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Show t I . w ra - Foundation warns of rising education costs school programs must be carefully evaluated against the benefits received if Utah is to control educational costs and finance public school operating expenditures from present tax sources in the decade ahead. All f I I This warning was sounded by Utah Foundation, the private research organization, in their latest analysis of school expenditure trends in Utah. The report indicates that school approach $1 billion a year by the s if present trends mid-1980- continue. In addition to this outlook for substantially higher school operating expenditures, added amounts will be needed for capital outlay, debt service, and school lunch. According to the Foundation, much of the expected increase over the next ten years will be the result of enrollment growth-anrising prices which are not controllable by state and local officials. A large part of the projected increase, however, is based on past trends and therefore is subject to future discretionary decisions. It is this portion of the projected increase that Foundation analysts say should be subject to closer legislative and administrative scrutiny. During the past ten years, school operating Utah rose by expenditures in $167 million. Approximately $77 million, or 46 percent of the increase, was accounted for by inflation (i.e. the reduced purchasing power of the dollar) and $9.7 million, or 6 percent of the increase, was the result of increased school enrollment. study shows that $80.8 million, or 48 percent of the school expenditure rise is and 1974-7between 1964-6The Foundation 5, 5 attributable to a variety of factors, such as (1) increased retirement and fringe benefits (2) for school employees, reductions in the average class sze, (3) increased employment f average daily membership in the years, Utah schools rose by only 9 percent. During the next ten years school enrollments in Utah are expected to climb by 28 percent. The resumption of rapid growth in the Utah schools will add about $89 million to annual school operating costs over the next decade based on the present leverl of school finance. In addition to the increase in school operating costs resulting from enrollment growth, expenditures w ill tend to rise with changes in the pricer level. Over the past ten years the consumers price index rose at an average rate of about 5.2 percent per year. During the past few Two represent- them with future building. They nonteaching instructional introduction of new programs, and (5) salary increases in excess of changes. If spending for these other factors should increase in the next decade at the same rate as it has during the Past ten years, another $300 million would be added to school operating costs in Utah by the (4) personnel, cost-of-hvin- 1985-8- school 6 g year. A large part of the financing problem for Utah schools in the next decade will be caused by an in school rise expected enrollments, according to the Foundation. Between the 1964-65 and the 1974-7- school 5 years, the inflation rate has been well above this ten year it has been average, although in somewhat recent declining months. If the annual inflation rate in the next decade should average 5 percent, an additional $256 million per year would be needed by 1985-8to fund the present level of school services -- 6 Utah Utah presently is spending about $315 million per year for in school ( 1975-7operations estimate). The Foundation study indicates that this expenditure 6 would more than triple by 1985-8if the spending trends of the past ten years are continued through the next decade. 6 t I PTA council elects officers The er Roy-Hoop- Council PTA recently held its final meeting of school year at the the 1975-7- 6 Sand Ridge Jr. High School, with President Barbara Skidmore presiding. Superintendent, G. SUNSET atives with 31 years experience with the handicapped, reported to the city council last Thursday the many problems facing physically handicapped and the Leland Burningham and Mr. Ron Stephens of the District office were on hand for the installation of new officers for the 1976-7school year. The following people will serve in Council positions next year: President, Janeal Cox; 1st vice president, Kathy German; 2nd vice president, Elwin Marriott (District office); 3rd vice president, Edel Jones; 4th vice president, June Wallin; 5th vice 7 t i president, Burce K. Brown, (teacher); Secretary, Ellen Payan; Treasurer, Doris Beck. Congratulations to these of- ficers, who know they will do an excellent job for the Council as have all those who served this year. Following the installation, Principals of each of the schools in the Council, Municipal, Hooper, North Park, Lake View, Valley View, Roy Elementary, Roy Jr., Sand Ridge Jr., and Roy High, commented on what their particular PTA unit had accomplished during the year, and gave their thanks to the many workers who had helped in their schools, Concluding the meeting a short film strip was shown on Alcohol Abuse, available for showing to the Junior high and high school level students. aged within Sunset. Gwen Peters and Bud Eddards have met with several cities in Davis County recently urging thefn to help remove ar- Easter in Park Egg Hunt atMunicipal d their work and added we