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Show The Salt Lake Tribune New Curriculum Standards Adopted by School Board City to Get. By Peter Scarlet posed an alternative to the 24 unit Tribune Education Writer requirement. The State Board of Education has ... A student would have as k time if the much educational adopted a series of curriculum standards for elementary and secondary Board of Education would allow a (junior and senior high) schools that district to have a core six program. include more rigorous high school This program means that academic graduation requirements. subjects would be taught during six The eight-pag- e series of standards periods of the day, Dr. Thurston said. were adopted earlier this month afHe said extracurricular activities ter lengthy discussion among board members. Some of the high school would be scheduled either in a zero-hobefore school or a seventh-hou- r requirements were approved without debate. after school, such as is the case in the Cache district. One of the more controversial standards eventually approved by It would cort them hundreds of board members required 24 units of thousands of dollars to add seven pecredit for high school graduation, inriods," Dr. Monson told his col15 of subunits core cluding general leagues, adding that transportation costs too would rise. jects and nine units of required electives. Dr. Whittenburg agreed with Dr. There are a number of districts Monson, noting if his district went to a seven-perio- d which will feel some pain in adoptday, both elementary and high schools would be getting ing something other than the six peout at about the same time and the riod school day, reported Assodistrict may need to buy more buses ciate State Superintendent Bruce to get students home. Griffin. "Some districts want these to be guidelines and not standards." Because the district has the optional seventh period, staffing is not Jordan School District already a problem in Jordan. has a day with an optional seventh period. Dr. Raymond W. Dr. Monson agreed with concerns Whittenburg said about 60 percent expressed by some school districts. of the students in the district alIf you have 24 units in a ready take the seventh period, but day, youd have to drop released district officials are now going over time seminary, I think their conthe standards and trying to clarify cerns are valid. them. If you can play basketball before school, you can go to seminary beTrying to Interpret fore school too, commented BarbaWhat were trying to do is interra Ann Smith, who has since left the pret what they are doing, he said. state board. He noted the district requires 20 Some districts have 85 percent or units for graduation from high more of their students in seminary school. High school principals in the and the seminary buildings arent district earlier this year presented a big enough for all of them in two plan to go to 23 units. The superintendent said he feels his district periods of the day the hour before and after the regular could go to the new standards with minimal problems. day, Dr. Monson said. Such a situation may not be enDr. Ralf Riches, assistant superintendent with the office of instructirely bad, responded Mrs. Smith, who pointed out the resultant spate tional service in Granite School Disof building construction could protrict, said he doesnt think any vide jobs for the unemployed. changes would affect his district because the district did a lot of things last year to strengthen and improve its policy. In some areas we exceed the requirements, Dr. Rich said, noting the state board voted to keep the English requirement at three units, and Granite requires four units. Granite requires 23 units for graduation for students grades and the district has four high schools on a seven-perio- d day and four others on an eight-perio-d schedule. The district would have to add one more unit for graduation, and Dr. Rich said the district does not have a computer literacy requirement, but as soon as the state board clarifies what it means by computer literacy, the district will do that. Were already on a seven-perio- d day, said Murray School District Superintendent Glen Oldroyd. Well be able to meet the State Board of Educations requirements. It wont be a big problem, he said. Keep Requirements Last month the state board voted ; to keep the graduation requirements as standards a term associated with a mandate. State board member Jay Monson referred to a letter he recently received from Stephen Thurston, superintendent of the Cache County School District, in which he pro- - T allest Building Special to The Tribune A long awaited on-tas- MURRAY agreement has finally been reached between the Murray Re- development Agency and Busch Development Inc. that will give the city its tallest building The seven-stor- y building, will be one of the tallest outside Salt Lake Citys downtown area. The sale of two acres to Busch Development for 