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Show nooooOinoo ScKooi "Board TENTATIVE MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION The Board of Education, Nebo School District, met in regular session in the District Office, Spanish Fork Utah, on Monday February 10, 1969, at 7:00 p.m. President RayS. Whiting was in charge of the meeting. Roll call showed all members pre- sent. Superintendent Russell Stansfield, and the Clerk-Treasur- unanimous. Agenda Item No. 3: A financial report was furnished to the Superintendent and each member of the Board showing a bank balance Jr, Whitehead, LeRoy N. er, for payment. Motion: Glenn W. Coffman Seconded Dr. William H. Sorensen That the above claims be approved as presented. Voting were also present. Visitors consisted of Mr. Martin Conover, of the Spring-vill- e Herald Newspaper, and Mr. Frank Garner, Payson, of $308,445.96 with checks outstanding of $184,306.-5- 3. The financial report indicated estimated revenue and balances of $6,470,776.00. Receipts to date including balances were $3,618,238.45. Estimated balances due are $2,852, -537.55. Amount budgeted Expended to date Utah. Agenda Item No. 1: The Clerks tentative notes of the meeting held on Monday, January 13, 1969, copies of which were furnished to the Superintendent and mailed to each Board member were approved as read. Motion: Dr. William H. Sorensen Seconded Glenn W. Coffman That the minutes of January 13, 1969, be approved as read. Voting unanimous. Agenda Item No. 2: Claims amounting to $190,057,41 (Vouchers 1705 to 2081 inclusive) a list of which was furnished to the Superintendent and mailed to all Board members on Feb-ura6, 1969, were approved $2,970,979.98. Unexpended balance $3,499,796.02. Motion: Dr. William H. Sorensen Seconded Glenn W. Coffman That the financial reports be accepted and filed. Voting unanimous. Agenda Item No. 4: Superin- tendent Stansfield read letters from principals of the Payson Jr. and Sr. High Schools along with letters from other interested people, requesting the release of two students, one from each school, from regular school attendance. Motion: Lynn Crook Second- - ry Basketball Standards Clothesline Poles Custom Made SWINGS Lawn Mowers Sharpened PLOW SHEARS , ed Dr. J. Robert Hogan That the students from Payson High School be released from school attendance. Voting unanimous. Motion: Dr. William H. Sorensen Seconded Glenn W. Coff- man That the student from Pay-so- n Jr. High School be released from school attendance and that his case be referred totheUtah County Juvenile Court for consideration. Voting unanimous. Agenda Item No. 5: Superintendent Stansfield presented to the Board a memo from State lined that if these promises were not lived up to that there would be no other alternative but to place a suspension on this teacher. The Board upheld the action of the Superintendent and Principal Bartlett in this probationary action and recommended that the principal be instructed to give the Superintendent a weekly report during this probationary period. Agenda Item No, 7: Superintendent Stansfield reported to the Board that there were eight personnel retiring from the District at the end of this school year. This group included three teachers, one school clerk, one buildings and grounds supervisor, and three custodians. Also not returning next year for other reasons are eighteen elementary teachers, six middle school teachers, five junior high teachers, nine senior high teachers one headstart teacher, and four special education teachers, for a total of fifty-on- e people who will not be returning for one reason or another next year. Superintendent informed the Board that plans were in motion for interviews at the respective colleges to hire replacements for as many of. these people as they can at this time. This turnover is consistant with prior years in having to replace approximately this number. Agenda Item No. 8: Superintendent Stansfield reported to the Board progress of the Map-letElementary School Addition wherein he outlined a letter received from the architect stating that a March date for finishing the plans appears to be out of the question and that the architects would be delayed for bidding purposes. The present plans were discussed and reviewed by the Board and appeared that they were in order to proceed. It was the feeling of the Board however, that the architect should meet his original schedule for having the plans ready for bidding by March 15, 1969. If this cannot be met the architect should meet with the Board at their next regular meeting and explain why he is unable to meet this schedule. Motion: Dr. J. Robert Hogan Seconded Lynn Crook That the architect meet his schedule as originally indicated or meet with the Board to explain why. 8 Payson, Utah - on j WELDING 465 