shall to your implement try We have Sunset. into suggestions that obligation Councilman Norm Sant, agreeing with Mr. Watkins, added We will support your ideas and analyze the problems to see what we can do. chitectural barriers for the disabled. kiM& Sunset City bicentennial chairman, reported to council last week on his plans for the celebration. GUY LARSEN, Sunset plans events for bicentennial year SUNSET Guy Larsen, city bicentennial chairman, attended the last city council and presented a breakdown of planned events. He reported that the county has already begun plans for their 1976 fair, Aug. 1 with an enormous parade planned for Aug. 18-2- Other events include a Family Fun Day and the annual Miss Davis County Pageant. Sunset City plans include a 21. p Kiwanis-sponsore- also invited the city council members to take a wheelchair tour of Sunset in order for them to actually see the plight of the handicapped in trying to get around town. Councilman Bruce Watkins complimented 'the people on money for prizes. Miss Sunset pageant, June They pointed out legislation requires new public buildings being made accessible for the handicapped and the aged, and asked for Sunsets cooperation in aiding these people. They noted concern for lack of designated parking places that were wide enough to accomodate wheelchair victims, the lack of ramps and accesses into public buildings, as well as that restroom and water fountain facilities. 18 Stake Fun Days with a parade Happy Birthday America, e and various projects . The council gave Mr. Larser approval to submit an ap plication designating Sunset as i bicentennial city, with a flag t( be flown over the city. The ap plication requires that the city sponsor events in each of the following categories: 1. Heritage 76; 2. Festival USA; 3. Horizons 76. A bicentennial committee is being formed to assist Mr. Lar sen. Persons interested ir city-wid- Reporting there are 50,000 to 70,000 handicapped people from Provo to Ogden, they showed a great need for cities to be aware of these physical barriers and suggested means of overcoming Annexation hearing set ROY proposed A public hearing on a is annexation helping in any way should con tact the city offices. Councilman Norm Sant was appointed by the council to serve on the committee representing the city. Boys State In other action the counci voted approval for a $100 ex penditure to send two boys fron Sunset to Boys State. The boys have been selected by Americar Legion Post 134 and will be spon sored by Sunset City. Permit fees The council will stud; suggestions on bringing th building permit fees into lin with other Davis County cities a their next council meeting. Councilman Watkins preser ted information to the counci scheduled for April 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the city court room at the city office building. The proposal is presented by Dee Nelson who wants to annex to the city property at 3100 W. 5463 S., on which he intends to build a home. concerning the possibility o raising the fees, as well a changing the method on whici opinions on the proposal to rezone property southeast of 5600 the fee schedule is determined The recommendations will b discussed by both the plannin commission and the council. hearing scheduled ROY An open hearing is scheduled for April 27 at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed rezone. Residents may voice their S. 2050 W. from residential commercial C-- 2 Children study media ROY Lights! Camera! Action! are words that have taken on new significance as the fifth grade students at Valley View Elementary have been studying a career education unit on com- Rezone to a Elementary fifth grade students, back row, Gina Clark, Stephen Funk, Nick Wells, David Story, and Kristen Clark; kneeling, Brenda Jorgenson and Karri Wiggins, plan a segment for the program that was to be video taped. Gaelynn Wrigley, daughter of Capt. Wrigley, was unable to be in the picture. VALLEY VIEW R-l-- 8 zone. The hearing will be held in the city court room at the city office budding. munication. After writing and producing a special program that has been video taped, they now realize the amount of work involved in making the production, and the number of people involved in making it successful. Resource people have proved invaluable in adding enrichment to various areas of study in all the grades at Valley View, and Captain Frank Wrigley, assigned as Detachment Commander, Detachment 8 1365th Photo Squadron at Hill AFB, not only shared important facets about his career with the fifth grade students, but was able to invite the group of 75 to HAFL where several kinds of cameras and other types of video and audio equipment were carefully explained to the group. All of the children were on camera, and it was here that the program they video-tape- d which they had written. The fifth grade class, in studying communication, visited the Ogden Standard Examiner offices and plant, and expanded their unit of study to include television and radio communication. Lynne Adams, Bessie Petersen and Ralph Bateman, fifth grade teachers, share with their students the opinion that this has been one of their most interesting units. Communication, a most important field of career education, offers many intriguing and diversified types of employment. |