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Show t r ' . . . . V .4 r v - T A V - o? if M '''" 544r9133546-007- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1987 6 District growth, fund shortage bring changes By DONETA GATHERUM FARMINGTON Davis School Superintendent Dr. Richard Kendell presented his proposed district organization plan at the board of education meeting held last Tuesday. - The plan shows some important organizational changes within the central administrative staff. One major change is the elimination, because of the tight budget restrictions, of one assistant superintendent. For many years, Davis District had an assistant superintendent for support services, an assistant superintendent for curriculum and an associate superintendent for personnel matters. Dr. Kendell is proposing an assistant superintendent for support services and an assistant superintendent for schools. The person selected to fill this latter position would be the primary operations officer of the schools. Under this chain of command would be: the curriculum department, education support services, the director of testing and assessment, and two area directors. The assistant superintendent for schools would also be responsible foV the 'career ladder programs. The position of area director is a new concept introduced by Dr. Kendell. There will be two area directors functioning. Each will have the re The final major change in this organizational plan is the establishment of a coordinating council consisting of key people the Superintendent has selected to contribute ideas and not to represent a special group. Before any critical issue comes before the board of education, it will be considered by this council and recommendations will be made. Dr. Kendell referred to d this group as his cabinet. council will The the the include feature of Another important superintendent, the two assistant superintendents, the new organizational plan is the consolidation of all personnel services, manager, a reprefrom the career ladder into sentative insurance including programs, one department. This will be staff, the two area directors, the headed by Mel Miles and will be curriculum director, the director of under the assistant superintendent education support services, the for support services department personnel director, the director of data processing, the public inforalong with plant operations, enermation official, an elementary gy, new construction, transportaschool principal, a secondary tion, foods and data processing. school principal and a representaDr. Kendell sees his role as district superintendent as one of tive from special education. The coordinating council is working with the state legislature, made up entirely of district people. the federal government and communities at large. He will directly There is no representation on the supervise the office of public infor- council from the DEA or the PTA. mation and the Davis Foundation, This point was mentioned in the a private group established to se- board meeting by representatives , -- v cure grants and Other funds from of both groups. new to the posiAppointments private individuals and industries. The superintendent hopes the tions and replacements for posiassistant superintendent for tions now vacant will be made schools and the area directors will shortly after the first of the year. work closely with local schools and Dr. Kendell anticipates it will take much of their time will be spent three months to get the program into effective operation. inside the school buildings. sponsibility of three high schools, six junior high schools and 22 elementary schools. Their job is to work with teams of principals, counselors and teachers to improve the educational programs of the schools. This coordinator will work with others to write educational plans and programs and to develop yearly budgets. Dr. Kendell says the goal of the district is to develop a fully integrated curriculum in grades K through 12. fifteen-memb- er clerk-busine- ss thank Layton Mall for help Animal-lover- s By DONETA GATHERUM Julie Hartman, LAYTON marketing director for the Layton d Hills Mall, received a special present from Teddy, a large black dog. It was a certificate of appreciation to the Layton Hills Mall from Help Save the Animals, Inc., a mouth-delivere- non-prof- it animal welfare and res- cue organization. Since this group was organized in October of 1983, the Layton Hills Mall has provided them with a space to show their animals that are up for adoption. dog, carTeddy, a ried a small basket holding the cerwell-traine- d tificate. He was accompanied by Sam Familo, dog placement coordi ? hand-picke- nator for Help Save the Animals. Also receiving a certificate of appreciation from Teddy was Rob Jensen, manager of The Pet Shoppe, for the support he and his business associates have given Help Save the Animals. Animals are usually on display at the Mall every other Saturday throughout the year. During the Christmas season, they can be seen als are in poor physical health, they require special food. The organization was started in Davis County and has expanded into Weber and Salt Lake counties. Since 1983, they have placed over 6,000 animals. They keep a pet listing and referral service for potential pet owners. The response to this service is good. Over 100 calls are received each week. more frequently. Help Save the Animals provides Placement of 6,000 animals seems like a success story but it is dwarfed by the fact that the Davis County Animal Shelter alone puts down between 500 and ,000 animals each month. Because of this ter- care for abandoned and abused animals at their facility. This is extremely expensive since many of the animals require