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Show r r 6 Thu Magna Times, West Valley News & Kearns Post, August IS, 2002 New CEO to oversee hospital expansion Pioneer Valley Hospital has a new leader to guide it as it is about to undergo an extensive renovation and expansion. Taking the helm of the 139 bed facility in West Valley is Iris C. Simonis, a longtime healthcare execu- d Bayou City Medical Center. She has also worked as CEO of the Plaza Security Hospital in Houston and served as vice president of patient services at the Women's Hospital of Texas and Medical Center. "We are very fortunate to have Iris lead this facility and move forward with plans to reinvest $12 million into the remodel and renovation of the hospital," said Dave Jones, Market President for 1ASIS Healthcare in Utah. "Iris has 56- - 526-be- tive. "I'm very excited about the opportunity to work with the employees, medical staff, the board and the community of Pioneer Valley Hospital," Simonis said. "The hospital has a longstanding history with the West Valley Community. We plan to become more active in the communities that surround this hospital and strive to enhance our quality of care and services." Simonis comes to Pioneer Valley Hospital from Houston, where she spent six years as Chief Operating Officer and later the Chief Executive Officer of the had a very successful career path, especially in terms of employee and customer satisfaction. We are excited about the possibilities of Pioneer Valley Hospital under her leadership." Simonis, who still holds a nursing license, has also held positions as assistant administrator of Nursing services, the patient care coordinator and head nurse O LA J J J O La 4,1 boxes. Donated seeds, reat things are hap- at our schools. Lakeridge Elementary will hold its Back to School Night is August 22 at 6:30 P.M. The program is titled "Your Tax Dollars at Work For The Safety of Children." The School is asking parents to follow the direc- tions of volunteers and Safety Patrol when using the new student loading zone in front of the school. For the safety of all students they request that parents use the sidewalk side of the one way loading zone to drop off and pick up stu- plants, tools and even boulders have been supplied through the generosity of community businesses. Teacher Inger Russell, an avid gardener, has been instrumental in getting the program implemented at the school. Students enjoy taking part in the Garden Service Club. Rewards come in form of zucchini, tomato or eggplants. Every concept that is learned by the students is directly related to the Utah State Office of Education Core Curriculum. Lessons in ' ' ' reading, writing and math are taught while the studenfi ' are learning about recycling, ' composting, weeding and ' ' watering. Ernie Broderick Principal has extended an open Invitation for patrons of the dis- - T trict to visit the school. You might find your child smiling as they eagerly weed,Th? ' garden. Many schools are still'1 looking for parents or community members to volun- teer their time and talents it the school. If you are interested, please contact the principal or the PTA president of the school. At last Tuesday's board meeting, the Granite School Board approved the second reading of several policy changes that are effective immediately. A pilot program regarding an evaluation procedure for teachers and administrators will be in seven -- at the Women's Hospital in Texas. She has a long list of success stories, including decreased employee turnover, the improvement of patient satisfaction scores and the hospital's adoption of three neighbor- hood schools while under her direction as CEO of Bayou City Medical Center, Simonis was appointed as the new head of Pioneer Valley by the hospital's Board of Trustees. dents. At Magna Elementary, students are creating hands-olearning centers. All the students spend at least 30 minutes per week in the courtyard among the grow n The bright light hovering from heavily light polluted urban areas," said Patrick Wiggins, NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah. Wiggins cautions that observers should not expect to see any sort of shape, rather the station will appear as a bright dot of light moving slowly across the sky. On Monday the space station, a bright white dot of light, was seen in the northwest sky from about 9:37 pm until 9:42p.m. when it faded from as it passed into minutes this week is not a UFO, but the International Space Station complete with its crew of 2 Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut Wit h clear skies this week, the space station was easily seen by Utahns as it makes it rotation around the earth. "1SS reflects so much sunlight that it's easily visible w ith just the naked eye, even grown to 150 tons. The current crew consists the shadow of the Earth. On Tuesday night, ISS was visible at about 8:42 p.m. until it disappeared in the southeastern horizon at 8:46 p.m. of Commander Valery Korzun, Flight Engineer Thursday evening brings what could be the best pass as it rises in the northwest about 8:27, passes overhead at 8:32 and disappears over the southeastern horizon at 8:37. Since the first segment of the station was launched in November of 1998 ISS has Peggy Whitson and Flight Engmeer Sergei Treschev. The latest "Letter Home" from the crew can be found at http:spaceflight.nasa.govsta tioncrewexp5lettershome.ht ml. Information on future space station sighting opportunities can be found at http:planet.state.ut.us. E A Well be thereT' every step of the way M.S.R.P. ft. ft" starting at 16,835 schools during the next year. According to the Board Report "There are approximately two dozen clearly articulated performance standards educators will be expected to meet They fall in four domains - instruction and assessment, planning and preparation, learning environment and professional responsibility. Indicators of success are included to help evaluators assess performance." A new policy that formalized an existing association leave practice was adopted. A legislative audit of assoc ation leave resulted in this 'being made into formal pol- - International Space Station over Utah may be mistaken for UFO over Utah for a brief few kJ J' LA JT ft icy. As some of the readers may know, the legislature has given back to the local boards, the responsibility of setting the guidelines for Student Education PlansOccupational Plans (SEP's and SEOP's). district is committed the process of having parents, teachers, guidance counselors and students working together to help students achieve academic success. 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