West 100 South Spanish Fork Phone MintORUtD DODOi DtAUH 798-377- 0 CHRYSLER MOION8 CORPORATION PAINTER 1 Thursday, February 27, 1969 Item tendent Stansfield reported to the Board that the Utah Symphony O r c h e s t r a organi zation had requested permission to solicit funds from the teachers of the Nebo School District to support the Utah Symphony. After a brief disucssion of the Board, it was recommended that this request be directed to the Nebo Education Association for their consideration and decision. Agenda Item No. 14: Board member Glenn W. Coffman brought to the attention of the Board some possible overin the crowding of cla-sseSpringville area with the request for additional rooms to be made available to relieve this overcrowded condition if it existed. His recommendation was that some rooms of the Lincoln for relief School be of this overcrowded condition. Superintendent Stansfield indicated it may be easier and more feasible to open rooms, if necessary, in what is now the Middle School where additional space is available. Item 14A: Board member Dr. J. Robert Hogan reported that a dance had been planned for the Middle School in Spanish Fork. This was not a school planned function and was cancelled. He requested information behind the cancellation of this activity inasmuch as the Board was being blamed for the cancellation. Superintendent Stansfield reported the cancellation had been made by the principal of the Middle School inasmuch as this was not a school planned function and it was against the policy of the school to have this type of activity for students of the middle school ages. Item 14B: Board member Lynn Crook requested Superintendent Stansfield investigate the circumstances surrounding the bus problem at the Payson High School covering the basketball game held last week wherein the bus arrangement had not been taken care of again. Item 14C: Board member Lynn Crook also brought to the attention of the Board and the Superintendent that there was girls restrooms within the District that had no doors on the restroom stalls. These were located in the middle school in Payson and the Brookside School in Springville. Also a shower room problem existed in the Payson Jr. High School. s ! , JOHNS 84651 areas where problems were existing, mostly in schools with only one custodian, where it was awkward to handle the days activities as well as some of the evening programs that have been scheduled. The Superintendent mentioned approaches that had been used by other Districts insolv- ing this problem and also ways Superintendent Dr. T.H. Bell that we may be able to adhere Eduthe regarding Community to the law and at the same time cation Program which is being be able to meet the needs of our Utah the State sponsored by school buildings. Board of Education, wherein the It was the recommendation local schools, in cooperation of the Board that our Building with their respective Mayors, Rental Policy be reviewed next City Councilmen, and other month and that the building agencies, keep an rental be raised sufficiently to funcyear-routype program meet the needs of this late tioning in our schools each hour requirement. In the mean11:00 to as as late evening up time for the month of February, p.m. This Community Education 1939, the Board will pay overand been has designed Program to the custodians in those time patterned after one functioning areas where adult education and The in Flint, Michigan. program rental may involve building is set up for the State to pay work for them. night the to $6,000 towards salary up Agenda Item No. 11: Superinof an Administrator to administendent Stansfield discussed in ter this program. great detail the status of the It was the feeling of the Board legislative program by furnishthat this particular program ing charts and descriptions of was a duplication of our prethe different bills that had been sent Adult Education Program, presented. He endeavored to which is already in force; and, outline the picture to the Board if there were classes wanted as to what the financial status that are not being offered in our of the coming year might enown Adult Education Program, tail, based on the bills that had the B.Y.U. is close at hand for been submitted in the Legisregistering for these classes. lature so far. The SuperintenMotion: Mr. Lynn Crook Sedent pointed out that there conded Dr. J. Robert Hogan seems to be a great deal of That this program not be conopposition developing in every sidered at this time. Voting direction related to funds that unanimous. might be voted by the Utah Agenda Item No. 6: SuperinHouse and Senate. In addition tendent Stansfield reported to there is a great criticism rethe Board that Mr. Harold Bartlating to the governor because of the Springville lett, principal he had recommended several High School, had brought to his millions of dollars more than rea serious attention problem some of the conservation elegarding one of nis teachers at ments felt he should have done, the high school. Superintendent at least relating to the school Stansfield spent considerable programs. time bringing the Board up to The governor has recomdate on the circumstances and mended that taxes be raised had the problems that developin four areas.