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Show J. n. n T . 3ft$ iOE) syt 'T.C'Wb wbinsrt w'&-- 2jtnto!tna?uy, o vta-- m Vol. 5 No. 30 Wednesday, July 24, 1985 Davis School District to Study 12-Month Schools CHERYL ARCHIBALD ing method. Review Staff FARMINGTON The cond cept of schooling is beginning to appeal to the Davis County School District. In fact, a committee appointed by the district will be spending a state grant of $50,000 to study the alternate educational schedul- year-roun- it! 4 1 !i He wants to see the 1 member committee of Davis school administrators, teachers, and parents study both the continuing d schools to see why their system is working, and also d the abandoned programs to see why they failed. . Welling said Davis County is considering the alternative be 1 Were faced with a very seri- -' ous problem. We need to do studies and we need to share it with the public because were in this process together, said School Superintendent Lawrence Welling. Its a feeling of the board to have a study on the pros and dons.' -- year-roun- year-roun- cause of the rapid growth ot students, especially in North Davis. (See additional stories, opinions on d schools on Page IB.) The study will help the district to choose a feasible plan for dealing with the high cost of education vs the rising population of Davis students. year-roun- Some school officials have made informal studies over the last few years. Calendars and d school structures and schedules come across dation, a regularly. But this will be the first formal study done with a serious eye to- in its own study year-roun- admims-tratorsdes- ward incorporating program year-roun- d a pilot in Davis District, Mayors Try Talks ,i CHERYL ARCHIBALD Review Staff Review Staff A construcFARMINGTON tion checklist and procedures are being developed in an ongoing effort to repair a communications breakdown between Davis School District and local city officials. A committee composed of three Davis mayors and school officials are working on the cooperative project. An agreement between the cities and district on establishing an effective vehicle of communication is the goal. Complaints from some mayors arose at a recent Davis Council of Governments meeting about problems in their cities with school construction. Centerville Mayor Neil Blackburn brought the issue to a head when he declared he was fed up with constantly school construction projects for city code violations. The school district, by state statute, has to comply with state building codes and policies, rather than local ordinances.' " Another member of the com- W - 2 s - C 4 f, . , & t - v v, ' JS ' ,v V r . - nhYS -- t 1 1 4X ... 1 ... IIM r M 1 W 2i. 3H43CJ yr rj 1( , X ..1 i.-y- - j .. 3 cross-chec- jf , 4' - n, ar , -- ' Jte "S -J , fit t'&b, v H hi4I If J 1 get ! A formal agreement should be drawn up and ready for DCOG approval in September. Sunset Mayor Norm Sant, another committee member, com- mented the breakdown is ' in J , J 'U f Vr ... tk I i j - ? - t not only in communications the school district y street. Many Its a times we as mayors say, Well, I didnt know. It may be a lack of correlation in the city." He urged local officials to take the initiative." two-wa- r i! i ri r Staff Photo by Robert Regan and play atop an playground annual Summerfest sponsored by Clearfield Convalescent Center to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the facility. The air mattress was objective of participants on the two-foCHILDREN FROLIC Layton to Vote On Pool Proposal project. Aug. 20 was set for the election on a $890,000 pool proj- ect. Layton currently operates a small outdoor pool which can accommodate about 150 people. People often must wait in line to use the pool during air-inflat- ed ot Bond Election The Layton LAYTON a plunge intook Council City to the issue of building a new city swimming pool by setting a date for a bond election to ask voters approval of the , A teacher FARMINGTON evaluation plan was accepted by the Davis County School District that could be the precursor to career ladder evaluations. The evaluation plan is based on a rating system used to grade resource teachers It is intended to improve classroom instruction and give the district a tool to rate teacher performance. Though school Superintendent Lawrence Welling warned against using it for career ladder evaluations to pay teachers more for better performance, he and the board voted to give administrators authority to implement the plan as a pilot program next year. It provides the opportunity for a individuals to see where they are and what they need to do to improve, Welling said. A committee arrived at the evaluation system after reading 20 to 30 reports on what constitutes good education, said Earl Spencer, math teacher at Centerville Junior High and committee spokesman. The evaluation committee was formed at the board's