1330,000 is part of the Redevelopment Agencys ongoing effort to ur AX. Valley Honors Officer - take a report has been cited as the West Valley City Police Officer of the Month by the department's Honorary revitalize Murrays business class and have a atrium, according to Lee Talbod, project coordinator for Busch Development. Its going to be a real showplace, he said. The building will be on five acres near 5300 South and 300 West. Busch Development already owned about half the property and purchased the rest from the city with an option to buy more ground later. Construction cost is estimated between $10 million and $14 million and will begin in Inarch or April depending on the weather, Mr. Talbod said. Construction is scheduled to be completed by midsummer 1985. The building will house business offices and a possibly a restaurant. A parking terrace will accomodate 300 cars. The City Council approved the agreement last weqjc and the final closing was Monday. Years of work have gone into this agreement, Councilman Larry Catten said. There were 23 problems with the title that had to be resolved, added Bill Oswald, attorney for the Redevelopment Agency. six-peri- six-peri- six-peri- Brooke y MMWMRRRRRMMRAMMMMi Colo- nels. area. The building will be bronze seven-stor- UTech Picks Coordinator .Special to The Tribune An offiWEST VALLEY CITY cer who was more anxious to take a suspect into custody rather than , 6 .. - - Plot-jnic- k was honored Jfor going the ex- I ira mile in many Special to The Tribune TAYLORSVILLE Lyr.da Adams has been appointed the continuing education coordinator at Utah Technical College, 4600 S. Redwood Road. Ms. Adams will work with classes on campus as well as serve firms in - the community that offer college classes. The Sandy native has been active in the Newcomers organization in the area. Board OKs EMS Members -- Officer Plotnick instances. The one that caught their attention was where he responded to a call where the victim of a burglary was chasing a suspect. Instead of trying to get the information, Officer Plotnick gave chase and apprehended a juvenile. His follow through resulted in the arrest of a second juvenile which successfully cleared the case. e offiHe has served as a cer for one year and was a reserve officer with the local police department prior to that. full-tim- Special to The Tribune FARMINGTON The Davis County Board of Health Tuesday approved the appointment of three new members and one alternate member to the Emergency Medical Services. EMS provides certification for emergency services such as paramedics and ambulances, and reviews services in the county. The board meets quarterly. Named to the board were Dr. Craig K. Julien, a family practician at the Clearfield Clinic, who re - Wednesday, January 18, 1984 places the late Dr. Joe Amano; Capt. William O'Brien, of the the U.S. Air Force Hospital at Hill Air ForC9 Base, who succeeds Lt. Michele Wells; and William C. Rees, asao-ciat- e executive director of Humana Davis North Hospital, who succeeds Dean S. Holman. The alternate member is Lt. Bruce C. Miller, USAF Hill Hospital at HAFB, who succeeds Sgt. Marty Hickerson. Budding Artist Honored Special to The Tribune WOODS CROSS Jared Muir, 6, recently won third place for his artwork in the 6 years old and under category of a national safety contest sponsored by Trumbull Asphalt. The artwork, put in a 1984 calendar, was done by children 12 and under. Last summer, children and grandchildren of Trumbull Asphalt employees were asked to create posters with a safety theme. There were more than 70 entries The drawings show that even very young children have an understanding of how important safety is. - Davis Employee Noted Special to The Tribune Ray Johnson, a business administrator for the Davil County Mental Health Department, recently received a productivity award from the department. Mr. Johnson, business manager for the department, was awarded $250 for his work at the department. FARMINGTON - Farmington Flood ControlareWork Progressing Special to The Tribune Construction of debris basins and clearing various creeks in the area is progressing, said Farmington City Manager Max Forbush. Mr. Forbush, in a review of flood work, told the City Council that Bahk Construction, which was awarded the bid to construct the Rudd Creek debris basin, had been having problems with the moisture FARMINGTON level there. But things pretty smoothly. going He squelched a rumor that the size of the basin was to be increased. The size hasnt increased, but we want it big enough to handle anything, he told the council. The city is contemplating buying the lot below the basin site and using it as a secondary lane of protection when the expected snowmelt floods come. Completion of the basin is expected by Feb. 1. The clearing of lower Steed Creek and Shepard Creek has also begun with plans to clear Davis Creek un derway, he said. 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