(l) The local proed over the months with regards perty tax for the basic State as this to this teacher. Inasmuch program would be increased two was a first year teacher it mills. This would go from the rewas the Superintendents local levy of 16 to 18 mills. commendation that a probation(2) The Governor recommendary period be placed on this ined that the State sales tax be dividual. Much time was spent increased from three to four with this teacher outlining the per cent with prescription drugs extra the curricular jobs duties, exempted. (3) He proposed the unanimous. Voting assignments, the time required tax on cigarettes be increased Agenda Item No. 9: Mr. R.D. to be in the building, the leaving to twelve cents per Frazier, a Springville realtor, from eightA time at night, and other areas package. portion of this reto meet meetwas with the scheduled in violated had been that venue been has heretofore alat Board this time, however, he ing the responsibilities as a located to the schools. (4) Gov- -! he and indicated called that. in the teacher Springville High ernor Ramption recommended would 'be unable to meet this School. an increase in the severance After a complete discussion appointment. tax on metaliferous mines. This 10: Item No. SuperAgenda as to what was expected this money likewise would go to the intendent Stansfield discussed teacher agreed to faithfully perGeneral Fund but could be used with the Board the Fair Labor form the duties outlined and Standards Act as it applied to for the schools as a part of the would adhere to school and DisStates share at the point where trict policies if given another Nebo School District. He outlinState participates from the the been to A ed the that had commitment supprogress chance. Fund. General made to date in regulating the port the principal, the faculty, At the last superintendents a 40 to hour services was also custodial the part and student, meeting, a resolution was adopweek status. He pointed our of this agreement. It was out ted by all of the superintendents present recommending that local school boards should sign a statement to the effect that they were 100 per cent behind the Utah School Boards Association bill as presently being considered in the Legislature, and that each member should support the bill in total. A copy of this resolution would be sent to each legislator of that particular district as well as to the State Board of Education. Roll call taken on this particular resolution showed four Nebo District Board Members in favor and one opposed. Other items being considered which relate to the schools deal with a negotiations bill relating to boards of education and teachers organizations, and also a professional Practices Bill which has been sponsored by the U.E.A. It was the recommendation of the State Board of Education and the Society of Superintendents that the Professional Practices Bill be killed in its entirety because it apparently does not do more than present programs already established in the 40 districts. Agenda Item No. 12: Superintendent Stansfield brought to the Boards attention a problem involving an overloaded bus situation in the Mapleton-Spring-vil- le area. The problem was brought to an immediate head by a complaint from a citizen in Mapleton. This is a bus in the Springville area in which the elementary and secondary students ride together at the same time. In this case, students are together only on the morning run. It was the feeling of the Board that the safety of the children be considered; and, with no sidewalks in the Mapleton area, this created a hazardous condition for children in getting to school each day. To eliminate this problem, the Superintendent recommended to the Board that two runs be made, for the remainder of this year. The secondary students will be picked up on the early run, and the elementary students on the second run. This lf hour would mean about extra time each day for the bus driver, plus the additional distance that the bus would travel. Payson, Utah Agenda Item No. 13: Superin nd insurance provided this type of THE PAYSON CHRONICLE MOTOR COMPANY 03 North Main Street one-ha- Item 14D: Board member Dr. William H. Sorensen recommended that the Board make an inspection of the site located in Spanish Fork for a possible elementary school location. The property is being sold at the present time and