request. Some members were compensated with career ladder money one of those extra duty for extra pay things that are now coming into being, said Sheryl Allen, board president. A highlight of the evaluation plan is that teachers will not only know they have to improve, but they will know in what areas improvement is needed. Workshops will be set up to help teachers in their weak areas, Spencer said. Teachers will be evaluated by observers, principals and other k teachers who will each others information. Data will be analyzed by a computer which will also pick up discrepancies and inaccuracies. They will also get a chance to evaluate themselves. Observers will be trained in six to eight hours with the use of video tapes. They will be about 85 percent accurate in their evaluations, according to Spencer. However, when asked by career ladder committee chairman Henry Heath, also a board member, if the plan was suitable for career ladder evaluations, Spencer said, I would not feel good about it because Im not sure of the validity of statements. Nevertheless, Heath felt it's a good step forward toward teacher I feel we should use evaluation it as a pilot program. Another board member. Dee Forbes, cautioned against having teachers evaluate other teachers from the same school, especially if the program is used for career ladders. er , r . v mittee, Woods Cross Mayor Lawrence Urry, commented re- Another way to improve munication between cities and the district may be to show city officials the master plan for the new school, and involve them somewhat in the process. School districts do not need to obtain a building permit or build to local building specifications. An annual exchange of informa--tioexplaining the districts five-yeplan, may also be helpful, he said. This way we will be informed of the status of new schools when we can expect a new building and help the city plan its bud- ii t Rate APRIL ADAMS com- ! The study looked at Westndge Elementary, the first Utah Continued on Page 2A Teachers pre-bi- f Foun- third party it, research organization released its own findings. Its the type of data the committee will be reviewing Will cently the two meetings had been good fruitful discussions. We are working to put together procedures to give some responsibility to the city and some to the district. d A checklist to be used at a conference, where the city, district, contractors and meet, is another idea the committee formulated. 5 non-prof- District red-taggi- t ks County. Last February the Utah summer months. Layton Mayor Golden Sill called the pool most inadequate and said it took much money just to repair the pool each year and make it useable. The new pool, planned to be 25 meters and capable of accommodating 650 people, would be located to west of the present pool. The facility would include showers, lockers and restrooms, but no additional recreational facilities. simply to stay upright until someone else jumped on the pil-low, upsetting the stability and then to get up again. Behind g the playground stands a cold air balloon which at non-flyin- welcomed participants to the Summerfest. Farmington Names Peterson Mayor Peterson was bom and raised in CHERYL ARCHIBALD has the edge. Review When talking over who should be mayor, the council agreed to leave the election process as pure as we can. A few of the councilmen had expressed some interest in running for mayor in the upcoming municipal elections, Ungerman said. We wanted to choose someone who is not running for mayor so the people would have the opportunity to vote on two candidates without bias. We have tried very, very hard to upgrade the quality of city government and the quality of lift in Farmington," Ungerman said. He is a personnel representative at LDS church offices in Salt Lake City. Staff FARMINGTON The Farmington City Council has selected City Councilman Brent Peterson to replace outgoing Mayor Memll Petty. Petty resigned this month to become general manager of LDS church businesses in Hong Kong in August. Peterson became mayor July 18. According to council members, Peterson was chosen because he has the least political aspirations of all the city councilmen. With elections coming in the fall, the council felt that voters should n choice. have a Councilman Grant Ungerman explained, an incumbent always wide-ope- J i Murray, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University, where he met his wife. Kenneth Rock will take Petersons seat on the council. Rock, a resident of Oakridge Estates, was a former city councilman in Sunset. Like Peterson, Rock has no plans to run for city office, Ungerman said. Rock was on vacafor tion and unavailable comment. Rocks knowledge of city government was one of the reasons he was chosen by city councilmen to replace Peterson. Peterson lives in Summerset area with his wife, Marion, and two boys, Tom, 17, and Jeff, 19. j BRENT PETERSON t |
