| Show ‘ 6A Fnday December 1 Walkout add°$10 million to the CapUol Outlay Foundation ProgranTto help school districts with building needs won’t begin to address the need for 172 new schools to handle an expected 100000-plu- s students over the From 1A spend the time in' activities designed to inform the public about education needs Whether students make up the lost day would be up to the districts Sorensen said State law requires schools to hold classes at least 180 days a year next decade Earlier were approved by the Education Interim Committee A fourth to require the proposal proposals unanimously Superintendent Ted Adams said the walkout will be treated the same as three feet of snow an event over which the district has no control “It would be like a weather-relate-d closure’’ Adams said "We would cancel school because of the safety issue:” Students w ill make up the day possibly by using vacation days Adams said The weather analogy helps keep the district from treating the event as political or taking an adversarial position Adams said he voiced although disappointment at the decision to Legislature to consider inflation when setting the statewide property tax levy passed 12 to 7 Bqtjhe committee declined to take apposition on a fifth to dedicate recommendation potential revenues generated by g excess hazardous fees to education disappointing educators waste-dumpin- Kevin Task force Gam said Utah docs very well by education considering its high birth rate and heavy tax burden He 'said despite spending less il than any other state Utah ranks third in the nation for percentage of dollars committed to education per-pup- walk of Utah its its tamilies and its educators will all be better off trying to find common ground than taking symbolic forms of action” he said The Weber District also plans to close schools and make up the day at an undetermined date Davis was still finalizing plans late Thursday Conceding the task force had made some progress educators strongly praised a plan to raise the state guarantee to school districts that would keep their property taxes at a certain level The plan would infuse S46 million into the districts over the next five years and raise the number of eligible districts from state “The children the Thursday textbook building and guarantee District School Ogden Standard-Examine- From Page One 2000 Reaction in Davis mixed By LORETTA PARK Davis County parents offered mixed reaction to news that walkteachers planned a one-da- y out next Tuesday The Davis School District is the state’s third largest district with just over 3000 teachers working with 58947 students Sheryl DeNaughel of Kays-vill- e understands teachers’ frustration over perceived lack of for textbooks and funding smaller class sizes Several of her friends are teachers Two of her children attend Creekside Elementary Her -grader is in a classroom with 27 students and so are her second- sixth-grade- rs down schools Van Komen said Denece Johnson an algebra teacher at Fairfield Junior High School said it’s time for teachers to stand up for the children “Who’s going to stand up for them if we don’t” she said She said the walkout has little to do with salaries but with haying more money committed in the long run for textbooks supplies and equipment “If we can get more teachers - hired and reduce the class sizes that would be great The classes are too large We’re not doing this to pad our pockets” she said Meanwhile the Davis School District is preparing to shut year Standard Examiner Davis Bureau For several weeks her daughter had to share a desk because there were not enough desks in her classroom Her oldest son attended Syracuse Junior High School last year He had to share textbooks and some which he brought home “were really sad” But Ogden who works at a local grocery store worries about what will happen jiijhe future if “teachers don’t get what they want what are they going to do? They deserve more money and our kids deserve more” Janie Van Komen of West Point who has four children in elementary junior high and high school said she is frustrated with the teachers’ plan to walk-o“The legislators and the governor are working as hard as they can to get funding for education and still meet their other responsibilities If teachers go on strike I believe they’re going to be cutting their own throats I’m very much in favor of higher salaries and more money for education but sinking is not a way to do it” All schools will be closed Tuesday said district spokesperson Chris Williams All athletic events all evening programs ahd all community activities will be cancelled In addition the Family Enrichment Center in Kaysville will be closed and the Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center in Clearfield will be open to adult clients only Miller said each school will be staffed by a principal and assistant principal in case parents drop their children off Tuesday morning CROSSROADS OF THE WEST ut is way too “Twenty-seve- n many for second grade There are still some who need that extra attention That’s an awful high number to have in a classroom” she said Susan Ogden of West Point has also experienced shortfalls Her daughter attends Lakeside Llementary which was open last SALT LAItE GUfd SHOW DECEMBER SALT PALACE ll SAVElSltOOIWITHtTHISTADIiSS 9 lU Show Hours: Saturday 9-- 5 Sunday LIMIT ONE COUPON PER ADULT With almost 50 percent of the state dedicated budget to education spending Gam said “Em puzzled sometimes by why our to commitment education is public constantly questioned” But Sorensen said Utah's schoolchildren deserve at least as much commitment as that seen to improving highways and planning for the 2002 Winter Olympics “To say that we have too many kids and the problem cannot be solved is not acceptable” Sorensen said on a Compaq While it’s too soon to say if further action could be coming Sorensen said it’s certain educators will be watching the political process of the 2001 Utah Legislature closely Contact reporter Beth Dote at 5 or bdote'a standard net 20 to 30 A proposed S306 million to buy new textbooks is “a step in the right direction" Sorensen said But educators say a plan to Bundle Computer 625-422- With no rebate hassles! 8ft' SYRACUSE CLEARANCE CENTER SI yr- J ” Q1' CL 0 3 " ' j J1 f Make your own CDs with the CD K303 FSCIS 51YIHSS CF rn r - rap h'- RYV built-i- n A1V340 Drive! - 'y Mr -l -A FOOTBOARDS INCLUDES: ARMOIRES HEADBOARDS CHAIRS! 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