Dr. Sorensen suggested that they look into the possibility of acquiring this ground for future use. Item 14E: Board member Ray S. Whiting inquired about the rates being paid to substitute teachers. It was reported to him that a teacher with a degree was paid $14.00 per day and after 15 days in a continuous assignment this was raised to $17.00 . If this assignment was continued thereafter for an additional 15 days this would raise to $25.00 a day and would be $25.00 thereafter. For a teacher without a degree it was $12.00 a day. After 15 days of continuous assignment and in the same teaching position this was raised to $15.00 Item 14F: Board member Ray S. Whiting mentioned the coming Utah School Boards Delegate Assembly would be held February 11, 1969, at the State auditorium in the State Capitol Building. In checking with the members of the Board, Mr. Whiting and Superintendent Stansfield stated that they would be attending the meeting on the 11th. Item 14G: J. Robert Board member Dr. Hogan requested in- formation regarding the videotype equipment and the areas in which it has been used. The question was posed as to the possible use of this equipment for athletic events. There appeared to be no problem in its usage, other than qualified operators to run the equipment and scheduling. Agenda Item No. 15: Super- intendent Stansfield presented to the Board a request from the Springville High School to allow their stage band group of fourteen students to participate in the Invitational Stage Band Festival to be held in Reno, Nevada at the University of 5. This Nevada on March group would travel on the same bus as the Spanish Fork Stage Band so that one bus would be all that was necessary for transportation. Permission was granted for this Springville group to attend the Stage Band Festival with the Spanish Fork Stage Band Group, with the same provisions as outlined for adequate supervision, proper housing, sufficient chaperons, all ac ities planned, and proper 14-1- ito cover trip. 15A:Superintendent Stansfield notified the Board that reservations for the National School Boards Association Convention had beeu received with the exception of the lodging reservations and they were still pending. Item 15B: Superintendent Stansfield reported to the Board that a check for $350.00 had been received from the Department of Adult Probation and Parole Board relating to Clarence J. Wendel. Item 15C: Superintendent Stansfield read a letter written to the Payson City Council with regards to the power failures that Nebo School District had been experiencing in the Pay- -, son area, which had resulted in several motors being burned out. It was the intent of the letter to ask Payson City for suggestions or help in correcting this situation. On February 4, the Mayor of Payson City wrote to the Superintendent pointing out the problem was mainly with the District safety equipment which should be installed to protect the motors in case of power failure. In view of the recent problems of the motors burning up on January 26, Payson City forwarded a check to Nebo School District in the sum of $135.00 to cover the cost of rewinding these two motors. Superintendent Stansfield reported that he had forwarded information concerning the power failure on to Mr. Dell Ashworth, of Ashworth Architects, wherein he requested that the proper protection devices be installed on each phase of the three-phamotors to protect them from any future power failures that may be encountered or to suggest other steps that might be taken. Item 15D: Superintendent Stansfield presented to the Board a request that the wrestling teams of the three high schools be allowed to go to the regional wrestling contest to be held at Carbon on February 5, and also requesting permission to stay overnight. Permission was granted with the provision that proper supervision was provided. Item 15E: Superintendent Stansfield discussed with the Board the possibility of having the Board Inspection of the District in connection with the Board meeting of March 10. All members agreet to adjust their schedules to meet this appointment with a tentative time of 9:00 a.tn. to start this inspection tour. Item 15F: Superintendent Stansfield reported to the Board that a Federal Inspection of Nebos records for the Public Law program was to be conducted on Tuesday, March 11. Item 15G: Superintendent Stansfield reported to the Board his receiving notice from the State Board of Education that Payson Sr. High School was approved by the Northwest Accrediting Association with high praise for its program and the new facilities of the Payson High se 14-1- School. Item 15H: Superintendent Stansfield reported that the RCCD in Springville had been commended for their services and the showing of their programs telecast over KUED on February 