medical help. no-ki- ll The yearly medical bill is between $12,000 and $16,000 plus food and litter expenses. Because the anim 1 rible problem, Help Save the Anim- - PHOTO business Locally-create- d means jobs for county By TOM BUSSELBERG Editor Reflex-Journ- al FARMINGTON Locally-create- d jobs and businesses mean more chance for employment and growth to Utahns. Thats not always the case when a large, outside firm purchases a Utah operation or starts a branch plant or office, the Davis County Private Industry Council was told Tuesday. Dr. Gale Thom, a Davis County resident and now originator of at least two local businesses, re- counted personal experiences where several growing branches of national firms were shut down. It not only forced him to change direction, several times, but also affected hundreds of Utahns and the economy in the process. He recounted the experience of a medical manufacturing subsidiary in Utah. It had been losing $1.5 million a year but he was able to slash those losses by more than d in about a year. It wasnt enough, because the home office outside of the state shut the plant. We were making some headway but they elected to dispense with the Utah organization," Dr. Thom said, reiterating similar scenarios in his own career. Outside owners decided to close Utah operations or alter them, such as has happened with 800 former Deseret Pharmaceutical employees, he noted. Trained in engineering, Dr. Thom has worked in missile production, medical equipment development and related areas. After his last experience with a national firm saw changes in Utah operations about one and years ago, he decided to evaluate his situation before moving on, he told the PIC. If I work to create a (jobs) structure, maybe I can do more for society, he said. Recalling grassroots training in his fathers Salt Lake City grocery store, I was reared feeling that in small business, people do for themselves. In large business, you look for someone to work for. Last March he met a veterinarian who thought hed done all the right things: bought equipment, acquired a building, but couldn't get his product off the ground. Noting a very valuable product", was in the offing, Dr. Thom said help from people at the Uni versity of Utah, Davis County Employment & Training and Economic Development and elsewhere helped get the ball rolling. He reiterated the process necessary before venturing into business: analyze your own business, asking if it will really make money; what kinds of risks are necessary before success can be reached? Will others share the feeling risk is worth it for potential success? Then opportunities must be sought, he emphasized, noting that first business, the importation of calf serum, cost $310,000 to finance. At first, we couldnt find financing. We had to weigh the opportunities compared to the needs. We finally sold off the marketing rights, and then Davis Coun I ty (Economic Development) gave us the chance to move forward. They provided $100,000 in financing. Noting that $300,000 isnt a lot of money when starting a business, Dr. Thom said were really seeing the first significant manufacturing income now with that business. A building will soon be erected in Woods Cross and eight-te- n employees hired initially, maybe more in the future. We will be based in Davis County. Davis County is intimately involved, the Bountiful area resident emphasized. He has since helped start a firm that will eventually be located in Davis County, High-tec- h CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Zip codes added LAYTON If you thought Layton was getting bigger, youre right. Syracuse isnt staying the same size, either, the U.S. Postal Service has decided. Two new zip codes have been created and may be used by patrons immediately, says Layton Postmaster Newell Wilson. The east portion of Layton, above Fairfield, will be assigned the new zip code of 84040. The rest of Layton, including Fairfield and below, will retain the 84041 zip. For the first time, Syracuse will get its own zip code 84075. Clover Club growing one-ha- lf Hills Mall representatives "Help Save the Animals" representatives present the Layton with a certificate of appreciation. Rob Jensen, left, The Pet Shoppe manager, left, Sam Julie Familo, dog placement coordinator for the' group. Teddy, dog with basket, and Hartman, mail marketing director. GARY BLODGETT Deer dont usually make it down to those parts now inhabited more by man, than beast, but with the warm weather that has still shown itself, lately, sometimes deer have ventured into "civilization. Who knows when winter will finally arrive? Its formal arrival is set within the week. one-thir- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 BY KAYSVILLE Production will double and employment year at the Borden, Inc. Clover Club Kaysville, announced Carl Caughran, gen- will increase in the next Potato Chip plant in eral manager. In addition to Clover Club products, the plant will be producing all the Laura Scudders brand potato chips and related products for southern California. Production of some Laura Scudders products began in Kaysville on Nov. 2. As the new technology, extra equipment and capital improvements move into the plant, production capabilities will expand and jobs will be added, Caughran said. Were very pleased to receive the additional volume and are excited by Bordens deeper investment into the Kaysville area. Production of the Laura Scudders products was assigned to the Kaysville plant following consolidations in the Borden snacks group. Snacks products total approximately $700 million in sales for Borden, a worldwide producer of foods, d consumer products and chemical specialties, with projected 1987 sales of $6.5 billion. non-foo- |