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Show "'' r 4HJrV 2 r. Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, August 29, 1984 v r. n vjr;,L r vs ; V ., I ' Sr7W HENRY HEATH SCOTT HANSEN FRANKLIN KNOWLTON - iA-- '& v W o , '. Primary Narrows Gandidlafte List Primary election winners from Davis County school board and legislative districts were asked their feelings on concerns facing the county. The primary winners will face their opponents in the November 6 general election. For the school board seat in Davis precinct 3, the contest was narrowed from three candidates down to two. Scott Hansen of Fruit Heights collected 45.7 percent of the votes and Henry Heath of Kaysville received 32.8 percent of the votes. The two candidates will face each other in the November election. In Davis precinct 2, the field for the. school board seat was narrowed from three to two. Incumbent Sheryl L. Allen of Bountiful received 60.5 percent of the votes and Glenn S. Gold, Sr., also of Bountiful, collected 20.5 percent of the votes. Contestants for the two school board seats were asked what they thought was the biggest concern facing the school district now and the steps they would take to solve it. Hansen said his biggest con- cern was getting the highest quality education for the dollar. He believes that a return to the basics will improve childrens education. This includes emphasis on syntax, grammar, spelling, math and basic science skills. The class sizes must be reduced, he said. Merit pay should be given to the more productive teachers, he said. The career ladder concept will work, but the current concept proposed by the school board and county superintendency is. and will serve to drive put the better teachers, he said. Heath, the other contestant, said that Davis County has a tradition for excellent schools. Highest in However, demands of the future require innovative leadership without sacrificing the accomplishments of the past. , The most pressing management challenge for the school board is the effective utilization of available resources, both human resources and tax dollars. Heath said that the district has approximately 46,000 students in 60 schools being taught by nearly 1900 teachers. The budget for the coming year is $1 13 million dollars, he said. Proper management of our educational system requires careful budgeting planning and expenditure justification and salary levels which attract and keep quality personnel, he said. It also requires effective programs of evaluation of all personnel and for the accountability to the public for the total performance of the system. Gold, one of the contenders for the school board, said that he perceives unhappiness as the biggest problem in the school district. Teachers, administrators, support workers, parents and students arent happy, he said. Why? Not enough money. To solve this, I would evaluate all programs - administration, maintenance, frill courses, and teaching - to make certain a dollar spent is giving a dollars return, asking if there are too many chiefs who should be workers. He said he would involve parents as volunteers to assist teachers, listen to a reading group, aid a poor speller, and help a poor arithmatician. Parents are interested. They will help. Savings will result, he said. These savings can be used to implement reduced student loads, increased wages for capable teachers, funding for worthwhile programs and effecting happi- vice, ii ii ii ii ii ii , 2 cost-effecti- ve u I jj ii ii u n ii ii ii ii ii ii u Woven u 22231 g2 n El WE BEAT ANY PRICE! 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On Aug. 21, 39.85 of the registered voters cast their ballots, voters in Davis County. Out of in the The results came in on time. compared to the traditional 30 this number, 27,990 voted There were 477 election judges .primaries. percent for primary elections, Though the primary election for the county this year, plus said Mike Allphin, Davis County turnout was high this year, the county workers, he said. clerk. FOR Levolorii door-to-do-or State FARMINGTON I! he said. Knowlton said he would act to obtain increases in vocational education opportunities in the ness. Incumbent Sheryl Allen said county, especially at the Davis Area Vocational Center in Kaysthat the countys board of educaville which he said he wants to tion will be implementing a varied reform package that involves see properly funded. a number of projects including Republican Ute Knowlton of more services for the gifted, imKaysville, the incumbent representative for District 17, tallied proved curriculum. It also includes increased student time 62.6 percent of the votes to defeat opponent Douglas Cannon of task, greater use of volunteers, alKaysville. He will face Democrat so the implementation of a career Clegg of Fruit Heights in the for Jay ladder, plan outstanding November elections.' teachers, she said. Knowltons strategy will reAll that is possible should be done to attract and retain quality main the same, he said. I hope teachers, though at the same to visit all the people in my disso that I might time, the needs of an expanding trict student enrollment should be. become more acquainted with them and they will feel free to met, she said, while continuing contact me with any problem." to operate in a manner. Balancing the budget with Incumbent Franklin Knowlton ' available resources is always one of Layton will face Democrat of his priorities, he said. I feel Lorraine Mandeville of Layton people are overly taxed and dont for the seat in the Utah House of want to be overburdened. Representatives for District 16. With the surplus of last year, I Knowlton, a resident of Layton, will go toward decreasing hope collected 67.3 percent of the taxes of paying off our votes, while running opponent Hersh Ipaktchian, also of Layton, For gubernatorial candidates, lost with 32.6 percent of the votes voters in November will decide in last weeks primaries. He said he just isnt sure what upon either Democratic candithe Democratic candidates stand date Wayne Owens, who defeated Kern Gardner with 62.7 percent in, but indicated he will continof the votes, and Republican canue to hold the lid on taxes, keep a balanced budget, and see that didate Norm Bangerter, who deDavis County sets its fair share feated Dan Marriot after he collected 56.3 percent of the for education and other conerns. Knowlton said he has worked votes. hard to obtain extended phone service for county residents who can now call throughout ' the county and into Salt Lake City and Ogden. 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