeting, Associate Supt. Gayle Stevenson chided the DEA for the unusual practice of using the board meeting as a public forum. This is not the place or the way," was only slightly less than one pupil higher in the remaining school. Some core classes have enrollments as low as 22 pupils, he observed. He said the situation of having 55 studente in a PE class could be true but it doesnt have to be. The school can hire an aide. One has he said. done this. There is flexibility in the Mr. Stevenson countered the schools to develop and change the statements made by Pres. Beck by program. Mr. Stevenson said contacts besaying the pupil teacher ratio in 3 of the 4 extended day schools was between the school principals and the low the district average. He said it central office indicated there was general satisfaction with the He noted there was additional, secretarial help in these schools and that situations where prepara-- j tion time is less than 50 to 55 minutes are being worked out. 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