6, and again on February 12. It was reported that it was seen by hundreds of educators involved in services to children with communication disorders, the letter outlined that this program represented the fullfill-me- nt of the intent of the Title III ESEA Program. The Special Education Services Division of the State School Office indicated appreciation for the Centers exemplary service to children with learning disabilities and encouraged other districts in the State to provide these needed services. It was pointed out that the RCCD unit had received National attention as a valuable innovation and that this was a very favorable response and a credit to Nebo School District and the staff, as a result of the tremendous expenditure of thought and energy which had been put into this project. 151: Superintendent Stansfield reported to the Board he had received a letter from Mr. Clyde Lundell, principal of the Spanish Fork Jr. High School, wherein he conveyed his appreciation in behalf of the secondary school principals of Nebo District for the opporter unity to attend the Annual Conference of the Utah Association ofSecondarySchool 9. Principals on January 15J: Superintendent Stansfield outlined to the Board that Mr. Robert Evans, music teacher and supervisor for the District had submitted a proposed music program for next year, outlining the need for vocal teachers, instrumental teachers, and the assignments needed to meet the needs of the variousschoolsin Nebo School District. This program was outlined to the Board for their information only. 15K: Superintendent Stansfield presented a list of va- - Between the Headlinet By Shirlene R. Otteam The riots on the various campuses throughout our nation and the coverage on different protest groups have been covered quite extensively during the past few months. This got me to thinking about some of the things that a Mother might protest Oust in fun, of course!) The first thing I would prowould be meetings. Now being a member of a variety of organizations and activities, I know they are vital to the proper functioning of an organization, but just once Id like to proWeek! And claim a that goes for the teenager too. When they reach teenage-hoo- d, they only have to get involved in a minimum of activities and soon they have to go to this or test that meeting or practice. I dont know if the family could stand the shock of having all the members home every night or not. Who knows - we just might like talking to each other and listening and like each other a little better. It sure would beat leaving notes. My next protest would be homework. Being dairy farmers, our nights are quite short anyway and each night, I am bombarded by four children who need help in some way. Help me draw a map of Russia, or Where can I find a report on...? or Give me my spellBut Mom, and ing words, teacher said for you to read a half hour with me. The list could go on and on. It usually works out if both Mom and the kids are at home, but (here we are back to my first protest) if it has to wait until meetings are out, then it becomes complicated, and the hands on the clock keep going round and round. I used to doubt parents when theyd tell about their young people staying up until midnight getting things in order, but I dont anymore. My third protest would be against dirt. Think of all the time, energy and money we could save if things didnt get dirty. No washing, no scrubbing floors or washing walls. No housecleaning or washing windows. Boy, I am getting carried away with all my wishful thinking. Well, back to now. I keep the That way we do homework. work with our children and learn what they are doing in schooL And I suppose wed better keep the dirt. When we get mad or out of sorts, theres nothing better than diving into a closet" or a cupboard full of dishes and giving em a good reality guess wed better cleaning. And the meetings? What better way to learn teamwork and our lives would be pretty shallow if we didnt associate with others. Our lives are a composite of the things we learn from other people, good or bad. My protests didnt last very long, did they? That Week still intrigues me though! cancies and commented upon some new teachers who have been interviewed for positions for the 1969-7- 0 school year, asking clearance from the Board to finalize these programs and for the assurance of contracts. These were cleared with the Board. The Board adjourned the meeting at 11:05 p.m. on a motion by Dr. William H. Sorensen. Slave sClDDflo 00 (U)0(l stave Mid-Wint- 28-2- MiGe The sun can do more to your skin than burn it. Overexposure to the sun can also lead to skin cancer. If you work in the sun, or are a i shipper, be sensible. Avoid prolonged exposure. Cover up. Cut down on the chances of skin cancer. It's your skin. Save it. S'jn-wo- |
